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Original Content HNHH TIDAL Wave: RIP Pop Smoke This week's edition of the staff-curated TIDAL Wave playlist is dedicated to Brooklyn rapper Pop Smoke, who was tragically killed today. By Alex Zidel February 19, 2020 1.6K Views
Original Content 2Pac & Notorious B.I.G. Made Classics With Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Bone Thugs-N-Harmony's unparalleled chemistry with both 2Pac and Biggie resulted in two of the greatest tracks of all time. By Mitch Findlay February 18, 2020 10.4K Views
Reviews A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie Reaches For NYC Crown With "Artist 2.0": Review ALBUM REVIEW: With a No. 1 album already on his resume, Boogie fuels the "King of New York" debate with "Artist 2.0" - but is there fire behind the gas? By Michael Kawaida February 18, 2020 5.9K Views
Original Content NBA Youngboy & Nipsey Hussle Fuel The Perfect Gym Playlist We're back with a brand new stacked edition of our Gym playlist to get you through your all workouts this week. By Royal O February 18, 2020 3.8K Views
Reviews Post Malone's Tour: He's Just Here To Sing & Get F'd Up Post Malone brought a multi-generational crowd out to a sold-out Bell Center in Montreal for an exciting evening on his "Runaway" Tour. By Alex Zidel February 17, 2020 8.8K Views
Reviews Denzel Curry And Kenny Beats Embrace The Joys Of Collaboration On "UNLOCKED": Review ALBUM REVIEW: From out of nowhere, Denzel Curry & Kenny Beats have delivered "UNLOCKED," one of the most welcome surprises of 2020 thus far. By Robert Blair February 17, 2020 3.3K Views
Original Content Tyga Has Been Making Hits For A Decade From "Rack City" to "Taste," Tyga has been making hits for over a decade - but does he get enough credit? By Michael Kawaida February 17, 2020 7.9K Views
Reviews Pop Smoke's "Meet The Woo 2" Is Laced With Heavy Artillery: Review ALBUM REVIEW: Pop Smoke's "Meet The Woo 2" plays to his strengths, blending elements of UK Drill, London electronic, and New York hip-hop. By Aron A. February 16, 2020 11.7K Views
Sneakers Ten Best NBA All-Star Weekend Sneakers Of All Time All-Star weekend always provides us with some incredible shoes. By Alexander Cole February 16, 2020 4.1K Views
Sports Bronny James Jr & The Problem With Impossible Expectations Bronny James Jr. has proven himself to be a talented young basketball player but is the basketball world expecting too much from him? By Alexander Cole February 15, 2020 10.1K Views
Original Content A Written Testimony: The Road To Jay Electronica's Debut Album Jay Electronica finally announced a timeline for his debut album, which has been years and years in the making. Below, we chart the journey to "A Written Testimony." By Robert Blair February 15, 2020 8.2K Views
Original Content Kendrick Lamar's "LOVE." Found Romance In Ambiguity Kendrick Lamar crafted one of the most personal and interpretable songs in recent memory with the appropriately titled "LOVE." By Mitch Findlay February 14, 2020 9.4K Views