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Original Content Why Does Everyone Think Lil Uzi Vert Is The Devil? "Do What I Want" or "Do What Thou Wilt"? Getting to the bottom of the absurd Satanic conspiracy theory surrounding Lil Uzi Vert. By Patrick Lyons June 12, 2017
Original Content Vote: The Best Album Of 2017 So Far Cast your vote. By Mitch Findlay June 08, 2017
Original Content What Does "Oklama" Mean? Unpacking Kendrick Lamar's New Alias With no shortage of theories online, we look at the potential rationales behind Kendrick Lamar's new "Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers" era moniker. By Robert Blair April 21, 2022
Reviews Lil Baby Is "Untrapped": Doc Captures His Rise With Help From Young Thug, Gunna & Drake “Untrapped: The Story of Lil Baby” will provide fans with an inside look at the rapper's come up from the streets of Atlanta to being one of the biggest artists in hip-hop. By Cole Blake June 14, 2022
Original Content Kevin Gates' Freakiest Songs Kevin Gates has a history of getting as nasty as he wants on wax. We're highlighting some of his most explicit records from through out his career. By Robert Blair June 14, 2022
Original Content Gov Ball Had An Opportunity To Make A Statement, Instead, They Played It Safe New York’s biggest music festival reflected the city’s uncomfortable relationship with its biggest sub-genre. By Cole Blake June 13, 2022
Original Content Lil Uzi Vert Debuts Crazy Mohawk & More Photos From Made In America 2022 Pusha T, JID, Lil Uzi Vert, and more descended upon Philidelphia over the weekend for Jay-Z's annual Made In America festival. By Cole Blake September 06, 2022
Original Content Bobby Shmurda Says You Have To Pay To Go Platinum These Days Bobby Shmurda explains why right now is "the best time to be independent." By Aron A. July 12, 2022
Original Content Top 25 Best Joey Bada$$ Songs Take a look through Joey Bada$$'s best songs of all time while we await his new album. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 17, 2022
Streetwear Instagram Gallery: An Ode To Doja Cat's Eyebrows The 26-year-old has been rocking everything from daises to apples above her eyes lately. By Hayley Hynes September 10, 2022
Original Content Rise & Grind: Unfoonk On Making "Real" With Young Thug & New Album Unfoonk speaks on being part of a famous music family with Young Thug, their "Slime Language 2" collaboration "Real," his upcoming new music, and more. By Alex Zidel May 24, 2021
Original Content What Happened To Kirko Bangz? The Houston rapper rose to fame following the success of his 2011 single "Drank In My Cup." What's he up to now? By Azure Johnson April 29, 2021