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Original Content Charts Don't Lie: August 1st A look at this week's rap and R&B sales and chart placements. By Trevor Smith August 02, 2015
Original Content Waka Flocka Flame's Top 10 Turn Up Anthems Practice your gun sound ad-libs, dread shaking and yelling: these are Waka Flocka Flame's 10 best turn up anthems. By Patrick Lyons March 03, 2015
Original Content The 10 Best Hip Hop Protest Songs Since The Trayvon Martin Shooting A recent wave of heavily publicized killings of black men at the hands of law enforcement has sparked some incredible protest music. By Danny Schwartz July 08, 2016
Original Content The 5 Best Hooks On Post Malone's "August 26" Here are the best hooks on Post Malone's debut mixtape. By Danny Schwartz May 13, 2016
Reviews Review: A$AP Ferg's "Trap Lord" Ready for his turn in the limelight, A$AP Ferg drops his debut album "Trap Lord" and proves he is different from the rest of the mob. By Iva Anthony August 22, 2013
Original Content Instagram Gallery: Nicole Murphy’s Insane Body Nicole Murphy is body goals for any woman of any age. By E Gadsby July 29, 2018
Original Content TDE's 2019 Release Slate: Everything We Know After a relatively quiet year, 2019 is primed for an all-out assault from Top Dawg Entertainment By Robert Blair March 07, 2019
Reviews Young Thug's "No, My Name Is Jeffery" (Review) Young Thug levels up on "No, My Name Is Jeffery." By Patrick Lyons September 01, 2016
Pop Culture Who Is Kola Boof? Kim Porter's Alleged Friend Who Called Out Diddy But what's the author's connection to Kim Porter? By Axl Banks May 17, 2024
Original Content The Year Of Drake Although he didn't even release "Views From The 6," Drake had the game in a chokehold this year. By Patrick Lyons December 09, 2015
Original Content The Best Possible Acronyms For Kanye West's "SWISH" With no more "So Help Me God," our users created some "SWISH" acronyms, and our staff proceeded to do the same. Can you see any of these on the cover of Kanye's next album? By Angus Walker May 04, 2015
Original Content Tracking Kid Cudi's Influence A timeline of Kid Cudi's influence on the game, from Kanye West and Drake to Kevin Abstract and Raury. By Patrick Lyons September 17, 2016