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Original Content Sadboys: The Saddest Rappers & Their Saddest Songs In honor of the Sad Boys movement, we look through the back catalog of real hip-hop to determine who were the original tragic figures in hip-hop and what were their saddest songs. By hnhh September 09, 2014
Original Content Ranking The 2016 XXL Freshman Freestyles We list this year's XXL Freshman freestyles from worst to best. By Patrick Lyons July 05, 2016
Reviews Review: Kanye West's "Yeezus" A hybrid of many sounds and ideas, “Yeezus” is an ambitious expansion of West’s sound palette. By Eliezer Santiago June 18, 2013
Original Content Twitter Reacts To Meek Mill's Drake Diss Track "Wanna Know" The funniest responses to Meek Mill's poorly-received Drake diss track "Wanna Know." By Patrick Lyons July 31, 2015
Relationships Who Is MLMA? Everything We Know About Post Malone's Rumored Girlfriend Everything there is to know about the rapper's rumored new girl. By Madusa S. August 16, 2020
Original Content Here Are The Samples Drake Used On "VIEWS" A list of the eclectic samples that were used in the making of Drake's new album, "VIEWS." By Angus Walker April 29, 2016
Original Content A Breakdown Of Drake's Shout-Outs On "If You're Reading This It's Too Late" We try to identify each and every name found in the extensive liner notes from "If You're Reading This It's Too Late." By Angus Walker February 14, 2015
Original Content 16 Lines From "To Pimp A Butterfly" That Would Make A Great Status Update Kendrick Lamar's most recent record's most "shareable content." By Nicholas DG March 22, 2015
Original Content Ranking Jay Z's 12 Albums From Worst To Best We order Jay Z's solo efforts from worst to best. By hnhh December 11, 2014
Original Content A History Of Drake & Kanye's Collaborations Following news of a potential collaborative project, we take a look through Drake and Kanye's work together. By Trevor Smith August 03, 2016
Original Content 6 Lines From Kendrick Lamar's "To Pimp a Butterfly" We're Still Chewing On A look at some of the most thought provoking bars off Kendrick Lamar's latest album. By Nicholas DG March 18, 2015
Original Content Top 15 Most Disturbing Hip-Hop Songs Take a look at some of the most twisted, horrific and cringeworthy moments in hip-hop history. By Mitch Findlay October 31, 2017