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Reviews Review: Lil Herb's "Ballin Like I'm Kobe" Lil Herb delivers his best work yet on "Ballin' Like I'm Kobe." By Patrick Lyons October 03, 2015
Original Content Photos: Kendrick Lamar At Osheaga 2015 Kendrick Lamar closed out Osheaga on Saturday. By Rose Lilah August 03, 2015
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 Everything We Know About A$AP Rocky's "A.L.L.A." Here's every last tidbit we know about A$AP Rocky's upcoming album. By Patrick Lyons April 08, 2015
Original Content Top 7 Features On "SURF" They didn't want to be cool, they just wanted to be them. By Nicholas DG June 03, 2015
Reviews Review: The Weeknd's "Beauty Behind The Madness" The Weeknd balances his two selves, one aiming for pop stardom and one who is content in the shadows, on "Beauty Behind the Madness." By Scott Glaysher August 31, 2015
Original Content The Best Super Bowl Commercials Starring Rappers When rappers appear in Super Bowl ads... By Patrick Lyons February 06, 2016
Original Content "FACTS" Or Fiction? Breaking Down Kanye West's New Track Kanye West's latest release claimed to be "FACTS" only, but we investigate if that's really the case. By Patrick Lyons January 04, 2016
Original Content 28 Grams: Hip Hop Instagram Recap (Sep 12-18) Looking back at some of the best hip hop Instagram posts of the week. By Danny Schwartz September 19, 2015
Original Content The Best GIFs From The Jay Z Fan Video Some of the best GIFs that resulted from the soon-to-be-infamous Jay Z Fan. By Rose Lilah April 30, 2015
Original Content 6 Artists Who Cut Ties With Their (Former) Crews A few artists who severed ties with the crew they were once repping, whether amicably or not. By Ayara Pommells October 05, 2015
Reviews Review: A$AP Rocky's "A.L.L.A." A$AP Rocky is on a constant quest for evolution with "At.Long.Last.A$AP (A.L.L.A.)." By Rose Lilah May 28, 2015