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Original Content #TBT: Mixtape Big Sean Revisiting a few standouts from Big Sean's mixtape era (2007-2012). By Danny Schwartz December 22, 2016
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 Soulja Boy Vs. Tyga: Biggest Comeback Of 2018 In a world bloated by a reverence for celebrity status, hip hop beef is more bizarre than ever. By Luke Hinz January 17, 2019
Original Content Top Tracks: XXXTentacion & Lil Pump's Big Collab Tops The Chart XXXTentacion's posthumous collaboration with Lil Pump, Swae Lee, and Maluma, "Arms Around You," debuts at #1. By Patrick Lyons October 29, 2018
Original Content Wiz Khalifa's Best Smoking Anthems Stay high. By Karlton Jahmal January 01, 2019
Reviews Kodak Black's "Dying To Live" Review Kodak Black is torn between trying to find his voice and find success, to curious results, on "Dying to Live." By Maxwell Cavaseno December 19, 2018
Reviews Gucci Mane's "Evil Genius" Review "Evil Genius" is one of Gucci Mane's most polished and precise projects to date, but that doesn't play to his strengths. By Patrick Lyons December 13, 2018
Profiles 88GLAM Explain How They Signed To The Weeknd In "On The Come Up" Premiere 88GLAM's Derek Wise and 88CAMINO join us for the season premiere of "On The Come Up." By Aron A. November 14, 2018
Original Content Hip-Hop's Obsession With The "Classic" Album Why the hip-hop community worships Nas' "Illmatic" and how the album's classic status has shaped the direction of the genre By Luke Hinz October 01, 2018
Reviews Young Thug's "Slime Language" Review Young Thug sounds like he's having the time of his life on the invigorating "Slime Language." By Patrick Lyons August 21, 2018
Original Content Drakeo The Ruler Is Behind Bars But Still Has A Pulse On Underground L.A. & Beyond Drakeo the Ruler is on the rise. By Karlton Jahmal June 18, 2018
Original Content The Best Of Kevin Gates' "Luca Brasi" Kevin Gates is set to make a major comeback. By Narsimha Chintaluri August 15, 2018