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Original Content Will Drake's "Certified Lover Boy" Deliver On Bars? With mere days before Drake drops "Certified Lover Boy," excitement for a "straight rap album" from The Boy continues to grow. By Mitch Findlay September 01, 2021
Original Content Yelawolf Reflects On His Final Hip-Hop Album, His Favorite Era Of MCs & His Distaste For TikTok Yelawolf opens up about why "Mile Zero" is among his most important projects, the next chapter of his career, and how TikTok has come to impact the way music is consumed. By Mitch Findlay May 05, 2021
Sneakers Coronavirus Hit Nike And Now It's Shaking Up The Sneaker World The Coronavirus has started to affect the sneaker world as much as it has the sports sphere. By Alexander Cole March 14, 2020
Original Content Rise & Grind: Yung Baby Tate On "I Am," Issa Rae's Raedio & Owning Her Masters Yung Baby Tate commandeers the spotlight on this week's edition of "Rise & Grind," in which she reveals the creation process behind her viral hit "I Am," touching on her partnership with Issa Rae's Raedio, and stresses the importance of positive affirmations. By Joshua Robinson March 15, 2021
Wrestling The Rock Needs One More WWE Match Fresh from awarding Roman Reigns his film debut in "Hobbs and Shaw," it's becoming increasingly clear that The Rock needs one more foray into the squared circle. By Robert Blair August 18, 2019
Reviews Sheck Wes "Mudboy" Review There's more to Sheck Wes than his energy, but there needs to be more to "Mudboy" than intriguing styles and backstory. By Patrick Lyons October 12, 2018
Original Content Top 9 Hip-Hop & R&B EPs Of 2018 So Far We ranked our favorite EPs of 2018 so far. By Narsimha Chintaluri June 19, 2018
Society Freeway Ricky Ross Talks Being Black In America, Fakeness In Rap & Educating Yourself By Any Means Necessary The real Rick Ross speaks. By Karlton Jahmal June 26, 2018
Original Content 7 Tips For Independent Artists That We Learned At A3C Here are the top takeaways for indie artists, direct from this year's A3C Festival in Atlanta. By Milca P. October 09, 2018
Original Content Top 5 Verses On Takeoff's Debut Album "The Last Rocket" We take a look at our five favorite verses from Takeoff's debut album, "The Last Rocket." By Narsimha Chintaluri November 05, 2018
Original Content Good Friday Meets G.O.O.D Music With Our Definitive Playlist G.O.O.D. Music has hits for days. Revisit some of the classics with our official playlist. By Mitch Findlay March 30, 2018
Original Content The Best Animated Shows On Netflix Right Now The best cartoons Netflix has to offer. By Karlton Jahmal March 29, 2018