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Original Content A Response To Ben Shapiro's Claim That "Rap Is Not Music" The pseudo-intellectual dropped an absolute goose egg earlier this week that surprised no one. By Luke Hinz September 20, 2019
Original Content Big Sean: Mixtape Mode Versus Album Mode We examine Big Sean two ways: album mode and mixtape mode. By Jibril Yassin April 09, 2019
Original Content Have We Let Young Thug Down? In our quest to re-capture lightning in a bottle, have we become too dismissive of what Young Thug still has to offer? By Narsimha Chintaluri June 18, 2018
Original Content Top Tracks: Future, Young Thug & Quavo's "Upscale" Tops the Chart "Upscale," a posse cut from three of Atlanta's biggest talents— Future, Young Thug, and Quavo— debuts at #1. By Patrick Lyons July 16, 2018
Original Content J. Cole & Lil Pump Interview: Key Takeaways A breakdown of the most unexpected interview of the year. By Karlton Jahmal May 27, 2018
Reviews Drake "Dark Lane Demo Tapes" Review As Drake reaches a point in his career where he’s broken records, collected plaques, and has dozens of trophies to his name, we're left wondering what "Dark Lane Demo Tapes" actually contributes to his illustrious career. By Aron A. May 06, 2020
Original Content Most Disturbing Hip-Hop Songs Part II: Depravity Edition Stare into the depths of depravity. By Mitch Findlay October 31, 2019
Reviews Megan The Stallion's "Fever" Review On her debut "Fever," one of the hottest rising rappers in the game promises to bring the heat. By Maxwell Cavaseno May 21, 2019
Original Content Lil Wayne's Best Crossover Songs Take a look back through Lil Wayne's cross-over efforts, whether the featured artist or main artist. By Taylor Rubright May 26, 2019
Sports UFC's Dana White Vs Oscar De La Hoya: A History Of Beef In the wake of another tirade from the UFC president, we examine the long and volatile feud between Dana White and boxing legend-turned-promoter Oscar De La Hoya. By Robert Blair November 09, 2019
Pop Culture Marvel Comic Book Arcs We Need To See In The MCU Now that Marvel's next phases are taking shape, we examined the comic book plotlines adaptations that we'd love to see. By Robert Blair August 17, 2019
Original Content Quiz: Which J. Cole Album Are You? J. Cole has an album for every occasion, but which one represents you? By Mitch Findlay July 03, 2019