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Original Content Top 5 Beats From Future's "Purple Reign" We examine some of the best beats on Future's brand new mixtape, "Purple Reign." By Rose Lilah January 18, 2016
Original Content Where Is Danny Brown? Tracking His Movements Since "Old" Tracing Danny Brown's steps since he released "Old" in 2013. By Danny Schwartz February 11, 2016
Reviews Review: Future's "EVOL" Future finally begins to move on and enjoy himself on "EVOL." Is it his strongest work since "DS2"? By Patrick Lyons February 10, 2016
Original Content Top 5 Lil Herb & Lil Bibby Collabs In honor of "Ballin' Like I'm Kobe," here are Lil Herb and Lil Bibby's top 5 collaborations. By Angus Walker September 29, 2015
Original Content Classic Rotation: Outkast "Aquemini" 17 years ago today, OutKast released "Aquemini." We take a look back for Classic Rotation. By Chris Tart September 29, 2015
Original Content 10 Essential Slug Verses Looking back at Slug's very best 16s. By Chris Tart January 16, 2016
Original Content Most Uplifting Tracks On Young Thug's "I'm Up" Five especially uplifting tracks on Young Thug's new mixtape, "I'm Up." By Angus Walker February 05, 2016
Reviews Review: Lil Wayne's "No Ceilings 2" "No Ceilings 2" has its fair share of fun moments, but they're too few and far between to save it from its many problems. By Patrick Lyons December 01, 2015
Original Content 28 Grams: Hip Hop Instagram Recap (Oct 17-23) Looking back at some of the best hip hop Instagram posts of the week. By Danny Schwartz October 24, 2015
Reviews Review: The Weeknd's "Beauty Behind The Madness" The Weeknd balances his two selves, one aiming for pop stardom and one who is content in the shadows, on "Beauty Behind the Madness." By Scott Glaysher August 31, 2015
Original Content LyriQuiz: Meek Mill - "Ima Boss" How much do you remember from Meek Mill's throwback "Ima Boss"? By Mike De Leon September 24, 2015
Original Content 10 Essential Young Dolph Tracks An introduction to the self-described "King of Memphis". By Chris Tart March 07, 2016