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Original Content Charts Don't Lie: August 8th A look at rap and R&B sales and chart placements. By Trevor Smith August 09, 2015
Original Content Quiz: How Well Did You Listen To Kendrick Lamar's "To Pimp A Butterfly"? Kendrick Lamar's "To Pimp A Butterfly" quiz: do you listen to music or do you just skim through it? By Mike De Leon March 16, 2015
Original Content Charts Don’t Lie: March 15 Weekly review of the Hip-Hop and R&B sales/charts. By Rose Lilah March 15, 2015
Original Content What’s New In Battle Rap (April 15) We keep you up to date on everything going on in battle rap. By Dallas Darden April 15, 2017
Original Content What Is Young Thug Up To? An Argument For "Hear No Evil" EP Series We have a hypothesis concerning Young Thug's surprise EP, "Hear No Evil." By Narsimha Chintaluri April 16, 2018
Reviews Review: Curren$y's "The Drive In Theatre" Curren$y delivers a cool, refreshing mixtape with "The Drive In Theatre", which is yet another to add to his ever-expanding catalogue. By Matt Aceto February 17, 2014
Original Content Summer Jam XX Festival Village Meet & Greets w/ Kid Ink, Action Bronson & A$AP Ferg Peep footage of Kid Ink, Action Bronson & A$AP Ferg interacting with fans at our Summer Jam XX tent. By hnhh June 09, 2013
Original Content CyHi The Prynce On Being "Underrated" & "Cruel Winter" Release "Being underrated, it's cool for me, because it lets me know people still respect what I have to say." By Danny Schwartz April 03, 2017
Original Content Lil Durk, Benny The Butcher, & Latto Close Out A Strong Week For Hip-Hop Our New Music Friday round-up. This week's new releases include Lil Durk, Benny The Butcher, Latto, Lucky Daye, Shenseea, Takeoff, Kali, Key Glock, Mike Dimes, Mariah The Scientist, Tanna Leone, and much more. By Alex Zidel March 11, 2022
Original Content 10 Artists Who Might Have Influenced "Surf" Here are 10 possible influences on Donnie Trumpet & The Social Experiment's "SURF." By Chris Tart June 05, 2015
Original Content Top 5 Frank Ocean "Channel Orange" Tracks Frank Ocean's acclaimed debut turns five today. By Mitch Findlay July 10, 2017
Original Content Charts Don't Lie: December 14 The Weeknd falls to a new lord of the charts. By Chris Tart December 14, 2016