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MF DOOM's Metal Face Records Celebrates 30 Years Of KMD's 'Black Bastards' MF DOOM's Metal Face Records Celebrates 30 Years Of'Black Bastards'

Danyel Smith, author of Shine Bright: A Very Personal History of Women in Pop Music, on the music writing that excites her the most.

A rap report card from 1980's rapper Kool Moe Dee, done in the late 1990s, has surfaced the internet.

A rap report card from 1980's rapper Kool Moe Dee, done in the late 1990s, has surfaced the internet.

A rap report card from 1980's rapper Kool Moe Dee, done in the late 1990s, has surfaced the internet.

A rap report card from 1980's rapper Kool Moe Dee, done in the late 1990s, has surfaced the internet.

In 1999, Kool Moe Dee gave grades to various rappers who were out at the time for a “rap report card” as part of ‘Ego Trip’...

Rap report cards created by Kool Moe Dee, grading different rappers, have resurfaced on Twitter. Fans are seen defending their favorite artists.

A rap report card from 1980's rapper Kool Moe Dee, done in the late 1990s, has surfaced the internet.