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Original Content #TBT: Gang Starr Taking it back to rap's heyday with a list dedicated to Gang Starr record. By Chris Tart April 14, 2016
Reviews Review: Kevin Gates' "Murder For Hire 2" Kevin Gates delivers his most stylistically consistent tape yet, though "Murder For Hire 2" does lack a bit of excitement. By Patrick Lyons June 04, 2016
Original Content Top Tracks: April 25 - May 1 Beyoncé, Chris Brown, Lil Wayne and more chart new tracks in our Top Ten. By Patrick Lyons May 02, 2016
Original Content 5 Things We Want From Macklemore & Ryan Lewis' "This Unruly Mess I've Made" Macklemore & Ryan Lewis have some huge expectations for their sophomore album. Here's what we're hoping for. By Erich Donaldson January 19, 2016
Original Content Where Is Danny Brown? Tracking His Movements Since "Old" Tracing Danny Brown's steps since he released "Old" in 2013. By Danny Schwartz February 11, 2016
Reviews Review: Future's "EVOL" Future finally begins to move on and enjoy himself on "EVOL." Is it his strongest work since "DS2"? By Patrick Lyons February 10, 2016
Original Content 10 Tracks To Celebrate Bankroll Fresh's Legacy Here are 10 standout records from the late, great Bankroll Fresh. By Angus Walker March 07, 2016
Original Content Poetic License: The Art Of Writing For the nerd in every hip-hop fan, we take a close look at the idea of "poetic license," and how an MC is able to bend or completely ignore standard grammar rules because of it. By Rose Lilah April 17, 2015
Original Content Samples Of The Week: March 26 (Action Bronson Edition) Getting to the bottom of "Mr. Wonderful"'s samples. By Patrick Lyons March 26, 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 All 6 OVO Fests, Ranked We rank every OVO Fest that Drake's put on in Toronto. By Patrick Lyons August 04, 2015
Original Content #TBT: 50 Cent Throwback Thursday: listen to some of 50 Cent's early releases. By Chris Tart July 09, 2015