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Original Content Samples Of The Week: January 29 (Lupe Fiasco Edition) This edition of Samples Of The Week breaks down the samples in Lupe Fiasco's "Tetsuo & Youth." By Patrick Lyons January 29, 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
Original Content Indie-Cud: A Timeline Of Kid Cudi's Indie Collabs & Samples Tracing Kid Cudi's fondness for indie pop/rock via his samples and collaborations. By Patrick Lyons March 04, 2015
Reviews Review: Bobby Shmurda's "Shmurda She Wrote" EP Bobby Shmurda has undeniable star power and a strong ear for production, but "Shmurda She Wrote" leaves more technical (and sociological) questions than definitive answers. By Kahron Spearman November 14, 2014
Original Content Sadboys: The Saddest Rappers & Their Saddest Songs In honor of the Sad Boys movement, we look through the back catalog of real hip-hop to determine who were the original tragic figures in hip-hop and what were their saddest songs. By hnhh September 09, 2014
Original Content Trunk Bangers We bringing you 13 essential trunk banging records. By Newton Stern August 27, 2014
Original Content Top 10: Rap Interludes Continuing our Top 10 series, we countdown the best interludes... By hnhh July 28, 2014
Reviews Review: Common "Nobody's Smiling" Common's latest project "Nobody's Smiling" is his most personal, while he brings out the best in the guest rappers. By Brian Josephs July 25, 2014
Original Content RnBaes: Female Singers On The Rise We highlight a slew of female r'n'b singers on their way up, from Tink to Kelela. By hnhh September 16, 2014
Reviews 21 Savage, Offset & Metro Boomin "Without Warning" Review Metro Boomin pulls out all of the stops for a relentlessly fun, horror-themed tape. By Patrick Lyons November 03, 2017
Reviews ASAP Mob "Cozy Tapes Vol. 2: Too Cozy" Review ASAP Mob brings along the coziest of friends for "Cozy Tapes Vol. 2." By Milca P. August 30, 2017