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Profiles Behind The Beat: Kirk Knight Kirk Knight, Pro Era's go-to beatman, discusses the rise of his Brooklyn crew, balancing rapping and producing, and his decision to make an instrumental album after last year's "Late Knight Special." By Angus Walker October 07, 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 10 Joint Projects That May Or May Not Come Out Here are 10 of the most potent unreleased collaborative mixtapes, projects, and albums in hip hop. By Danny Schwartz May 16, 2016
Original Content Friday The 13th: 5 Must-Watch Movies Stop what you're doing and dive into one of these terrifying horror classics. By Mitch Findlay October 13, 2017
Original Content Dr. Dre Vs. Snoop Dogg: Who Had The Better Debut Album? Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg do battle to see who had the better solo debut. By Matt F September 20, 2017
Original Content Meet Lute: J. Cole's Newest Signee to Dreamville Records INTERVIEW: Dreamville's Lute talks about his new album "West 1996 Pt. 2," his journey to being signed, the possibility of a Dreamville posse cut and more. By Oliver W. Colbert October 17, 2017
Profiles Behind The Beat: Swiff D Interview: Swiff D shares insight into his production for Lil Wayne and Kevin Gates, and the incomparable genius of J Dilla. By Trevor Smith September 22, 2016
Original Content A Brief History Of Lil Wayne Storming Off Stage Wayne isn't shy about pulling the plug on a show he's unhappy with. By Trevor Smith July 26, 2016
Original Content Why A J. Cole-Kendrick Lamar Collab Album Is A Bad Idea While the fabled J. Cole/Kendrick Lamar collab album would be incredible to behold, it would not benefit either artist. By Tirhakah Love December 06, 2016
Original Content #TBT: Ms. Lauryn Hill When Lauryn Hill was queen. By Danny Schwartz November 10, 2016
Original Content All Summer Sixteen: 5 More Albums To Look Forward To Travis Scott, Rae Sremmurd, and Mac Miller still have full length projects on the way. By Trevor Smith August 01, 2016