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Original Content Top 10 J. Cole Story-Telling Tracks We highlight instances of J. Cole's story-telling prowess in celebration of "4 Your Eyez Only." By Seymoure December 09, 2016
Original Content The 5 Songs Rich Homie Quan Went In The Furthest On Five tracks that deliver on Rich Homie Quan's undeniable promise. By Angus Walker April 29, 2015
Original Content Top 5 Black Hippy Posse Cuts Black Hippy never disappoints. By Danny Schwartz August 17, 2015
Original Content 10 Essential Kodak Black Tracks An introduction to South Florida up-and-comer Kodak Black. By Chris Tart December 06, 2015
Original Content 10 Essential Lil Uzi Vert Tracks An introduction to Lil Uzi Vert. By Chris Tart November 15, 2015
Original Content 10 Essential Lil Pump Tracks Get familiar with the South Florida rapper blowing up on SoundCloud. By Devon Jefferson June 04, 2017
Original Content Wiz Khalifa's "B.A.R." Set The Precedent For His Career We briefly explore the importance of Wiz Khalifa's "B.A.R." mixtape and title track, and its influence on his career. By Rose Lilah April 30, 2020
Original Content DMX Went To Hell And Back On "Stop Being Greedy" With countless hits to his name, DMX delivered a career-defining record with the morally complex and haunting "Stop Being Greedy." By Mitch Findlay May 28, 2020
Original Content Tyler, The Creator's Musical Evolution In 4 Stages Defining the 4 musical stages of Tyler the Creator, Rap's Renaissance Man. By Michael Kawaida January 28, 2020
Original Content Samples Of The Week: January 1 (Fabolous Edition) We highlight some choice samples from Fabolous' "Young OG Project." By Patrick Lyons January 01, 2015
Original Content #TBT: Talib Kweli Talib gets the TBT treatment this week. By Chris Tart February 19, 2015
Original Content The Best Possible Acronyms For Kanye West's "SWISH" With no more "So Help Me God," our users created some "SWISH" acronyms, and our staff proceeded to do the same. Can you see any of these on the cover of Kanye's next album? By Angus Walker May 04, 2015