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Original Content Classic Rotation: Jay Z's "The Blueprint" We re-visit Jay Z's classic album, The Blueprint, on the day it was released 14 years ago. By Chris Tart September 11, 2015
Original Content 10 Collaborations We Need We take it upon ourselves to pair artists together, with the hope that these pairings turn into reality. By Alex Uplinger June 19, 2015
Original Content The Best Super Bowl Commercials Starring Rappers When rappers appear in Super Bowl ads... By Patrick Lyons February 06, 2016
Original Content 12 Self-Produced Hip Hop Albums to Hear A look at the very best albums from rapper-producers. By Chris Tart October 24, 2015
Original Content The Messiest Celeb Stories Of 2019 (So Far) We're barely three months in, and it's already been a wild ride. By E Gadsby March 05, 2019
Original Content What's Next For The MCU? Phase four is coming. By Karlton Jahmal June 12, 2019
Profiles D Savage Reflects On Tyler, The Creator's Tutelage, Ty Dolla $ign Collab & More In "On The Come Up" D Savage reflects on "SoundCloud Rap" label, Tyler The Creator's musical prowess, and more in "On The Come Up." By Mitch Findlay January 30, 2019
Original Content Top Tracks: Drake Everything This Week With "Omertà," "Money in the Grave," and his recent Chris Brown collab "No Guidance," Drake has three of our top four tracks this week. By Patrick Lyons June 17, 2019
Original Content Jay-Z Pulls A "Kanye" At BET Awards Jay-Z pulled a "Kanye" during the BET awards when he jokingly interrupted his acceptance speech for the duo's Best Video award. By Rose Lilah July 03, 2012
Reviews Review: Gucci Mane's "I'm Up" Trap star Gucci Mane remains on the grind with his newest mixtape release, "I'm Up". By Jon Godfrey June 01, 2012
Original Content The Top 20 Projects Of 2016 (So Far) With exactly six months to go in 2016, we rank the 20 best projects from the first half of the year. By Patrick Lyons July 01, 2016
Original Content The Weeknd's "Starboy" Features Kendrick Lamar, Future, Lana Del Rey & more Before he drops two new singles later tonight, The Weeknd has shared the tracklist for his next album, "Starboy." By Angus Walker November 17, 2016