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Original Content Tekashi 6ix9ine Trial: Everything We Know (So Far) There's a lot to keep track of in this high-profile trial, so we're unpacking everything we've learned this past week. By Alex Zidel September 20, 2019
Original Content Will Smith's Pop Culture Longevity: A Brief Analysis Will Smith is a likeable, constantly relevant figure in Hollywood. How does he do it? By Samuel Allan May 28, 2019
Original Content Instagram Gallery: An Introduction To Lil Tecca Lil Tecca's on his way up. By E Gadsby August 24, 2019
Original Content 6ix9ine's "GUMMO" Two Years Later: The Beginning Of The End As Daniel Hernandez's world continues to unravel before our eyes, we revisit the track that started it all. By Robert Blair September 23, 2019
Original Content Nelly's "Country Grammar" Turns 19: A Timeless Classic From The Lou Nelly's "Country Grammar" remains an essential album in the hip-hop canon. By Mitch Findlay June 27, 2019
Original Content HNHH TIDAL Wave: Future, Lil Baby, Gucci Mane & Lil Nas X Rule The Week Rick Ross, The Game, Pi'erre Bourne and plenty of others impact this week's TIDAL Wave. By Alex Zidel June 27, 2019
Original Content Predicting 2020 Music Trends Forecasting the year to come and taking stock of what 2019 can tell us about the trends of tomorrow. By Luke Hinz January 03, 2020
Original Content The 12 Best Lyricists Of 2019 The BARS still matter. By Mitch Findlay December 11, 2019
Original Content Dr. Dre's "2001" Turns 21: The Creation Of A Classic While originally written last year for the 20th anniversary of Dr. Dre's "2001," be sure to revisit this piece on the project's 21st birthday. By Mitch Findlay November 15, 2019
Original Content Coach K Drops Gems & Shares Untold Stories About Jeezy & Migos Come Up From having to retrieve the recording files for Migos "YRN" to having to pay DJ Drama to host Young Jeezy's "Streets Iz Watching," Coach K opened up at Red Bull Music Festival. By Aron A. November 14, 2019
Original Content How Leaked Music Has Evolved In The Streaming Age We take a look at how leaking music has evolved in the era of streaming services. By Taylor Rubright June 05, 2019
Original Content YK Osiris Shouts Out Drake, Teases Music With Young Thug & YG In "On The Come Up" YK Osiris praises Drake, shares childhood influences, teases collabs, and more in "On The Come Up." By Mitch Findlay May 29, 2019