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Original Content 50 Cent's "21 Questions" Channelled The Spirit Of Ja Rule Even after Dr. Dre questioned a love song's placement on "Get Rich Or Die Tryin," 50 Cent maintained that "21 Questions" was an integral piece of the puzzle. By Mitch Findlay April 09, 2020
Original Content Predicting The 2020 Hip-Hop And R&B Grammy Winners Who will take home the hardware in Los Angeles? By Michael Kawaida January 24, 2020
Original Content Kamaiyah Demands That You Respect Her Hustle As She Holds It Down For The West Coast EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Bay Area rapper Kamaiyah caught up with us to talk about her Death Row dreams, hopes for a TDE link, being an authentic artist, and why she wants that Drake, Future, and Young Thug collab ASAP. By Erika Marie August 22, 2020
Sneakers Air Jordan 1 KO "Chicago" Offers Unique Opportunity For Collectors The latest "Chicago" Air Jordan 1 is a throwback to the infamous KO series. By Alexander Cole May 12, 2021
Original Content Rise & Grind: Toosii Talks "Love Cycle" With Summer Walker & Getting Booed At His First Concert Toosii takes center stage for this week's edition of "Rise & Grind." The "Love Cycle" artist reveals that he doesn't listen to very much rap music and talks about being boo'd off stage when he opened up for A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie. By Madusa S. May 10, 2021
Reviews Young Nudy's "Anyways" Is A Frenetic One-Man Show: Review ALBUM REVIEW: Young Nudy's "Anyways" converts his endless supply of energy into sixteen charismatic solo tracks. By Noah C February 26, 2020
Sports What's Next For LeBron James & The Los Angeles Lakers LeBron and the Lakers have a lot of big decisions to make this offseason. By Alexander Cole April 24, 2022
TV Ryan Henry Talks Maturing, Mental Wellness, Moments With DMX, & "Black Ink Crew Chicago" Season 8 Exclusive: As the leader of 9Mag, Ryan Henry has spent the last eight years putting his life and career on display via "Black Ink Crew Chicago." He's faced waves of criticism over his decisions, but he sat down with us to discuss the new 8th season, his journey of personal growth and accountability for past mistakes, inspiring Chicago, and why a visit from DMX made for one of the most memorable moments for the 9Mag team. By Erika Marie August 09, 2022
Original Content Curren$y Shares His Weed Mount Rushmore & Talks Smoker's Olympics Curren$y reveals who he thinks would tap out first in the Smoker's Olympics and reveals his choice for the Mount Rushmore of weed-smoking rappers. By Aron A. April 20, 2022
Original Content Top Tracks: May 22 - May 28 21 Savage, Drake, and Young Thug's long-awaited "Issa" tops our chart this week. By Patrick Lyons May 29, 2017
Original Content Lil Uzi Vert's 10 Biggest Rockstar Moments 10 times Lil Uzi Vert proved his rockstar lifestyle. By Mike Harris May 29, 2017
Original Content Top Tracks: April 17 - April 23 A mashup tops our chart this week. What is this, 2007? By Patrick Lyons April 24, 2017