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Original Content Hottest Beats Of 2015 The hottest 15 beats of 2015. By Danny Schwartz December 16, 2015
Original Content Biggest Beefs Of 2015 Looking back at the most prominent rap beefs of 2015. By Chris Tart December 30, 2015
Original Content Classic Rotation: Outkast's "ATLiens" We take a look back at OutKast's "ATLiens" on the day of its release, 19 years ago. By Chris Tart August 27, 2015
Profiles Meet Lais: "Drake & Young Thug's Lovechild" Read our exclusive interview with Lais, the 22-year-old Toronto artist about to make it "Cocaine Rain." By Danny Schwartz February 02, 2016
Original Content 6 Artists That Probably Influenced Kid Cudi's "Speedin' Bullet To Heaven" Kid Cudi's new album brings to mind the work of a wide range of artists. By Chris Tart December 12, 2015
Reviews PartyNextDoor's "PartyNextDoor 3 (P3)" (Review) With a top 10 hit to his pen and a new album to his name, Jahron "PartyNextDoor" Braithwaite show no signs of being interested in settling for second-best. By Maxwell Cavaseno August 18, 2016
Profiles Behind The Beat: 6ix Interview: Logic's in-house producer/secret weapon 6ix discusses his unique musical upbringing and the making of "The Incredible True Story." By Danny Schwartz April 27, 2016
Original Content 5 Things We Want From Tory Lanez's "I Told You" With Tory Lanez officially announcing the title of his debut album, we decided to bring back an edition of "5 Things We Want" for it. By Rose Lilah June 10, 2016
Sports The Roast Of Stephen Curry’s Latest Under Amour Sneakers Was Lit Twitter rips Chef Curry's new Under Armour Curry 2 Lows. By Kyle Rooney June 10, 2016
Original Content #TBT: Rihanna's #1 Singles From "SOS" to "We Found Love", revisit 10 Rihanna singles that went #1. By Chris Tart March 03, 2016
Original Content Who Had The Better Verse: Kanye West Vs. Big Sean We pit mentor and protege in Kanye West and Big Sean for the return of "Who Had The Better Verse." By Carl Lamarre February 23, 2016
Reviews Roy Woods' "Waking At Dawn" (Review) On "Waking at Dawn," Roy Woods strays a bit from his original sound toward the middle of the modern R&B road, and he ends up with his strongest batch of songs yet. By Patrick Lyons July 07, 2016