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Original Content Predicting The 2020 Hip-Hop And R&B Grammy Winners Who will take home the hardware in Los Angeles? By Michael Kawaida January 24, 2020
Original Content DaniLeigh Talks About Putting Her Personal Life Into Her Music & Misconceptions About Her On Day 6 of our "12 Days of Christmas," we talk with DaniLeigh. The Def Jam artist sat down with us to talk about creating "MOVIE" during a pandemic, marching for BLM, and maintaining her privacy in a world where everyone has formed an opinion about her personal life. By Erika Marie December 18, 2020
Sports Does This Year's NBA Champions Deserve An Asterisk? With the Lakers and Heat appearing to be favorites for the finals, some NBA fans are already gearing up to delegitimize this year's champion. By Alexander Cole September 26, 2020
Original Content Kendrick Lamar Track Bracket Finals: "Alright" Vs. "Money Trees" We're down to the last two songs. By Alex Zidel December 06, 2019
Original Content Kendrick Lamar's Pulitzer Prize Is A Hip-Hop Triumph Kendrick Lamar's Pulitzer is a groundbreaking moment for hip-hop. By Luke Hinz April 17, 2018
Original Content Nicki Minaj Has Mastered The Art Of Social Media Self-Promotion Nicki Minaj uses social media as a promotional tool like no one else in hip-hop. Is it too much exposure or simply part of the job? By Matt F September 04, 2018
Original Content 15 Most Epic Hip-Hop Grammy Moments From 1989 to 2017, these were the most defining hip-hop Grammy moments. By Karlton Jahmal January 27, 2018
Original Content Mick Jenkins, Rap Game Transparent Eyeball An interview with Mick Jenkins. By Danny Schwartz September 26, 2016
Profiles Behind The Beat: Maaly Raw We go Behind the Beat with Maaly Raw, the young Philly producer behind a handful of Lil Uzi Vert's biggest hits. By Angus Walker June 30, 2016
Original Content "Life When You're The Movie": Inside The Mind Of Sean Leon We sat down with Sean and director Noel to talk about fostering creativity, prioritizing friends over funds, and defining success as an independent artist. By Anders Marshall February 04, 2017
Reviews Childish Gambino's "Awaken, My Love!" (Review) Donald Glover ditches the rapping, winds up with the best (musical) work of his career. By Patrick Lyons December 07, 2016
Reviews Mac Miller's "The Divine Feminine" (Review) Mac Miller's "The Divine Feminine" is (thus far) the peak of the most unexpected glo-up of the past five years. By Patrick Lyons September 21, 2016