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Original Content Who Dropped The Best Album On December 15th? Who won December 15th? By Mitch Findlay December 15, 2017
Original Content Top Artists On HNHH In 2017 Check out which artists were the biggest on HNHH in 2017. By Rose Lilah December 15, 2017
Reviews Gucci Mane's "Mr. Davis" (Review) "Mr. Davis" is a step forward for Gucci Mane, but one that's too bogged down by guests to match its potential. By Patrick Lyons October 18, 2017
Reviews "Power" Finale Recap: An Unstoppable Force & An Immovable Object Collide Ghost vs. Tommy - you knew it was coming. By Karlton Jahmal September 10, 2018
Original Content Most Disappointing Projects Of 2014 To continue our #HOTNEW14 series, we’re counting down the 10 most disappointing projects of the year. By Matt Aceto December 23, 2014
Original Content Bobby Shmurda & GS9 Arrest By The Numbers An infographic detailing the need-to-know information on Bobby Shmurda's recent arrest, along with GS9 crew members. By Rose Lilah December 19, 2014
Original Content Running The Jewels & The Game: An Argument For Killer Mike As The Top MC Of The Past Three Years <p>Ask most Hip-Hop fans who’s been running the rap game the past three years, and the answers would mostly be the same; Kendrick Lamar…Drake…maybe some J. Cole. Even with somewhat of an agreement, there’s no science to this. There’s no exact formula of determining who is on top. Is it record sales? Some would say that, and that would justify the belief that Kendrick, Drake, or Cole are on top of the game. Using that logic however would leave justification of our culture up to whoever is buying music…whoever. By Bruce Smith January 15, 2015
Reviews Review: Bobby Shmurda's "Shmurda She Wrote" EP Bobby Shmurda has undeniable star power and a strong ear for production, but "Shmurda She Wrote" leaves more technical (and sociological) questions than definitive answers. By Kahron Spearman November 14, 2014
Reviews Review: Trinidad James' "10 Pc. Mild" Turn down for what? The "All Gold Everything" rapper proves he isn't done shining. By Matt Aceto August 20, 2013
Original Content Origins: The Samples From Big Sean's "Hall Of Fame" "Origins" offers a break down of the samples in each track featured on Big Sean's "Hall Of Fame" By Mike De Leon September 04, 2013
Pop Culture Coolio's Death: What We Know Six months later after his demise, we're looking into the Rap icon's cause of death. By Ruby Adele April 11, 2023
Original Content Love & Hip Hop ATL Episode 8 Recap: A Couples Retreat Gone Wrong In this week's episode, the cast goes on a trip and all hell breaks loose. By Aida C. May 07, 2019