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Original Content Hip-Hop Family Tree Part 2: The Golden Era The second segment of our hip-hop family tree looks at the most important era. By Karlton Jahmal January 16, 2018
Original Content What Role Does Discography Play In Deciding The GOAT? When it comes to picking a GOAT, how much value do you place on discography? By Mitch Findlay May 03, 2018
Reviews Lil Yachty "Lil Boat 2" Review Though conditions aren't ideal, Lil Boat manages to stay afloat on this more satisfying follow-up to "Teenage Emotions." By Trevor Smith March 15, 2018
Original Content Who Killed It At Rolling Loud 2018? Top 5 Performances Rolling Loud 2018 was full of surprises, great performances and lots of mud. By Alex Zidel May 16, 2018
Reviews Review: Kevin Gates' "By Any Means" Gates follows up two banger-filled projects with another strong release. By Ben Shatzman March 21, 2014
Profiles Behind The Beat: DJ Dahi With an intuitive musical approach that has won him collaborations with everyone from Travis Scott to Lupe Fiasco to Jazmine Sullivan, DJ Dahi may be the most versatile producer in hip hop. By Danny Schwartz March 30, 2016
Reviews Review: King Los' "God, Money, War" Does King Los win the Game of Thrones that's taking place in hip-hop in 2015? By Nicholas DG June 30, 2015
Original Content Who Had The Better Verse: Young Thug Vs. Rich Homie Quan This week for Who Had The Better Verse, we pit former(?) best friends and collaborators Young Thug and Rich Homie Quan one-on-one. By Carl Lamarre June 29, 2015
Original Content A Complete Timeline Of Lil Wayne & Birdman's Beef Taking a chronological look at Lil Wayne and Birdman's ongoing beef. By Patrick Lyons July 21, 2015
Reviews Review: Erykah Badu's "But You Caint Use My Phone" Erykah Badu's mixtape proves she's still as funky as ever, while showing appreciation for a new generation of artists. By Chris Tart December 04, 2015
Original Content 10 Collaborations We Need We take it upon ourselves to pair artists together, with the hope that these pairings turn into reality. By Alex Uplinger June 19, 2015
Reviews Review: Lupe Fiasco's "Tetsuo & Youth" Lupe Fiasco's newest album has many listeners saying that old Lupe is back. It looks like that may in fact be the case. By Dallas Darden January 26, 2015