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Original Content Hottest Mixtapes Of 2015 Our picks for the 20 best mixtapes of 2015. By Patrick Lyons December 28, 2015
Reviews Review: Chris Brown's "Royalty" We might see a grown Chris Brown album yet. By Alex Galbraith December 24, 2015
Original Content Everything We Learned From Birdman's HOT 97 Interview Birdman had a lot more to say than in his Breakfast Club interview. By Trevor Smith May 02, 2016
Original Content Chief Keef's Most Unexpected Collaborations Between Chicago old-heads, TV stars and unknown Polish producers, Chief Keef's racked up quite an interesting list of collaborators. By Patrick Lyons September 29, 2015
Original Content Lady Gaga Hits Up Pitchfork Music Festival To See Kendrick Lamar Lady Gaga visited the Pitchfork Music Festival to watch Kendrick Lamar's performance. By Rose Lilah July 16, 2012
Reviews Meek Mill's "DC4" (Review) Meek Mill attempts to bring "Dreams Worth More Than Money"'s ambition back to his mixtapes, but in doing so, sometimes waters down his product. By Patrick Lyons November 02, 2016
Original Content Top 10 Hip Hop Tracks That Sample Prince Honoring Prince with a list of hip hop/R&B cuts that sample some of his finest work. By Patrick Lyons April 21, 2016
Original Content Lil Wayne & Young Thug: A Complete History A look back through the strange history of Lil Wayne and Young Thug By Trevor Smith September 07, 2016
Reviews Review: Chance The Rapper's "Coloring Book" Chance The Rapper comes into his own on the vibrant "Coloring Book." By Patrick Lyons May 17, 2016
Original Content 10 Essential Famous Dex Tracks Get to know Rich the Kid disciple Famous Dex. By Danny Schwartz August 08, 2016
Reviews Lil Uzi Vert's "The Perfect Luv Tape" (Review) Lil Uzi Vert's mixtape formula runs a little dry on "The Perfect Luv Tape," but his future's still undeniably bright. By Patrick Lyons August 06, 2016
Reviews Review: Kevin Gates' "Islah" Kevin Gates turns inward, gets super melodic on "Islah." By Patrick Lyons February 01, 2016