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Original Content 5 Things We Want From ScHoolboy Q's "Blank Face LP" Here are a few things we'd like to see on ScHoolboy Q's "Blank Face LP." By Danny Schwartz June 16, 2016
Original Content The Biggest Star From Each XXL Freshman Class Following the reveal of the 2016 Freshman Class, we take a look back at the most successful artists from XXL's 8 previous covers. By Trevor Smith June 13, 2016
Politics The Message: Exploring The Importance Of A Mature Rapper Artists like Jay-Z, Nipsey Hussle, and Royce Da 5'9" have ushered hip-hop into an age of enlightenment. By Noelle Perkins April 04, 2018
Original Content Young Thug Vs. Future: Who Had The Better Verse? Weigh in on this week's debate of "Who had the better verse?" Thug vs Future. By Anders Marshall February 08, 2018
Original Content 11 Buzzing Producers You Should Know These are buzzing beatmakers who are up next. Start paying attention. By Luke Hinz April 16, 2018
Original Content Top 25 Best 50 Cent Songs 50 Cent's best songs ever, definitively, no questions asked. Right? By Willie T. Plaza January 18, 2018
Original Content #TBT: RUN-DMC's Hottest Tracks RUN-DMC have created some of the most classic hip-hop cuts ever written, and today we celebrate their existence. Let's throw it back to RUN-DMC's hottest tracks. By Chris Tart November 27, 2014
Original Content Tip Toe Wing On My Haters: A Breakdown Of Riff Raff Fans & Critics What kind of opinion do you have on one of the rap game's most controversial figures? By Alex Galbraith December 01, 2014
Original Content Classic Rotation: Kanye West's "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy" The best-received and most ambitious album of Kanye West's career turns five today. By Patrick Lyons November 22, 2015
Original Content #TBT: The Game's Deep Cuts TBT dedicated to The Game. By Chris Tart October 15, 2015
Profiles Meet Gucci Mane's Middle Man: Sean Paine We chop it up with Gucci Mane's go-to man while he's behind bars, Sean Paine. By Rose Lilah October 02, 2015
Original Content 9 Creative Rappers You Should Know About Check out a list of nine rappers who are unique and exceptional at what they do. By Rose Lilah November 01, 2012