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Original Content Paul Wall & Termanology Talk Joint Album, Getting A 30-Year Old Pete Rock Beat & More Paul Wall and Termanology explain how fate led them to collaborate with Pete Rock, American-made cars vs. foreigns, and Statik Selektah's role in bringing them together. By Aron A. April 08, 2022
Original Content Hip-Hop's Best Verses: Joe Budden's "Dumb Out" Continuing our new Original Content series "Hip-Hop's Best Verses," Joe Budden channeled the spirit of hip-hop's greatest lyricists on the incendiary mixtape classic "Dumb Out." By Mitch Findlay February 17, 2021
Original Content Analyzing The Frank Ocean Business Model A master of artistry and marketing, we take a closer look at how Frank Ocean continues to mystify and remould the music industry. By Robert Blair July 01, 2019
Sports Jimmy Butler And The Miami Heat Are The NBA's Biggest Surprise Why Jimmy Butler and company are a darkhorse to make it out of the Eastern Conference. By Michael Kawaida January 05, 2020
Original Content Top Tracks: Drake's Remix Catapults Summer Walker's "Girls Need Love" To #1 As he's done for many other up-and-coming artists, Drake remixes Summer Walker's "Girls Need Love" and bolsters its popularity. By Patrick Lyons March 04, 2019
Original Content 2 Chainz "Rap Or Go To The League" Lyrics: The OG Syllabus "Rap Or Go To The League" finds 2 Chainz settling into the role of "OG" quite nicely. By Mitch Findlay March 01, 2019
Reviews Vince Staples' Tour Is Just As Honest & Raw As The Rapper Himself Vince Staples pays tribute to Mac Miller and brings "FM!" to life. By Alex Zidel March 02, 2019
Original Content How To Start Your Day During Coronavirus Quarantine: Wake & Bake Playlist Our Wake & Bake playlist, to get you through those Quarantine mornings. By Rose Lilah March 27, 2020
Original Content Top Tracks: T.I.'s Floyd Mayweather Diss, "Fu*k N****," Hits #1 Diss tracks remain king as T.I.'s "Fuck N****," aimed at Floyd Mayweather, goes #1 By Patrick Lyons February 18, 2019
Reviews Young Thug "On The Rvn" Review “On The Rvn,” Young Thug’s latest in a string of relatively minor releases, is his best solo offering of 2018. By Narsimha Chintaluri September 26, 2018
Original Content Top Tracks: Nicki Minaj Dominates Week With "Barbie Going Bad" & More Nicki Minaj has three of this week's top four songs, with "Barbie Going Bad" hitting #1. By Patrick Lyons February 11, 2019
Original Content Top Tracks: Future's #1 Again With "Jumpin On A Jet" Future's on top for the second week in a row with his latest "WIZRD" single, "Jumpin on a Jet." By Patrick Lyons January 14, 2019