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Original Content Jadakiss Vs. Fabolous: Who Had The Better Debut Album? Two of New York's finest go head to head in this week's installment of "Who Had The Better Debut Album?" By Mitch Findlay December 07, 2017
Original Content Russ Vs Metro Boomin, And Who Is Responsible For "The Current State Of Hip Hop"? Examining the "current state of hip-hop" and if we really need to "blame" anyone at all. By Aida C. April 26, 2018
Original Content Hip-Hop Olympics Bracket Week 2: New York State Of Mind Is New York the strongest region in hip-hop history? Draft your own team in our new Bracket Competition! By Mitch Findlay May 09, 2018
Original Content Charts Don't Lie: April 26 King Kendrick scores the highest first-week sales total of 2017. By Chris Tart April 26, 2017
Original Content Is Drake Losing His Clout? Drake's "Scorpion" is as successful as any album he's ever released, but is the Canadian megastar losing his grasp on the zeitgeist? By Patrick Lyons July 18, 2018
Original Content Why The Performances Were The Most Important Part Of The 2018 Grammys Kendrick Lamar, Bruno Mars, Cardi B, Dave Chappelle, and Childish Gambino showed the world why hip-hop culture reigns supreme. By Karlton Jahmal January 29, 2018
Original Content What Is Young Thug Up To? An Argument For "Hear No Evil" EP Series We have a hypothesis concerning Young Thug's surprise EP, "Hear No Evil." By Narsimha Chintaluri April 16, 2018
Original Content Happy Birthday, DMX: The Most Vital Rapper-Actor Of Our Time DMX's film oeuvre. By Danny Schwartz December 18, 2017
Original Content Top Tracks Of The Week: July 1-7 Staff picks for the week of July 1st to 7th. By Trevor Smith July 09, 2013
Original Content Summer Jam XX Festival Village Meet & Greets w/ Kid Ink, Action Bronson & A$AP Ferg Peep footage of Kid Ink, Action Bronson & A$AP Ferg interacting with fans at our Summer Jam XX tent. By hnhh June 09, 2013
Reviews Review: Trey Songz's "Trigga" Trey Songz sixth album brings the hits but leaves the substance at home. By Lloyd Jaffe July 02, 2014
Reviews Review: Travi$ Scott's "Days Before Rodeo" While there are a few hiccups in track selection and lyrical consistency, "Days Before Rodeo" has Travi$ Scott taking a significant step forward. By Kahron Spearman August 25, 2014