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Reviews Vic Mensa's "The Autobiography" (Review) Vic's proper debut is full of potential, but refuses to settle on a cohesive musical direction. By Richard Bryan August 06, 2017
Original Content #TBT: Fat Joe Fat Joe: 1993-2004. By Danny Schwartz April 13, 2017
Original Content 5 Classic Aaliyah x Timbaland Collaborations Revisit some of Aaliyah's most influential songs in honor of her 38th birthday. By Trevor Smith January 16, 2017
Original Content Lil Yachty's "Teenage Emotions" (Review) None of the common complaints about Lil Yachty are valid, but "Teenage Emotions" still isn't a great album. By Patrick Lyons June 01, 2017
Reviews Post Malone's "Stoney" (Review) "Stoney" is the world-weary, long-awaited debut album from the guy who brought us "White Iverson." Is he still balling hard, or does he stumble on his rush to score big? By Maxwell Cavaseno December 14, 2016
Original Content Top 10 XXL Freshmen Flops Ten former XXL freshmen who haven't lived up to their hype. By Patrick Lyons March 25, 2015
Original Content 10 Essential Vince Staples Tracks Vince Staples' necessary cuts. By Chris Tart May 17, 2015
Original Content Classic Rotation: D'Angelo's "Brown Sugar" 20 years later, we still want some of that "Brown Sugar". By Chris Tart July 03, 2015
Original Content 10 Essential Young Thug Tracks Thugger's most essential cuts. By Chris Tart April 13, 2015
Original Content #TBT: E-40 Looking back at E-40's many classic for Throwback Thursday. By Chris Tart March 19, 2015
Original Content Who Had The Better Verse: Fabolous Vs. Lloyd Banks This week we pit frequent collaborators Lloyd Banks and Fabolous against each other. By Carl Lamarre May 04, 2015
Original Content 10 Essential Vic Mensa Tracks Chicago's Vic Mensa is coming up quick. These are his essential tracks. By Chris Tart October 26, 2014