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Original Content Kid Cudi Track Bracket Finals: "Day N Night" Vs. "Soundtrack 2 My Life" How do you even choose between these two?!? By Alex Zidel October 11, 2019
Original Content YFN Lucci Balances Beef, Fame & Family: "I Ain't No Bad Person Just 'Cause I Like To Have Fun" His young career has seen its share of controversies, but he's determined to become the next great hip hop mogul. By Erika Marie August 20, 2019
Original Content Remembering Tina Turner Amid the unfortunate passing of vocal icon Tina Turner, we're looking back on the Grammy-winning music mogul's illustrious career. By Caleb Hardy May 24, 2023
Original Content Wayno Crowns These Modern-Day Hip-Hop Albums As Classics & Dives Into His Come-Up Wayno, host of the new Amazon Music series "Connected," talks modern hip-hop classics, winning over new audiences, and his top-five rappers. By Mitch Findlay July 20, 2021
Profiles Lil Tjay Updates Fans On Debut Album Status In "On The Come Up" Lil Tjay speaks on his career beginnings and his 10-year-plan. By Alex Zidel June 27, 2019
Reviews "Solo: A Star Wars Story" Movie Review: Donald Glover & Alden Ehrenreich Shine The Han and Chewbacca bromance is a highlight of the imperfect but satisfying summer blockbuster. By Karlton Jahmal May 26, 2018
Reviews Review: Common "Nobody's Smiling" Common's latest project "Nobody's Smiling" is his most personal, while he brings out the best in the guest rappers. By Brian Josephs July 25, 2014
Original Content RnBaes: Female Singers On The Rise We highlight a slew of female r'n'b singers on their way up, from Tink to Kelela. By hnhh September 16, 2014
Reviews Logic "Young Sinatra IV" Review The fourth and final installment in the "Young Sinatra" series has a nostalgic allure that is hindered by Logic's predictable missteps. By Luke Hinz October 04, 2018
Original Content Everything We Know About Childish Gambino's "Awaken, My Love!" Everything we know about Gambino's album, which arrives in three weeks. By Danny Schwartz November 10, 2016
Reviews Review: Joey Fatt's "Ill Street Blues" Joey Fatts released his latest self-produced project called "Ill Street Blues." By Shirley Ju February 24, 2015
Profiles Meet Little Simz: UK's Fast-Rising Female Voice The UK's Little Simz discusses her debut album and her rapidly increasing popularity stateside. By Patrick Lyons September 02, 2015