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Original Content Quiz: Which Cash Money Member Are You? Take our quiz and find out which Cash Money member you identify most closely with. By Mike De Leon February 25, 2016
Original Content JAY-Z & Kanye West’s “Murder To Excellence” Is Painfully Wise, A Decade Later Reflecting on the relevancy of the lyrical themes in “Murder To Excellence,” ten years later. By EJ Panaligan August 19, 2021
Original Content Conway The Machine Rejects Retirement: "I'm Just Getting Started" Conway The Machine opens up about his retirement plans, building his DrumWork label, creative chemistry with J.I.D, and whether he's ever used autotune in the booth. By Mitch Findlay May 26, 2021
Original Content Eminem's "EPMD 2" Verse Proves He's The Game's Biggest Hip-Hop Head In the wake of "EPMD 2," it feels like it's time to officially grant Eminem the title of the rap game's biggest hip-hop head. By Mitch Findlay August 06, 2021
Original Content New Music Friday: New Heat From Lil Wayne, Cordae, J.I.D., & More Listen to all of the hottest new hip-hop and R&B music that dropped this week, including Lil Wayne, Cordae, Earl Sweatshirt, J.I.D., and more. By Alex Zidel January 14, 2022
Reviews Top 5 Sets At Rolling Loud California Rolling Loud did not come to play. By Angela Savage December 14, 2021
Reviews Benny The Butcher "Tana Talk 4" Review Ahead of his first project on Def Jam, Benny The Butcher takes a gritty and independent victory lap on "Tana Talk 4." By Robert Blair March 15, 2022
Original Content 10 Hip-Hop Storytelling Songs That Will Leave You Shook Here are ten hip-hop storytelling tracks that will linger, haunt, and resonate long after they finish. By Mitch Findlay October 31, 2021
Original Content 4 New Artists You Should Hear This week we showcase four different artists you should hear. By Rose Lilah August 10, 2017
Original Content Top 10 Kanye West-Produced Jay Z Tracks There's more to Ye and Jay's relationship than meets the eye. By Benjamin Salkind August 14, 2017
Original Content Drakeo The Ruler Always Counted His Blessings: Our Final Interview With The West Coast Staple In one of the rapper's last interviews before his death, Drakeo the Ruler expressed his gratitude for being able to pursue a rap career, and was equally awestruck that he had managed to obtain such a position of power and influence within the west coast specifically. We conducted this interview with Drakeo for our "12 Days of Christmas" series on December 12, 2021, during Rolling Loud, California. By Angela Savage December 22, 2021
Original Content KXNG Crooked Debates Verse Of The Year, Death Row's Legacy, & A Hypothetical 4-Way Slaughterhouse Verzuz Battle Kicking off our brand new "12 Days Of Christmas" interview series is a conversation with the legendary KXNG Crooked, who opens up about the pandemic's impact on the rap game, the verse of the year, and which Slaughterhouse member would win a four-man Verzuz battle. Expect a brand new interview with a different figure in the hip-hop and pop culture landscape the next twelve days leading up to Christmas. By Mitch Findlay December 13, 2020