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Sneakers 10 Most Overpriced Sneakers Sneakers that aren't worth their price tag, no matter the circumstance. By Willie T. Plaza January 08, 2018
Pop Culture Here Is Everything You Need To Know About Travis Scott's "UTOPIA" La Flame’s next album is still in the works following a four-year gap since “ASTROWORLD.” By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 02, 2022
Original Content When The Gun Talks, What Does It Say? While the gun has become a staple image in hip-hop music, Nas, Pharoahe Monch, and Styles P proved that it can also be a compelling character in its own right. By Mitch Findlay June 25, 2020
Original Content Top Tracks Of The Week (March 17-23) A selection of the biggest tracks from March 17th to 23rd. By Trevor Smith March 25, 2014
Pop Culture Who Is Malu Trevejo? From being signed to Travis Scott's record brand to seemingly ditching the label, all within the span of a month, here's a rundown of the rising social media star Malu Trevejo. By Nancy Jiang November 07, 2021
Reviews Anderson .Paak "Ventura" Review A testament to all that makes him such a fascinating anomaly in our hip-hop/R&B landscape, "Ventura" is an emphatic return to form for the multi-faceted Anderson .Paak. By Robert Blair April 17, 2019
Original Content Why We Need Another Childish Gambino Album 'Awaken, My Love!' is a great project, but we can't let 'Bino retire on an R&B album. By Karlton Jahmal December 07, 2017
Original Content How The Roots' "Things Fall Apart" Changed Rap Twenty years later, the landmark album by the Philly rap band is one that perfectly straddles popular appeal and critical reverence. By Jibril Yassin February 23, 2019
Original Content Are These 5 Beloved Rap Albums Classics? With the term classic holding such weight within the rap game, it feels appropriate to examine five albums that may very well be deserving of the status. By Mitch Findlay September 23, 2020
Streetwear Dapper Dan Talks Mike Tyson Fight In His Store, Getting Raided In The '90s Because Of Fendi & More Ahead of the launch of the limited edition Dapper Dan x Pepsi Football Watching Capsule Collection, we spoke to the father of logo-mania about the infamous Mike Tyson fight, Michael K. Williams, and so much more. By Aron A. September 14, 2021
Profiles Meet Wifisfuneral: The Hottest Thing Out Of Palm Beach Since Serena Williams Interview: Wifisfuneral discusses Palm Beach adolescent rebellion, meeting Earl Sweatshirt, and his excellent album "Black Heart Revenge." By Danny Schwartz September 20, 2016
Original Content Top 10 Afrocentric Hip-Hop Albums The albums that helped define Black excellence in hip-hop, in honour of Black History Month. By Karlton Jahmal February 06, 2018