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Original Content Future Is King Of Hit-Making For A Generation Transcending Genres And Labels Is Future an R&B artist? By Michael Kawaida December 31, 2019
Original Content HNHH TIDAL Wave: Tory Lanez Bosses Up & Kid Cudi Returns This week's TIDAL Wave playlist features picks from Tory Lanez, Youngboy Never Broke Again, DaBaby, Future, Rico Nasty, and more. By Alex Zidel April 16, 2020
Reviews Blueface "Find The Beat" Review Album Review: Blueface may have found glimpses of the beat on his official debut, but his inability to hold long-term attention is to his detriment. By Michael Kawaida March 16, 2020
Reviews Pop Smoke "Shoot For The Stars Aim For The Moon" Review "Shoot For The Stars Aim For The Moon" is a bittersweet celebration of Pop Smoke's life; an album that should have claimed the summer of 2020 as his own, and mark the formal welcoming of New York’s brightest new star. By Aron A. July 08, 2020
Original Content Don't Panic, Play Your Favorite Song Be mindful of your thoughts and play some of your favorite music to help reduce your stress surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. By Rose Lilah March 13, 2020
Original Content Kanye West Vs. Jay-Z: Who Had The Better Sophomore Album? Jay-Z and Kanye West go head to head in the latest installment of "Who Had The Best Sophomore Album?" By Ben Bijur February 24, 2020
Original Content Polo G Is The New Gen GOAT: On His Tribute To Juice WRLD & Striving For Growth EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Polo G talks about his new album "The GOAT," life in Los Angeles and more. By Rose Lilah May 14, 2020
Original Content T.I. & Tiny: Friends And Family Hustle Episode 2 Season 2: Marriage Reconciliation Continues We breakdown everything that happened in last night's "T.I. & Tiny: Friends and Family Hustle" episode. By E Gadsby April 23, 2019
Original Content The Best Hip-Hop Mashups From The Millennium We run through some of the best mash-ups from the mid-aughts. By Taylor Rubright May 19, 2019
Original Content Hip Hop's Newest Wave: Tracing The Influences Of Polo G, Lil Tjay, Calboy A generation removed from Chief Keef, the stunning transformation of street rap has revealed something much more than just the next iteration of Chicago drill. By Luke Hinz September 10, 2019
Original Content Happy Birthday Kendrick Lamar: "Pulitizer Kenny" Turns 32 One of hip-hop's all-time best writers gets a little wiser. By Mitch Findlay June 17, 2019
Original Content Female Voices Are Dominating The Hip-Hop Landscape The hip-hop landscape is currently ripe with female artists, doing whatever it is they want to do. By Talia Smith April 24, 2019