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Reviews Nicki Minaj "Queen" Review Nicki Minaj dusts off the crown for another go-around. By Mitch Findlay August 17, 2018
Original Content How Suge Knight Became Hip-Hop's Biggest Antagonist Fresh from Joyner Lucas wishing death upon him on "Devil's Work," we examine how Death Row's Suge Knight became the most hated villain in hip-hop's collective history. By Robert Blair May 16, 2019
TV The 10 Best TV Shows You’re (Probably) Not Watching These shows are too good to fall by the wayside. By Michael Kaminsky October 19, 2019
Original Content Remembering Juice WRLD's Art Of Freestyling Rest in peace to one of the game's great young freestylers. By Mitch Findlay December 09, 2019
Relationships Jada Pinkett-Smith & Tupac: A Rare Friendship The relationship between Jada Pinkett-Smith and Tupac continues to prompt much in the way of theorizing. By Samuel Allan August 07, 2019
Original Content Kurt Cobain's Legacy Has Impacted Hip-Hop For Generations The spirit of Kurt Cobain lives on through hip-hop music. By Robert Blair July 18, 2019
Original Content Denzel Curry's Homecoming: A Conversation Deeper Than Rap INTERVIEW: Hours before his homecoming performance in Miami against J.I.D for Red Bull's Zeltron Worldwide, Denzel Curry details his new performance series, recognition, and the importance of unifying the hip-hop community. By Aron A. March 06, 2020
TV What Happened To Original TV Theme Songs? From "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" to "The Proud Family," where has original theme music for TV disappeared to? By Kemet High March 01, 2020
Sneakers Top 10 Air Jordan 11 Colorways Of All Time The Air Jordan 11 is one of Michael Jordan's most iconic sneakers and with this list, we're looking at the 10 best colorways. By Alexander Cole March 08, 2020
Original Content 10 Times Labelmates Beefed With Each Other 10 examples of beef between artists signed to the same label. By Patrick Lyons October 22, 2015
Original Content #TBT: Scott Storch's Classic Cuts Despite his many ups and downs, Scott Storch remains a talented producer. We look back at some his highlights for our #TBT series. By Chris Tart February 04, 2016
Original Content #TBT: Erykah Badu's Early Classics A selection of Erykah Badu's '90s classics for Throwback Thursday. By Chris Tart December 10, 2015