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Original Content The 10 Best Hip Hop Protest Songs Since The Trayvon Martin Shooting A recent wave of heavily publicized killings of black men at the hands of law enforcement has sparked some incredible protest music. By Danny Schwartz July 08, 2016
Original Content 10 Essential Jaden Smith Tracks An intro to Jaden Smith. By Chris Tart September 12, 2015
Original Content Samples Of The Week: March 19 (Kendrick Lamar Edition) Breaking down the samples of "To Pimp A Butterfly." By Patrick Lyons March 19, 2015
Songs LyriQuiz: Drake Feat. Trey Songz - "Replacement Girl" Test your knowledge on Drake's "Replacement Girl" lyrics. By Mike De Leon September 10, 2015
Original Content It's Yo Birthday: 20 Top Big Sean Tracks We celebrate Big Sean’s birthday by taking a looking at 20 of his dopest tracks. By Nikita Rathod March 25, 2014
Profiles Meet Adamn Killa: The South Side Chicagoan Riding His Own Experimental Wave INTERVIEW: Adamn Killa talks getting out of Chicago, working with WeDidIt and Bromance, and touring the world with Yung Lean. By Angus Walker December 06, 2016
Original Content The 11 Greatest O.J. Simpson References In Rap History Orenthal James Simpson has received some incredible hip hop shoutouts. By Danny Schwartz June 17, 2016
Original Content 10 Essential RJ Tracks This week we hit the West Coast for 10 essentials from Mr. LA himself, RJ. By Devon Jefferson June 11, 2017
Original Content 6 Outrageous Kodak Black Moments Since His Prison Release From his infamous live-stream fail to a proposed fight with Lil Wayne. By hnhh January 10, 2017
Original Content Wiz Khalifa's Best Wake 'N' Bake Songs Start your morning with one of rap's premiere stoner emcees. By Chris Tart March 16, 2016
Original Content Top 10 Lil Uzi Vert x ATL Collaborations Lil Uzi Vert's ten best collabs with residents of his home-away-from-home, Atlanta. By Patrick Lyons August 02, 2016
Original Content Why Scarface is One of the Greatest of All Time Why Scarface's unparalleled pathos makes him a GOAT. By Patrick Lyons December 17, 2017