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Original Content What The Kendrick/Macklemore Debate Means For Hip-Hop There has been a lot of discourse about the Grammy upset, where Macklemore swept up in the Rap categories in favor of Kendrick Lamar's heralded album. But what does this mean in the larger picture? Does it even matter or does it matter all too much? By hnhh February 04, 2014
Original Content #TBT: Snoop Doggy Dogg Back when Snoop went by Snoop Doggy Dogg. By Danny Schwartz August 04, 2016
Original Content 35 Artists To Follow On Snapchat Step your Snapchat game up by following some rap and R&B stars. By Trevor Smith May 11, 2016
Reviews Review: Yelawolf's "Love Story" Yelawolf's most recent is a potential prequel for greatness. By Nicholas DG April 23, 2015
Original Content Nardwuar's 5 Most Memorable Interviews Five times the Human Serviette achieved YouTube gold with rappers. By Patrick Lyons March 24, 2015
Original Content Charts Don’t Lie: March 1 Weekly review of the Hip-Hop and R&B sales/charts. By Rose Lilah March 01, 2015
Original Content Top 5 Lil Herb & Lil Bibby Collabs In honor of "Ballin' Like I'm Kobe," here are Lil Herb and Lil Bibby's top 5 collaborations. By Angus Walker September 29, 2015
Original Content The Rick Ross Holiday Gift Guide A holiday gift guide, based on the wise raps of Rick Ross. By Chris Tart December 08, 2015
Reviews Review: Ty Dolla $ign's "Airplane Mode" Ty Dolla gives us an enjoyable, very short prelude to his debut album. By Patrick Lyons October 15, 2015
Original Content Meet Krept & Konan: A UK Duo Making Waves Across The Pond Krept & Konan discuss moving from grime to hip hop, releasing their debut album and collaborating with YG, Wiz Khalifa and Jeremih. By Patrick Lyons August 26, 2015
Original Content The 6 Most Woke Tupac Interviews Tupac left behind a treasure trove of interviews. We count down the six best. By Alex Salzano June 24, 2017
Original Content 5 Underrated A$AP Ferg Tracks Dive into some of Ferg's underrated gems. By Mitch Findlay June 14, 2017