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Original Content What To Watch This Weekend: Netflix, Amazon Prime, HBO & Hulu Round-Up TV shows and movies you should stream this weekend, on the platform of your preference. By Cole Blake May 10, 2019
Original Content Top Tracks: ScHoolboy Q's "CrasH Talk" Snatches Two Top Spots This Week Two of our three most-viewed tracks of the week are from Schoolboy Q's just-released "Crash Talk." By Patrick Lyons April 29, 2019
Original Content "The Mixtape About Nothing" Vs. "More About Nothing" Vs. "The Album About Nothing" The best "Project About Nothing," according to the fans. By Chris Tart April 09, 2015
Original Content Rap Industry Recap: February Your monthly recap of what went down in the hip-hop industry. By Chris Tart March 02, 2015
Original Content 9 Producers You're Still Sleeping On Looking at some of the most underrated producers in the game. By Jake Rohn October 25, 2014
Original Content Charts Don't Lie: April 27 Weekly review of the Hip-Hop and R&B sales/charts. By Rose Lilah April 27, 2014
Original Content Knockout: Hip Hop's Love of Boxing Whether referencing boxing in their lyrics, or literally contemplating stepping into the ring (50 Cent, Cassidy, Drake vs Chris Brown?), lyrical ferocity and physical ferocity seem to be highly compatible. Here's a look at over a dozen rap songs, highlighting Hip Hop's love of boxing. By Nairi November 15, 2012
Original Content 140 Bars Or Less: May 30 to June 5 Welcome to this week’s ‘140 Bars Or Less’ post where we look at the “best-in tweet” in the world of Hip Hop. This week Common gets his ‘hair did’, Slim Thug hooks up with ‘ratchets’, and Mac Miller puts the ‘ass’ in ‘first class’. By Rose Lilah June 09, 2012
Original Content 5 Things We Want From ScHoolboy Q's "Blank Face LP" Here are a few things we'd like to see on ScHoolboy Q's "Blank Face LP." By Danny Schwartz June 16, 2016
Reviews ScHoolboy Q's "Blank Face LP" (Review) Schoolboy Q's "Blank Face LP" is a harrowing, psychedelic opus. By Patrick Lyons July 13, 2016
Original Content Secret Santa For Your Favorite Rappers What would you get your favorite rappers for Christmas? By Alex Galbraith December 25, 2014
Original Content 10 Essential Jay Rock Tracks We pick our 10 essential tracks from Jay Rock, the Black Hippy / Top Dawg Entertainment MC. By Chris Tart December 08, 2014