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Reviews Review: G-Unit's "The Beauty of Independence" Out of nowhere, G-Unit feeds the streets with "The Beauty of Independence" EP to hold the fans over until the main course. By Iva Anthony August 29, 2014
Original Content Pulling A "Beyonce": The Surprise Album Phenom Albums are being released with less notice, and in some cases, no notice at all. We dive in to the trend and dissect why this might be happening. By Chris Tart December 10, 2014
Original Content 12 Self-Produced Hip Hop Albums to Hear A look at the very best albums from rapper-producers. By Chris Tart October 24, 2015
Original Content Who Is Sheck Wes? 5 Things To Know About Travis Scott's New Artist Want to learn about the New York rapper that has Kanye and Travis Scott's attention? Here are five things to keep in mind. By Maxwell Cavaseno July 23, 2018
Original Content Why Busta Rhymes Is One Of The Greatest Of All Time Busta Rhymes is one of the most criminally slept on rappers in the game. By Mitch Findlay February 28, 2018
Original Content Who Killed It At Rolling Loud 2018? Top 5 Performances Rolling Loud 2018 was full of surprises, great performances and lots of mud. By Alex Zidel May 16, 2018
Original Content Kanye West's Changing Relationship With Art For the first time in over a decade, Kanye & I have don't have much to speak about. By Narsimha Chintaluri June 06, 2018
Reviews Drake "Scorpion" Review More unfazed than upset, Drake's "Scorpion" is anchored by the weight of its own expectation, despite moments of brilliance. By Mitch Findlay July 05, 2018
Original Content The Current Decade Of Hip-Hop & R&B, Ranked From Worst To Best Prepare for a dose of nostalgia as we take you back through the decade of hip-hop and r'n'b. Ranked from worst to best. By Luke Hinz November 14, 2018
Original Content Top 15 Hottest R&B Albums Of 2018 In an increasingly experimental musical landscape, here are the R&B efforts that stood out this year. By Milca P. December 06, 2018
Original Content The Aftermath Of XXXTentacion's Death XXXTentacion's sudden passing exposed some of humanity’s most deplorable tendencies. By Luke Hinz June 21, 2018
Original Content 3 New Artists You Should Hear Here are three new artists we discovered this week. By Rose Lilah August 18, 2018