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Reviews What Does It Take To Sign To TDE? Revolt Summit Panel Highlights The Los Angeles label heads give advice on making it with TDE. By Erika Marie October 29, 2019
Original Content Kanye West's David Letterman Interview: 6 Takeaways The key highlights from Kanye West's anticipated interview with David Letterman. By Samuel Allan May 31, 2019
Music Everything We Know About 6lack's Next Album Everything we know about 'Since I Have A Lover'. By Olivia Monahan March 07, 2023
Original Content HNHH TIDAL Wave: Eminem, Mac Miller, Future & 070 Shake Prevail Dreamville, Moneybagg Yo, Meek Mill, Pop Smoke, and others all appear on this week's playlist. By Alex Zidel January 22, 2020
Original Content Dave East Reflects On "Karma 3," His Favorite Lyricists, & Signing With Nas Following the release of Dave East's "Karma 3," we caught up with the lyricist to talk about the project, his writing process, and the albums that inspired him. By Mitch Findlay August 24, 2020
Original Content Young Thug Vs Lil Uzi Vert: Who Had The Better Debut Album? Young Thug and Lil Uzi Vert both built mainstream careers off of impressive mixtape discographies, but who reigned supreme when they dropped their long-awaited debut albums? By Cole Blake March 02, 2020
Original Content Rise & Grind: ShooterGang Kony Speaks On How He's Rejuvenating West Coast Gangster Rap ShooterGang Kony speaks on how he's revitalizing West Coast gangster rap, his upcoming album "Starshooter," and how he plans to take over the world. By Alex Zidel September 06, 2021
Original Content Word Up: Hip-Hop Through The Wire Listen to some hip-hop music that references "The Wire." By Rose Lilah April 03, 2012
Original Content Charts Don't Lie: December 7 Weekly review of the Hip-Hop and R&B sales/charts. By Rose Lilah December 07, 2014
Original Content Charts Don’t Lie: June 22 Weekly review of the Hip-Hop and R&B sales/charts. By Rose Lilah June 22, 2014
Original Content 5 Under-The-Radar Albums You Don't Want To Miss Some choice upcoming releases: Brockhampton, Joyner Lucas, Terrace Martin, & more. By Danny Schwartz June 07, 2017
Reviews DJ Khaled's "Grateful" (Review) DJ Khaled continues a hot streak after his rocky start. On the packed Grateful, alongside a cadre of rap royalty young and old, the producer conjures banger after banger with excitable radio-ready rap. By Tirhakah Love July 01, 2017