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Original Content HNHH's TIDAL Wave Playlist: Nav, Rich The Kid, Yelawolf & More HNHH "TIDAL Wave" playlist highlights the heat you need for the week. By Aron A. March 26, 2019
Original Content Charts Don't Lie: November 18 A look at this week's rap and R&B sales and chart placements. By Trevor Smith November 18, 2015
Original Content The Pitfalls Of Positivity: On Chance The Rapper & The Marketing Of Joy When did the public start turning on Chance the Rapper? By Noah C September 24, 2019
Music Did The 2024 Grammys Get It Right? Deserved wins, perceived snubs, industry shade, and arresting the night's best rapper... When have they ever gotten it right, and does it even matter if they do? By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 05, 2024
Society El Chapo's Most Outrageous Trial Revelations: Spyware, Torture & Live Burials El Chapo lived a thousand lives in his 30 years as a Narco trafficker. By Devin Ch February 12, 2019
Original Content Top Tracks: A$AP Rocky, Gucci Mane & 21 Savage's "Uncle Drew" Cut Hits #1 Tory Lanez nabs three of this week's top ten songs; Rocky, Gucci and 21's "Cocky" debuts at #1. By Patrick Lyons February 19, 2018
Original Content 8 Times Action Bronson Wrecked Fans On Stage Action Bronson is not to be trifled with. By Danny Schwartz July 21, 2015
Original Content 13 Music Festivals For Hip Hop Heads The best summer festivals for hip hop fans. By Chris Tart May 23, 2016
Original Content 10 Essential Rome Fortune Tracks An introduction to Atlanta's Rome Fortune. By Chris Tart February 21, 2016
Original Content Classic Rotation: Kanye West's "The College Dropout" 10 Years Later Our recently-launched "Classic Rotation" series revisits classic albums on the anniversary of their release.Today we take a look at Kanye West's debut album, "College Dropout", which dropped ten years ago on February 10th, 2004. By TWL February 10, 2014
Original Content Here's What We Learned From Young Thug's CRWN Interview The "had to wear the dress 'cause I had a stick" icon takes on The Big Apple in the latest entry of his "So Much Fun" press tour. By Luke Hinz August 28, 2019
Original Content GRIP's World Is One Worth Visiting If Atlanta lyricist GRIP -- the newest member of Shady Records -- isn't already on your radar, you're doing something wrong. By Mitch Findlay December 30, 2021