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Original Content Kendrick Lamar Track Bracket: Round 2 Goes Live With Surprising Results 16 songs remain in the second round. By Alex Zidel December 03, 2019
Reviews Travis Scott's "ASTROWORLD" Review Travis Scott delivers his most fully realized project since his mixtape days. By Narsimha Chintaluri August 07, 2018
Original Content YFN Lucci Balances Beef, Fame & Family: "I Ain't No Bad Person Just 'Cause I Like To Have Fun" His young career has seen its share of controversies, but he's determined to become the next great hip hop mogul. By Erika Marie August 20, 2019
Reviews J. Cole's "4 Your Eyez Only" (Review) "4 Your Eyez Only" overcomes an ambitious concept and a couple of awkward moments to stand as J. Cole's best album. By Patrick Lyons December 15, 2016
Original Content Eminem's "Revival" Tracklist: Early Reactions Are Mixed Eminem's latest album has fans divided. By Mitch Findlay December 05, 2017
Original Content Classic Rotation: The Notorious B.I.G.'s "Life After Death" The Notorious B.I.G. predicted his own death and conquered the world on "Life After Death." By Patrick Lyons March 25, 2017
Original Content Top 10 Podcasts For A Hip-Hop Fan If you haven't yet dipped your toe into the podcast pool, here is a great starting place. By Nicholas DG May 18, 2017
Reviews 21 Savage, Offset & Metro Boomin "Without Warning" Review Metro Boomin pulls out all of the stops for a relentlessly fun, horror-themed tape. By Patrick Lyons November 03, 2017
Reviews With Lil Wayne & T-Pain’s “T-Wayne," Rap History's Lost Page Is Taped Back In Place Though incomplete, the T-Wayne project is a necessary reference point for an influential time in both artists' careers. By Trevor Smith May 24, 2017
Original Content Meet Hefna Gwap HNHH introduces you to Hefna Gwap, the "Elegant Caviar" mastermind who's making pills just to pay the bills. By Patrick Lyons August 12, 2015
Reviews Review: Young Thug's "Barter 6" Will Thugger's new mixtape-album tip the scales in his favor, finally? Probably not. By Nicholas DG April 22, 2015
Reviews Review: Earl Sweatshirt's "I Don't Like Sh*t, I Don't Go Outside" Earl Sweatshirt's latest album is a druggy, introspective vision from one of rap's most distinctive young voices. By Chris Tart March 29, 2015