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Original Content Kamaiyah's Got It Made: Breaking The Ice With Jay-Z & Remaining Genuine INTERVIEW: Kamaiyah opens up about her new album, run-in with Jay Z and how she's genuinely a dope person to be around. By Chantilly Post February 21, 2020
Reviews Rapsody "Eve" Review Rapsody further cements her claim in a long spiritual lineage of badass women. By Richard Bryan August 31, 2019
Original Content Kevin Gates Or Da Baby? Vote On What You're Listening To Today Pitting DaBaby against Kevin Gates. By Rose Lilah September 27, 2019
Original Content 9 Underrated Albums You Should Check Out Look beyond the traditional canon. By Mitch Findlay November 18, 2019
Tech What Is Shadow Banning? How The Instagram Practice Can Affect An Artist In an era where social media is one of an artist's most pivotal tools, we look at how Instagram's penchant for "shadow banning" rappers may have a detrimental effect on their livelihoods. By Robert Blair October 02, 2019
Original Content Love & Hip Hop ATL Episode 13 Recap: Karlie Redd & Pooh Take A Lie Detector Test In this week's episode, secrets are uncovered and lie detector tests are brought out. By Aida C. June 11, 2019
TV "The Wire": Top 10 Best Episodes We take you through the top 10 best episodes from "The Wire." By Sanibel Chai February 22, 2019
Original Content Who Is Clever? The Music Industry's Best-Kept Secret Is Working With Post Malone & Justin Bieber Clever is the Alabama rapper you need to hear. By Alex Zidel October 18, 2019
Original Content Lonely Child: Youngboy Never Broke Again & Rappers Growing Up In The Spotlight A look at the life and times of Youngboy, and how his music can help us understand him just as much as his actions. By Maxwell Cavaseno October 22, 2019
Original Content QC's Co-Founder Coach K Has Plans To Preserve The Culture On All Fronts INTERVIEW: Quality Control co-founder Kevin "Coach K" Lee has taken on a duty to keep the culture alive. By Aron A. November 11, 2019
Sports WWE Needs To Take John Cena's Advice As his career winds down, John Cena may have given out the the key to WWE's prosperity for decades to come. By Robert Blair July 26, 2019
Original Content Booing Drake Off-Stage At Camp Flog Gnaw Was Embarassing What a time to be alive. By Mitch Findlay November 11, 2019