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Politics How Music Can Shape Our Politics: From Kendrick Lamar To N.W.A. Politics and music have always existed hand-in-hand. By Cole Blake July 26, 2019
Reviews 2 Chainz "Rap Or Go To The League" Review Professor Tity. By Mitch Findlay March 05, 2019
Original Content Happy Independence Day: 10 Patriotic Rap Songs For The 4th Of July Happy Independence Day! By Karlton Jahmal July 04, 2018
Original Content Mr. Porter Reveals Eminem's Favorite Verse He's Ever Performed Denaun Porter recently opened up about making D12's "Devil's Night" with Dr. Dre, revealing Eminem's personal favorite verse performance of his career. By Mitch Findlay August 17, 2020
Original Content Lil Uzi Vert Vs The World: What's Next For The Rapper? In the midst of the most successful period of his career, we examine where Lil Uzi Vert goes from here. By Robert Blair April 10, 2020
Reviews Metro Boomin "Not All Heroes Wear Capes" Review Metro Boomin's solo debut is a high school reunion where all the invited guests are devilishly inebriated. By Devin Ch November 08, 2018
Original Content Love & Hip Hop ATL Episode 13 Recap: Karlie Redd & Pooh Take A Lie Detector Test In this week's episode, secrets are uncovered and lie detector tests are brought out. By Aida C. June 11, 2019
Original Content Lil Wayne's "Crying Out For Me" Verse Quietly Influenced The Game Lil Wayne's verse on Mario's "Crying Out For Me" remix arrived during his acclaimed 2007 run. By Rose Lilah January 29, 2020
Original Content Why Wynton Marsalis' Anti Hip-Hop Comments Are Unfair The famed jazz musician, Wynton Marsalis, had some choice words for hip hop in a recent podcast. By Luke Hinz June 03, 2018
Original Content Top Tracks: Nav & Lil Uzi Vert "Wanted You" Debuts At #1 Nav and Lil Uzi Vert's second collab, "Wanted You," tops our chart this week. By Patrick Lyons November 13, 2017
Reviews Playboi Carti's "Playboi Carti" (Review) Soundcloud Rap background player turned most anticipated, the A$AP-cosigned 'mumble rapper' finally strikes out on his own with his debut mixtape. By Maxwell Cavaseno April 23, 2017
Original Content Litty: Tory Lanez's Best "Fargo Fridays" Releases Reliving seven of the best releases from Tory Lanez's #FargoFridays series. By Danny Schwartz April 28, 2017