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Reviews Review: King Los' "Zero Gravity II" King Los definitely holds his own on "Zero Gravity II," offering up some dope rhymes that shows he's matured as an artist, but still has room to grow into an even better rapper. By Vanessa Oswald March 28, 2014
Reviews Review: Waka Flocka Flame's "Re-Up" Mixtape Waka Flocka Flame's newest mixtape "Re-Up" is one more step closer to his much-anticipated album release for "Flockaveli 2," set to come out later this year. By Rula Al-Nasrawi March 26, 2014
Reviews Review: Iggy Azalea's "The New Classic" Iggy Azalea's "The New Classic" is a flat LP that fails to utilize what that makes Iggy unique. By Lloyd Jaffe April 24, 2014
Original Content 10 Hip-Hop Artists Who Blew Up Off A Mixtape We peep ten hip-hop artists who got famous thanks to one dope mixtape. By Newton Stern September 08, 2014
Reviews Review: B.o.B.'s "No Genre 2" Three years, two albums and two mixtapes after dropping his first “No Genre” mixtape, B.o.B. returns with a worthy sequel. Can B.o.B be contained in one genre? By Chris Richburg July 14, 2014
Reviews Review: DJ Mustard "10 Summers" On "10 Summers", DJ Mustard finds himself going down the same road, with very few detours. At least those short detours are interesting. By Kahron Spearman August 14, 2014
Original Content Top Tracks Of The Week (March 17-23) A selection of the biggest tracks from March 17th to 23rd. By Trevor Smith March 25, 2014
Reviews Review: Kid Cudi's "Satellite Flight: The Journey To Mother Moon" Kid Cudi's worst habits are more prescient on "Satellite Flight: The Journey to Mother Moon." By Brian Josephs February 27, 2014
Original Content A Look At The Life Of Tupac Shakur We take a look back at the life of Tupac Shakur on his birthday. By Nikita Rathod June 16, 2014
Original Content 5 Christian Hip-Hop Artists Infiltrating The Mainstream You’ve seen Christian rapper headlines in increasing numbers over the past five years, and much more so in the past 12 months. Turns out Christian Hip-Hop has a large enough fan base to land rappers on the Billboard charts next to Rick Ross, Drake, and Kendrick Lamar. By Chad Horton June 04, 2014
Reviews Review: Dizzy Wright's "State Of Mind" EP To keep his fans satisfied while he works on his sophomore album, which will be released later this year, Dizzy drops the seven-track "State of Mind" EP. By Iva Anthony April 18, 2014
Original Content Top 10: Jay Z's Best Post-Retirement Verses Come get your Monday Top 10 list fix as we run through the best Jay Z verses since he came back like Jordan, wearing the 4-5 (it ain't to play games with you). By hnhh August 04, 2014