How Ya Like Me Now by Kool Moe Dee

Pros: Contains one of battle-rap’s all-time great songs and advanced rapping technique.
Cons: There is some filler, though; parts of the album haven’t held up well.

You know you really ticked off someone else when he does everything short of punching you square in the face. For Kool Moe Dee, well, he seemed not to like LL Cool J very much. Indeed, to him, the hip-hop star was the epitome of a younger generation too ...

Pros: Clever rhymes, funky tracks.
Cons: A few boring songs, dated by today’s standards.

It seems like 2002 is shaping up to be the year of the battle. With several key exciting Hip-Hop conflicts heating up (KRS-ONE vs. Nelly, Dr. Dre and Timbaland vs. Jermaine Dupri, Jay-Z vs. anyone who wants to sell a few extra units), for...