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Profiles Meet Siya: Brooklyn Girl With A Chip On Her Shoulder INTERVIEW: Siya talks growing up in Bed-Stuy, being a gay woman in the rap industry, Tank's mentorship, and her debut album "SIYAvsSIYA." By Danny Schwartz December 14, 2016
Profiles From Local To Platinum: Dreka Gates On Her Role In Kevin Gates' Success INTERVIEW: From $250 shows to rap superstardom, Dreka Gates has always been a driving force in her husband's career, and that's just one of many ventures she's involved in. Now that Kevin Gates is a free man, where will 2018 take the hip-hop power couple? By Trevor Smith January 16, 2018
Original Content Top 5 2 Chainz Features Of 2016 2 Chainz is on his best feature run since 2012. By Trevor Smith July 06, 2016
Original Content Where Is Nipsey Hussle? Tracking His Movements Since "Mailbox Money" Tracing Nipsey Hussle's steps since he released "Mailbox Money" on the last day of 2014. "Victory Lap" on the way... By Danny Schwartz May 05, 2016
Original Content Meet K$ace: Model, Budding Rapper, & The Face Of YouTube Music INTERVIEW: K$ace explains how his face became plastered on YouTube billboards across the country. By Danny Schwartz February 21, 2017
Reviews Chief Keef "Dedication" Review Chief Keef returns to close the year out with Lil Wayne inspired, "Dedication." By Richard Bryan December 08, 2017
Sports Super Bowl Records: A Definitive List Of The Best (And Worst) Performances A look at the Super Bowl record books ahead of Super Bowl LII. By Kyle Rooney February 04, 2018
Original Content Top 50 Best Young Thug (Solo) Songs Of All Time Here are the top 50 solo Young Thug songs of all time. By Narsimha Chintaluri September 27, 2017
Profiles Meet Maxo Kream: Houston's Next-Up Maxo Kream talks "Maxo 187," collabs and his ever-evolving flow. By Patrick Lyons July 29, 2015
Original Content 7 Artists We Discovered On "Compton" A brief run-down of seven artists that Dr. Dre put on with his new album, "Compton." By Chris Tart August 10, 2015
Reviews Review: Earl Sweatshirt's "I Don't Like Sh*t, I Don't Go Outside" Earl Sweatshirt's latest album is a druggy, introspective vision from one of rap's most distinctive young voices. By Chris Tart March 29, 2015
Original Content Everything Dr. Dre Has Produced Since His Last Album Dr. Dre has produced a ton of music in the last 16 years. By Danny Schwartz August 04, 2015