Overview

• Barry Keoghan picked 50 Cent’s 2003 debut Get Rich or Die Tryin’ as his greatest rap album.
• Ed Sheeran highlighted The Game’s The Documentary, Eminem’s The Marshall Mathers LP and Dr. Dre’s 2001 as universally playable standbys.
• Sheeran recounted listening to Get Rich or Die Tryin’ with his father in Italy and lauded the six-bar chorus on “If I Can’t.”
• Both favored UK rappers when naming all-time MCs, with Sheeran citing Wretch 32, Devlin, Skepta and JME and Keoghan naming Stormzy and Dave.
• Billboard’s Aug. 21 write-up notes Sheeran’s Play is slated for Sept. 12 and lists the singles Azizam, Sapphire, Old Phone and A Little More.