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Original Content Eminem Vs DMX: Who Had The Better Debut Album? Eminem and DMX are both legends, but which one had the superior debut? By Mitch Findlay September 29, 2017
Original Content Nicki Minaj & Nas' Rumored Relationship: Everything We Know Nicki Minaj and Nas might be falling hard for each other. By Matt F September 14, 2017
Original Content #TBT: Soulja Boy Revisiting Soulja Boy's peak, from 2007 to 2010. By Danny Schwartz January 12, 2017
Original Content 10 Essential Stormzy Tracks It's Stormzy season. Check out these 10 essential tracks from the UK star. By Devon Jefferson April 09, 2017
Original Content Smothered & Covered: 6 Great Moments In Hip Hop X Waffle House History Waffle House is the best. By Danny Schwartz May 18, 2016
Original Content Classic Rotation: Busta Rhymes' "The Coming" Busta Rhymes' solo debut "The Coming" turns 20 today. By Patrick Lyons March 26, 2016
Original Content 10 Essential Wheezy Productions We run down a few essentials from rising producer Wheezy. By Chris Tart December 28, 2015
Original Content She's Got Game: Cast Your Vote For The Females On The Game's Reality Show Get familiar with all the girls on The Game's VH1 show "She's Got Game," and let us know who should stay and who should go home. By Mike De Leon September 28, 2015
Original Content Classic Rotation: Kanye West's "Late Registration" Looking back at Kanye West's sophomore LP 10 years later. By Chris Tart August 30, 2015
Original Content 10 Grime Artists You Need To Know Get to know 10 artists who are taking grime music to the next level. By Chris Tart August 19, 2015
Original Content Running The Jewels & The Game: An Argument For Killer Mike As The Top MC Of The Past Three Years <p>Ask most Hip-Hop fans who’s been running the rap game the past three years, and the answers would mostly be the same; Kendrick Lamar…Drake…maybe some J. Cole. Even with somewhat of an agreement, there’s no science to this. There’s no exact formula of determining who is on top. Is it record sales? Some would say that, and that would justify the belief that Kendrick, Drake, or Cole are on top of the game. Using that logic however would leave justification of our culture up to whoever is buying music…whoever. By Bruce Smith January 15, 2015
Reviews Review: Big K.R.I.T.'s "Cadillactica" Big K.R.I.T. almost achieves greatness on his sophomore album. By Lloyd Jaffe November 18, 2014