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Reviews XXXTentacion "Skins" Review The first posthumous body of work from the late Florida artist feels empty and lost, though not for the reasons one might expect. By Luke Hinz December 15, 2018
Reviews Teyana Taylor "K.T.S.E." Review After a much anticipated return to music, Teyana Taylor’s electrifying sophomore experiment with Kanye West only proves that the best is yet to come. By Narsimha Chintaluri June 27, 2018
Original Content Does Lil Pump Need To Evolve In 2019? With 21 Savage and Kodak Black exhibiting notable growth on their recent project, does Lil Pump need to follow suit on "Harverd Dropout" to avoid being lost in the shuffle? By Robert Blair January 10, 2019
Original Content Why Are Superhero Movies Bigger Now More Than Ever? We examine the comic book movie madness. By Karlton Jahmal January 11, 2019
Profiles Digital Cover Story: J.I.D & EarthGang Dreamville's soon-to-be-superstars, J.I.D and EarthGang, come together for an interview in our brand new digital cover story. By Rose Lilah February 08, 2019
Reviews Kodak Black's "Dying To Live" Review Kodak Black is torn between trying to find his voice and find success, to curious results, on "Dying to Live." By Maxwell Cavaseno December 19, 2018
Original Content Soulja Boy Is The Rap Game's Misunderstood Pioneer Soulja Boy's mazy career ought to be a picture show. By Devin Ch December 20, 2018
Original Content The Gym Playlist: Lil Uzi Vert's Animated Delivery Is All The Hype You Need A brand new playlist to fuel your gym activities for the coming week, with new music from Lil Uzi Vert, and more. By Royal O March 11, 2020
Original Content 28 Grams: Hip Hop Instagram Recap (Aug 29-Sep 4) Looking back at some of the best hip hop Instagram posts of the week. By Danny Schwartz September 05, 2015
Original Content Action Bronson Is Mr. Wonderful Queens' wildest MC finally makes a project that matches his larger-than-life personality. Ignoring conventions and common decency, Bronsolino walks us through the making of his major label debut. By Patrick Lyons March 25, 2015
Original Content Everything We Know About Travi$ Scott's "Rodeo" Everything we know about Travi$ Scott's upcoming debut album. By Angus Walker June 10, 2015
Original Content 10 Essential Vince Staples Tracks Vince Staples' necessary cuts. By Chris Tart May 17, 2015