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Original Content If 50 Cent & Young Buck Battled Today, Who Would Win? Young Buck issued a challenge, but is it enough to bring 50 Cent out of "retirement?" By Mitch Findlay April 25, 2019 32.5K Views
Original Content Murda Beatz Reveals "FEFE" Among His Favorite Beats, Talks Boi-1da Mentorship (Exclusive) INTERVIEW: Murda Beatz hops on the line to discuss his recent stint at Coachella and more. By Karlton Jahmal April 25, 2019 4.1K Views
Reviews Pivot Gang "You Can't Sit With Us" Review From out of the depths of Chi-Town's fruitful underground, Pivot Gang have staked their claim for domination on the incredible "You Can't Sit With Us." By Robert Blair April 25, 2019 4.0K Views
Original Content From Kanye To Uzi: What Does Streaming's Ability To Alter Music Mean For The Album? Now that altering music in real time is more commonplace, we examine whether this is a helpful or harmful for the world of hip-hop and music at large By Robert Blair April 24, 2019 4.0K Views
Original Content Female Voices Are Dominating The Hip-Hop Landscape The hip-hop landscape is currently ripe with female artists, doing whatever it is they want to do. By Talia Smith April 24, 2019 6.5K Views
Original Content ScHoolboy Q's Bleak & Unflinching Art Of Storytelling ScHoolboy Q's "Perscription/Oxymoron" is a brutal, unapologetic take on the cautionary tale. By Mitch Findlay April 24, 2019 5.4K Views
Original Content Is Joe Budden Right About Kanye West's "Sunday Service"? Aggrieved by Kanye West's latest attempt to intermingle faith with financial gain at Coachella, could Joe Budden have uncovered 'Ye's grand plan? By Robert Blair April 23, 2019 27.5K Views
Original Content T.I. & Tiny: Friends And Family Hustle Episode 2 Season 2: Marriage Reconciliation Continues We breakdown everything that happened in last night's "T.I. & Tiny: Friends and Family Hustle" episode. By E Gadsby April 23, 2019 9.8K Views
Original Content Top Tracks: Kodak Black's "Expeditiously" Wallops The Competition Kodak Black's "Expeditiously," a response to T.I., gets three times the views of its closest competitor in this week's Top Tracks. By Patrick Lyons April 22, 2019 6.6K Views
Original Content TIME 100: Why Was Hip-Hop Snubbed & Who Deserves A Spot? In the midst of TIME Magazine's omission of hip-hop from their most influential list, we examine whether there is a larger trend at play and who deserved one of those coveted spots. By Robert Blair April 22, 2019 3.4K Views
Original Content Wendy Williams' Divorce: Lauren Lake On Mistress' Gifts, Addiction & More (Exclusive) INTERVIEW: "Paternity Court" judge Lauren Lake gives us legal insight on Wendy Williams' divorce proceedings. By Alex Zidel April 22, 2019 88.1K Views
Original Content Will Smith Movies: Top 10 Most Action-Packed Time to break down the 10 best action films from Will Smith's legendary career. By Matt F April 21, 2019 4.6K Views