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Original Content Instagram Gallery: Ari Fletcher For Beginners Ari Fletcher has been steadily capturing attention for a minute now, so why not familiarize yourself with the popular (and notorious) social media personality? By E Gadsby March 07, 2020
Original Content Tekashi 6ix9ine Trial: Everything We Know (So Far) There's a lot to keep track of in this high-profile trial, so we're unpacking everything we've learned this past week. By Alex Zidel September 20, 2019
Original Content Obie Trice Talks Shady Records' Prime, Working With Dr. Dre, & Nate Dogg's Life Lessons It's still no gimmicks. By Mitch Findlay January 21, 2020
Sneakers Top 10 Sneakers Releasing In September Preview 10 of the most popular kicks dropping this month. By Kyle Rooney September 02, 2019
Original Content If "Control" Dropped In 2020, Who Would Get Challenged? Being called out has never felt so validating. By Mitch Findlay January 30, 2020
Reviews Review: August Alsina's "Testimony" "Testimony" is a riveting, authentic debut from the Def Jam signee August Alsina. By Matt Aceto April 17, 2014
Original Content Should Lil Wayne Start "Tha Carter V" From Scratch? Lil Wayne may very well surprise fans with the long-awaited "Tha Carter V," but is that really the best play? By Mitch Findlay June 07, 2018
Original Content 10 Essential Skepta Tracks North London's grime star gets the essential tracks treatment. By Chris Tart March 22, 2015
Original Content 28 Grams: Hip Hop Instagram Recap (Sep 12-18) Looking back at some of the best hip hop Instagram posts of the week. By Danny Schwartz September 19, 2015
Original Content What A Year (So Far): Hip Hop Is Exciting In 2018 2018 is shaping up to be a truly monumental year. By Luke Hinz May 01, 2018
Original Content Instagram Gallery: Karrueche's Cutest Food-Centric Posts Karrueche has never been shy about her true love, food. By E Gadsby June 23, 2018
Original Content Top Tracks: March 28 - April 3 Another Toronto-heavy edition of "Top Tracks." By Patrick Lyons April 04, 2016