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Reviews 21 Savage "I Am > I Was" Review 21 Savage rewrites the broken character summary on his sophomore project "I Am > I Was." By Devin Ch December 27, 2018
Music A$AP Rocky, Pusha-T Conquer This Week's "FIRE EMOJI" Playlist Tune in to our weekly mix of the biggest rap and R&B tracks. By Cole Blake August 31, 2019
Original Content Kendrick Lamar's "Alright" Is Our Generation's Triumph On MLK Day, we revisit the importance and impact of Kendrick Lamar's single "Alright." By Michael Kawaida January 20, 2020
Original Content Goose On Working With Young Thug, Rich Homie Quan & Birdman For "Tha Tour Pt 1": 5 Years Later INTERVIEW: As we continue to celebrate the 5-year anniversary of Rich Gang's "Tha Tour Part 1" mixtape, we spoke to integral producer Goose about his work on the project. By Rose Lilah September 30, 2019
Original Content Obie Trice Talks Shady Records' Prime, Working With Dr. Dre, & Nate Dogg's Life Lessons It's still no gimmicks. By Mitch Findlay January 21, 2020
Original Content The Current Decade Of Hip-Hop & R&B, Ranked From Worst To Best Prepare for a dose of nostalgia as we take you back through the decade of hip-hop and r'n'b. Ranked from worst to best. By Luke Hinz November 14, 2018
Original Content Waka Flocka's Hard In Da Paint: A Blunt Force Masterclass In Trap Fatalism Callous, puncturing, visceral, and goonish. Call it what you will, but "Flockaveli" and it’s centerpiece “Hard In da Paint” signify one of trap music’s most critical junctures. By Luke Hinz February 05, 2020
Original Content Lil Dicky's "Earth" Bucks Internet Trend Of Sarcasm With Much-Needed Dose Of Sincerity Why Lil Dicky's "Earth" is important. By Sanibel Chai April 26, 2019
Original Content T.I. & Tiny: Friends And Family Hustle Episode 2 Season 2: Marriage Reconciliation Continues We breakdown everything that happened in last night's "T.I. & Tiny: Friends and Family Hustle" episode. By E Gadsby April 23, 2019
Original Content The 12 Best Lyricists Of 2019 The BARS still matter. By Mitch Findlay December 11, 2019
Original Content Chance The Rapper's "Owbum": Everything We Know We've gathered every single morsel of information that we have on Chance The Rapper's forthcoming debut "Owbum." By Robert Blair July 14, 2019
Original Content Top Tracks: Offset & Cardi B Back Together In Full Form With "Clout" Cardi B and Offset get their first joint #1 on our chart with "Clout," taken from Offset's debut solo album. By Patrick Lyons February 25, 2019