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Original Content Instagram Gallery: Lizzo's Most Boss Ass Pics Lizzo shows us how to boss up. By E Gadsby March 14, 2020
Original Content One Juneteenth To Remember: A Black Man’s View From The New York Protests This Juneteenth, take a first-hand look at one of the ongoing protests against systemic racism and police brutality taking place in New York City. By Keenan Higgins June 19, 2020
Original Content What Happened To Rakim's Aftermath Album With Dr. Dre? In one of hip-hop's greatest cases of "what could've been," we revisit Rakim's brief spell on Dr. Dre's Aftermath label and why the "Oh My God" album never surfaced. By Robert Blair March 24, 2020
Original Content HNHH TIDAL Wave: Lil Wayne & Freddie Gibbs Highlight A Hard Week This week's playlist includes new music from Lil Wayne, Lil Yachty, Freddie Gibbs, Conway, Kevin Gates, Travis Scott, Juice WRLD, Gunna, and more. By Alex Zidel June 05, 2020
Sports Bronny James Jr & The Problem With Impossible Expectations Bronny James Jr. has proven himself to be a talented young basketball player but is the basketball world expecting too much from him? By Alexander Cole February 15, 2020
Original Content Kendrick Lamar's "LOVE." Found Romance In Ambiguity Kendrick Lamar crafted one of the most personal and interpretable songs in recent memory with the appropriately titled "LOVE." By Mitch Findlay February 14, 2020
Pop Culture Zonnique Is Leaning On Advice From André 3000 As She Carves Her Own Lane EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: We know Zonnique as T.I. & Tiny's daughter, a VH1 reality star, or even as one of the OMG Girlz—but she spoke with us about reinventing herself as an artist and stepping back into the scene as her own person, free from expectations. By Erika Marie May 18, 2020
Original Content Why Nicki Minaj's Feature Spree Is A Great Decision Nicki Minaj's recent decision to stick to feature spots is a great move for the rapper: here's why. By Kemet High November 10, 2019
Original Content EarthGang Live Through Music: Spillage Village, Jamming With Mac Miller, & J. Cole's Psychic Predictions INTERVIEW: From pioneering the Spillage Village movement, to GTA-fuelled sleepovers with Young Thug, to making music with Mac Miller, EarthGang have forged a marvelous path. By Mitch Findlay November 19, 2018
Original Content Top Tracks: Tory Lanez's Beefs Dominate, "Don Queen" Hits #1 Diss tracks either by or aimed at Tory Lanez account for all of our top four songs this week. By Patrick Lyons February 04, 2019
Original Content 10 Recent Netflix Additions To Watch This Weekend If you're looking for something new to watch this weekend, we've got you covered. By Nicole Fee August 24, 2018
Original Content Kanye West's "Yeezus:" Unpacking A Truly Divisive Album Following "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy" was no easy task. By Mitch Findlay September 19, 2018