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Original Content Charts Don't Lie: November 4th Weekly review of the Hip-Hop and R&B sales/charts. By Rose Lilah November 04, 2012
Original Content Word Up: If I Made A Freshman List... What my Freshman would look like in a hypothetical world. By Rose Lilah March 02, 2012
Profiles From Local To Platinum: Dreka Gates On Her Role In Kevin Gates' Success INTERVIEW: From $250 shows to rap superstardom, Dreka Gates has always been a driving force in her husband's career, and that's just one of many ventures she's involved in. Now that Kevin Gates is a free man, where will 2018 take the hip-hop power couple? By Trevor Smith January 16, 2018
Original Content Eminem's "FACK" Has Somehow Become A Cult Classic It's about that time to revisit one of the oddest, zaniest, and most depraved chapters of Eminem's career: "FACK." By Mitch Findlay November 09, 2020
Original Content The Discovery Channel Playlist Episode 5: User Submissions A new edition of our Soundcloud playlist, "The Discovery Channel," has arrived. By Rose Lilah April 01, 2020
Original Content J.I. Reveals He Wasn't A Jay-Z Fan Until He Picked Up The Pen Himself J.I. sits down to discuss his New York hustle, his love for hip-hop, and much more in our brand new episode of "On the Come Up." By Aron A. December 03, 2020
Original Content VOTE: Who Won 2016? Choose From Drake, Chance The Rapper, Young Thug & More Which rapper should be named champion of 2016? By Angus Walker December 29, 2016
Original Content Top 20 Songs Of 2017 (So Far) Hip-hop is on fire in 2017. Here are the top 20 songs we've heard thus far. By Angus Walker July 20, 2017
Original Content A$AP Mob Pays Tribute To A$AP Yams On Social Media Rocky, Ferg, Nast, Twelvyy, and the gang salute Yams in honor of Yams Day. By Danny Schwartz January 18, 2017
Original Content 10 Anti-Authority Rap Songs For Inauguration Day We dig back into 25+ years of political hip hop to bring you ten tracks that question America's authority on the eve of Donald Trump's inauguration. By Patrick Lyons January 19, 2017
Reviews Jay-Z's "4:44" (Review) Jay-Z digs deep and delivers his best album in years. By Patrick Lyons July 06, 2017
Original Content It's The Perfect Time For A New Bad Meets Evil Album With Eminem and Royce Da 5'9" at the top of their game right now, it feels like the perfect time for a new album from Bad Meets Evil. By Mitch Findlay August 20, 2020