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Original Content What’s New In Battle Rap (July 8) We keep you up to date on everything going on in battle rap. By Dallas Darden July 08, 2017
Original Content 10 Anti-Authority Rap Songs For Inauguration Day We dig back into 25+ years of political hip hop to bring you ten tracks that question America's authority on the eve of Donald Trump's inauguration. By Patrick Lyons January 19, 2017
Reviews Meek Mill's "DC4" (Review) Meek Mill attempts to bring "Dreams Worth More Than Money"'s ambition back to his mixtapes, but in doing so, sometimes waters down his product. By Patrick Lyons November 02, 2016
Original Content Smothered & Covered: 6 Great Moments In Hip Hop X Waffle House History Waffle House is the best. By Danny Schwartz May 18, 2016
Original Content #TBT: Swizz Beatz-Produced Bangers The hottest tracks produced by Swizz Beatz from 1999-2010. By Chris Tart September 03, 2015
Original Content 10 California Locations Mentioned On Vince Staples' "Summertime '06" We provide insight on the Cali spots referenced through out Vince Staples' album "Summertime '06." By Chris Tart July 07, 2015
Original Content Who Had The Better Verse: Lil Wayne Vs. Drake Lil Wayne and Drake have solidified themselves as one of hip-hop's premier duo because of their constant and consistent collaborations. We explore their various collaborations and break down who outperformed the other. By Carl Lamarre April 13, 2015
Original Content Top 5 Lil Wayne Verses Of 2015 Weezy's hottest verses of the year. By Angus Walker June 03, 2015
Reviews Review: Curren$y "Pilot Talk III" The third installment of the Pilot Talk series, reviewed. By Chris Tart April 10, 2015
Original Content 140 Bars Or Less: Tweets Of The Week (April 4 - April 10) The best tweets of the week. By Patrick Lyons April 10, 2015
Original Content Hottest R&B Albums Of 2014 These were our favorite R&B projects of the year. By Mike Philson December 27, 2014
Original Content Fight Night: 10 Songs To Make You Rowdy "This kind of music, use it, and you get amped to do shit." -Eminem By Shirley Ju December 05, 2014