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Original Content DJ Kool Herc Celebrated On Hip-Hop's 47th Birthday Happy birthday, hip-hop! Never forget that none of this would be possible without the revolutionary work of DJ Kool Herc. By Mitch Findlay August 11, 2020
Original Content What Will The Next Generation Of Rappers Sound Like? What will hip-hop's next-generation sound like? We unpack some of hip-hop's evolution to better understand where it's headed. By Karlton Jahmal March 19, 2018
Reviews Future & Young Thug's "Super Slimey" (Review) A Future & Young Thug joint release is seemingly perfect on paper, but "Super Slimey" is not. By Alphonse Pierre October 26, 2017
Original Content 7 Young Nudy Loosies You Need to Hear A look at some of Young Nudy's most underrated joints. By Narsimha Chintaluri October 31, 2017
Original Content How Awful Records Made Its Mark On Atlanta Hip-Hop Awful Records is one of the most important independent labels in the Atlanta hip-hop scene, jump-starting the careers of Playboi Carti, iLoveMakonnen, KEY! and more. By Gus Fisher February 15, 2019
Original Content Do The People Want Future To Be Happy? Sad songs for happy people. By Mitch Findlay June 05, 2019
Original Content Nipsey Hussle Grabs All Our Attention On This Week's "FIRE EMOJI" Playlist Tune in to our weekly mix of the biggest rap and R&B tracks. By Devin Ch April 07, 2019
Original Content Tekashi 6ix9ine's Federal Charges: Everything We Know A timeline of 6ix9ine's recent legal issues. By Aron A. November 23, 2018
Sneakers Top 10 Hip-Hop Sneaker Collabs Of 2017 Recapping the best hip-hop sneaker collabs of the year. By Kyle Rooney December 12, 2017
Reviews Lil Uzi Vert "Luv Is Rage 2" (Review) Lil Uzi Vert embraces his pop-punk spirit on "Luv is Rage 2." By Alphonse Pierre August 29, 2017
Original Content The Endless Giving of Lil Peep What can we take from Lil Peep's music following his death? By Vince Rick November 19, 2017
Sports Top-10 Nike NBA "City Edition" Uniforms For The 2018-19 Season Unique designs and cool backstories highlight the best 2018-19 NBA City Edition uniforms. By Kyle Rooney November 11, 2018