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Reviews Review: J. Cole's "2014 Forest Hills Drive" J. Cole releases his most personal and poignant album. By Glennisha Morgan December 15, 2014
Original Content Jahlil Beats Lists His Top 10 Singles He Produced We get Jahlil Beats to count down his top 10 records that he's had a hand in producing. By Rose Lilah October 20, 2014
Original Content 20 Lyrical References To Nicki Minaj Check out the 20 best rap references to Nicki Minaj. By hnhh January 05, 2015
Original Content Breakout Artists Of 2014 Here are 15 artists who broke out in big ways this year. By Patrick Lyons December 15, 2014
Original Content Samples Of The Week: December 11 (J. Cole Edition) A special, J. Cole-centric edition of "Samples Of The Week." By Patrick Lyons December 11, 2014
Reviews Review: Sir Michael Rocks "BANCO" On BANCO, Sir Michael Rocks is still finding his way to separate himself, both from the Cool Kids' sound, and to some degree, former versions of himself. By Kahron Spearman August 02, 2014
Profiles Meet Nez & Rio: The Producers Talk A$AP Rocky's "Pretty Flacko 2" We talk with duo Nez & Rio about their production on A$AP Rocky's highly anticipated "Pretty Flacko 2," among other things. By Rose Lilah November 11, 2014
Original Content Remix Fix: Grandtheft's Remix Of T.I.'s "No Mediocre" Today we highlight Grandtheft's recent twerk mix of Tip's "No Mediocre" single with Iggy Azalea. By Mike De Leon October 14, 2014
Reviews Review: PARTYNEXTDOOR "PARTYNEXTDOOR TWO" "PARTYNEXTDOOR TWO" proves to be a continuation of the first installment for PARTYNEXTDOOR, as he displays more quality production and an endless amount of all-consuming lust. By Kahron Spearman August 01, 2014
Original Content Top 10: Pusha T Tracks For this week's Top 10, we take a look at Pusha T's best solo work. Yeuck. By hnhh November 10, 2014
Original Content Origins: The Samples From Logic's Debut Album, "Under Pressure" Origins’ examines samples in Logic’s debut album, “Under Pressure” including N.E.R.D., Eazy-E, Bill Withers, and more. By Netzayet Itzea November 07, 2014
Original Content 10 Essential Joey Bada$$ Tracks Joey Bada$$ is one of the most exciting characters in hip-hop. A youthful attitude and a respect for the classics puts Joey Bada$$ at the top of the hip-hop game, so let's take a look at his most essential tracks. By Chris Tart November 08, 2014