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Reviews Review: Waka Flocka's "DuFlocka Rant: Half-Time Show" Waka Flocka delivers another mixtape as part of his "DuFlocka" series, "DuFlocka Rant: Half-Time Show," which proves to be another standard Waka release. There are a few bangers, a few misses, but all in all, it's what fans expect from the rapper. By Chris Richburg May 20, 2013
Original Content #TBT: Wale Revisit some of Wale's best tracks from 2005-2009. By Danny Schwartz September 22, 2016
Original Content Classic Rotation: Jay Z's "Reasonable Doubt" "Reasonable Doubt" gave us an uncompromising portrait of Jay Z the hustler before the superstardom and entrepreneurial exploits. By Patrick Lyons June 25, 2016
Original Content Celebrate 10/17 With A Classic Gucci Mane Playlist A mix of some of Gucci's greatest hits and deep cuts, both new and old. By Trevor Smith October 17, 2016
Original Content Charts Don't Lie: January 4 Weekly review of the Hip-Hop and R&B sales/charts. By Rose Lilah January 04, 2015
Original Content The Guwop Effect: A History Of Gucci Mane's Co-Signs A look at the many rappers and producers Gucci Mane has supported over the years. By Trevor Smith February 09, 2015
Original Content 10 Essential Chance The Rapper Tracks Chance The Rapper's 10 best songs By Chris Tart March 14, 2015
Original Content #TBT: Mixtape Khalifa Khalifa-man's mixtapes, revisited for our #TBT series. By Chris Tart April 09, 2015
Reviews Review: Rick Ross' "Hood Billionaire" Rick Ross' second release of 2014, "Hood Billionaire," recycles a Rozay album formula that could use an injection of personality. By hnhh November 25, 2014
Original Content 10 Essential Terrace Martin Productions Get to know Terrace Martin, hip hop's most distinguished sax man. By Danny Schwartz September 11, 2016
Original Content #TBT: Nicki Minaj The best songs from the first stage of Minaj's career. By Chris Tart April 28, 2016
Original Content 12 Things We Learned From Kanye West's "Surface" Interview Highlights from Kanye West's 35-minute interview with 'Surface,' in which he offers insight into his unorthodox thought processes. By Danny Schwartz November 21, 2016