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Original Content The 10 Best Beats From G.O.O.D. Music's Five New Albums Ranking Kanye & Co.'s production work on the five new G.O.O.D. Music albums. By Patrick Lyons June 26, 2018
Original Content DMX, The Honest Writer Rest in peace to DMX, one of the greatest to ever do it. By Mitch Findlay April 14, 2021
Original Content Hip-Hop's Best Verses: Ghostface Killah's "Shakey Dog" Kicking off our new Original Content series "Hip-Hop's Best Verses," revisit one of rap's most explosive and detailed crime sagas, Ghostface Killah's masterful "Shakey Dog." By Mitch Findlay January 19, 2021
Reviews Future "BEASTMODE 2" Review With Zaytoven as his guide, Future dives deep into the bottomless well that is his tortured soul. By Narsimha Chintaluri July 11, 2018
Original Content Top Tracks: Lil Wayne & XXXTentacion's "Don't Cry" Hits #1 The XXXTentacion-featuring "Don't Cry" from Lil Wayne's "Carter V" debuts at #1. By Patrick Lyons October 01, 2018
Original Content Machine Gun Kelly's "Rap Devil" Lands Respect From All Corners Machine Gun Kelly's scathing response to Eminem has earned near-unanimous praise. By Mitch Findlay September 04, 2018
TV "Atlanta" Season 2 Episode 4: Van Gets Her Way Though the episode has a layer of racial anxiety and tension to it, it's Van's journey from start to finish that has us hooked. She finally gets the episode she deserves. By Dhruva Balram March 23, 2018
Reviews Steez Day 2018: Joey Bada$$, Mick Jenkins & More Honor The Late Capital Steez The legacy of Capital STEEZ was celebrated in the biggest "Steez Day" festival yet. By Richard Bryan July 09, 2018
Original Content Top Tracks: Nicki Minaj & Quavo's Remix of Ella Mai's "Boo'd Up" Hits #1 Ella Mai scores her first Top Ten appearance with the Nicki Minaj and Quavo-assisted "Boo'd Up" remix. By Patrick Lyons July 09, 2018
Reviews Kanye West "Ye" Review Kanye West's "Ye" is rewarding for those willing to look beyond the antics. By Mitch Findlay June 07, 2018
Original Content 3 New Artists You Should Hear Our staff's top picks from this week's batch of user and staff-submitted music. By Rose Lilah August 03, 2018
Original Content Meet Rejjie Snow, Dublin's Rap Ambassador Rejjie Snow on getting into rap through video games, eating lunch with an unmasked DOOM, and his upcoming debut album, "Dear Annie". By Trevor Smith May 03, 2016