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Original Content #TBT: Young Jeezy We take a look back at Young Jeezy's early Def Jam albums. By Chris Tart October 01, 2015
Original Content Classic Rotation: Nas' "Illmatic" 20 Years Later We look back at "Illmatic" in light of its 20th Anniversary in our Classic Rotation series. By hnhh April 19, 2014
Original Content Top Tracks: March 6 - March 12 What else could land at #1 this week other than Young Money posse cut "No Frauds"? By Patrick Lyons March 13, 2017
Reviews Review: Sir Michael Rocks "BANCO" On BANCO, Sir Michael Rocks is still finding his way to separate himself, both from the Cool Kids' sound, and to some degree, former versions of himself. By Kahron Spearman August 02, 2014
Reviews Tyler, The Creator's "Scum Fuck Flower Boy" (Review) Tyler, The Creator drops the shtick and gets to the core of his belief in fearless individualism on "Scum Fuck Flower Boy." By Patrick Lyons July 24, 2017
Original Content 10 Essential Jay Rock Tracks An introduction to TDE's Jay Rock. By Chris Tart September 06, 2015
Original Content Love & Hip Hop ATL Episode 8 Recap: A Couples Retreat Gone Wrong In this week's episode, the cast goes on a trip and all hell breaks loose. By Aida C. May 07, 2019
Original Content 15 Most Epic Hip-Hop Grammy Moments From 1989 to 2017, these were the most defining hip-hop Grammy moments. By Karlton Jahmal January 27, 2018
Original Content Friday The 13th Playlist: Keep Bad Vibes Away With DaBaby, Kendrick Lamar, & More Listen to this playlist only on Friday the 13th. By Alex Zidel December 13, 2019
Original Content R&Bieber: "Yummy" Is Uninspiring But Packaged To Sell Justin Bieber’s hiatus, return and musical direction moving forward as his album looms. By Michael Kawaida January 07, 2020
Original Content Remembering Juice WRLD's Art Of Freestyling Rest in peace to one of the game's great young freestylers. By Mitch Findlay December 09, 2019
Original Content Engineering With Battlecat: How A West Coast Legend Continues To Shape Sound The legendary west coast pioneer DJ Battlecat breaks down his journey with music, the importance of analog technology, and how his new partnership with Audible Reality has allowed him the opportunity to share his ears with the masses. By Mitch Findlay April 22, 2021