Hyper-talented, mercurial, unpredictable, prolific, hedonistic, and seemingly unstoppable,
Lil Wayne is, if not the best rapper alive, certainly among the most luridly fascinating. Fresh out of prison and reinvigorated, he's back with
Tha Carter IV, a record rife with more humor, violence, extravagance, and blockbuster cameos than every wan 2011 Hollywood sequel put together. So here's Rhapsody's exclusive guide, featuring an in-depth review of the record itself, an examination of Wayne's extended Young Money crew, a playlist celebrating Wayne's best recent tracks, and our salute to the Monsters of Rap, from Jay-Z to Eminem to, of course, the man himself. Enjoy.
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Is Tha Carter IV another classic? An extended look.
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Life After Rebirth: A deep playlist running down Wayne's latest hits, misses, and oddities
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Monsters of Rap: Jay, Kanye, 50, Wayne and more battle for hip-hop supremacy
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Young Money Talks: Thanks to Drake and Nicki Minaj, Wayne's crew is thriving
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Wilco have now been around so long and put out records of such consistently high quality, it's tempting to take a new one for granted. But don't make that mistake with their latest opus, The Whole Love: it's both wildly ambitious and comfortably lived-in. To celebrate its arrival, we've whipped up a slew of Wilco-centric content, from an extended look at The Whole Love to playlists celebrating their all-time greatest hits and their many side projects to an in-depth exploration of the influences behind their 1996 breakthrough, Being There. Enjoy. 
Long before Steven Tyler starting leering at teenage girls on American Idol, long before Alicia Silverstone was contractually obligated to appear in all their videos, hell, long before even "Rag Doll," Aerosmith were the biggest, baddest boogie-rock band in all the land. And with all apologies to Alicia Silverstone and "Rag Doll," that's the era of Aerosmith we're choosing to focus on as Rhapsody unveils the band's complete back catalog. And so there's the self-explanatory playlist "Old School Aerosmith Effin Rocks," an in-depth exploration of their 1976 masterpiece Rocks, a recounting of Tyler's all-time sleaziest (and therefore best) moments, and a look at the "understated badass" guitarist school of which Joe Perry is a proud member. Time to get back in the saddle again. 
One of music's biggest stars has gifted us with one of this summer's biggest albums: yeah, you might say 
Summer is here, and we all know what that means: beaches, barbecues, road trips, soaring temperatures, plummeting inhibitions, and generally lots and lots of what our good friends 
It's finally here. After months of careful leaks, garish videos and audacious stunts (the Grammy egg!), 
"These are my famous last words!" screams Dave Grohl at the outset of 
On 2008's 
She's a survivor. Whatever else you're inclined to say about 
Relive glory days and yesteryears with the debut of a new weekly Rhapsody series titled Senior Year. We've handpicked tracks from specific years and put together playlists dedicated to everyone from goths to bathroom smokers to urban cowboys to Catholic school dance attendees. Dig into our first installment of Senior Year, spotlighting the classes of 1963, 1974, 1980, 1984 and 1988. Stay tuned for more high school nostalgia with a new playlist each week.
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