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Original Content Mac Miller's "Self-Care": A Reflection On States Of Mind Mac Miller released "Self-Care" on this day, two years ago. Today, we dissect the importance of this song. By Rose Lilah July 13, 2020
Original Content Is Ed Sheeran A Culture Vulture? A Deep Dive Into His Hip-Hop Ties Amid Wiley's claims that Ed Sheeran had exploited grime for his own gain, we take a look at Ed Sheeran's multiple liaisons with the hip-hop world on both sides of the Atlantic. By Robert Blair September 17, 2019
Original Content Top 15 Hottest R&B Albums Of 2019 As R&B finally begins to settle into a definitive era, we countdown the best ouputs of 2019. By Milca P. December 05, 2019
Original Content HNHH TIDAL Wave: The Weeknd & Donald Glover Stand Tall The Weeknd and Childish Gambino are all over this week's TIDAL Wave playlist. By Alex Zidel March 26, 2020
Reviews Nas "King's Disease" Album Review Nas drops off his best album in almost two decades with "King's Disease," a masterpiece produced in its entirety by Hit-Boy. By Karlton Jahmal August 26, 2020
Original Content 42 Dugg Teases Lil Baby Collab Project, Talks Rapping In Prison & The Infamous Whistle 42 Dugg divulges on the wisdom he's picked up from Yo Gotti and Lil Baby, the reason why he whistles in all his songs, and more for "On The Come Up." By Alex Zidel November 12, 2020
Sports How Shannon Sharpe's Net Worth Grew After The Gridiron The 14-year NFL vet has emerged as one of the most viewed sports analysts on television since retiring in 2003. By Eric Moody March 11, 2023
Original Content 40 Oz Van's Playlist 40 Oz Van curated a Soundcloud playlist for us. By Rose Lilah July 21, 2015
Reviews Review: Donnie Trumpet & The Social Experiment's "SURF" Donnie Trumpet and The Social Experiment dropped the much-anticipated "SURF" for free. Did it live up to the hype? By Chris Tart June 01, 2015
Sports Rap Or Go To The League: How The NBA Embedded Itself In Hip-Hop's DNA A detailed exploration of NBA players becoming rappers. __________________________________________________________________________ By Alexander Cole October 21, 2019
Reviews Review: The Game's "Documentary 2" The Game's "Documentary 2" barely misses the benchmark set by its predecessor. By Patrick Lyons October 09, 2015
Original Content How To Roll A Backwoods With Nef The Pharaoh Nef shares his blunt-rolling secrets. By Danny Schwartz March 14, 2017