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Profiles Digital Cover Story: Lil Baby & Gunna Lil Baby and Gunna give their first-ever joint interview for our brand new digital cover story. By Rose Lilah October 05, 2018 8.3K Views
Original Content Kendrick Lamar's Adaptive Nature Makes Him The Ideal Hip-Hop Feature Kendrick Lamar is showing exemplary range as hip-hop's go-to collaborator. By Devin Ch October 04, 2018 11.9K Views
Reviews Reason "There You Have It" Review Focusing on both his own personal tragedies as well as those facing the Black community at large, Reason has delivered a body of work that entertains while also examining his vulnerabilities. By Richard Bryan October 04, 2018 9.3K Views
Reviews Logic "Young Sinatra IV" Review The fourth and final installment in the "Young Sinatra" series has a nostalgic allure that is hindered by Logic's predictable missteps. By Luke Hinz October 04, 2018 18.6K Views
Original Content How Is Hip-Hop Handling The Issue Of Mental Health? The hip-hop community has long turned a blind eye to mental health, but the stigma is gradually beginning to unravel. By Luke Hinz October 03, 2018 13.4K Views
Original Content Masters Of Cadence: The Art Of "Voice" In Hip-Hop Lyricism and flow are essential tools, but which rappers have truly mastered the art of "voice?" By Mitch Findlay October 02, 2018 18.5K Views
Reviews Lil Wayne "Tha Carter V" Review Upon escaping Purgatory, Lil Wayne's "Tha Carter V" is enjoying the simple pleasures of Earth. By Mitch Findlay October 01, 2018 112.9K Views
Reviews Lupe Fiasco "DROGAS Wave" Review Lupe drops his strongest effort since "The Cool," enough to erase our memories of "DROGAS Light." By Karlton Jahmal October 01, 2018 18.4K Views
Original Content Top Tracks: Lil Wayne & XXXTentacion's "Don't Cry" Hits #1 The XXXTentacion-featuring "Don't Cry" from Lil Wayne's "Carter V" debuts at #1. By Patrick Lyons October 01, 2018 13.1K Views
Original Content Hip-Hop's Obsession With The "Classic" Album Why the hip-hop community worships Nas' "Illmatic" and how the album's classic status has shaped the direction of the genre By Luke Hinz October 01, 2018 22.4K Views
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Original Content Who Is Saweetie? Everything You Need To Know The Bay Area and Sacremento native is an on-the-rise rapper to watch. By Joseph Coffey-Slattery September 30, 2018 20.0K Views