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Reviews Review: J. Cole's "2014 Forest Hills Drive" J. Cole releases his most personal and poignant album. By Glennisha Morgan December 15, 2014
Original Content #TBT: Nate Dogg Features Nate Dogg had the illest features out of anyone, ever. By Chris Tart January 15, 2015
Original Content 20 Lyrical References To Nicki Minaj Check out the 20 best rap references to Nicki Minaj. By hnhh January 05, 2015
Reviews Review: Migos' "Rich Nigga Timeline" Migos further develop their successful formula on "Rich Nigga Timeline", but it doesn't quite pack the punch of their previous material. By hnhh November 17, 2014
Original Content Breakout Artists Of 2014 Here are 15 artists who broke out in big ways this year. By Patrick Lyons December 15, 2014
Original Content Samples Of The Week: December 11 (J. Cole Edition) A special, J. Cole-centric edition of "Samples Of The Week." By Patrick Lyons December 11, 2014
Reviews Review: Sir Michael Rocks "BANCO" On BANCO, Sir Michael Rocks is still finding his way to separate himself, both from the Cool Kids' sound, and to some degree, former versions of himself. By Kahron Spearman August 02, 2014
Profiles Meet Nez & Rio: The Producers Talk A$AP Rocky's "Pretty Flacko 2" We talk with duo Nez & Rio about their production on A$AP Rocky's highly anticipated "Pretty Flacko 2," among other things. By Rose Lilah November 11, 2014
Original Content Most Anticipated Albums Of 2015 The top 11 albums we're looking forward to this year. By Matt Aceto January 06, 2015
Reviews Rae Sremmurd's "SremmLife 2" (Review) Rae Sremmurd mature while adding new sounds to their repertoire on "SremmLife 2." By Patrick Lyons August 16, 2016
Original Content Beast Mode: 6 Crazy Mixtape & Album Runs A look at some of the most prolific artists out. By Trevor Smith May 24, 2016
Original Content 28 Grams: Hip-Hop Instagram Recap (April 30) Everyone got a Jay Z selfie this week. By Mike De Leon April 30, 2016