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Original Content Classic Rotation: Raekwon "Only Built 4 Cuban Linx" 'The Purple Tape' turns 20. By Chris Tart August 01, 2015
Original Content #TBT: RUN-DMC's Hottest Tracks RUN-DMC have created some of the most classic hip-hop cuts ever written, and today we celebrate their existence. Let's throw it back to RUN-DMC's hottest tracks. By Chris Tart November 27, 2014
Original Content Classic Rotation: Dr. Dre's "2001" Our "Classic Rotation" series revisits classic albums on the anniversary of their release. Today we take a look at Dr. Dre's classic album, "2001", which dropped fifteen years ago on November 16, 1999. By Chris Tart November 16, 2014
Original Content Everything We Know About Travi$ Scott's "Rodeo" Everything we know about Travi$ Scott's upcoming debut album. By Angus Walker June 10, 2015
Original Content 5 Pre-Prison Boosie Tracks You Need To Know 5 pre-prison Boosie tracks to prepare you for "Touchdown 2 Cause Hell." By Angus Walker May 13, 2015
Reviews Review: Jadakiss' "Top 5 Dead Or Alive" Even if Jadakiss isn't in your top five, "Top 5 Dead Or Alive" proves that he's still doing exactly what he should be at 40 years old. By Patrick Lyons November 26, 2015
Original Content 5 Things We Want From Pusha T's "Darkest Before Dawn" Five things that would ensure that Pusha T's "Darkest Before Dawn" is a worthy successor to "My Name Is My Name." By Patrick Lyons November 24, 2015
Original Content 28 Grams: Hip Hop Instagram Recap (Jan 30-Feb 5) Looking back at the best hip hop Instagram posts of the week. By Danny Schwartz February 06, 2016
Original Content Marty McFly Mode: 5 Ways "Back To The Future 2" Predicted Hip Hop Today Happy #BackToTheFutureDay y'all. By Danny Schwartz October 21, 2015
Reviews Review: Rihanna's "ANTI" Rihanna focuses less on the singles and more on the album, perhaps for the first time in her career. By Patrick Lyons February 02, 2016
Reviews Review: Logic's "The Incredible True Story" Does Logic's space journey rocket him to rap's stratosphere? By Nicholas DG November 18, 2015
Reviews Review: Jeremih's "Late Nights: The Album" An almost perfectly executed album of nocturnal R&B bliss. By Patrick Lyons December 07, 2015