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Original Content Old Head Vs. New: Understanding Hip Hop's Generation Gap What is at the root of the schism between older artists and the next generation? By Luke Hinz April 03, 2018
Original Content Instagram Gallery: Cardi B And Offset's Most Happily-In-Love Pics Cardi B & Offset are hip-hop couple goals and here's proof. By E Gadsby March 31, 2018
Original Content Best Comic Book Villains Of All Time Villains galore. By Karlton Jahmal January 06, 2019
Original Content Love & Hip Hop ATL Episode 16 Recap: Kendra Meets Young Joc's Baby Mamas In this week's "Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta" episode, Young Joc faces several ultimatums after Kendra meets his baby mothers, Erica Dixon hosts a baby shower, Karlie gets in trouble and more in this week's juicy episode... By Aida C. July 02, 2019
Original Content Top Tracks: DJ Mustard & Migos' "Pure Water" Climbs To #1 DJ Mustard's new single "Pure Water," which features Migos, debuts at #1 on our chart this week. By Patrick Lyons January 21, 2019
Original Content Ariana Grande's Boyfriends: The Complete History We take you through Ariana Grande's ghosts of boyfriends' past. By E Gadsby April 02, 2019
Original Content Collision Course: How Musical Independence Has Ignited A Streaming War The successes and failures of platforms like Spotify and United Masters could redefine the trajectory of the entire music industry. By Luke Hinz May 03, 2019
Original Content Who Will Be Soundcloud's Next Star? Here Are 10 Contenders We take a look at the artists who have a chance to become Soundcloud's next star. By Alphonse Pierre June 04, 2018
Original Content Why Black Thought Is One Of The Greatest Of All Time Where does Black Thought rank in the greatest-of-all-time conversation? And why does he continue to fly under the radar? By Luke Hinz June 26, 2018
Original Content Drake’s “So Far Gone” Birthed A Rap Superstar 10 years later, the OVO rapper's breakthrough mixtape is one of hip-hop's great blueprints. By Trevor Smith February 13, 2019
Original Content Why Comedy Rap Is Always Considered "Less Than" Can comedic rap ever escape the asterisk beside its name? By Sanibel Chai November 16, 2018
Original Content Jay-Z's "The Black Album" Turns Fifteen: A Moment Of Clarity If you can't respect Jay-Z's "The Black Album," your whole perspective is wack. By Mitch Findlay November 14, 2018