The Best Young Rapper/Producer Tandems

A look at today's most exciting combos.

The Best Young Rapper/Producer Tandems - Some of hip hop’s greatest partnerships have been forged between a producer and an MC. From DJ Premier and Guru to Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg to Eric B. and Rakim, there’s something special about two forces that come together to create something memorable. Today, a fresh crop of tag team rappers and producers are creating exceptional music for a new generation. From all coasts and types of rap, here are the best young rapper/producer duos.  (Photos from Left: Larry Marano/Getty Images,Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images, Adrian Sidney/PictureGroup, Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Interscope Geffen A&M)
"When I Was Gone" featuring RJ, Tee Cee, Charlie Hood, Reem Riches and Slim 400 - YG brings a gang of homies with him to lament their ladies stepping out on them when they were locked up. (Photo: Neilson Barnard/Getty Images for BMI)
Drake and Noah "40" Shebib - As important as Drake’s rapping and singing voice are, there’s maybe no one factor more vital in creating his sound than the production of Noah "40" Shebib. From his multiple credits on So Far Gone to being responsible for the sonic cohesion of Take Care, 40 has proven that, while Drake can (and does) dismantle beats from any producer, there's nowhere he sounds more at home than over a 40 beat.(Photos from left: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images, Valerie Macon/Getty Images, Phil McCarten/PictureGroup)Macklemore and Ryan Lewis - No members of a young rapper/producer duo are as inextricably linked as Macklemore and Ryan Lewis. Since they joined forces in 2010, neither has released much music without the other, and Lewis produced every track on 2012’s The Heist. As much as Macklemore's raps and hooks are catchy, it’s Lewis's funky, instrumental production that has played an essential role in the duo's pop success. (Photo: Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images for BET)

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The Best Young Rapper/Producer Tandems - Some of hip hop’s greatest partnerships have been forged between a producer and an MC. From DJ Premier and Guru to Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg to Eric B. and Rakim, there’s something special about two forces that come together to create something memorable. Today, a fresh crop of tag team rappers and producers are creating exceptional music for a new generation. From all coasts and types of rap, here are the best young rapper/producer duos.  (Photos from Left: Larry Marano/Getty Images,Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images, Adrian Sidney/PictureGroup, Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Interscope Geffen A&M)

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