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Original Content Dr. Dre's Top 10 Best Deep Cuts Expand your horizons. By Mitch Findlay January 01, 2020
Sports Why Washington Isn't The Only Team That Needs A Name Change With Washington on the verge of changing its name, it's about time we talk about all of the other racist nicknames throughout professional sports. By Alexander Cole July 04, 2020
Profiles From Local To Platinum: Dreka Gates On Her Role In Kevin Gates' Success INTERVIEW: From $250 shows to rap superstardom, Dreka Gates has always been a driving force in her husband's career, and that's just one of many ventures she's involved in. Now that Kevin Gates is a free man, where will 2018 take the hip-hop power couple? By Trevor Smith January 16, 2018
Reviews Jay Rock's "Redemption" (Review) Jay Rock shrugs off the delays that plagued his early career and settles into another quietly amazing album. By Patrick Lyons June 20, 2018
Original Content 10 Motivational Figures To Follow On Instagram For The New Year New Year, time to be that New You. Here are a few people to help in the process. By E Gadsby January 06, 2019
Reviews Kids See Ghosts "Kids See Ghosts" Review Kid Cudi and Kanye West find musical equivalency on divergent emotional paths. By Devin Ch June 14, 2018
Reviews CyHi the Prynce "No Dope on Sundays" Review If I could use one word to describe "No Dope On Sundays," it would be faith. By Karlton Jahmal November 21, 2017
Original Content 3 New Artists You Should Hear It's that time again. Finally. By Rose Lilah March 29, 2019
Original Content Is Ed Sheeran A Culture Vulture? A Deep Dive Into His Hip-Hop Ties Amid Wiley's claims that Ed Sheeran had exploited grime for his own gain, we take a look at Ed Sheeran's multiple liaisons with the hip-hop world on both sides of the Atlantic. By Robert Blair September 17, 2019
Original Content Scary Funny: How DaBaby Remains Intimidating While Cracking Jokes A look at DaBaby's unique breed of gangster rap, which relies on humor as much as it does on malice. By Patrick Lyons August 19, 2019
Original Content Change My Ways: Where Does Kodak Black Go From Here? With the uncertainty over his future at an all time high, we look at whether there's still time for Kodak Black to get back on track. By Robert Blair May 29, 2019
Original Content Is Joe Budden Right About Kanye West's "Sunday Service"? Aggrieved by Kanye West's latest attempt to intermingle faith with financial gain at Coachella, could Joe Budden have uncovered 'Ye's grand plan? By Robert Blair April 23, 2019