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Sports NFL Championship Weekend: Predicting Who Is Super Bowl Bound The second to last weekend of football is upon us. By Alexander Cole January 18, 2020
Reviews Review: Big K.R.I.T.'s "Cadillactica" Big K.R.I.T. almost achieves greatness on his sophomore album. By Lloyd Jaffe November 18, 2014
Reviews Review: Common "Nobody's Smiling" Common's latest project "Nobody's Smiling" is his most personal, while he brings out the best in the guest rappers. By Brian Josephs July 25, 2014
Original Content On The Come Up: G4SHI We recently resurrected our On The Come Up series and keep the momentum going this week with Brooklyn's own G4SHI, who's making music that is hard to classify, but easy to love. By hnhh July 23, 2014
Original Content DeJ Loaf Lists Her 10 Favorite Songs From Detroit We get DeJ Load to count down her top 10 records to come from her hometown of Detroit. By Lloyd Jaffe November 04, 2014
Reviews Review: Bishop Nehru & MF DOOM's "NehruvianDOOM" Bishop Nehru & MF DOOM craft the fall's first great hip-hop album. By Lloyd Jaffe October 07, 2014
Reviews Review: RiFF RAFF's "NEON iCON" RiFF RAFF bucks conventions, gets weird on "NEON iCON." By Patrick Lyons June 24, 2014
Original Content Whose Side Are You On? "Drake Vs. Lil Wayne" Concert Recap The ultimate showdown. By Matt Aceto August 15, 2014
Reviews Review: SBTRKT "Wonder Where We Land" The highly anticipated second full-length SBTRKT album offers a plethora of special features and futuristic beats. It lacks the danceability of the first record, but really solidifies the producer's niche in the burgeoning alternative/electronic genre. By Chris Tart October 03, 2014
Reviews Review: The-Dream's "Royalty: The Prequel" EP The-Dream's free EP "Royalty: The Prequel" is a raw and lavish affair. By Glennisha Morgan July 18, 2014
Reviews Review: CyHi The Prynce's "Black Hystori Project" CyHi the Prynce takes us all to school by giving us a lesson in Black history and his life with his brand new "Black History Project" mixtape. By Iva Anthony February 28, 2014
Original Content 10 Things We Know About Lil Wayne's "Tha Carter V" Lil Wayne will be returning with the fifth installment in "Tha Carter" album series, so we're laying out all the facts we know about the album so far. By Shirley Ju September 11, 2014