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Original Content Charts Don't Lie: September 12 A look at this week's rap and R&B sales and chart placements. By Trevor Smith September 13, 2015
Original Content 140 Bars: Tweets Of The Week (Aug 8 - 14) Our weekly roundup of Rap Twitter. By Patrick Lyons August 14, 2015
Songs LyriQuiz: Drake Feat. Trey Songz - "Replacement Girl" Test your knowledge on Drake's "Replacement Girl" lyrics. By Mike De Leon September 10, 2015
Original Content Why We Need Another Childish Gambino Album 'Awaken, My Love!' is a great project, but we can't let 'Bino retire on an R&B album. By Karlton Jahmal December 07, 2017
Original Content Top Tracks: Post Malone & 21 Savage Score Big with New Single Post Malone and 21 Savage's new collab "Rockstar" rakes in by far the most views of the week. By Patrick Lyons September 18, 2017
Profiles 2 Chainz Photographer Joe Moore Is Documenting The Rapper's "No Ceiling" Rise INTERVIEW: Joe Moore, like Chainz, knows that hard work, good relationships and true talent are the keys to a great career. By Trevor Smith October 27, 2017
Original Content Lil Wayne's Next Album: 5 Producers We Want To See It's time for Lil Wayne to start making a few calls. By Mitch Findlay September 08, 2017
Original Content 20 Essential Kanye West Tracks This essentials list is almost as long and almost as legendary as Kanye West's infamous Zane Lowe rant. By Devon Jefferson September 10, 2017
Original Content Celebrate Tim Westwood's 60th Birthday With 15 Dope Freestyles In honor of Tim Westwood's birthday, check out some of the illest Westwood freestyles. By Mitch Findlay October 03, 2017
Original Content The 10 Best "Black Panther: The Album" Features We run down the best contributions to the "Black Panther" movie soundtrack. By hnhh February 12, 2018
Sports Athletes & Protests: A Short History Of When Sports Meet Politics Athletes in America have been using their prestige to influence political and social changes for decades. At the time of their protests, they are viewed as controversial figures. As time passes though, we acknowledge these men as heroes. By Karlton Jahmal September 28, 2017
Original Content The Best Hip-Hop & R'n'B Playlist For The Weekend Our FIRE EMOJI playlist is updated and ready to jumpstart your TGIF activities. By Rose Lilah February 09, 2018