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Original Content Classic Rotation: Dr. Dre's "The Chronic" Our new "Classic Rotation" series revisits classic albums on the anniversary of their release. To kick things off, we've taken a look at Dr. Dre's indisputable classic "The Chronic", which dropped 21 years ago today, on December 15th, 1992. By TWL December 15, 2013
Original Content Artists To Watch In 2014 A selection of some of the artists you may want to keep an eye on in 2014. By Trevor Smith January 15, 2014
Reviews Review: Big Sean's "Hall of Fame" Following up with the success of his debut album, Big Sean sets out to prove he deserves a spot next to some of the greatest with his sophomore album "Hall of Fame." By Iva Anthony August 27, 2013
Original Content Origins: The Samples From Eminem's "The Marshall Mathers LP 2" "Origins" offers a break down of the samples in each track featured on Eminem's "Marshall Mathers LP 2." By Trevor Smith November 13, 2013
Sports Drake & Kentucky Basketball: A Love Story Drake's love affair with the University of Kentucky Wildcats dates back to 2010. By Danny Schwartz January 26, 2017
Original Content 14 Artists Reveal Their 420 Plans From DJ Whoo Kid to Young Scooter, here's how hip hop's stoner class is celebrating 420. By Danny Schwartz April 20, 2017
Original Content Digital Cover Story: 2 Chainz 2 Chainz is the star of our brand new digital cover story. By Rose Lilah June 19, 2017
Original Content Which Florida Rapper Are You? Which Florida rapper are you? By Mitch Findlay September 01, 2017
Reviews Brockhampton "Saturation II" Review Brockhampton, America's favorite new band of misfits, offers a more focused sound and plenty of memorable moments on "Saturation II." By Danny Schwartz September 01, 2017
Reviews Drake's "More Life" (Review) Drake's eclectic "More Life" is too scattered to be a classic, but it's just what he needed after "Views." By Patrick Lyons March 23, 2017
Profiles 7 Questions With Rich Chigga 7 quick-hitters with Rich Chigga. By Danny Schwartz December 27, 2016
Original Content Every Song Murda Beatz Produced In 2016 A quick overview of Murda Beatz's 2016. By Danny Schwartz December 21, 2016