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Original Content 10 Essential Kirk Knight Tracks An introduction to Pro Era's Kirk Knight. By Chris Tart October 25, 2015
Original Content 10 Joint Mixtapes We Want To Hear HNHH's wishlist of collaborative tapes we'd like to hear in the near future. By Patrick Lyons October 20, 2015
Original Content How To Roll A Backwoods With Nef The Pharaoh Nef shares his blunt-rolling secrets. By Danny Schwartz March 14, 2017
Original Content What’s New In Battle Rap (July 8) We keep you up to date on everything going on in battle rap. By Dallas Darden July 08, 2017
Reviews Jay-Z's "4:44" (Review) Jay-Z digs deep and delivers his best album in years. By Patrick Lyons July 06, 2017
Reviews Syd's "Fin" (Review) Syd plays "Fin" off as a shallow stopgap release between Internet albums, but her confidence is also responsible for a strong set of songs. By Patrick Lyons February 10, 2017
Original Content #TBT: Ying Yang Twins Take a trip down memory lane: revisit the greatness of the legendary Ying Yang Twins. By Danny Schwartz May 11, 2017
Original Content This Summer's 16 Best Festival Lineups For Hip Hop Heads Brace yourself. Festival season is coming. By Mike Harris May 04, 2017
Original Content #TBT: Hurricane Chris Hurricane Chris brought ratchet music to a wider audience and, for a brief period, was the prince of Southern rap. By Danny Schwartz April 06, 2017
Original Content Drake's Pettiest Moments Since July 2015. By Danny Schwartz November 22, 2016
Original Content 5 BadAzz Moves Lil Boosie Has Made Since His Release Five bad ass moves Boosie Boo is making in the hip-hop game this year, and what more he has in store. By Netzayet Itzea October 10, 2014
Original Content #TBT: Deep Cuts From T.I. T.I. has been through jail and back during his 18-year rap career. From Kanye beats to southern posse cuts, let's revisit some deep cuts from classic TIP for this week's #TBT. By Chris Tart October 09, 2014