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Original Content Exclusive: DaBaby Relishes The Pressure Of Competing With Other "Babies" In Hip-Hop INTERVIEW: DaBaby details his comedic rap style and attitude, talks Ludacris comparisons and fellow "baby" colleagues. By Devin Ch March 08, 2019
Original Content The Evolution Of Chief Keef Tracing the ups and downs of Chief Keef's unconventional career. By Patrick Lyons February 19, 2015
Original Content Hottest R&B Albums Of 2014 These were our favorite R&B projects of the year. By Mike Philson December 27, 2014
Original Content A Breakdown Of Drake's Shout-Outs On "If You're Reading This It's Too Late" We try to identify each and every name found in the extensive liner notes from "If You're Reading This It's Too Late." By Angus Walker February 14, 2015
Original Content Classic Rotation: The Fugees "The Score" The Fugees' "The Score" turns 19 today, so let's take a look back... By Chris Tart February 13, 2015
Reviews Review: Nicki Minaj's "The Pinkprint" Nicki Minaj's new record displays the many sides of Onika Maraj, an imperfect but ultimately satisfying showing from one of rap's great talents. By hnhh December 19, 2014
Original Content A History Of Wale's Seinfeld Samples Wale's "The Album About Nothing" released a few days ago, but this isn't his first time repping Jerry Seinfeld. By Chris Tart April 04, 2015
Reviews Review: SBTRKT "Wonder Where We Land" The highly anticipated second full-length SBTRKT album offers a plethora of special features and futuristic beats. It lacks the danceability of the first record, but really solidifies the producer's niche in the burgeoning alternative/electronic genre. By Chris Tart October 03, 2014
Reviews Review: CyHi The Prynce's "Black Hystori Project" CyHi the Prynce takes us all to school by giving us a lesson in Black history and his life with his brand new "Black History Project" mixtape. By Iva Anthony February 28, 2014
Original Content Top U.K. Rappers In The Grime Game HotNewHipHop takes a look at some of the rappers doing it big for the U.K. grime scene. By Vanessa Oswald May 06, 2014
Reviews Review: J. Cole's "Revenge of the Dreamers" Compilation J.Cole's recent release of the compilation mixtape, "Revenge of the Dreamers", is a nod to his career so far, and the launch of his label Dreamville. By Rula Al-Nasrawi February 09, 2014
Original Content Fight Night: 10 Songs To Make You Rowdy "This kind of music, use it, and you get amped to do shit." -Eminem By Shirley Ju December 05, 2014