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Original Content Charts Don't Lie: May 10 Kendrick Lamar tops the charts for third consecutive week. By Chris Tart May 10, 2017
Reviews Ski Mask The Slump God "BEWARE THE BOOK OF ELI" Review After a series of unfortunate events, Ski Mask the Slump God’s sophomore mixtape - a concentrated offering of high-octane bangers - arrives to muted reception. By Narsimha Chintaluri May 17, 2018
Original Content Jim Jones Details The Dipset Influence, Talks Kanye's "Donda" & "Drink Champs," & More Jim Jones joins us for "12 Days Of Christmas" to discuss his second Gangsta Grillz project, evolving with the ever-changing music industry, and his reaction to Kanye West's "DONDA" album. By Aron A. December 21, 2021
Original Content Dom Kennedy's Most In-The-Pocket Flows On the day of the release of "By Dom Kennedy," we round-up Dom's smoothest flows. By Angus Walker June 02, 2015
Original Content 10 Essential DeJ Loaf Tracks Get (more) acquainted with DeJ Loaf. By Danny Schwartz September 25, 2016
Music What Happened To G-Unit? 50 Cent's Dissolved Crew From a beef with The Game that got violent to 50 Cent's burgeoning solo career, we're diving into the demise of G-Unit. By Caleb Hardy June 12, 2023
Original Content What is the Story Behind Young Thug's Dress? Young Thug's album cover for "Jeffrey" has become an iconic image. Here's the story behind the dress Thug wore on the cover. By Josh Megson April 06, 2023
Original Content Top Tracks: T.I.'s Floyd Mayweather Diss, "Fu*k N****," Hits #1 Diss tracks remain king as T.I.'s "Fuck N****," aimed at Floyd Mayweather, goes #1 By Patrick Lyons February 18, 2019
Original Content Top Tracks: Playboi Carti & Travis Scott's "Love Hurts" Hits #1 Playboi Carti and Travis Scott have a hit on their hands with "Love Hurts." By Patrick Lyons May 07, 2018
Original Content Xzibit Has Seen It All: "Restless," "Up In Smoke Tour" Stories & Serial Killers INTERVIEW: From "Paparazzi" to the "Up In Smoke Tour," "Restless" to Serial Killers, Xzibit has stories for days. By Mitch Findlay October 31, 2018
Original Content Westside Boogie Confirms New Album Is Ready, Talks Smino Collab Album, Eminem & More Westside Boogie chops it up with us for an exclusive interview about the long-awaited new album (it's around the corner), the Smino collab album, why signing to Eminem was the right choice and more. By Rose Lilah December 03, 2021
Original Content Regional Round-Up: Famous Dex, Cash Kidd & Mozzy A closer look at the artists buzzing on a regional level. By Trevor Smith February 08, 2016