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Original Content Charts Don't Lie: May 30 A look at rap sales and chart placements this week. By Trevor Smith May 30, 2015
Original Content Vine Killed The Radio Star: Examining The Platform's Creation Of Rap Phenoms Vine stars are slowly become superstars too. By Nicholas DG May 25, 2015
Original Content Crew Love: Awful Records Meet the fifteen members of Atlanta's most idiosyncratic crew, Awful Records. By Patrick Lyons February 09, 2015
Original Content Drill Alternatives: The Other Side Of Chicago Rap HNHH calls attention to 15 of the waviest non-drill rappers coming of of the Chi. By Perry Simpson October 24, 2014
Reviews Jay Electronica "A Written Testimony" Album Review While a fully-fledged solo debut continues to elude us, Jay Electronica and Jay Z have served up a fascinating collection of cerebral, forward-thinking hip-hop. By Robert Blair March 19, 2020
Original Content Kid Cudi Track Bracket: Round 2 Is Live! See which songs advanced from the first round. By Alex Zidel October 08, 2019
Reviews "Pokémon: Detective Pikachu" Has Much More Than Nostalgia To Offer (Review) Propelled forward by Ryan Reynolds' charismatic performance, "Pokémon: Detective Pikachu" is a sterling first attempt at a live-action incarnation of this beloved world. By Robert Blair May 11, 2019
Original Content Exclusive: DaBaby Relishes The Pressure Of Competing With Other "Babies" In Hip-Hop INTERVIEW: DaBaby details his comedic rap style and attitude, talks Ludacris comparisons and fellow "baby" colleagues. By Devin Ch March 08, 2019
Original Content 15 Things We Learned From Kendrick Lamar's Zane Lowe Interview Takeaways from Kendrick's new 45-minute interview. By Danny Schwartz April 21, 2017
Original Content Top Tracks: March 27 - April 2 A Young Thug leak tops this week's list. By Patrick Lyons April 03, 2017
Reviews Review: Bishop Nehru & MF DOOM's "NehruvianDOOM" Bishop Nehru & MF DOOM craft the fall's first great hip-hop album. By Lloyd Jaffe October 07, 2014
Original Content Top Tracks: September 26 - October 2 The Weeknd wins big on this week's edition of Top Tracks. By Patrick Lyons October 03, 2016