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Original Content Charts Don’t Lie: August 24 Weekly review of the Hip-Hop and R&B sales/charts. By Rose Lilah August 24, 2014
Original Content 140 Bars Or Less: Tweets Of The Week (March 15-21) A look at the funniest, most entertaining, and outrageous tweets from some of the biggest names in hip hop. By Trevor Smith March 21, 2014
Original Content What’s New In Battle Rap (December 12) We keep you up to date on everything going on in battle rap. By Dallas Darden December 12, 2014
Original Content HNHH TIDAL Wave: Dreamville, Jaden & Post Malone Drop Solid Efforts A new edition of the staff-curated TIDAL Wave playlist. By Alex Zidel July 10, 2019
Reviews Meek Mill's "Wins and Losses" (Review) Meek Mill attempts to re-align the narrative that's surrounded, and followed him, with his new album, "Wins and Losses." By Richard Bryan July 27, 2017
Profiles Calboy Touches On His Connection To Kodak Black & Meek Mill, Meaning Of "Wildboy" & More In "On The Come Up" Calboy wants to craft a masterpiece in the latest episode of "On The Come Up." By Alex Zidel June 10, 2019
Original Content Who Will Be The "Lil Wayne" Of The New Generation? As Lil Wayne reaps the spoils of a legendary career with his Las Vegas residency, we examine which artists bear the hallmarks of a young Tunechi. By Robert Blair March 23, 2020
Original Content HNHH TIDAL Wave: Eminem, Mac Miller, Future & 070 Shake Prevail Dreamville, Moneybagg Yo, Meek Mill, Pop Smoke, and others all appear on this week's playlist. By Alex Zidel January 22, 2020
Original Content 21 Savage's R&B Love Affair Is A Reflection Of The Evolved "Gangster Rapper" 21 Savage's self-expression through singing denotes the duplicity of hip-hop and the evolution of the "gangster" rapper. By Michael Kawaida January 02, 2020
Music NBA Youngboy, Lil Tjay & More Conquer This Week's "FIRE EMOJI" Playlist Tune in to our weekly mix of the biggest rap and R&B tracks. By Noah C October 12, 2019
Original Content DP Beats Is The DJ Khaled Of Trap Music INTERVIEW: DP Beats talks about orchestrating his wide range of collaborators, unreleased music with Lil Uzi Vert & more. By Vince Rick August 17, 2018
Original Content The Year Of Cardi B 2k18 was the year of Cardi B. Here's why. By Karlton Jahmal December 13, 2018