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Original Content 20 Essential 2Pac Tracks A definitive guide to 2Pac's legendary discography. By Devon Jefferson July 24, 2017
Original Content 5 Underrated A$AP Ferg Tracks Dive into some of Ferg's underrated gems. By Mitch Findlay June 14, 2017
Original Content What’s New In Battle Rap (April 15) We keep you up to date on everything going on in battle rap. By Dallas Darden April 15, 2017
Original Content Top Tracks Of The Week: January 5-13 A summary of the top tracks from January 5 to January 13. By Alex Galbraith January 13, 2015
Original Content Pulling A "Beyonce": The Surprise Album Phenom Albums are being released with less notice, and in some cases, no notice at all. We dive in to the trend and dissect why this might be happening. By Chris Tart December 10, 2014
Reviews Review: Ab-Soul's "These Days..." The Black Lip Pastor delivers another sermon of lyrical excellence. By Ben Shatzman June 27, 2014
Original Content Ranking Nas' 12 Albums From Worst To Best Following the anniversary of Nas' seminal "Illmatic", we decide to take a look at how all his other albums stack up against it. You can probably guess what makes No. 1, but where do some of his other efforts place? By Brian Josephs April 22, 2014
Original Content Fantastic Flows Follow Up: MCs With The Best Flows We follow up our editorial with a list of the best flows in the game right now. By hnhh June 19, 2014
Reviews Ty Dolla $ign's "Campaign" (Review) Ty Dolla $ign's "Campaign" has some jams, but not much in the way of originality or politics. By Patrick Lyons September 28, 2016
Original Content 10 Essential 2 Chainz Tracks The best of Tity Two Necklace. By Danny Schwartz December 11, 2016
Original Content #TBT: When 2 Chainz Was Tity Boi Revisit some great tracks from 2 Chainz's Playaz Circle days. By Danny Schwartz September 15, 2016
Reviews Review: Meek Mill's "Dreams Worth More Than Money" Seeking a rap album for the end of the world. By Alex Galbraith July 02, 2015