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Original Content By The Numbers: Kendrick Lamar's "Section.80" 5 Years Later We celebrate five years since the release of Kendrick Lamar's critically acclaimed "Section.80" with an infographic. By Rose Lilah July 02, 2016
Original Content We Never Gonna Die: Kanye West & The Celebrities Of The "Famous" Video How did Kanye West pick the celebrities included in his controversial "Famous" video? By Danny Schwartz June 27, 2016
Original Content Top 5 Best Kanye West "Late Registration" Songs Celebrate the anniversary of "Late Registration" with our picks for the best tracks off the LP! By Matt F August 30, 2017
Reviews Future's "HNDRXX" (Review) "HNDRXX" totally upends my theory about "FUTURE," and blows nearly everything Future's ever done out of the water. By Patrick Lyons February 28, 2017
Original Content 15 Soundcloud Producers Pushing Rap Boundaries 15 producers on Soundcloud that are effectively exploring new sounds. By Alphonse Pierre December 26, 2017
Original Content Hip-Hop's 10 Best Surprise Projects Which surprises were most pleasant? By Nicholas DG September 17, 2015
Reviews Review: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis' "This Unruly Mess I've Made" Almost overnight, Macklemore became a pop star and internet pariah. Now he tries to tear it all down. By Danny Schwartz March 04, 2016
Original Content 10 Essential SBTRKT Tracks An introduction to SBTRKT. By Chris Tart August 02, 2015
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 10 Essential OG Maco Tracks Let's get acquainted with the rapper responsible for "U Guessed It," and explore some unlikely styles he's messed with. By Chris Tart January 29, 2015
Reviews Review: Lupe Fiasco's "Tetsuo & Youth" Lupe Fiasco's newest album has many listeners saying that old Lupe is back. It looks like that may in fact be the case. By Dallas Darden January 26, 2015
Reviews Review: T.I.'s "Paperwork" T.I. proves that he's still a King with the release of his ninth solo album, "Paperwork." By hnhh October 22, 2014