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Original Content Waka Flocka's Hard In Da Paint: A Blunt Force Masterclass In Trap Fatalism Callous, puncturing, visceral, and goonish. Call it what you will, but "Flockaveli" and it’s centerpiece “Hard In da Paint” signify one of trap music’s most critical junctures. By Luke Hinz February 05, 2020
Original Content Lil Keed Is The Next Star From Young Thug's YSL Records INTERVIEW: Lil Keed has superstar potential and, with the release of "Long Live Mexico," he's ready for his spotlight. By Alex Zidel June 14, 2019
Original Content Instagram Gallery: La La's Sexiest Photos La La is killing 'em right now. By E Gadsby September 07, 2019
Original Content Top Tracks: Yelawolf's "Bloody Sunday" Freestyle Slaughters The Competition Yelawolf's "Bloody Sunday" freestyle ignites beef with other white rappers and lands him at #1 this week. By Patrick Lyons March 18, 2019
Reviews Freddie Gibbs & Madlib "Bandana" Review Flawless cocaine rap from a bird’s eye view. By Aron A. July 05, 2019
Profiles Cuban Doll Explains Her Major Label Beef In "On The Come Up" Cuban Doll opens up about the benefits of independence, inspiring the youth, and more. By Mitch Findlay June 19, 2019
Original Content 10 Best Super Hero Movies With a plethora of superhero influenced films making their debut every year, we ranked the 10 best hero movies of all time. By Karlton Jahmal November 16, 2017
Original Content Top Tracks: Future's "Absolutely Going Brazy" At #1 After a rare week of absence from our top ten, Future's back on top with his new single "Absolutely Going Brazy." By Patrick Lyons April 03, 2018
Original Content 5 Recent Times Rappers Were Unfairly Targeted By Police Here are 5 incidents in the past year in which rappers have been targeted by police officers. By Angus Walker March 28, 2016
Original Content Mixtape Corner: Curren$y, Sicko Mobb & Skooly A look into some of the better mixtapes of the last few weeks. By Trevor Smith February 23, 2016
Original Content Wendy Williams' Most Savage Moments Not even Beyoncé is safe from the TV host's tasteless commentary. By E Gadsby April 08, 2018
Original Content Top Tracks: PartyNextDoor & Jadakiss Score #1 PartyNextDoor and Jadakiss' unexpected collab tops our TOP 100 chart this week. By Patrick Lyons September 11, 2017