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Original Content Top Tracks: Smooky Margielaa's Huge "Flight To Memphis" Earns His First #1 Smooky Margielaa's star-studded "Flight To Memphis," which features A$AP Rocky, Chris Brown, and Juicy J, debuts at #1. By Patrick Lyons December 10, 2018
Original Content Old Head Vs. New: Understanding Hip Hop's Generation Gap What is at the root of the schism between older artists and the next generation? By Luke Hinz April 03, 2018
Reviews Young Thug "On The Rvn" Review “On The Rvn,” Young Thug’s latest in a string of relatively minor releases, is his best solo offering of 2018. By Narsimha Chintaluri September 26, 2018
Original Content Beast Coast Edition: Who Had The Better Verse? A month on from its release, it's time to break down each track on Beast Coast's "Escape From New York" and designate an MVP By Robert Blair June 30, 2019
Original Content Kendrick Lamar Track Bracket: Round 2 Goes Live With Surprising Results 16 songs remain in the second round. By Alex Zidel December 03, 2019
Original Content Tyga Has Been Making Hits For A Decade From "Rack City" to "Taste," Tyga has been making hits for over a decade - but does he get enough credit? By Michael Kawaida February 17, 2020
Original Content Should Drake Respond To Pusha T & Kanye West? What is an actor-turned-rapper to do for some well-earned respect? By Narsimha Chintaluri June 05, 2018
Reviews Reason "There You Have It" Review Focusing on both his own personal tragedies as well as those facing the Black community at large, Reason has delivered a body of work that entertains while also examining his vulnerabilities. By Richard Bryan October 04, 2018
Original Content Andre 3000's Bittersweet Return What's next for 3 Stacks following his musical left turn on Mother's Day? By Luke Hinz May 16, 2018
Original Content Trunk Bangers We bringing you 13 essential trunk banging records. By Newton Stern August 27, 2014
Sports Quiz: How Well Do You Know Pusha T? How well do you know the former Clipse member, Pusha T? By Mike De Leon December 24, 2015
Original Content 5 Things We Learned From G-Eazy's "When It's Dark Out" Listening Party Here are the features, producers, and first impressions from G-Eazy's sophomore album "When It's Dark Out." By Danny Schwartz October 29, 2015