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Original Content Ticket Giveaway: Win A Pair Of Passes To A3C Festival Win a pair of passes to this year's A3C Festival & Conference in Atlanta. By Rose Lilah September 15, 2015
Reviews Review: A$AP Rocky's "A.L.L.A." A$AP Rocky is on a constant quest for evolution with "At.Long.Last.A$AP (A.L.L.A.)." By Rose Lilah May 28, 2015
Reviews Review: Erykah Badu's "But You Caint Use My Phone" Erykah Badu's mixtape proves she's still as funky as ever, while showing appreciation for a new generation of artists. By Chris Tart December 04, 2015
Original Content #TBT: Gucci Mane BURR! Here's 10 throwback cuts from Gucci. By Chris Tart June 25, 2015
Original Content Undercover Folk Songs From Yelawolf's "Love Story" Yelawolf finds his folky side. By Nicholas DG April 24, 2015
Original Content Who Had The Better Verse: Gucci Mane Vs. Waka Flocka Gucci Mane and Waka Flocka go one-on-one for this week's "Who Had The Better Verse " series. Bricksquad is in the building this week. By Carl Lamarre June 22, 2015
Original Content Charts Don't Lie: November 4 A look at the week's rap and R&B sales and chart placements. By Trevor Smith November 04, 2015
Original Content Who Had The Better Verse: Jay Z Vs. Kanye West Jay Z and Kanye West are revolutionary artists who are and will always be transcendent in the world of music. Individually, they are untouchable. When they merge together, they're otherworldly. With numerous classic collaborations under their belt, we explore each one and decide who had the better verse. By Carl Lamarre April 27, 2015
Original Content Meet SiR: TDE's Not-So-Secret Weapon Interview: SiR talks growing up in Inglewood, working with Stevie Wonder, and signing to TDE. By Danny Schwartz March 28, 2017
Reviews Lil Wayne "Dedication 6" Review Wayne's "Mixtape Blueprint" isn't as thrilling as it once was, but he's the only person who can still pull it off. By Trevor Smith January 03, 2018
Original Content Why GZA Is One Of The Greatest Of All Time A Case for GZA as One of Hip-Hop's GOATs By Vince Rick January 06, 2018
Original Content Hip-Hop Family Tree Part 2: The Golden Era The second segment of our hip-hop family tree looks at the most important era. By Karlton Jahmal January 16, 2018