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Original Content DJ Mustard Vs. Mike WiLL Made It: Who Has More Hits? It's a battle between the sounds of DJ Mustard and Mike WiLL Made It, two hip-hop producers currently sitting atop the game. Let us know who you're digging the most by voting below, and check out the numbers when it comes to who makes more hit singles. By Rose Lilah April 23, 2014
Original Content Classic Rotation: Eminem's "The Slim Shady LP" 15 Years Later Our "Classic Rotation" series revisits classic albums on the anniversary of their release. Today we take a look at Eminem's classic album, "The Slim Shady LP", which dropped fifteen years ago on February 23rd, 1999. By TWL February 23, 2014
Original Content What We Learned From A$AP Rocky's Tumblr Q&A Everything you need to know from A$AP Rocky's "Dashboard Confessions." By Angus Walker February 11, 2015
Reviews Review: Joell Ortiz's House Slippers The latest Joell Ortiz album doesn't disappoint. He still presents us with the lyricism and transparency we've come to expect from him. By Dallas Darden September 21, 2014
Reviews Review: Rae Sremmurd's "SremmLife" Rae Sremmurd kick off 2015 on a high note, with the release of their anticipated debut "SremmLife." By hnhh January 07, 2015
Reviews Review: Dr. Dre's "Compton" Dr. Dre ensures that his new body of work, "Compton," was worth the wait. By Chris Tart August 11, 2015
Original Content Has Drake Solidified Himself Among Hip-Hop's Great Diss Writers? Has Drake mastered the art of beef? By Mitch Findlay May 29, 2018
Reviews Travis Scott & Quavo's "Huncho Jack, Jack Huncho" Review Quavo and Travis Scott's collab project may be shallow and vapid, but that doesn't stop it from being a good time. By Patrick Lyons December 28, 2017
Reviews Rae Sremmurd's "SR3MM" (Review) "SR3MM" is a worthwhile experiment but it proves that Swae Lee and Slim Jxmmi are better as a duo, and need Mike Will production to truly be at their best. By Patrick Lyons May 08, 2018
Original Content Top Tracks: A$AP Rocky, Gucci Mane & 21 Savage's "Uncle Drew" Cut Hits #1 Tory Lanez nabs three of this week's top ten songs; Rocky, Gucci and 21's "Cocky" debuts at #1. By Patrick Lyons February 19, 2018
Original Content The Best Hip-Hop & R'n'B Playlist To Start The Weekend Our FIRE EMOJI playlist is ready for your weekend plans. By Rose Lilah January 19, 2018
Original Content From The Cave To The Rave: A Conversation With D∆WN INTERVIEW: Dawn Richard on blurring the lines between recording and live performance, the importance of creative isolation, and the fifth anniversary of "Last Train To Paris." By Trevor Smith April 26, 2016