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Original Content DaBaby, Nicki Minaj & A$AP Ferg Light Up This Week's "Fire Emoji" Playlist Plus, Juicy J and Wiz Khalifa's smoked-out collab and a few cuts off of Hit-Boy & Dom Kennedy's new project. By Aron A. August 01, 2020
Original Content Polo G: 10 Essential Songs We run through the most essential Polo G songs, ahead of his new album "The GOAT." By Rose Lilah May 12, 2020
Original Content Nas' "Stillmatic" Deserves As Much Attention As Its Predecessor Eighteen years ago, Nas experienced his second childhood. By Mitch Findlay December 18, 2019
TV "Power" Finale Recap: Ghost Makes Moves Beyond The Grave In Unsatisfying Ending The "Power" season finale gives us a Shakespearian ending. By Karlton Jahmal February 10, 2020
Original Content All The Smoke: Hip Hop’s Capital In The Multibillion Dollar Cannabis Industry Hip-Hop’s claimed its stake in cannabis culture but how has it infiltrated the legal weed economy? B-Real, Wiz Khalifa, Berner, and more detail their journey as cannabis entrepreneurs during the rise of Big Weed corporations. By Aron A. April 20, 2020
Reviews Travis Scott Takes JACKBOYS & Friends On A Thrill Ride Despite a few unnecessary detours, "JACKBOYS" provides the rush it aims for. By Noah C December 30, 2019
Original Content Eminem Vs. Nick Cannon: A Brief History As the latest flurry of shots ring out, we take a look at the decades long feud between Shady and Nick Cannon. By Robert Blair December 11, 2019
Original Content LGBTQ+ Artists Are Changing Hip-Hop: Frank Ocean, Young M.A, & More From Frank Ocean to Taylor Bennett, Young M.A and Quay Dash, LGBTQ+ artists are making a difference. By Alex Zidel June 10, 2019
Original Content Top Tracks: Bryson Tiller's "Blame" Has A Monster Week Besting several other huge tracks, Bryson Tiller's "Blame" is our #1 of the week. By Patrick Lyons July 29, 2019
Original Content "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas" Turns 15: Big Smoke Speaks You picked the wrong house, fool! By Mitch Findlay October 26, 2019
Original Content How Lil Nas X's Never-Ending "Old Town Road" Rollout Changed The Game “Old Town Road” is gonna ride til’ the remixes can’t no more. By Luke Hinz July 29, 2019
TV "The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air": Top 10 Best Episodes We break down the ten best episodes of "Fresh Prince of Bel-Air." By Sanibel Chai October 27, 2019