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Reviews Anderson .Paak "Oxnard" Review The West Coast polymath delivers on his first album for Aftermath, crafting a singular vision of California funk and rap. By Jibril Yassin November 20, 2018
Original Content Will Swae Lee's Solo Career Be Bigger Than Rae Sremmurd? The Rae Sremmurd artist is increasingly branching out into solo territory, proving to be a versatile and valuable player. By Joseph Coffey-Slattery November 20, 2018
Original Content Top Tracks: Mike WiLL's "Creed II" Soundtrack Dominates Our Top Ten Mike WiLL Made It, Kendrick Lamar, and Pharrell's "The Mantra" heads up a Top Ten dominated by "Creed II" soundtrack cuts. By Patrick Lyons November 19, 2018
Original Content EarthGang Live Through Music: Spillage Village, Jamming With Mac Miller, & J. Cole's Psychic Predictions INTERVIEW: From pioneering the Spillage Village movement, to GTA-fuelled sleepovers with Young Thug, to making music with Mac Miller, EarthGang have forged a marvelous path. By Mitch Findlay November 19, 2018
Original Content Instagram Gallery: Ty Dolla $ign & Lauren Jauregui's Cutest Boo'd Up Pics Tyrone & Lauren forever. By E Gadsby November 18, 2018
Sports WWE Survivor Series: Top-10 Biggest Matches In PPV History 10 of the greatest matches in Survivor Series history. By Kyle Rooney November 18, 2018
Reviews Lil Peep "Come Over When You're Sober, Pt. 2" Review Lil Peep's first posthumous album is beautiful and hard to endure at times given the tragic conclusion. By Luke Hinz November 17, 2018
Original Content Lil Gotit Is An Atlanta Secret, Not For Long: The "Hood Baby" Talks Co-Signs From Young Thug, Lil Uzi Vert & More INTERVIEW: Lil Gotit is a name you'll be hearing everywhere soon enough. By Alex Zidel November 16, 2018
Original Content Why Comedy Rap Is Always Considered "Less Than" Can comedic rap ever escape the asterisk beside its name? By Sanibel Chai November 16, 2018
Original Content Where Is Danny Brown? Tracking His Movements Since "Atrocity Exhibition" Where's Danny Brown at these days, though? By E Gadsby November 15, 2018
Profiles 88GLAM Explain How They Signed To The Weeknd In "On The Come Up" Premiere 88GLAM's Derek Wise and 88CAMINO join us for the season premiere of "On The Come Up." By Aron A. November 14, 2018
Original Content Jay-Z's "The Black Album" Turns Fifteen: A Moment Of Clarity If you can't respect Jay-Z's "The Black Album," your whole perspective is wack. By Mitch Findlay November 14, 2018