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Music The Notorious B.I.G.'s Biggest Hits To celebrate Biggie's birthday, we're taking a look at the biggest hits from Notorious B.I.G's short yet impactful discography. By Caleb Hardy May 22, 2023
Original Content URL's Eric Beasley Discusses Drake & Caffeine Partnership, The Importance of Battle Rap, "AGS2," & More Beasley provides a detailed introduction to the Ultimate Rap League (URL), discusses Drake's involvement, explains the importance of battle rap in today's Hip-Hop culture, and reflects on some of the greatest battles in URL history. By Joshua Robinson April 15, 2022
Reviews Lil Durk & Lil Baby "The Voice Of The Heroes" Review Lil Baby and Lil Durk build off their consistency as solo and feature artists to achieve what few rappers of their stature have done effectively on a collaborative project -- complement each other. By Aron A. June 10, 2021
Original Content YNW Melly's New Album "Just A Matter Of Slime": Everything We Know "Just A Matter Of Slime" will be YNW Melly’s second full-length release since his arrest. By Joe Abrams August 11, 2021
TV Diving Deep into Jennifer Coolidge's Best Movies and TV Roles The beloved actress will receive the Comedic Genius Award at next mother's MTV Movie & TV Awards. Let's deep dive into some of her best roles. By Megan Molseed April 24, 2023
Wrestling Always Strive And Prosper: A$AP Yams' Quotes To Live By We look back at how A$AP Yams lived his life through quotes from the late manager, A&R and executive producer. By Layne Weiss January 28, 2015
Original Content Summer Walker & The New R&B Archetype Exploring the perceived duality in the burgeoning r'n'b star, Summer Walker. By Milca P. October 23, 2019
Original Content 03 Greedo: The Essential Tracks Free Greedo: A comprehensive starter's guide to discovering the talents of 03 Greedo. By Narsimha Chintaluri July 25, 2018
Original Content N.W.A.'s 5 Most Influential Tracks Is N.W.A. The Beatles of rap music? Their most influential songs have had quite the ripple effect. By Nicholas DG August 14, 2015
Reviews Travis Scott's "Astroworld" Tour Will Transport You To A Fanciful Fantasy Land Roller coasters, a Ferris Wheel, and flashy visuals: the "Astroworld" tour is more than what you bargained for. By Alex Zidel November 23, 2018
Original Content Who Had The Better Verse: J. Cole Vs. Wale J. Cole and Wale have collaborated on numerous occasions. With both rappers packing punchy lyrics, we examine their past collaborative records and explore who outdid the other. By Carl Lamarre April 06, 2015
Original Content 10 Essential JMSN Tracks R&B crooner JMSN has a unique swagger and collaborations with Ab-Soul. Let's look at his essential tracks. By Chris Tart January 11, 2015