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Reviews Ice Spice "Y2K!" Album Review Ice Spice's debut album is one of the most vapid hip-hop releases of 2024. By Devin Morton July 31, 2024
Music Ghostface Killah Is Still Supreme: 7 Of His Best Songs Of The Last Decade Ahead of his upcoming new album and to celebrate his 54th birthday, we're shouting out some recent peaks of Ghostface Killah's pen. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 09, 2024
Original Content 10 Essential Bishop Nehru Tracks Bishop Nehru is a young MC with a lot of promise. Let's look in to his essential tracks, featuring collabs with MF Doom, Madlib, Disclosure and Flight Facilities, amongst others. By Chris Tart January 02, 2015
Original Content Samples Of The Week: January 29 (Lupe Fiasco Edition) This edition of Samples Of The Week breaks down the samples in Lupe Fiasco's "Tetsuo & Youth." By Patrick Lyons January 29, 2015
Original Content #TBT: Deep Cuts From Kanye West's School Days Kanye West's first three albums are absolutely legendary. The "School Days" as we're referring to them here, featured numerous hits along with some deeper cuts that never saw radio or music video treatment. By Chris Tart October 23, 2014
Reviews Yams Day 2016 Recap We went to the inaugural Yams Day tribute concert in NYC. Here's how it went down. By Danny Schwartz January 19, 2016
Original Content Here's Every J. Cole Release To Go Gold Or Platinum With or without features. By Trevor Smith January 16, 2017
Original Content #TBT: Ying Yang Twins Take a trip down memory lane: revisit the greatness of the legendary Ying Yang Twins. By Danny Schwartz May 11, 2017
Reviews With Lil Wayne & T-Pain’s “T-Wayne," Rap History's Lost Page Is Taped Back In Place Though incomplete, the T-Wayne project is a necessary reference point for an influential time in both artists' careers. By Trevor Smith May 24, 2017
Music What Is Ice Cube's Best-Selling Album? Uncover the success of Ice Cube's "The Predator" album, delving into its sales, chart-topping singles, and influence within his remarkable discography. By Axl Banks November 02, 2023
Music Junior M.A.F.I.A.'s "Conspiracy" Turns 28 The Notorious B.I.G.’s mentees kept the East Coast flag flying with their debut album. By Demi Phillips September 25, 2023
Original Content Instagram Gallery: Rappers And Their Cute AF Dogs An Instagram Gallery filled with puppies, because everything is better with puppies. By E Gadsby January 04, 2020