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Reviews Meek Mill "Expensive Pain" Review A solid and often revelatory album, "Expensive Pain" certainly doesn't displace Meek Mill from his hard-earned position among hip-hop’s front-runners, but it seems unlikely that it’ll be the moment where all of his naysayers see the error of their ways, either. By Robert Blair October 07, 2021
Reviews J. Cole "K.O.D." Review J. Cole's "K.O.D." is a trip well worth taking. By Mitch Findlay April 24, 2018
Original Content Lil Wayne's "Tha Carter V": Everything You Need To Know Lil Wayne's "Tha Carter V" has been "coming soon" for what feels like an eternity. By Mitch Findlay September 04, 2017
Original Content #TBT: Ice Cube 10 of Ice Cube's best songs from 1987-1995. By Danny Schwartz November 24, 2016
Reviews NAV's "NAV" (Review) NAV doesn't have much to offer beyond his beats and limited worldview. By Patrick Lyons March 03, 2017
Profiles Behind The Beat: Cassius Jay Get to know Zaytoven's right-hand man Cassius Jay. By Danny Schwartz August 18, 2016
Original Content The Top 5 Most Haunting Eminem Videos A brief look at Eminem's most disturbing music videos, from "3 a.m." to "Stan." By Danny Schwartz October 13, 2016
Original Content 10 Essential Hodgy Tracks Looking back at Hodgy's career so far. By Danny Schwartz December 05, 2016
Original Content 10 Essential Popcaan Tracks An introduction to the dancehall sensation. By Chris Tart April 24, 2016
Original Content 10 Essential Sounwave Productions Listen to 10 of TDE in-house producer Sounwave's best tracks. By Danny Schwartz July 10, 2016
Original Content PartyNextDoor's 5 Best Non-Album Tracks Some of PartyNextDoor's best tracks aren't on his two albums. By Patrick Lyons July 30, 2015
Original Content #TBT: Aaliyah Today's TBT list looks back on the all-too-short -- but groundbreaking -- career of Aaliyah. RIP. By Chris Tart March 10, 2016