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Original Content What’s New In Battle Rap (Feb 4) We keep you up to date on everything going on in battle rap. By Dallas Darden February 04, 2017
Original Content Happy Birthday, Future: 10 Essential Future Tracks Happy 33rd birthday, Future. By Danny Schwartz November 20, 2016
Reviews Review: Desiigner's "New English" Desiigner flops hard on his debut project, "New English," which shows that he doesn't have much to offer beyond "Panda." By Patrick Lyons June 30, 2016
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
Sneakers NBA All Star Sneakers: Top 10 Kicks Releasing This Weekend A rundown of the best basketball sneakers releasing for All Star weekend. By Kyle Rooney February 15, 2019
Original Content Reborn: Why 2019 Is Kid Cudi's Time To Shine After the most tumultuous period of his public life, the stars have aligned for Kid Cudi to reclaim his rightful spot among the elite in 2019 By Robert Blair January 01, 2019
Original Content Soulja Boy Vs. Tyga: Biggest Comeback Of 2018 In a world bloated by a reverence for celebrity status, hip hop beef is more bizarre than ever. By Luke Hinz January 17, 2019
Original Content Machine Gun Kelly's "Rap Devil" Lands Respect From All Corners Machine Gun Kelly's scathing response to Eminem has earned near-unanimous praise. By Mitch Findlay September 04, 2018
Original Content SOB X RBE's Yhung T.O. Is Here For The Bag, "Fuck Rap Beef" INTERVIEW: Yhung T.O. is part of a nexus of young rappers teaching themselves the tricks of the trade. By Devin Ch August 16, 2018
Original Content Instagram Gallery: Teyana Taylor's Sexiest Pics Teyana be showing out on the gram. By Devon Jefferson January 27, 2018
Original Content The Best Hip-Hop & R'n'B Playlist To Start The Weekend Our FIRE EMOJI playlist is ready for your weekend plans. By Rose Lilah January 19, 2018
Original Content Top Tracks: It's a #1 Debut for 2 Chainz, Drake, and Quavo's "Bigger Than You" 2 Chainz's star-studded new single, the Drake and Quavo-assisted "Bigger Than You," lands in our top spot this week. By Patrick Lyons June 18, 2018