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Original Content J Cole's "No Role Modelz" & The Absent Father Domino Effect Off his acclaimed 2014 Forest Hills Drive album, J Cole's "No Role Modelz" puts exclamation marks on a longstanding struggle in hip-hop. By Michael Kawaida March 03, 2020
Original Content Summer Jam XX Festival Village Meet & Greets w/ Kid Ink, Action Bronson & A$AP Ferg Peep footage of Kid Ink, Action Bronson & A$AP Ferg interacting with fans at our Summer Jam XX tent. By hnhh June 09, 2013
Original Content The First Lady Of Motown Explains Why New Artists Need To Learn About Label's Epic History INTERVIEW: Before Black History Month is a wrap, we chatted with the First Lady of Motown, Claudette Robinson of the legendary group The Miracles, to discuss the legacy of the label and the group. By Erika Marie February 23, 2020
Original Content Drake And Quality Control: A Complete History Drake and Quality Control go way back. By Dhruva Balram May 17, 2018
Songs Beyonce & Jay Z Share Photos From New Year's Eve & Blue Ivy's 2nd Birthday Beyonce shares some personal photos from her New Year's Eve with Jay Z and Blue Ivy, as well as Blue Ivy's 2nd birthday. By Rose Lilah January 16, 2014
Music Asian Doll Net Worth 2024: Updated Wealth Of The Rapper Explore Asian Doll and her journey in the music industry, her rise to fame, key achievements, and how she amassed her net worth in 2024. By Jake Skudder January 03, 2024
Original Content Why Young Thug Is One Of The Greatest Of All Time Regardless of the outcome of Young Thug’s impending RICO trial in 2023, the Atlanta native has already left behind a legacy as one of Hip-Hop’s greatest disruptors. By Joshua Robinson June 30, 2022
Original Content Kings Of Rock: A Brief History Of Rap-Rock We continue down memory lane, looking at the history of the interaction between rap and rock. By Gus Fisher August 07, 2018
Original Content Most Creative Music Videos Of 2018 A look at twelve of the most inventive music videos of 2018. By Alex Zidel December 21, 2018
Reviews Lil Pump's "Harverd Dropout" Review Does Lil Pump suffer the sophomore slump? Or is the 18-year old rapper only starting to hit his stride? By Maxwell Cavaseno February 28, 2019
Original Content Classic Rotation: Dr. Dre's "The Chronic" Our new "Classic Rotation" series revisits classic albums on the anniversary of their release. To kick things off, we've taken a look at Dr. Dre's indisputable classic "The Chronic", which dropped 21 years ago today, on December 15th, 1992. By TWL December 15, 2013
Original Content #TBT: G-Unit Revisiting G-Unit's 2002-2003 mixtape run culminating in "Beg For Mercy." By Danny Schwartz November 03, 2016