In 2017, The Ringer‘s Shea Serrano released his second New York Times Bestseller in “Basketball and Other Things”, following up the smashing success of “The Rap Year Book”. In our latest podcast episode, Shea joins Kiel Hauck to discuss rap rivalries and how competition impacts the genre. Serrano talks the brilliance of Kendrick Lamar, the lasting greatness of Nas, the political power of hip hop and much more. Listen in!

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