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Original Content Top Tracks: Jeezy's "Suge" Freestyle Is Crowned #1 We're late, but here's our new edition of Top Tracks. Jeezy scores his first solo #1 in years with a freestyle over DaBaby's "Suge." By Patrick Lyons May 22, 2019
Original Content Unraveling Lil Wayne & Birdman's Lengthy Road To Reconciliation After reuniting on the Juvenile-assisted "Ride Dat," we survey Lil Wayne and Birdman's bitter feud to pinpoint what went wrong and how their bond was finally repaired. By Robert Blair September 19, 2019
Original Content Your Memorial Day Edition "FIRE EMOJI" Playlist Featuring YG, J. Cole & Beast Coast Tune in to our weekly mix of the biggest rap and R&B tracks. By Devin Ch May 25, 2019
Sports Super Bowl LIII: Top 10 Prop Bets To Gamble On This Sunday Check out 10 of the many prop bets people will be gambling on this Sunday. By Kyle Rooney January 31, 2019
Original Content Kanye West's "Jesus Is King:" Everything You Need To Know We don't have the album, but we do have some clues about it. By Noah C October 13, 2019
Original Content Dr. Dre's Top 10 Best Deep Cuts Expand your horizons. By Mitch Findlay January 01, 2020
Original Content Kiana Ledé Is Seizing Her Second Chance At A Music Career In New MTV Series: "It's Time" The R&B singer chatted with us about her first headlining tour & getting a second chance at a first impression. By Erika Marie November 26, 2019
Original Content Meet Alina Baraz: "It Was Divine" Songstress On Working With Khalid & More EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Alina Baraz tells us all about her new debut album, "It Was Divine," her aversions to self-criticism and the notion of "genre," and what she's been up to in quarantine in our new interview. By Lynn S. May 08, 2020
Original Content The Year Of DaBaby & Megan Thee Stallion On how DaBaby & Megan Thee Stallion conquered 2019 and why it was so fun to watch. By Noah C December 17, 2019
Reviews Joyner Lucas "ADHD" Review After a two-year-long rollout, Joyner Lucas has finally come through and delivered his ambitious and diverse "ADHD" album. By Mitch Findlay April 02, 2020
Original Content 50 Cent Vs. Ja Rule Beef: How It Started One of hip-hop's most legendary wars began with chain-snatchings, thrown punches, diss tracks, and studio stabbings. By Mitch Findlay July 26, 2019
Politics How Music Can Shape Our Politics: From Kendrick Lamar To N.W.A. Politics and music have always existed hand-in-hand. By Cole Blake July 26, 2019