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Original Content Rich The Kid "The World Is Yours" Review Rich The Kid's debut is an entertaining experience, but is it compelling enough to stand among the genre's essentials? By Mitch Findlay April 04, 2018
Original Content Top Tracks Of The Week: March 3-9 A selection of the biggest tracks from March 3rd to 9th. By Trevor Smith March 11, 2014
Original Content Dr. Dre & Kanye West's "Jesus Is King II": What Can We Expect? A match made in heaven? By Mitch Findlay November 19, 2019
Original Content 10 Essential Jay Z Tracks Respect the legend. By Mitch Findlay June 18, 2017
Pop Culture Mia Khalifa Net Worth 2023: What Is The Media Personality Worth? Mia Khalifa's journey: from Beirut beginnings to global influencer and passionate advocate. By Jake Skudder September 18, 2023
Sports Are LaVar Ball's Antics Holding Back His Sons' Basketball Careers? LaVar has yet to make good on many of his proclamations. By Alexander Cole July 20, 2019
Original Content OutKast: The 21st Century’s Greatest Hip-Hop Act From "the south got something to say" to "Speakerboxxx/The Love Below," OutKast have changed the game. By Matt F September 25, 2018
Original Content Running The Jewels & The Game: An Argument For Killer Mike As The Top MC Of The Past Three Years <p>Ask most Hip-Hop fans who’s been running the rap game the past three years, and the answers would mostly be the same; Kendrick Lamar…Drake…maybe some J. Cole. Even with somewhat of an agreement, there’s no science to this. There’s no exact formula of determining who is on top. Is it record sales? Some would say that, and that would justify the belief that Kendrick, Drake, or Cole are on top of the game. Using that logic however would leave justification of our culture up to whoever is buying music…whoever. By Bruce Smith January 15, 2015
Original Content What Are The Most Expensive Rap Albums Ever? Check out our picks for the most expensive rap albums ever made! By Danny Schwartz June 15, 2017
Original Content Top Tracks: Tory Lanez and Future Collide For A #1 Single Tory Lanez has two songs on this week's chart, one of which makes a #1 debut. By Patrick Lyons October 09, 2017
Original Content The Art Of "Doggystyle": How Snoop Dogg's Cover Shaped Hip-Hop Album Art How Darryl "Joe Cool' Daniel's album artwork for Snoop Dogg's "Doggystyle" has influenced generations of hip-hop artwork. By Sanibel Chai November 22, 2019
Reviews ScHoolboy Q "CrasH Talk" Review ScHoolboy Q's fifth album plays it safe, but never sorry. By Mitch Findlay May 02, 2019