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Original Content Tee Grizzley's "Scriptures" Is His Greatest Work Yet: How Getting Off Parole & Timbaland Helped Shape The Album INTERVIEW: Tee Grizzley details his new album, ushering in a new era of Detroit rap, Kanye West, YNW Melly, and challenging himself with Timbaland's production. By Aron A. June 07, 2019 6.6K Views
Reviews "X-Men: Dark Phoenix" Is A Case Of Squandered Potential Despite great source material and an illustrious cast, X-Men: Dark Phoenix suffers from some fatal flaws that they couldn't manage to overcome By Robert Blair June 07, 2019 3.7K Views
Original Content Analyzing The Joyner Lucas Business Model Now that "ADHD" could seemingly drop at any moment, it's time to take a look at whether Joyner Lucas' penchant for viral fame is conducive to a successful career and weigh the pros and cons. By Robert Blair June 06, 2019 6.2K Views
Original Content Do The People Want Future To Be Happy? Sad songs for happy people. By Mitch Findlay June 05, 2019 10.2K Views
Original Content Should Today's Hip-Hop Artists Study The Past? In light of MC Ren's claims that rappers need to be aware of their past to qualify as "artists", we take a look at the validity of that statement and see if it holds weight in today's industry. By Robert Blair June 05, 2019 2.6K Views
Original Content How Leaked Music Has Evolved In The Streaming Age We take a look at how leaking music has evolved in the era of streaming services. By Taylor Rubright June 05, 2019 6.2K Views
Reviews Denzel Curry "ZUU" Review Welcome to the ZUU. By Mitch Findlay June 04, 2019 7.9K Views
Original Content T.I. & Tiny: Friends And Family Hustle Episode 8: Reginae Struggles With Loss Of Nipsey Hussle This is our weekly show recap of "T.I. & Tiny: Friends And Family Hustle." By E Gadsby June 04, 2019 17.3K Views
Original Content Love & Hip Hop ATL Episode 12 Recap: Joc Gets Cozy With Pooh In Trinidad In this week's episode, Stevie J is back, Karlie & Pooh come to an agreement, Sierra gets lippy and more... By Aida C. June 04, 2019 4.9K Views
Original Content ASAP Rocky Vs ASAP Ferg: Who Had The Better Verse? After they delivered an East Coast clinic on ASAP Ferg's "Pups," we dove into the archives to determine who had the finer bars between Flacko and the Trap Lord. Weigh in. By Robert Blair June 03, 2019 10.9K Views
Original Content Top Tracks: Tory Lanez, Quavo & Tyga Debut At #1 With "Broke Leg" Tory Lanez's Quavo and Tyga-assisted new single, "Broke Leg," slaughters the competition on its way to a #1 debut. By Patrick Lyons June 03, 2019 5.4K Views
Reviews Top Five Summer Jam Performances, Ranked Here are the five best sets we saw on Summer Jam's main stage, ranked. By Samuel Allan June 03, 2019 8.5K Views