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Original Content Vote: What Is Your Favorite J. Cole Project? Cast your vote. By Danny Schwartz October 10, 2016
Original Content 13 Notable Writing Credits On Beyoncé's "Lemonade" A look at the writing credits for Bey's latest. By Trevor Smith April 27, 2016
Original Content FDT: 10 Rap References To Donald Trump Donald Trump has a long history of being referenced in rap. By Chris Tart May 07, 2016
Profiles Behind The Beat: Bobby Brackins Bobby Brackins is a natural born hit-maker. By Trevor Smith May 25, 2016
Original Content Charts Don’t Lie: February 8 Weekly review of the Hip-Hop and R&B sales/charts. By Rose Lilah February 08, 2015
Reviews Review: J. Cole's "2014 Forest Hills Drive" J. Cole releases his most personal and poignant album. By Glennisha Morgan December 15, 2014
Original Content 10 Essential JMSN Tracks R&B crooner JMSN has a unique swagger and collaborations with Ab-Soul. Let's look at his essential tracks. By Chris Tart January 11, 2015
Reviews Review: Future's "Monster" On the dark and moody, Metro Boomin’ assisted, Monster, Future displays himself first as an artist with a tremendous ear for production, and as a “loose cannon,” fraught with troubling paranoia. By Kahron Spearman November 05, 2014
Original Content Shooting The Shit With Mick Jenkins We chop it up with Free Nation leader Mick Jenkins about his upcoming mixtape "The Water[s]", Nicolas Cage, joining Cinematic Music Group and other randomness. By Rose Lilah August 11, 2014
Reviews Review: Chris Brown’s "X-Files" EP A fitting appetizer for Brown's upcoming "X" album. By William Cannon November 26, 2013
Original Content Samples Of The Week: March 12 Catch up on the latest sample flips by Freddie Gibbs, Flatbush Zombies and Curren$y. By Patrick Lyons March 12, 2015
Original Content Contest: Win Tickets For B.o.B Live In NYC With Kevin Gates Win a pair of tickets to see B.o.B and Kevin Gates in NYC! By Trevor Smith November 21, 2014