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Original Content Top Tracks: April 10 - April 16 Frank Ocean's "Biking" rises to the top in its second week out. By Patrick Lyons April 17, 2017
Original Content When Hip-Hop's Protege-Mentor Relationships Turn Sour Why do so many relationships between advisors and students in hip-hop eventually implode? By Robert Blair October 20, 2019
Original Content Our Latest "Fire Emoji" Playlist Closes A Busy Week In Rap Featuring music from Kanye West, Curren$y and Mac Miller. By Trevor Smith June 02, 2018
Original Content 7 Times Rappers Trolled The World Revisiting some of the great moments in rap troll history. By Danny Schwartz July 28, 2015
Original Content Samples Of The Week: December 11 (J. Cole Edition) A special, J. Cole-centric edition of "Samples Of The Week." By Patrick Lyons December 11, 2014
Original Content Charts Don't Lie: July 18 A look at this week's sales and chart placements. By Trevor Smith July 19, 2015
Reviews Review: Mac Miller's "Faces" Mac Miller continues to grow by leaps-and-bounds on "Faces" mixtape. By Lloyd Jaffe May 13, 2014
Original Content Charts Don't Lie: April 18 A look at hip-hop sales and chart placements this week. By Trevor Smith April 18, 2015
Original Content Samples Of The Week: January 22 (Joey Bada$$ Edition) We highlight some choice samples from Joey Bada$$' "B4.Da.$$." By Patrick Lyons January 22, 2015
Original Content HNHH TIDAL Wave: Kanye West's "Jesus Is King," Future, Kodak Black & More Guapdad 4000 and Smino also make appearances this week. By Alex Zidel October 30, 2019
Sneakers Seven Best Sneakers To Buy During Stadium Goods' 15% Off Sale Go big this weekend thanks to Stadium Goods. By Ben Atkinson September 03, 2023
Original Content The 5 Greatest "Star Wars" Games (Not From Respawn Entertainment) Five of the greatest video games in the "Star Wars" franchise that are not Jedi: Fallen Order or Jedi: Survivor. By Mike Fugere May 05, 2023