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Original Content Family Friendly Rap: Why The Sanitization Of Rap Is A Problem Against the sanitization of rap music. By Sanibel Chai November 29, 2019
Original Content Xzibit's "Man Vs. Machine" Still Packs A Nostalgic Punch On its seventeenth birthday, take a minute to revisit Xzibit's "Man Vs. Machine." By Mitch Findlay October 01, 2019
Original Content Top Tracks: J. Cole's "Middle Child" Crushes The Competition J. Cole's first taste of "Revenge of the Dreamers III," "Middle Child," easily debuts at #1 on our chart this week. By Patrick Lyons January 28, 2019
Original Content Top Tracks: Offset & Cardi B Back Together In Full Form With "Clout" Cardi B and Offset get their first joint #1 on our chart with "Clout," taken from Offset's debut solo album. By Patrick Lyons February 25, 2019
Sneakers Top 10 Sneakers Releasing In February A rundown of the best kicks dropping this month. By Kyle Rooney February 05, 2019
Original Content T.I. & Tiny: Friends And Family Hustle Episode 4 Recap: Reginae Carter & YFN Lucci On The Rocks Our weekly catch-up on last night's "T.I. & Tiny: Friends and Family Hustle" episode. By E Gadsby May 07, 2019
Original Content The Beast Coast Formation: Will They Finally Get Their Due Credit? As their debut album approaches, we examine why even Beast Coast's biggest entities are still burdened with the title of "slept on" in the industry. By Robert Blair April 11, 2019
Original Content Tekashi 6ix9ine: Be Honest, Do You Miss Him? Are you over the rainbow? By Mitch Findlay December 18, 2018
Reviews Childish Gambino's "This Is America" Tour Proves His Endless Talent & Creativity Childish Gambino resumed his "This Is America" tour with final shows in L.A. Sunday and Monday night. By Karlton Jahmal December 18, 2018
Original Content Kendrick Lamar Vs. Lupe Fiasco: Who Is The Better Lyricist? Lupe Fiasco's recent suggestion that Kendrick Lamar isn't in his league as a lyricist has opened the floor for an interesting conversation. By Mitch Findlay September 28, 2020
Original Content The Rise & Fall Of C-Murder: A Complete History Re-tracing and untangling the series of events that led to C-Murder's rise and catastrophic fall. By Mitch Findlay October 06, 2020
Sports Five Teams Who Should Sign Antonio Brown Antonio Brown might be a risk, but he's well worth it. By Alexander Cole August 23, 2020