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Original Content Rise & Grind: DijahSB On Kid Cudi's Co-Sign, Non-Binary Representation In Rap & More Toronto's DijahSB joins us for this week's edition of "Rise & Grind" where they discuss Kid Cudi's co-sign, "Head Above The Waters," and more. By Aron A. August 30, 2021
Original Content Ant Clemons Details How His Relationship With Kanye West Evolved & His Approach To Music Ant Clemons goes into detail about his extensive work with Kanye West, his songwriting process, his first Grammy award, upcoming new music, and more. By Alex Zidel November 22, 2021
Original Content Doe Boy Talks "Oh Really" Debut, Working With Moneybagg Yo & Being More Than A Street Rapper Doe Boy's the latest face of Cleveland, and he's putting the city on his back. Ahead of the release of his debut album, "Oh Really," he detailed Future and Southside's guidance, his aspirations in film and television, and why 50 Cent remains one of his biggest inspirations. By Aron A. January 26, 2022
Original Content Nas & JAY-Z's Second Round: Was It Better Than The First? In one of hip-hop's most legendary battles -- that of JAY-Z and Nas -- the incredible second round goes underappreciated all too often. By Mitch Findlay July 08, 2021
Pop Culture Kanye West's Birth Chart: An Analysis In celebration of Kanye West's 45th birthday, we break down the most important facets of his birth chart. By Hayley Hynes June 08, 2022
Original Content Kendrick Lamar's Censorship Of "Po-Po" Line At Super Bowl Is A Painful Reminder During the star-studded Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show, Kendrick Lamar didn’t rap the infamous “Alright” line, “we hate po-po,” and the brief silence from that moment was deafening. By Joshua Robinson February 15, 2022
Original Content 21 Savage's Top 10 Best Features Since "Issa" With his sophomore album in the works, we take a look at 21 Savage's best features over the past 15 months. By Narsimha Chintaluri October 17, 2018
Relationships Jerrika Karlae Decided To Rap And It's Working: "U Ain't Slime Enough" Rapper Talks Music, Relationships & More INTERVIEW: Jerrika Karlae is ready for her rap-game close-up. By Rose Lilah September 24, 2018
Original Content 10 Times Rappers Were Banned From Countries We take a look at 10 instances when countries prohibited hip-hop artists from touching down on their soil. By Chris Tart September 03, 2015
Original Content 10 Essential Nard & B Productions Get to know savvy Atlanta production duo Nard & B. By Danny Schwartz February 05, 2017
Original Content 11 Buzzing Producers You Should Know These are buzzing beatmakers who are up next. Start paying attention. By Luke Hinz April 16, 2018
Society Who Is 22 Savage? Everything You Need To Know About The 21 Savage Clone "This ain't 21 bitch, it's 22." By Angus Walker October 04, 2016