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Rap Expo Part 1: The Duos

·Welcome to the Rap Expo! I will be presenting Rap Duos, Groups, and Labels. I hope u enjoy it.
   The Throne: Jay-z and Kanye West-The two rap superpowers joined forces in 2011 and released Watch the Throne. Its a pretty good album. These 2 are my favorite solo rappers(top 5) but WTT wasn't as good as it could have been. Where is the 2nd album??
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·         Blackstar: Mos Def and Talib Kweili-These 2 conscious rappers have incredible storytelling ability. They haven't been too successful commericially, but the skill is certainly there. These 2 released a self titled album called Blackstar in 1998. I'd love for them to collaborate again.
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·         Bad Meets Evil:Eminem & Royce Da 5'9- Interesting enough, these two made a song way back on Eminem's 1st official album The Slimshady LP. The "sequel" finally came out in 2011, which was a whole album and  it was decent. This may be the most lyrical of any rap duo. The two have incredible chemistry.
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·         Outkast: Andre 3000 & Big Boi-Unless you live under a rock, you don't know about Outkast. Outkast is the highest selling rap duo. (Unless u count The Throne's single artist exploits.) Big Boi is an elite southern rapper, while Andre is a lyrical juggernaut with a taste for weird things. Sadly the ATL duo hasn't released an album since 2006's mediocre Idlewild album.
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·         Run the Jewels: Killer Mike & El-P-A somewhat new duo. RTJ has incredible chemistry. Both rap really hardcore. I really enjoyed their 1st 2 albums. However the two also collaborated on their solo projects in the past. Admit it, these 2 are exactly what rap needs right now.
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·         Prhyme: Royce Da 5'9 & DJ Premier-A new duo. Prhyme is a solid album, with a lot of chemistry. Check out their album. Yeah it appears Royce is in 2 duos at the same time...lol.
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·         UGK :Bun B & Pimp C- A landmark duo for southern rap. Both are talented rappers who appeared on a ton of other rapper songs. R.I.P. Pimp C.
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·         Mobb Deep: Havoc & Prodigy- I like Mobb Deep, but it seems like since their glory days they've just been kinda there....They are back on track with a great 2014 outing. I'm not really sure what they can do to further cement their legacy.
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