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Original Content J. Cole's "Middle Child" Philosophy: Bridging The Gap Caught in the middle of two generations, J.Cole is doing his utmost to create a future where the two can prosper. By Robert Blair February 01, 2019
Original Content Jaden Smith: A Beginner's Guide To The Lawless Artist We try to figure out what Jaden Smith is about. By Jibril Yassin January 02, 2019
Original Content Family Friendly Rap: Why The Sanitization Of Rap Is A Problem Against the sanitization of rap music. By Sanibel Chai November 29, 2019
Original Content #TBT: 50 Cent Throwback Thursday: listen to some of 50 Cent's early releases. By Chris Tart July 09, 2015
Original Content T.I. & Tiny: Friends And Family Hustle Episode 4 Recap: Reginae Carter & YFN Lucci On The Rocks Our weekly catch-up on last night's "T.I. & Tiny: Friends and Family Hustle" episode. By E Gadsby May 07, 2019
Reviews Fetty Wap's "Zoovier" (Review) Fetty Wap expands his sound on the uneven-but-enjoyable "Zoovier" tape. By Patrick Lyons November 25, 2016
Music Danny Brown x Drink Champs: 5 Takeaways The rap veteran shared his thoughts on the current state of Hip Hop. By Demi Phillips March 19, 2024
Original Content Aftermath's Most Prolific Year: 2005 With the possibility of an impending Aftermath "takeover", we take a look at the imprint's most hectic and financially lucrative year. By Robert Blair October 26, 2021
Reviews Lil Nas X "7" Review Rather than fall into the dreaded one-hit-wonder territory, Lil Nas X takes a scattergun approach to genre on "7." By Robert Blair June 27, 2019
Original Content A$AP Rocky's New Tracks - Are People Feeling Them? A$AP Rocky's two new tracks are already eliciting a passionate response. By Mitch Findlay January 24, 2018
Original Content #TBT: Deep Cuts From T.I. T.I. has been through jail and back during his 18-year rap career. From Kanye beats to southern posse cuts, let's revisit some deep cuts from classic TIP for this week's #TBT. By Chris Tart October 09, 2014
Original Content Top 10 Career-Making Verses 10 verses that put now-famous rappers on the map. By Patrick Lyons October 18, 2018