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Original Content Hip-Hop Family Tree Part 2: The Golden Era The second segment of our hip-hop family tree looks at the most important era. By Karlton Jahmal January 16, 2018
Original Content Top 10 UK Artists To Watch In 2018 An overview of who to start paying attention to when it comes to the bubbling UK hip-hop scene. By Dhruva Balram February 07, 2018
Original Content 16 Lines From "To Pimp A Butterfly" That Would Make A Great Status Update Kendrick Lamar's most recent record's most "shareable content." By Nicholas DG March 22, 2015
Original Content Analyzing The Hidden Influences On Kendrick Lamar's "To Pimp a Butterfly" Looking at the less obvious influences on Kendrick Lamar's new album. By Nicholas DG March 19, 2015
Original Content "Power" Season 5 Episode 9 Recap: Inside Information Leads To Cataclysmic Ends Tommy is one broken character. By Karlton Jahmal September 03, 2018
Original Content ScHoolboy Q's "Habits & Contradictions" Led The Gangsta Rap Revival We reflect on ScHoolboy Q's most compelling project to date, "Habits & Contradictions," ten years later. By Aron A. January 14, 2022
Original Content Denzel Curry's Top 10 Hardest Bangers Catch up on some of Denzel Curry's essential anthems. By Mitch Findlay May 08, 2019
Original Content Are These 5 Beloved Rap Albums Classics? With the term classic holding such weight within the rap game, it feels appropriate to examine five albums that may very well be deserving of the status. By Mitch Findlay September 23, 2020
Music Nas, The Last Great Purist: How "Legend Has It" Extends His Ongoing Love Letter To Hip-Hop From the projects that birthed "Illmatic" to the boardrooms shaping "Legend Has It," Nas has proven that hip-hop’s soul can evolve without losing its roots. By Aron A. October 23, 2025
Original Content "Power" Season 5 Episode 4 Recap: Ghost & Angela Finally Reunite Things become more complicated for everyone. By Karlton Jahmal July 23, 2018
Original Content 10 Emo Rap Artists To Know Here are some of the must-know artists helping to define an underappreciated emo-rap scene. By Alphonse Pierre June 24, 2018
Original Content Instagram Gallery: Hottest Pics Of The Clermont Twins Living Their Best Life The Clermont Twins are no rookies when it comes to flexin' on the 'Gram. By E Gadsby November 04, 2018