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Reviews Vic Mensa's "The Autobiography" (Review) Vic's proper debut is full of potential, but refuses to settle on a cohesive musical direction. By Richard Bryan August 06, 2017
Original Content Who Is Tay-K? Everything You Need To Know Who is polarizing Twitter figure slash Youtube viral sensation Lil Tay-K? By Jae Pascal August 04, 2017
Original Content #TBT: Fat Joe Fat Joe: 1993-2004. By Danny Schwartz April 13, 2017
Original Content In Tune We Trust: Lil Wayne's 4 New Songs, Ranked Mixtape Weezy is still the best Weezy. By Trevor Smith July 06, 2017
Original Content 5 Things We Want From ScHoolboy Q's "Blank Face LP" Here are a few things we'd like to see on ScHoolboy Q's "Blank Face LP." By Danny Schwartz June 16, 2016
Original Content 13 Music Festivals For Hip Hop Heads The best summer festivals for hip hop fans. By Chris Tart May 23, 2016
Original Content The Biggest Star From Each XXL Freshman Class Following the reveal of the 2016 Freshman Class, we take a look back at the most successful artists from XXL's 8 previous covers. By Trevor Smith June 13, 2016
Reviews Isaiah Rashad's "The Sun's Tirade" (Review) Isaiah Rashad crosses generational boundaries and plumbs the depths of his psyche on the excellent "Sun's Tirade." By Patrick Lyons September 10, 2016
Original Content 10 Essential Playboi Carti Tracks Get to know A$AP Rocky and Awful Records-affiliated Playboi Carti. By Danny Schwartz June 12, 2016
Original Content 5 Artists Who Used Anonymity To Blow Up Here are 5 artists who blew up out of anonymity. By Angus Walker March 01, 2016
Original Content #TBT: Ms. Lauryn Hill When Lauryn Hill was queen. By Danny Schwartz November 10, 2016
Original Content 10 Essential Dreamville Records Tracks An introduction to J. Cole's imprint. By Chris Tart January 31, 2016