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Original Content Why Redman Is One Of The Greatest Of All Time Where does Redman rank in the greatest-of-all-time conversation? And why does he continue to fly under the radar? By Luke Hinz April 07, 2019 14.6K Views
Original Content The Best Weekend Playlist: J. Cole, Wiz Khalifa, Gunna & More We've curated the perfect playlist of new/fresh/undiscovered hip-hop and r'n'b jams/gems with FIRE EMOJI. By Rose Lilah April 20, 2018 6.4K Views
Original Content Top 10 Up And Coming Female Rappers A comprehensive preview of the next generation of female Rap superstars. By Devon Jefferson May 20, 2018 62.7K Views
TV What Happened To Original TV Theme Songs? From "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" to "The Proud Family," where has original theme music for TV disappeared to? By Kemet High March 01, 2020 2.5K Views
Reviews Vic Mensa's "There's Alot Going On" (Review) Vic Mensa shows us who he really is on "There's Alot Going On," despite letting up in favor of some fluff in the middle. By Patrick Lyons June 09, 2016 20.7K Views
Original Content Top 25 Best Bad Boy Songs Of All Time Nearly 25 years into a run that's seen some of the biggest moments in hip hop history, these 25 tracks show Bad Boy Records' versatility as a powerhouse label. By Harrison Tenpas November 25, 2017 75.3K Views
Reviews "Atlanta" Season 2 Episode 1 Is Both Surreal & Solemn The first episode of Atlanta's Robbin' season, "Alligator Man" gives us an insight into both the solemnity and absurdity we have come to expect and love from the show. By Dhruva Balram March 02, 2018 13.8K Views
Original Content 10 Single-Producer Albums You Need To Revisit Albums that keep it low-key with just one producer and one rapper. By Vince Rick November 13, 2017 8.5K Views
Reviews Review: Drake's "VIEWS" Though there are a few more cringeworthy lyrics and a bit less cohesion than usual for Drake, "VIEWS" is still an album that only he could make. By Patrick Lyons May 04, 2016 156.3K Views
Original Content Ski Mask The Slump God: Everything You Need To Know Get acquainted with Ski Mask The Slump God. By Mitch Findlay July 13, 2017 28.5K Views
Original Content Why Ice Cube Is One Of The Greatest Of All Time A case for Ice Cube as one of hip hop's GOATs. By Patrick Lyons October 14, 2017 22.4K Views
Original Content Drake & Rihanna: A Brief History Tracing Drake and Rihanna's tumultuous relationship back to 2009. By Danny Schwartz January 11, 2016 45.1K Views