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Original Content Top Tracks: April 25 - May 1 Beyoncé, Chris Brown, Lil Wayne and more chart new tracks in our Top Ten. By Patrick Lyons May 02, 2016
Original Content 5 Things We Want From Macklemore & Ryan Lewis' "This Unruly Mess I've Made" Macklemore & Ryan Lewis have some huge expectations for their sophomore album. Here's what we're hoping for. By Erich Donaldson January 19, 2016
Original Content Analyzing The Hidden Influences On Kendrick Lamar's "To Pimp a Butterfly" Looking at the less obvious influences on Kendrick Lamar's new album. By Nicholas DG March 19, 2015
Original Content Meek Mill's Mixtapes Ranked From Worst To Best A lengthy list for an even longer discography. By Devon Jefferson July 25, 2017
Original Content The 5 Freshest Beats On Kendrick Lamar's "DAMN." Our favorite productions on Kendrick Lamar's latest masterpiece. By Angus Walker April 14, 2017
Original Content 30 Unconventional Marketing Methods Used By Hip-Hop Artists Sometimes in order to win the game, you have to switch up how you play. We take a look at artists who have found success playing by their own marketing rules over the years. By KC Orcutt June 24, 2017
Reviews Review: Gucci Mane’s "The State Vs. Radric Davis II" "The State Vs. Radric Davis II" is a flawed yet fulfilling trap album from the iciest rapper, Gucci Mane. By Matt Aceto January 03, 2014
Original Content OutKast's 10 Best Music Videos We take a look at ten of OutKast's dopest music videos, as we approach their reunion festival tour. By Patrick Lyons February 11, 2014
Original Content All 6 OVO Fests, Ranked We rank every OVO Fest that Drake's put on in Toronto. By Patrick Lyons August 04, 2015
Original Content #TBT: Lil Bow Wow Throwin' it back to Lil Bow Wow's cuts. By Chris Tart April 30, 2015
Original Content #TBT: Gucci Mane BURR! Here's 10 throwback cuts from Gucci. By Chris Tart June 25, 2015
Profiles Behind The Beat: SykSense HNHH's new series "Behind The Beat" profiles unique producers that are looking to change the soundscape. By Angus Walker January 12, 2015