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Original Content What’s New In Battle Rap (April 29) We keep you up to date on everything going on in battle rap. By Dallas Darden April 29, 2017
Original Content Should Lil Wayne Start "Tha Carter V" From Scratch? Lil Wayne may very well surprise fans with the long-awaited "Tha Carter V," but is that really the best play? By Mitch Findlay June 07, 2018
Sneakers Top 10 Sneakers Releasing In February A rundown of the best kicks dropping this month. By Kyle Rooney February 05, 2019
Original Content 10 TV Shows To Binge-Watch This Weekend On Amazon Prime Video Your weekend is waiting for you. As is your couch and favorite streaming service. By Nicole Fee September 14, 2018
Original Content Is Drake Losing His Clout? Drake's "Scorpion" is as successful as any album he's ever released, but is the Canadian megastar losing his grasp on the zeitgeist? By Patrick Lyons July 18, 2018
Original Content Top Tracks: Eminem's "Killshot" Unsurprisingly Debuts At #1 For the second consecutive week, a diss song related to the Eminem/MGK beef gets 10 times the views of the runner-up. By Patrick Lyons September 17, 2018
Original Content 5 Things We Want From The Weeknd's "Beauty Behind The Madness" What we're looking for from The Weeknd's upcoming studio album, "Beauty Behind The Madness". By Trevor Smith July 10, 2015
Reviews Review: dvsn's "Sept. 5th" dvsn make bedroom jams passionate again on "Sept. 5th." By Patrick Lyons April 05, 2016
Original Content Top Tracks: March 28 - April 3 Another Toronto-heavy edition of "Top Tracks." By Patrick Lyons April 04, 2016
Reviews Review: Curren$y's "The Drive In Theatre" Curren$y delivers a cool, refreshing mixtape with "The Drive In Theatre", which is yet another to add to his ever-expanding catalogue. By Matt Aceto February 17, 2014
Original Content 10 Essential Flume Tracks One of the most exciting and unlikely successes of the recent dance music boom is Flume, a 23 year old Australian producer. With an arsenal of boom-bap beats and mindful remixes, he is poised to take over in 2015. By Chris Tart November 21, 2014
Original Content Top Tracks Of The Week: April 21-27 A selection of the biggest tracks from April 21-27. By Trevor Smith April 30, 2014