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Reviews Review: B.o.B.'s "No Genre 2" Three years, two albums and two mixtapes after dropping his first “No Genre” mixtape, B.o.B. returns with a worthy sequel. Can B.o.B be contained in one genre? By Chris Richburg July 14, 2014
Original Content 5 Christian Hip-Hop Artists Infiltrating The Mainstream You’ve seen Christian rapper headlines in increasing numbers over the past five years, and much more so in the past 12 months. Turns out Christian Hip-Hop has a large enough fan base to land rappers on the Billboard charts next to Rick Ross, Drake, and Kendrick Lamar. By Chad Horton June 04, 2014
Reviews Review: Dizzy Wright's "State Of Mind" EP To keep his fans satisfied while he works on his sophomore album, which will be released later this year, Dizzy drops the seven-track "State of Mind" EP. By Iva Anthony April 18, 2014
Reviews Review: Waka Flocka's "DuFlocka Rant: Half-Time Show" Waka Flocka delivers another mixtape as part of his "DuFlocka" series, "DuFlocka Rant: Half-Time Show," which proves to be another standard Waka release. There are a few bangers, a few misses, but all in all, it's what fans expect from the rapper. By Chris Richburg May 20, 2013
Original Content TBT: Ice Cube Throwin' it back to Ice Cube's heyday. By Chris Tart May 21, 2015
Original Content Travi$ Scott's "Rodeo" By The Numbers Check out Travi$ Scott's new album, "Rodeo," by the numbers. By Rose Lilah September 07, 2015
Original Content Lil Wayne's "Tha Carter V": Everything You Need To Know Lil Wayne's "Tha Carter V" has been "coming soon" for what feels like an eternity. By Mitch Findlay September 04, 2017
Sports Lonzo Ball's Top 5 Hip-Hop Moments Is Lonzo Ball destined for a future in hip-hop? By Mitch Findlay September 01, 2017
Original Content Ralo Apologizes To Lil Yachty, Shades Jeezy For Not Giving Back Like Gucci & Birdman Ralo explains how he made amends with Lil Yachty and why rap legends should be judged on how much they give back to the generations that succeed them. By Angus Walker March 06, 2017
Original Content Chris Lighty, CEO Of Violator Records & Management, Passes Away The CEO of Violator Records & Management has passed away suddenly, although not many details are available on his death as of yet. By Rose Lilah August 30, 2012
Original Content It's Yo Birthday: Jay-Z's Top Tracks Jay-Z turns 43 today and in appreciation of one of the greatest rappers of all time, we take a look at 20 of his best tracks By Dhruva Balram deleted December 04, 2012
Original Content Photos: Future, Tory Lanez, Post Malone & More At Osheaga 2016 Check out photo highlights from Osheaga this past weekend. By Rose Lilah August 01, 2016