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Reviews Review: Skeme's "Ingleworld 3" L.A. Rapper Skeme releases his anger on "Inglewood 3" with ease and effortlessness. Will he scare new fans away, or shock the world? By Maxwell Cavaseno November 17, 2015
Original Content A3C Highlights: Travi$ Scott, DeJ Loaf, Wiz Khalifa & More Take a trip down to Atlanta for our recap of A3C's festival & conference. By Rose Lilah October 13, 2015
Original Content 10 Essential Baauer Tracks Required listening. By Chris Tart July 04, 2015
Original Content 28 Grams: Hip Hop Instagram Recap (Sep 5-11) Looking back at some of the best hip hop Instagram posts of the week. By Danny Schwartz September 12, 2015
Reviews Review: Wiz Khalifa's "Khalifa" On his sixth album, Wiz Khalifa keeps the production varied and employs the easy-going flow we've come to love him for-- but is it enough? By Maxwell Cavaseno February 09, 2016
Original Content #TBT: Madlib 10 throwbacks from Madlib, one of the greatest hip hop producers of all time. By Chris Tart March 31, 2016
Reviews Skepta's "Konnichiwa" (Review) Skepta recognizes his influential position in the grime scene and delivers "Konnichiwa," an album that should appease day-one listeners as well as attract fans across the pond. By Patrick Lyons May 10, 2016
Reviews Denzel Curry "Melt My Eyez, See Your Future" Review No longer content to be viewed as anything less than top-tier, Denzel Curry delivers his most expansive, explosive and accomplished body of work to date with "Melt My Eyez, See Your Future." By Robert Blair March 30, 2022
Original Content Rap Industry Recap: June 2015 Your monthly recap of what went down in the hip hop industry. By Chris Tart July 01, 2015
Original Content 10 Frequently Sampled Records In Hip-Hop A break down of records that have been sampled quite often through out hip-hop. By Shirley Ju November 25, 2014
Sports LeBron James Vs. Isaiah Stewart Wasn't That Big Of A Deal After a week of hot takes and agenda-pushing, it's time to come to grips with the fact that LeBron and Isaiah Stewart's confrontation wasn't that big of a deal. By Alexander Cole November 27, 2021
Reviews Benny The Butcher "Tana Talk 4" Review Ahead of his first project on Def Jam, Benny The Butcher takes a gritty and independent victory lap on "Tana Talk 4." By Robert Blair March 15, 2022