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Original Content Notorious B.I.G.: Master Storyteller On the 18th anniversary of The Notorious B.I.G.'s tragic death, we revisit his most riveting stories. By Angus Walker March 09, 2015
Original Content Catching Cases: Rappers Locked Up Too Early In Their Career When rap careers get derailed by jail time. By Alex Galbraith December 21, 2014
Original Content Top 10: Drake Deep Cuts For this week's Top 10 we take a cue from Drake and count down some of his best throwaways. By hnhh October 28, 2014
Original Content On The Come Up: Amir Obe This week's On The Come Up focuses on Amir Obe, the rapper behind this summer's stellar Detrooklyn mixtape. By hnhh October 01, 2014
Original Content Waka Flocka Flame's Top 10 Turn Up Anthems Practice your gun sound ad-libs, dread shaking and yelling: these are Waka Flocka Flame's 10 best turn up anthems. By Patrick Lyons March 03, 2015
Original Content Sign Language: 5 Songs You Didn't Know Ty Dolla $ign Wrote Five artists who let Ty put the Dolla $ign in it. By Trevor Smith March 24, 2015
Reviews Review: D'Angelo's "Black Messiah" Albums this anticipated aren’t supposed to be this good. By Alex Galbraith December 20, 2014
Original Content Vinylz Talks About Creation Of J. Cole's "Tale Of 2 Citiez" & Big Sean's "Blessings" We hit the buzzing producer Vinylz to get the low-down on "Blessings" and what else he's cooked up lately. By Rose Lilah February 05, 2015
Original Content 10 Essential Flying Lotus Hip-Hop Tracks Flying Lotus is a beat-making genius. While most of his tunes remain instrumental, we occasionally get a dope hip-hop track produced by the creative musician. Here's 10 dope rap cuts, as produced by FlyLo. By Chris Tart October 21, 2014
Original Content Chill Out: 10 Rappers With Laid-Back Flow Any rapper can be heard if they're yelling in your ear, but a skillful MC will play it chill. By Chris Tart January 13, 2015
Original Content Top Tracks Of The Week: January 5-13 A summary of the top tracks from January 5 to January 13. By Alex Galbraith January 13, 2015
Original Content Ranking Jay Z's 12 Albums From Worst To Best We order Jay Z's solo efforts from worst to best. By hnhh December 11, 2014