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Reviews Review: J. Cole's "Born Sinner" J. Cole's second offering picks up where "Cole World" missed the mark and reintroduces Cole to the Hip Hop world. By Eliezer Santiago June 20, 2013
Original Content 5 Things You Need To Know About Skepta Everything you need to know about the U.K. grime legend, who's quickly making his presence felt in the USA. By Angus Walker March 02, 2015
Original Content Underrated Audio: January 31- February 6 HNHH's "Underrated Audio" puts you on not-too-mainstream music you might have missed from the past week. By Rose Lilah February 07, 2015
Original Content #TBT: Eminem's Early Deep Cuts We take a look at Slim Shady's early tunes that you may or may not know, depending on how big of a Stan you are. By Chris Tart December 18, 2014
Original Content Hands Up: Street Anthems 4 Justice In the wake of the Mike Brown tragedy and so many other instances of police brutality, the hip-hop community has been rallying together to make uplifting street anthems and movements. By Mike Philson October 01, 2014
Original Content Remix Fix: Kaytranada Puts His Flip On "Kaleidoscope" By BADBADNOTGOOD Kaytranada's version of "Kaleidoscope," by BADBADNOTGOOD is super smooth and sexy. By Kayla Lee November 18, 2014
Original Content Top Tracks of The Week: December 29 - January 6 A summary of the top tracks from December 29 to January 6. By Alex Galbraith January 06, 2015
Original Content 10 Rappers Who Shouted Out Scarface Scarface is a reoccuring theme within the rap game, so we're highlighting ten of his many shout outs. By Jake Rohn July 29, 2014
Reviews Review: Teyana Taylor's "VII" Teyana Taylor finally claims her space on "VII". By Glennisha Morgan November 12, 2014
Reviews Review: Brother Ali's "Mourning in America and Dreaming in Color" Minneapolis MC's latest album showcases his seasoned talent and renewed political fervor to striking effect. By Rachaela VB September 22, 2012
Original Content Lil Wayne Explains "I Am Not A Human Being II" Cover And Talks Features In a recent interview, Lil Wayne talks about the meaning of his "I Am Not A Human Being II" artwork, as well as features and production on the project. By Kevin Goddard February 01, 2013
Original Content KeY Wane Announces Mixtape Featuring Big Sean, Meek Mill, Young Jeezy, Wale & More KeY Wane will be dropping his first "So Many Keys" mixtape that includes previous hits, and new tracks, plus a slew of big features. By Rose Lilah February 01, 2013