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Reviews XXXTentacion "?" Review XXXTentacion's "?" is an ambitious, if occasionally oversaturated sophomore effort. By Mitch Findlay March 19, 2018
Original Content 28 Grams: Hip Hop Instagram Recap (Oct 10-16) Looking back at some of the best hip hop Instagram posts of the week. By Danny Schwartz October 17, 2015
Original Content 28 Grams: Hip Hop Instagram Recap (Nov 7-13) Looking back at some of the best hip hop Instagram posts of the week. By Danny Schwartz November 14, 2015
Original Content Classic Rotation: Lil Wayne's "Tha Carter II" "Tha Carter II" is where Lil Wayne came into his own, transforming into the most dominant rapper of the mid-2000s. By Patrick Lyons December 06, 2015
Original Content Tweet Beef: 5 Chris Brown Social Media Feuds Chris Brown is known to go off on social media. Here's a brief history of a few recent instances. By Nicholas DG July 15, 2015
Reviews Review: Public Enemy's "Man Plans God Laughs" Is "Man Plans God Laughs" deserving of Public Enemy's Hall of Fame title? By Nicholas DG July 18, 2015
Original Content #TBT: Mixtape Kid Cudi Before you get into "Speedin' Bullet 2 Heaven," take a trip down Kid Cudi memory lane. By Chris Tart December 03, 2015
Original Content A Tale Of 2 Black Fridays: Comparing & Contrasting J. Cole & Kendrick Lamar's Remixes We take a closer look at Kendrick Lamar and J. Cole's twin "Black Friday" remixes. By Patrick Lyons December 01, 2015
Original Content Young Thug Goes To The Zoo: The Best Animal Metaphors On "Barter 6" Young Thug shows love to all sorts of animals on "Barter 6." By Angus Walker April 22, 2015
Original Content Rihanna's 10 Hardest Hip Hop Tracks The pop starlet's rawest rap cuts. By Quinn LV McDonald March 30, 2015
Reviews Review: Tyler, The Creator's "Cherry Bomb" "Cherry Bomb"—the fourth studio album from Odd Future head honcho Tyler, the Creator—is frequently loud, occasionally soothing, and a bit frustrating. By Perry Simpson April 16, 2015
Original Content *T-Pain Voice*: 5 Rappers Who Pushed Auto-Tune Forward T-Pain brought auto-tune to the table, and these 5 rappers ran with it. By Trevor Smith March 24, 2015