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Original Content 10 Essential Ty Dolla $ign Hooks Listen to 10 of Ty Dolla $ign's hooks. By Danny Schwartz June 05, 2016
Original Content #TBT: Early Beyonce Singles Revisit Beyonce's best singles from "Dangerously in Love," "B'day," and her Destiny's Child days. By Danny Schwartz May 05, 2016
Original Content #TBT: Fabolous 2006-2010 Throwing it back to Fabolous' mid-2000s era. By Chris Tart December 24, 2015
Reviews Review: Kendrick Lamar's "Untitled Unmastered" Kendrick Lamar delivers a looser, more freewheeling set of tunes on "untitled unmastered." By Patrick Lyons March 09, 2016
Original Content 28 Grams: Hip Hop Instagram Recap (Oct 17-23) Looking back at some of the best hip hop Instagram posts of the week. By Danny Schwartz October 24, 2015
Original Content 12 Self-Produced Hip Hop Albums to Hear A look at the very best albums from rapper-producers. By Chris Tart October 24, 2015
Original Content Drake & Future's "What A Time To Be Alive": The Complete Name-Drop Guide Drake and Future's many name drops on "WATTBA," broken down. By Trevor Smith September 22, 2015
Original Content Vote: Drake's "Summer Sixteen" Vs. Meek Mill's "War Pain" Drake & Meek Mill took shots at each other on new songs that dropped over the weekend. Which track were you feeling more? By Danny Schwartz February 01, 2016
Original Content 5 Things You Need To Know About Drake Collaborator Quentin Miller Everything you need to know about Drake's writing partner Quentin Miller. By Patrick Lyons July 22, 2015
Original Content The Rick Ross Holiday Gift Guide A holiday gift guide, based on the wise raps of Rick Ross. By Chris Tart December 08, 2015
Original Content Origins: The Samples From The Game's "Documentary 2" A breakdown of the notable samples that appear on The Game's first disc of "The Documentary 2." By Chris Tart October 14, 2015
Reviews Review: Erykah Badu's "But You Caint Use My Phone" Erykah Badu's mixtape proves she's still as funky as ever, while showing appreciation for a new generation of artists. By Chris Tart December 04, 2015