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Original Content Does Polo G's "RAPSTAR" Video Mark A Paradigm Shift In Hip-Hop Culture? Polo G's music video for "RAPSTAR" featured several references to popular videos from Kendrick Lamar, DaBaby, and everyone in between. Is the chart-topping rapper simply paying homage to some of his favorite artists, or is the "RAPSTAR" video a sign of the times? By Joshua Robinson April 26, 2021
Original Content 10 TV Shows To Binge-Watch This Weekend On Amazon Prime Video Your weekend is waiting for you. As is your couch and favorite streaming service. By Nicole Fee September 14, 2018
Original Content Is "Super Slimey" Better Than "What A Time To Be Alive?" Future has made collaborative albums with both Drake and Young Thug, but which one reigns supreme? By Mitch Findlay October 23, 2017
Original Content The Avengers Roster: A Pre "Endgame" Guide We are in the Endgame now. By Karlton Jahmal April 02, 2019
Reviews Lil Baby "My Turn" Album Review Lil Baby's “My Turn” establishes the rapper as a new school leader with more to prove. By Noah C March 05, 2020
Original Content J.I.D Talks Meeting J. Cole & Signing With Dreamville "It was really like 'I fuck with your art'-type shit." By Trevor Smith March 08, 2017
Original Content Charts Don’t Lie: March 1 Weekly review of the Hip-Hop and R&B sales/charts. By Rose Lilah March 01, 2015
Original Content Who Had The Better Verse: Wale Vs. Meek Mill For this week's Who Had The Better Verse series, we pit MMG's Wale and Meek one-on-one to see who outperformed the other. By Carl Lamarre June 01, 2015
Original Content Catching Cases: Rappers Locked Up Too Early In Their Career When rap careers get derailed by jail time. By Alex Galbraith December 21, 2014
Reviews Future's "HNDRXX" (Review) "HNDRXX" totally upends my theory about "FUTURE," and blows nearly everything Future's ever done out of the water. By Patrick Lyons February 28, 2017
Original Content "FACTS" Or Fiction? Breaking Down Kanye West's New Track Kanye West's latest release claimed to be "FACTS" only, but we investigate if that's really the case. By Patrick Lyons January 04, 2016
Original Content Smino Talks High School Music Shenanigans With Damon Campbell An interview with Smino. By Danny Schwartz May 11, 2017