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Original Content Takeover Vs. Ether: Revisiting The Jay-Z & Nas Beef Revisiting the most thrilling rap battle of all time. By Luke Hinz June 22, 2018
Original Content The Aftermath Of XXXTentacion's Death XXXTentacion's sudden passing exposed some of humanity’s most deplorable tendencies. By Luke Hinz June 21, 2018
Original Content Top Tracks: Future Has A Big Week With "NASA" & "Crushed Up" Future nabs two of this week's top three tracks with his new album impending. By Patrick Lyons January 07, 2019
Reviews Noname "Room 25" Review "Room 25" firmly establishes Noname as one of the best rappers alive. By Patrick Lyons September 19, 2018
Original Content Meek Mill Is The People's Champ Meek Mill embraces his position as a rap elder on "CHAMPIONSHIPS." By Aron A. November 30, 2018
Original Content 10 Mixtapes We Wish Were On Streaming Services Revisiting some of the best mixtapes that have yet to appear on Spotify, Tidal or Apple Music. By Jibril Yassin December 04, 2018
Original Content Top Tracks: 2 Chainz Snags The #1 And #2 Songs Of The Week In a slow week for new singles, two tracks from 2 Chianz's "Rap or Go to the League" rise to the top of our chart. By Patrick Lyons March 11, 2019
Original Content Happy Birthday, The Game: His Most Legendary Beefs The Game is the King of Beef. By Danny Schwartz November 29, 2017
Original Content The 10 Best Nostalgic Games Included With The SNES Classic Edition A link to the past, you could say. By Karlton Jahmal September 30, 2017
Original Content Why Do Fans Want Nicki Minaj & Cardi B To Beef? Nicki Minaj, Cardi B have found themselves embroiled in a clash of queens, but why? By Mitch Findlay December 22, 2017
Original Content 4 New Artists You Should Hear Here are our top picks from this week's batch of user and staff-submitted music. By Rose Lilah May 04, 2018
Original Content Is Drake Losing His Clout? Drake's "Scorpion" is as successful as any album he's ever released, but is the Canadian megastar losing his grasp on the zeitgeist? By Patrick Lyons July 18, 2018