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Sports Top 10 Best NBA Finals Series Of All Time The 75-year history of the NBA has leant itself well to some amazing Finals series. Ronald Martinez/Getty Images By Alexander Cole June 05, 2022
Relationships Kanye West's Interview With Jason Lee: Everything We Learned We're breaking down all the major revelations from Ye's 44-minute interview with Hollywood Unlocked's Jason Lee. By Robert Blair January 25, 2022
Reviews Pop Smoke "Shoot For The Stars Aim For The Moon" Review "Shoot For The Stars Aim For The Moon" is a bittersweet celebration of Pop Smoke's life; an album that should have claimed the summer of 2020 as his own, and mark the formal welcoming of New York’s brightest new star. By Aron A. July 08, 2020
Original Content Are These 5 Beloved Rap Albums Classics? With the term classic holding such weight within the rap game, it feels appropriate to examine five albums that may very well be deserving of the status. By Mitch Findlay September 23, 2020
Original Content Craig Xen Establishes The "Broken Kids Club" & Details His Favorite XXXTentacion Memories INTERVIEW: Craig Xen speaks on Members Only, XXXTentacion and his new EP. By Alex Zidel June 20, 2019
Original Content Female Voices Are Dominating The Hip-Hop Landscape The hip-hop landscape is currently ripe with female artists, doing whatever it is they want to do. By Talia Smith April 24, 2019
Original Content Machine Gun Kelly Fought Valiantly On "Rap Devil": 1 Year Later Let's talk about it. By Mitch Findlay September 03, 2019
Reviews Freddie Gibbs & Madlib "Bandana" Review Flawless cocaine rap from a bird’s eye view. By Aron A. July 05, 2019
Original Content Love And Hip Hop Atlanta Episode 4 Season 8 Recap: Team Moniece Or Tiarra? "Love & Hip Hop Atlanta," your guilty pleasure reality TV series, returns with more drama in our weekly recap. By Aida C. April 09, 2019
Original Content Eminem's "Infinite" Paved The Way For "Slim Shady" With "The Slim Shady LP" turning 20, examine how Eminem's devilish alter-ego persona is ingrained in Detroit soil. By Mitch Findlay February 21, 2019
Original Content Kanye West's Album Rollout Has Become An Experience We revisit some of Kanye's more convoluted album rollouts in anticipation of "DONDA." By EJ Panaligan July 22, 2021
Original Content Lloyd Banks' "COTI": What Can We Expect? With the Punchline King gearing up for his triumphant return, what can we expect from Lloyd Banks' anticipated "COTI" album? By Mitch Findlay May 20, 2021