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Reviews Black Panther's Killmonger Is The Best Supervillain Since The Dark Knight's Joker Michael B. Jordan's Killmonger is the best comic movie villain since Heath Ledger's Joker. By Karlton Jahmal February 16, 2018
Original Content Top Tracks: Dave East & Lil Uzi Vert's New Banger Is #1 Dave East and Lil Uzi Vert's "Don't Try Me" tops our chart this week. By Patrick Lyons November 20, 2017
Original Content Stream Trolling: The Problem With Excessively Long Tracklists Lengthy tracklists are more than just a way to offer fans a lot of music by an artist they love; they're a tool to help achieve success as regulated by the RIAA. By Luke Hinz March 12, 2018
Original Content Top Tracks: Another Kendrick Lamar "Black Panther" Cut Hits #1 Kendrick Lamar and Travis Scott's "Black Panther" soundtrack cut become the fourth from the album to chart and the second to go #1. By Patrick Lyons February 12, 2018
Original Content 15 Most Epic Hip-Hop Grammy Moments From 1989 to 2017, these were the most defining hip-hop Grammy moments. By Karlton Jahmal January 27, 2018
Original Content Lil Peep's "Come Over When You're Sober Pt. 2" Listening Party: A True Labor Of Love A very special preview of Lil Peep's upcoming posthumous release went down in New York last night. By Luke Hinz October 19, 2018
Reviews Playboi Carti Pops Up In Brooklyn Briefly Before Concert Goes Awry The preamble to Carti’s Rolling Loud set had the potential to be great, but went horribly awry before you could even say “Flatbed Freestyle.” By Luke Hinz October 12, 2019
Original Content Why Are Lil Wayne & Blink-182 Going On Tour Together? Is this tour an indication that Lil Wayne will be blessing us with another rock-infused album? By Taylor Rubright May 10, 2019
Reviews Rae Sremmurd's "SremmLife 2" (Review) Rae Sremmurd mature while adding new sounds to their repertoire on "SremmLife 2." By Patrick Lyons August 16, 2016
Original Content 10 Essential Childish Gambino Tracks The best Childish Gambino songs. By Danny Schwartz August 15, 2016
Profiles Behind The Beat: Bobby Brackins Bobby Brackins is a natural born hit-maker. By Trevor Smith May 25, 2016
Original Content 5 Great Lil Wayne Features From The Last Year Some of Wayne's best verses have flown under the radar recently. By Trevor Smith May 12, 2016