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Reviews Review: J. Cole's "Born Sinner" J. Cole's second offering picks up where "Cole World" missed the mark and reintroduces Cole to the Hip Hop world. By Eliezer Santiago June 20, 2013
Original Content 5 Things We Want From YG's "Still Krazy" A few things we'd like to see happen on YG's sophomore album "Still Krazy." By Danny Schwartz May 20, 2016
Original Content The Biggest Star From Each XXL Freshman Class Following the reveal of the 2016 Freshman Class, we take a look back at the most successful artists from XXL's 8 previous covers. By Trevor Smith June 13, 2016
Original Content Action Bronson Is Mr. Wonderful Queens' wildest MC finally makes a project that matches his larger-than-life personality. Ignoring conventions and common decency, Bronsolino walks us through the making of his major label debut. By Patrick Lyons March 25, 2015
Original Content 5 Pre-Prison Boosie Tracks You Need To Know 5 pre-prison Boosie tracks to prepare you for "Touchdown 2 Cause Hell." By Angus Walker May 13, 2015
Original Content 10 Luxury Raps Found On Tyga's "The Gold Album" Grab your Jesus piece and Louis Vuitton slippers - these are Tyga's most luxurious lines from his latest album. By Gark Mavigan July 02, 2015
Original Content Who Had The Better Verse: Fabolous Vs. Lloyd Banks This week we pit frequent collaborators Lloyd Banks and Fabolous against each other. By Carl Lamarre May 04, 2015
Original Content The 7 Best Murda Beatz Beats 22-year-old Murda Beatz has worked extensively with Migos, Drake, PartyNextDoor, and many more. By Danny Schwartz July 25, 2016
Original Content #TBT: Tech N9ne's Early Singles We head to Kansas City and Strange Music for this week's #TBT spotlight. By Chris Tart October 08, 2015
Original Content Kanye West Vs. The Press: 10 Run-Ins With The Media We take a look back at some of the moments that have defined Kanye West's often tumultuous relationship with the media. By Nikita Rathod April 08, 2014
Original Content Best Drake Essentials That Solidify His GOAT Status Take a walk down memory lane and revisit Drake hits that helped place him in those GOAT hitmaker conversations. By Ferri Trust May 08, 2023
Music The Best Hip-Hop Music Collabs Of All Time Bringing back great hip-hop collabs to your timeline! By Ferri Trust March 15, 2023