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Original Content Sean Paul Speaks On Beyoncé-Jay-Z Rumors, Dancehall's Clash Culture, & New Album Grammy-winning artist Sean Paul has topped the charts for over two decades and he's returning this year with two new albums. He told us all about the visions and collaborations for the projects & why he's taken on the responsibility of bridging divisions in Dancehall. By Erika Marie February 18, 2021
Original Content Top 7 Features On Gunna's "DS4EVER" In honor of "DS4EVER," we are breaking down the best features from the exciting new album. By Joshua Robinson January 07, 2022
Original Content What Does "Oklama" Mean? Unpacking Kendrick Lamar's New Alias With no shortage of theories online, we look at the potential rationales behind Kendrick Lamar's new "Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers" era moniker. By Robert Blair April 21, 2022
Original Content Top 5 Rolling Loud Miami 2022 Sets The hip-hop festival boasted surprise performances, iconic moments, and a whole lot of pits. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 27, 2022
Original Content Sleepy Hallow Details Kendrick Lamar & J. Cole Appreciation, Sheff G Relationship & More Sleepy Hallow talks Kendrick Lamar's "The Art Of Peer Pressure," coming up with Sheff G, and "Still Sleep?" deluxe edition on the latest episode of "On The Come Up." By Aron A. December 01, 2021
Original Content #TBT: Logic's "Young Sinatra" Mixtape Series Logic 2011-2013. By Danny Schwartz August 03, 2017
Original Content Top 5 Songs From Kanye West's G.O.O.D. Friday Series We run down the five best releases from the 2010 G.O.O.D. Friday series. By Rose Lilah January 08, 2016
Original Content The Game's 5 Best Diss Tracks Revisiting The Game's G-Unot movement. By Danny Schwartz September 20, 2016
Original Content The Biggest Star From Each XXL Freshman Class Following the reveal of the 2016 Freshman Class, we take a look back at the most successful artists from XXL's 8 previous covers. By Trevor Smith June 13, 2016
Original Content Horror Hop: Rap's Most Violent Lyrics Can you stomach the most gruesome and sickening lyrics in all of hip-hop? By Gark Mavigan October 31, 2015
Original Content Everything You Need To Know About Ian Connor The self-described King of the Youth works with everyone from A$AP Rocky to Kanye West to Kylie Jenner. By Danny Schwartz January 15, 2016
Original Content 6 Toronto Rappers Drake Has Put The Spotlight On Drake loves nothing more than putting on for Toronto. By Danny Schwartz August 11, 2015