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Original Content Where To Buy Renaissance Tour Tickets Attention Beyhive! By Laura Fuentes March 03, 2023
Original Content Is AI A Threat To Hip-Hop? As the capabilities of AI grow, the technology is making its way into hip-hop spaces. By Caleb Hardy April 05, 2023
Original Content Hip-Hop's Best Verses: Joe Budden's "Dumb Out" Continuing our new Original Content series "Hip-Hop's Best Verses," Joe Budden channeled the spirit of hip-hop's greatest lyricists on the incendiary mixtape classic "Dumb Out." By Mitch Findlay February 17, 2021
Original Content Rap Industry Recap: May Your monthly recap of what went down in the hip-hop industry. By Chris Tart June 01, 2015
Original Content The Joe Budden Business Model: Destroy & Rebuild In the wake of Rory and Mal's controversial exit, we take a look at how Joe Budden has made a career out of tearing down his business ventures, and then building them back up. By Robert Blair May 18, 2021
Original Content 42 Dugg Teases Lil Baby Collab Project, Talks Rapping In Prison & The Infamous Whistle 42 Dugg divulges on the wisdom he's picked up from Yo Gotti and Lil Baby, the reason why he whistles in all his songs, and more for "On The Come Up." By Alex Zidel November 12, 2020
Original Content Why Did Bobby Shmurda Opt Out Of "First Day Out" Freestyle Tradition? Although he's got the whole world waiting on his next move after seven years away, there's a case to be made for Bobby Shmurda to delay his return to the rap game. By Robert Blair March 05, 2021
Reviews Tierra Whack's "Whack Factory" Showcases Her Artistry In All Its Bizarre Glory Despite a literal slip-up, Tierra Whack entertained the masses at RBMF. By Alex Zidel December 01, 2019
Original Content 12 Essential Kenny Beats Productions A starter kit to get you familiar with the production of Kenny Beats. By Gus Fisher March 15, 2020
Original Content How Doja Cat's "Mooo!" Set The Tone For Her Career Transitioning from novelty to artist on the rise, we look at the ways in which Doja Cat's first viral smash has informed her career from here on out. By Robert Blair February 26, 2020
Original Content Top Tracks: Playboi Carti & Lil Uzi Vert's New Collab Debuts At #1 Lil Uzi Vert and Playboi Carti continue their fruitful partnership with the chart-topping "Squad (Firearm)." By Patrick Lyons December 11, 2017
Original Content Top 20 Songs Of 2017 (So Far) Hip-hop is on fire in 2017. Here are the top 20 songs we've heard thus far. By Angus Walker July 20, 2017