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Original Content 5 Things We Want From The Weeknd's "Beauty Behind The Madness" What we're looking for from The Weeknd's upcoming studio album, "Beauty Behind The Madness". By Trevor Smith July 10, 2015
Original Content Top Tracks: May 30 - June 5 A huge week for new tracks from Drake, Gucci Mane, Kanye West, Pusha T, Travi$ Scott, and more. By Patrick Lyons June 06, 2016
Original Content 5 Recent Times Rappers Were Unfairly Targeted By Police Here are 5 incidents in the past year in which rappers have been targeted by police officers. By Angus Walker March 28, 2016
Reviews Review: Joey Bada$$'s "Summer Knights" To celebrate the one-year anniversary of his debut "1999" mixtape, Brooklyn rapper Joey Bada$$ proves he's hip hop royalty with the release of "Summer Knights." By Iva Anthony July 08, 2013
Reviews Vince Staples' Tour Is Just As Honest & Raw As The Rapper Himself Vince Staples pays tribute to Mac Miller and brings "FM!" to life. By Alex Zidel March 02, 2019
Original Content Big Boi Is Wide Awake Big Boi is ready to wake up the masses with his next album "The Big Sleepover," a collaborative effort with Sleepy Brown. By Mitch Findlay August 10, 2021
Original Content 10 Essential WizKid Tracks Get to know Nigerian wunderkind WizKid. By Danny Schwartz July 18, 2016
Original Content 10 Essential RL Grime Tracks Essential selection from the DJ/Producer. By Chris Tart May 28, 2015
Reviews Review: SBTRKT "Wonder Where We Land" The highly anticipated second full-length SBTRKT album offers a plethora of special features and futuristic beats. It lacks the danceability of the first record, but really solidifies the producer's niche in the burgeoning alternative/electronic genre. By Chris Tart October 03, 2014
Sports Jimmy Butler And The Miami Heat Are The NBA's Biggest Surprise Why Jimmy Butler and company are a darkhorse to make it out of the Eastern Conference. By Michael Kawaida January 05, 2020
Original Content Top 10 Career-Making Verses 10 verses that put now-famous rappers on the map. By Patrick Lyons October 18, 2018
Original Content Love & Hip Hop ATL Episode 18 Recap: Yung Joc Pops The Question This week marks the final episode of the season and the cast members are closing in on their respective chapters. By Aida C. July 16, 2019