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Original Content 140 Bars Or Less: Tweets Of The Week (January 16) A look at the funniest, most entertaining, and outrageous tweets from some of the biggest names in hip hop. By Brian Josephs January 16, 2015 174 Views
Original Content Ice Cream Freestyles: Vote For Your Favorite A recap of some of the best Ice Cream freestyles to date. By Mike De Leon January 16, 2015 117 Views
Original Content Running The Jewels & The Game: An Argument For Killer Mike As The Top MC Of The Past Three Years <p>Ask most Hip-Hop fans who’s been running the rap game the past three years, and the answers would mostly be the same; Kendrick Lamar…Drake…maybe some J. Cole. Even with somewhat of an agreement, there’s no science to this. There’s no exact formula of determining who is on top. Is it record sales? Some would say that, and that would justify the belief that Kendrick, Drake, or Cole are on top of the game. Using that logic however would leave justification of our culture up to whoever is buying music…whoever. By Bruce Smith January 15, 2015 14.1K Views
Original Content #TBT: Nate Dogg Features Nate Dogg had the illest features out of anyone, ever. By Chris Tart January 15, 2015 9.1K Views
Original Content Samples Of The Week: January 15 A breakdown of the week's hottest tracks by their samples. By Patrick Lyons January 15, 2015 103 Views
Original Content A Sampling Of Hip-Hop From Around The World American dominates the hip-hop thing, but there are some dope non-American rappers too! Here's a sampling from around the globe. By Chris Tart January 14, 2015 162 Views
Original Content Remix Fix: Esta's Remix Of "Know What I Want" By Kali Uchis Old school drums make Esta's new remix of "Know What I Want," by Kali Uchis '90s cool. By Kayla Lee January 13, 2015 161 Views
Original Content Top Tracks Of The Week: January 5-13 A summary of the top tracks from January 5 to January 13. By Alex Galbraith January 13, 2015 10.1K Views
Original Content Chill Out: 10 Rappers With Laid-Back Flow Any rapper can be heard if they're yelling in your ear, but a skillful MC will play it chill. By Chris Tart January 13, 2015 200.8K Views
Profiles Behind The Beat: SykSense HNHH's new series "Behind The Beat" profiles unique producers that are looking to change the soundscape. By Angus Walker January 12, 2015 4.7K Views
Original Content Love Sosa? A Breakdown Of Chief Keef Fans & Critics How do you feel about Drill Music Jesus? By Alex Galbraith January 12, 2015 19.8K Views
Original Content 10 Essential JMSN Tracks R&B crooner JMSN has a unique swagger and collaborations with Ab-Soul. Let's look at his essential tracks. By Chris Tart January 11, 2015 17.3K Views