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Original Content Hottest R&B Albums Of 2014 These were our favorite R&B projects of the year. By Mike Philson December 27, 2014 24.2K Views
Original Content Most Disappointing Projects Of 2014 To continue our #HOTNEW14 series, we’re counting down the 10 most disappointing projects of the year. By Matt Aceto December 23, 2014 46.8K Views
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 15.9K Views
Original Content 10 Reasons You Should Stop Sleeping On Logic With the October 21 release of his debut album "Under Pressure", consider ten reasons why you should stop underestimating Young Sinatra. By Corvaya Jefrries October 09, 2014 34.7K Views
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 5.9K Views
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 21.1K Views
Original Content RnBaes: Female Singers On The Rise We highlight a slew of female r'n'b singers on their way up, from Tink to Kelela. By hnhh September 16, 2014 8.1K Views
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 15.5K Views
Reviews Review: Wiz Khalifa's "Blacc Hollywood" Different Wiz Khalifa album, same story. Blacc Hollywood is confused about what kind of album it wants to be, and it leaves us feeling the same way. By hnhh August 19, 2014 45.9K Views
Reviews Review: Asher Roth's "RetroHash" Everyone can learn something from Asher Roth. "RetroHash" shows just how far he has come. By Ben Shatzman April 26, 2014 18.3K Views
Reviews Review: Tinashe's "Aquarius" "Aquarius" is the soft and sexy album debut from 21-year-old Tinashe. After parting with the girl pop group The Stunners, this young star proves a lot with a solid full-length effort. By Chris Tart October 06, 2014 21.7K Views
Reviews Review: RiFF RAFF's "NEON iCON" RiFF RAFF bucks conventions, gets weird on "NEON iCON." By Patrick Lyons June 24, 2014 26.9K Views