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Original Content 20 Hip-Hop Producers Forging The Sound Of Tomorrow As part of Black Future Month, we take a look at the producers who are shaping hip-hop sound and culture as we know it. By Robert Blair February 18, 2022
Sports Will LiAngelo Ball's NBA Dreams Finally Come True? LiAngelo Ball is in the midst of an incredible Summer League campaign that could finally get him his wish of playing in the NBA. By Alexander Cole August 21, 2021
Reviews Grip "I Died For This!?" Review "I Died For This!?," Grip's Shady Records debut, is an impressive concept album that makes great artistic choices and offers plenty of thought-provoking sentiments. By Joshua Robinson September 03, 2021
Reviews DJ Khaled "Khaled Khaled" Review DJ Khaled's key to success is based on a formula, and it's one he seems unwilling to change. By Aron A. May 10, 2021
Sports Ice Cube's BIG3 Goes International: A Championship Weekend In Paradise Ice Cube's BIG3 championship weekend in the Bahamas was a celebration of having a vision and bringing it to fruition. By Alexander Cole September 11, 2021
Reviews Lil Durk & Lil Baby "The Voice Of The Heroes" Review Lil Baby and Lil Durk build off their consistency as solo and feature artists to achieve what few rappers of their stature have done effectively on a collaborative project -- complement each other. By Aron A. June 10, 2021
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 Doja Cat’s Funniest TikToks Rapper Doja Cat has been trending on TikTok’s For You page, and it hasn’t necessarily been for her music. By Jordan Schenkman March 19, 2022
Original Content Gucci Mane's New 1017: How Wop Is Shaping The South Get to know the New 1017 through exclusive interviews with five members of Gucci Mane's newly re-established roster. By Aron A. October 29, 2021
Original Content URL's Eric Beasley Discusses Drake & Caffeine Partnership, The Importance of Battle Rap, "AGS2," & More Beasley provides a detailed introduction to the Ultimate Rap League (URL), discusses Drake's involvement, explains the importance of battle rap in today's Hip-Hop culture, and reflects on some of the greatest battles in URL history. By Joshua Robinson April 15, 2022
Sneakers Top 10 Sneakers Releasing In February Preview 10 of the best kicks dropping in February. By Kyle Rooney February 03, 2020
Reviews Royce Da 5'9" "The Allegory" Album Review Royce Da 5'9's self-produced "The Allegory" finds the Detroit rapper waxing philosophical, his confidence at an all-time high. By Mitch Findlay February 28, 2020