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Original Content Who Will Be The "Lil Wayne" Of The New Generation? As Lil Wayne reaps the spoils of a legendary career with his Las Vegas residency, we examine which artists bear the hallmarks of a young Tunechi. By Robert Blair March 23, 2020
Original Content Knoc-Turn'al Reflects On Dr. Dre & DJ Quik's First Collaboration EXCLUSIVE: Knoc-Turn'al witnessed the creation of Dr. Dre & DJ Quik's "Put It On Me." By Mitch Findlay November 20, 2019
Original Content Missy Elliott's Most Iconic Live Performances Some reasons why Missy's performance on Monday night is gonna be one for the books. By Noah C August 25, 2019
Original Content HNHH TIDAL Wave: Lil Baby, Drake & Dave East Are Stars This Week Doja Cat, Tory Lanez and bbno$ enjoy entries on the playlist as well. By Alex Zidel November 13, 2019
Sports Giannis Antetokounmpo & The Bucks Are In For A Free Agency Debacle Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks have some big free agency decisions to make in the summer of 2021. By Alexander Cole February 29, 2020
Original Content When The Gun Talks, What Does It Say? While the gun has become a staple image in hip-hop music, Nas, Pharoahe Monch, and Styles P proved that it can also be a compelling character in its own right. By Mitch Findlay June 25, 2020
Original Content 5 Craziest Flows On Migos' "YRN 2" Here are 5 special flows on Migos' new mixtape: "YRN 2." By Angus Walker January 21, 2016
Original Content Best Freestyles Of 2015 (So Far) We look back at the illest improvised verses of the year so far. By Nicholas DG July 16, 2015
Original Content #TBT: The Game's Deep Cuts TBT dedicated to The Game. By Chris Tart October 15, 2015
Original Content 28 Grams: Hip Hop Instagram Recap (Jan 30-Feb 5) Looking back at the best hip hop Instagram posts of the week. By Danny Schwartz February 06, 2016
Original Content #TBT: Bone Thugs-N-Harmony's Early Singles We give Bone Thugs-n-Harmony the throwback treatment for their early work. By Chris Tart September 24, 2015
Reviews Review: Logic's "The Incredible True Story" Does Logic's space journey rocket him to rap's stratosphere? By Nicholas DG November 18, 2015