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Original Content Is Hip-Hop's Obsession With Ranking Rappers Healthy? Ranking the game's best rappers has always been a pivotal part of hip-hop discourse, but is the desire to build an objective tier list healthy for the culture? By Mitch Findlay August 18, 2020
Sports Are The 2021 Nets More Overpowered Than The 2017 Warriors? With Kevin Durant as a common thread between the two teams, fans are increasingly making parallels between this year's Nets and the infamous Warriors. By Alexander Cole June 12, 2021
Sneakers NBA All Star Sneakers: Top 10 Kicks Releasing This Weekend A rundown of the best basketball sneakers releasing for All Star weekend. By Kyle Rooney February 15, 2019
Original Content Reborn: Why 2019 Is Kid Cudi's Time To Shine After the most tumultuous period of his public life, the stars have aligned for Kid Cudi to reclaim his rightful spot among the elite in 2019 By Robert Blair January 01, 2019
Reviews Gunna Brings Out Young Thug In First "Drip Or Drown 2" Live Show Ahead of his "Drip or Drown 2" tour, Gunna pulled up in New York City for a special TIDAL event last night. By Vince Rick February 27, 2019
Sports Instagram Gallery: Conor McGregor's Most Savage Posts Conor McGregor also throws punches on Instagram. By E Gadsby August 10, 2019
Original Content The Best Hip-Hop New Year's Eve Playlist A curated playlist of hip-hop and r'n'b songs from 2018 to help ring in the New Year!! By Rose Lilah December 31, 2018
Original Content R.I.P John Singleton: The Importance Of "Boyz N The Hood" John Singleton told stories of Black America to a Hollywood audience that weren’t nearly prepared for realities of the inner-city. By Aron A. April 30, 2019
Original Content Analyzing The Joyner Lucas Business Model Now that "ADHD" could seemingly drop at any moment, it's time to take a look at whether Joyner Lucas' penchant for viral fame is conducive to a successful career and weigh the pros and cons. By Robert Blair June 06, 2019
Original Content Future's "The WIZRD" Lyrics Paint A Dark & Blurry Self-Portrait Look beyond the purple haze. By Mitch Findlay January 18, 2019
Original Content G-Unit: A History Of Internal Beef We take a deep dive into the source of G-Unit's internal conflicts and see why they manifested in the first place. By Robert Blair May 15, 2019
Original Content Xzibit Has Seen It All: "Restless," "Up In Smoke Tour" Stories & Serial Killers INTERVIEW: From "Paparazzi" to the "Up In Smoke Tour," "Restless" to Serial Killers, Xzibit has stories for days. By Mitch Findlay October 31, 2018