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Original Content Where Is Street King Immortal? A Complete History Of 50 Cent's Lost Album 50 Cent's "Street King Immortal" was once touted as his final, retirement project. Only, it never saw the light of day. Now, almost ten years since he originally announced the album, we take a look at what happened. By Robert Blair July 09, 2021
Original Content The 10 Best Will Smith Movies Of All Time Will is a legend. By Karlton Jahmal February 17, 2019
Original Content The Very Common Predicament Of Lil Uzi Vert The story of Lil Uzi Vert being held hostage by his record label is serious, but it's all too common among young artists. By Patrick Lyons January 17, 2019
Original Content Yelawolf Reflects On His Final Hip-Hop Album, His Favorite Era Of MCs & His Distaste For TikTok Yelawolf opens up about why "Mile Zero" is among his most important projects, the next chapter of his career, and how TikTok has come to impact the way music is consumed. By Mitch Findlay May 05, 2021
Original Content New Music Friday: NBA YoungBoy, Paper Route Empire, Kanye West, & Shenseea Dominate This week's new music releases include YoungBoy Never Broke Again, Paper Route Empire, 2 Chainz, Kanye West, iann dior, Mach-Hommy, and more. By Alex Zidel January 21, 2022
Original Content When The Gun Talks, What Does It Say? While the gun has become a staple image in hip-hop music, Nas, Pharoahe Monch, and Styles P proved that it can also be a compelling character in its own right. By Mitch Findlay June 25, 2020
Original Content Nicki Minaj's Albums, Ranked We're ranking Nicki Minaj's four studio albums from worst to best. By Noor Lobad October 20, 2020
Original Content Jay-Z's "4:44": 20 Best Lyrics Jay-Z has no shortage of wisdom on "4:44." By Mitch Findlay June 30, 2017
Original Content Why Does Everyone Think Lil Uzi Vert Is The Devil? "Do What I Want" or "Do What Thou Wilt"? Getting to the bottom of the absurd Satanic conspiracy theory surrounding Lil Uzi Vert. By Patrick Lyons June 12, 2017
Reviews The Weeknd Makes Tragedy Spectacular At Madison Square Garden The Weeknd's relentless roller coaster of addiction and destruction unites a loving sea of hedonistic New Yorkers. By Angus Walker November 19, 2015
Original Content Classic Rotation: N.W.A's "Straight Outta Compton" Our "Classic Rotation" series revisits classic albums on the anniversary of their release. We now take a look back where it all started, N.W.A's unarguable classic, "Straight Outta Compton", which dropped 27 years ago to this day. By Eve Stern August 08, 2015
Original Content 10 Essential Meek Mill Tracks Revisit Philidelphia's battle tested street solider Meek Mill's captivating body of work. By Devon Jefferson July 02, 2017