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Reviews Review: Waka Flocka Flame's "Re-Up" Mixtape Waka Flocka Flame's newest mixtape "Re-Up" is one more step closer to his much-anticipated album release for "Flockaveli 2," set to come out later this year. By Rula Al-Nasrawi March 26, 2014
Reviews Review: Iggy Azalea's "The New Classic" Iggy Azalea's "The New Classic" is a flat LP that fails to utilize what that makes Iggy unique. By Lloyd Jaffe April 24, 2014
Original Content 10 Hip-Hop Artists Who Blew Up Off A Mixtape We peep ten hip-hop artists who got famous thanks to one dope mixtape. By Newton Stern September 08, 2014
Reviews Review: B.o.B.'s "No Genre 2" Three years, two albums and two mixtapes after dropping his first “No Genre” mixtape, B.o.B. returns with a worthy sequel. Can B.o.B be contained in one genre? By Chris Richburg July 14, 2014
Original Content Top Tracks Of The Week (March 17-23) A selection of the biggest tracks from March 17th to 23rd. By Trevor Smith March 25, 2014
Reviews Review: Kid Cudi's "Satellite Flight: The Journey To Mother Moon" Kid Cudi's worst habits are more prescient on "Satellite Flight: The Journey to Mother Moon." By Brian Josephs February 27, 2014
Original Content A Look At The Life Of Notorious B.I.G. Today we take a look back on the life of Christopher George Latore Wallace aka Biggie Smalls, on what would have been his 42nd birthday. By Nikita Rathod May 21, 2014
Original Content Lil Wayne’s Best Pop Culture References In "FWA" Lil Wayne's pop culture knowledge is second to none. By Danny Schwartz July 06, 2015
Original Content #TBT: Atmosphere (1996-2005) Throwin' it back to Atmosphere's early cuts, and classic ones at that. By Chris Tart April 16, 2015
Original Content Tech N9ne Breaks Down "Hood Go Crazy," "Fuck Food" & More Of His Mainstream Collabos Tech N9ne takes us through the making of five of his most notable collaborations with mainstream artists. By Rose Lilah April 13, 2015
Original Content 10 Songs You Didn't Know The-Dream Wrote Ten of the most unlikely places that The-Dream's writing credits have shown up. By Patrick Lyons April 13, 2015
Original Content 13 Essential Jay Electronica Tracks Jay Electronica has some strangely unique essentials. By Chris Tart March 01, 2015