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Original Content 140 Bars Or Less: Tweets Of The Week (March 28 - April 3) A look at the funniest, most entertaining, and outrageous tweets from some of the biggest names in hip hop. By Patrick Lyons April 03, 2015
Original Content What’s New In Battle Rap (April 3) We keep you up to date on everything going on in battle rap. By Dallas Darden April 03, 2015
Reviews Review: Ludacris' "Ludaversal" Reviewing Luda's latest effort, on the heels of Furious 7. By Nicholas DG April 03, 2015
Original Content 10 Producers That Should Be On Kendrick Lamar & J. Cole's Joint Album With rumors of a joint record, here are 10 producers we hope lend beats. By Chris Tart April 03, 2015
Profiles Behind The Beat: Salva HNHH's series "Behind The Beat" profiles unique producers that are looking to change the soundscape. By Patrick Lyons April 02, 2015
Original Content #TBT: Mixtape Weezy This week's Throwback Thursday runs down some classic Mixtape Weezy cuts. By Chris Tart April 02, 2015
Original Content 5 Things You Should Know About TIDAL Jay-Z's "game-changing" music streaming service leaves a lot to be desired, but here are 5 things you should know before the internet moves on. By Wil Dee April 01, 2015
Reviews T-Pain's "The Iron Way" Review We review "The Iron Way", T-Pain's first project in almost three years. By Nicholas DG April 01, 2015
Original Content Rap Industry Recap: March Your monthly recap of what went down in the hip-hop industry. By Chris Tart April 01, 2015
Sports Quiz: Are You Wiz Khalifa Or Ty Dolla $ign? With the release of the new Taylor Gang EP "Talk About It In The Morning," it's time to find out which artist you are. By Mike De Leon March 31, 2015
Original Content 10 Rappers We Want To See Live With The Roots This is who we'd like to see The Roots back up in concert. By Chris Tart March 31, 2015
Original Content Top 5 "Shook Ones" Freestyles Check out the top five freestyles to Mobb Deep's legendary "Shook Ones (Pt. II)". By Angus Walker March 30, 2015