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Original Content The J. Cole Feature Spree: Who Got The Best Verse? In the wake of his illustrious tear through hip-hop, it's time to analyze which J. Cole feature is the best. By Robert Blair February 27, 2019
Original Content Instagram Gallery: Gunna's "Drippiest" Uploads Drip God, if you will. By E Gadsby April 21, 2019
Original Content 3 New Artists You Should Hear We spotlight three artists we've just discovered. By Rose Lilah April 12, 2019
Original Content Future, Tyga & Tee Grizzley Conquer This Week's "FIRE EMOJI" Playlist Tune in to our weekly mix of the biggest rap and R&B tracks. By Aron A. June 08, 2019
Original Content Is DJ Khaled's Character-Breaking Rant A Good Thing? It's never too late for a character-building L. By Mitch Findlay June 07, 2019
Original Content Top 10 Halloween Movies To Make You Laugh & Scream Celebrate All Hallows' Eve relatively scare free. By Michael Kaminsky October 30, 2019
Original Content The Making Of Nicki Minaj's Queendom As fans gear up for the release of Nicki Minaj's fifth album, we take a look at how she's maintained her status over a ten year spell at the top of the heap. By Robert Blair August 07, 2019
Original Content Travis Scott's "Look Mom I Can Fly" Is A Step Inside His Psyche From the painstaking process of creating "Astroworld" to the agonising lows of his Grammys defeat, Netflix's "Look Mom I Can Fly" lifts the curtain on the enigmatic Travis Scott. By Robert Blair August 29, 2019
Profiles Reese LaFlare Says Atlanta's Rap Scene Is Not As Tight-Knit As It May Look In "On The Come Up" Reese LaFlare talks skateboarding, getting into rap and more on the latest episode of "On The Come Up." By Aron A. December 19, 2018
Reviews Roddy Ricch's "Please Excuse Me For Being Anti-Social" Is Regionally-Obscure Yet Wholly His Own Roddy Ricch ends an impressive year with an equally impressive debut album, filled with melodic flares and modern sensibilities. By Rose Lilah December 12, 2019
Reviews Latto “777” Review Latto proves that luck has little to do with her success on her most versatile project to date, "777." By Aron A. April 01, 2022
Original Content Drakeo The Ruler Always Counted His Blessings: Our Final Interview With The West Coast Staple In one of the rapper's last interviews before his death, Drakeo the Ruler expressed his gratitude for being able to pursue a rap career, and was equally awestruck that he had managed to obtain such a position of power and influence within the west coast specifically. We conducted this interview with Drakeo for our "12 Days of Christmas" series on December 12, 2021, during Rolling Loud, California. By Angela Savage December 22, 2021