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Original Content 10 Essential DJ Khaled Tracks Peep these 10 essential tracks from Snapchat Icon DJ Khaled. By Devon Jefferson May 21, 2017
Original Content #TBT: The Neptunes Celebrating The Neptunes, the greatest production duo in hip hop history. By Danny Schwartz April 20, 2017
Original Content Has Drake Solidified Himself Among Hip-Hop's Great Diss Writers? Has Drake mastered the art of beef? By Mitch Findlay May 29, 2018
Original Content Hip-Hop's Obsession With The "Classic" Album Why the hip-hop community worships Nas' "Illmatic" and how the album's classic status has shaped the direction of the genre By Luke Hinz October 01, 2018
Original Content The 10 Contenders For 2017 Song Of The Summer Future. DJ Khaled. Playboi Carti. Who will take the crown this year? By Danny Schwartz June 27, 2017
Original Content The Industrious Mogul: DJ Khaled's Moves Since "Major Key" Khaled has been everywhere since last July. By Danny Schwartz March 29, 2017
Reviews Kodak Black's "Project Baby 2" (Review) One of the most controversial and the most promising reemerges with the sequel of his debut. Has the fast life calmed him down, or is he still a force to be reckoned with? By Maxwell Cavaseno August 22, 2017
Original Content Which Kanye West Project Are You More Excited For? Kanye's only competition is himself. By Mitch Findlay April 19, 2018
Original Content DJ Khaled, Jay-Z, Beyonce, & Future's "Top Off" Yields Mixed Reviews DJ Khaled's Jay-Z, Beyonce, and Future single left fans divided. By Mitch Findlay March 02, 2018
Original Content Meet Lute: J. Cole's Newest Signee to Dreamville Records INTERVIEW: Dreamville's Lute talks about his new album "West 1996 Pt. 2," his journey to being signed, the possibility of a Dreamville posse cut and more. By Oliver W. Colbert October 17, 2017
Original Content Trophies: Counting Down Drake's Number One Hits Drake has the most number one songs on the R&B/Hip-Hop chart, and we've decided to count them all done, starting from the classic "Best I Ever Had." By Mike De Leon February 04, 2014
Original Content Top 10 XXL Freshmen Flops Ten former XXL freshmen who haven't lived up to their hype. By Patrick Lyons March 25, 2015