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Original Content Top 5 Sneaker Releases Remaining In The Month Of June Plenty of heat left this month. By Kyle Rooney June 24, 2016
Original Content The 10 Best Five Fingers Of Death Freestyles Counting down the rappers who've survived and thrived on Sway In The Morning's "real MCs only" freestyle challenge, The Five Fingers Of Death. By Patrick Lyons June 24, 2016
Original Content 10 Rap/R&B Songs Kylie Jenner Posted To Snapchat That Prove She's A Real One When Kylie Jenner plays the cuts. By Danny Schwartz June 23, 2016
Original Content #TBT: Early DJ Khaled Relive the best of early DJ Khaled. By Danny Schwartz June 23, 2016
Original Content Top 5 Rap Conspiracy Theories Read on to learn more about verboten hip hop lore. By Danny Schwartz June 22, 2016
Original Content Charts Don't Lie: June 22 Drake continues his dominance this week, refusing to buckle under the threat of Nick Jonas and Hamilton. By Chris Tart June 22, 2016
Original Content YG's "Still Brazy" By The Numbers We take a look at what's happening on YG's "Still Brazy," according to the numerical data. By Rose Lilah June 22, 2016
Profiles Behind The Beat: Zaytoven Interview: Zaytoven speaks on his long history as church organist, the remarkable making of "Beast Mode," and how he's managed to remain a devoted family man while serving the streets with combustible trap beats for the past 15 years. By Danny Schwartz June 22, 2016
Sports 5 Teams That Need LeBron James To End Their Ridiculous Title Drought These franchises are in desperate need of the Drought Slayer. By Kyle Rooney June 21, 2016
Reviews YG's "Still Brazy" (Review) YG proves "My Krazy Life" wasn't a fluke on the almost equally-satisfying "Still Brazy." By Patrick Lyons June 21, 2016
Profiles Meet Sosamann: Houston Sauce Guru & The Newest Member Of Taylor Gang HotNewDripHop presents Sosamann. The Houston sauce evangelist talks The Sauce Factory, signing to Taylor Gang, and how the sauce saved his life. By Angus Walker June 21, 2016
Original Content Top 5 Childish Gambino Collaborations Looking back at some of Gambino's best collaborative moments. By Trevor Smith June 20, 2016