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Original Content Crew Love: Save Money Familiarize yourself with the Save Money crew helmed by Chance The Rapper. By hnhh June 23, 2014
Reviews Review: Tech N9ne's "Something Else" After more than 20 years in the rap game, Tech N9ne proves that there's no slowing him down with his thirteenth album "Something Else." By Iva Anthony August 05, 2013
Original Content Tupac Lives: How The Rapper's Attitude Shaped A Hip-Hop Mindset As we celebrate the 25th anniversary of Tupac's undisputed masterpiece, it's time to examine how aspects of Tupac's attitude have been adopted by countless artists that have followed in his wake. By Robert Blair February 13, 2021
Sneakers Top 5 Best Rapper x Air Jordan Collabs Of All Time Some of your favorite hip-hop artists are responsible for some phenomenal sneakers. By Alexander Cole April 17, 2022
Original Content Top 15 Kodak Black Deep Cuts A list of some of the obscure gems in Kodak Black's ever expanding back catalog. By Maxwell Cavaseno September 20, 2017
Original Content Eminem Vs DMX: Who Had The Better Debut Album? Eminem and DMX are both legends, but which one had the superior debut? By Mitch Findlay September 29, 2017
Original Content AARP: Best Rappers Over 40 Looking at the best 'old ass rappers' in the game. By Chris Tart March 21, 2015
Reviews ASAP Mob's "Cozy Tapes Vol. 1" (Review) "Cozy Tapes Vol. 1" is the anti "Lord$ Never Worry" -- a fun, easy listen that doesn't make sacrifices to showcase all of the group's members. By Patrick Lyons November 11, 2016
Original Content Havoc Details Origins Of His Dark Production, Signing With 50 Cent & His Favorite Mobb Deep Album Havoc, one half-of Mobb Deep and a pioneer of dark production, opens up about his creativity, why he loves his time with G-Unit, and some of his favorite moments in the studio. By Mitch Findlay February 10, 2021
Reviews Future "Superfly Soundtrack" Review Future's soundtrack for Director X's "Superfly" remake is a solid compilation that's a fitting tribute in spirit more than in sound. By Patrick Lyons June 13, 2018
Original Content SZA's New Album: Everything We Know The New Jersey-born singer has been teasing the release of a sophomore album for years now, but with the album originally expected to arrive before the year's end, we’ve rounded up everything we know about the unnamed project so far. By Angela Savage November 08, 2021
Reviews Ye "Donda 2" Stem Player Review It’s impossible to imagine what Ye’s "Donda 2" will sound like when it is complete but the living legend artist is creating a one-of-a-kind fan experience by intimately letting his supporters into his creative process, and presenting the album as it evolves in real-time, exclusively on his Stem Player. By Alex Zidel March 11, 2022