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Original Content Hip-Hop's Power Couples A list of the hottest hip-hop power couples! By William Cannon February 14, 2014
Original Content Detroit's Contested Top 5: Looking Beyond Eminem Picking favorites is a subjective experience in the city of Detroit. By Devin Ch April 17, 2019
Original Content Classic Rotation: Gang Starr's "Daily Operation" Gang Starr's second album, turning 25 today, is a low-key classic. By Patrick Lyons May 05, 2017
Original Content Is R&B Music Having A Major Moment Right Now? Why is an r'n'b such an exciting genre right now? By Rose Lilah November 27, 2019
Original Content What Is Bounce Hip-Hop? A new feature showcasing a distinct subgenre of hip-hop. This week: Bounce. By Alex Galbraith January 07, 2015
Original Content Rap's Conor McGregor: Why 50 Cent & "The Notorious" Are Kindred Spirits With his hip-hop influences worn on his sleeve, Conor McGregor's closest counterpart in hip-hop comes in the shape of a long-term adversary. By Robert Blair March 20, 2019
TV Marvel's "Phase 4": Villains We Want To See Now that "Phase 4" of the Marvel Cinematic Universe has been mapped out, we took a look at what supervillains that we want to see make their way into the next batch of films and TV shows. By Robert Blair July 25, 2019
Original Content Top 10 Underrated Lyrical Albums Of 2017 Here are ten of the most underrated lyrical albums from one of the most stellar years in music. By Narsimha Chintaluri December 13, 2017
Original Content Top Tracks: ScHoolboy Q's "CrasH Talk" Snatches Two Top Spots This Week Two of our three most-viewed tracks of the week are from Schoolboy Q's just-released "Crash Talk." By Patrick Lyons April 29, 2019
Original Content Top Tracks: Kanye West's Hoax Song Generates Interest A leaked demo from Kanye West entitled "idk" tops our chart this week. By Patrick Lyons November 05, 2018
Original Content The Industrious Mogul: DJ Khaled's Moves Since "Major Key" Khaled has been everywhere since last July. By Danny Schwartz March 29, 2017
Original Content #TBT: E-40 Looking back at E-40's many classic for Throwback Thursday. By Chris Tart March 19, 2015