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Sneakers Ranking Every Single Nike x LeBron James Signature Sneaker Find out which models we think are the best and the worst. By Alexander Cole December 07, 2019
Original Content When Hip-Hop's Protege-Mentor Relationships Turn Sour Why do so many relationships between advisors and students in hip-hop eventually implode? By Robert Blair October 20, 2019
Sports Five Guys Mike Tyson Should Fight Next If Mike Tyson is looking for potential opponents, the boxing legend has plenty of options to choose from. By Alexander Cole March 07, 2021
Sports Skip Bayless And The Performance Art Of Sports Talk Television Skip Bayless' recent run-in with Damian Lillard speaks to the bigger picture of the state of sports talk TV in North America. By Alexander Cole August 15, 2020
Original Content What Happened To Rakim's Aftermath Album With Dr. Dre? In one of hip-hop's greatest cases of "what could've been," we revisit Rakim's brief spell on Dr. Dre's Aftermath label and why the "Oh My God" album never surfaced. By Robert Blair March 24, 2020
Sports Is Chris Paul A Top 5 Point Guard Of All Time? Does CP3 belong on the Mount Rushmore of floor generals with Magic Johnson, Isaiah Thomas, and Steph Curry? By Michael Kawaida February 11, 2020
Original Content A Brief History Of Chopping: The Fastest Flows Ever Sound barrier in shambles. By Mitch Findlay January 28, 2020
Original Content Kamaiyah Demands That You Respect Her Hustle As She Holds It Down For The West Coast EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Bay Area rapper Kamaiyah caught up with us to talk about her Death Row dreams, hopes for a TDE link, being an authentic artist, and why she wants that Drake, Future, and Young Thug collab ASAP. By Erika Marie August 22, 2020
Original Content Rise & Grind: BRS Kash On The Bow Wow & Drake Influence, Mom's Reaction To "Throat Baby" BRS Kash slides through for this week's edition of "Rise & Grind," speaking about his hit song "Throat Baby," his mother's reaction to the song, his friendship with Mulatto, and much more. By Alex Zidel April 12, 2021
Original Content Rubi Rose On Her OnlyFans Grind, Debut Album & More EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Her career shifted after she appeared in Migos's "Bad and Boujee" music video, and with each step up the ladder of success, Rubi Rose's "gangsta sexy girl" attitude continues to woo new admirers. By Erika Marie November 14, 2020
Original Content 21 Savage's "A Lot" With J. Cole Proved Naysayers Wrong 21 Savage and J. Cole's "A Lot" introduced a compelling creative partnership that thrived in spite of vast stylistic differences. By Mitch Findlay March 31, 2020
Original Content Lil Wayne & Mannie Fresh's History Together Is Damn Near Flawless On the 16th anniversary of the release of "Tha Carter," we briefly reflect on Lil Wayne and Mannie Fresh's track record on wax. By Aron A. June 29, 2020