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Original Content Top Tracks Of The Week: May 13-19 Staff picks for the week of May 13th to May 19th By Trevor Smith May 21, 2013
Sneakers Ranking Every Air Jordan 1 High OG Colorway From Worst To Best We went back to 1985 and ranked every original colorway of the iconic and beloved Air Jordan 1 High that released. By Ben Atkinson March 27, 2026
Original Content Crew Love: Pro Era Get familiar with Pro Era's many members in this week's "Crew Love," where we break down a different crew every other week. By Patrick Lyons February 17, 2014
Original Content Classic Rotation: MF DOOM's "Mm..Food" On this day in 2004, MF Doom released his album "Mm..Food." We reflect on the album for Classic Rotation. By Chris Tart November 16, 2015
Original Content 30 Photos Of Rappers Hanging With Animals 30 random photos of rappers chilling with animals-- dogs, dolphins, tigers, penguins, you name it. By Rose Lilah December 07, 2013
Original Content 7 Florida Rappers To Watch Here are seven Florida rappers you should be keeping an eye on. By Danny Schwartz April 07, 2017
Movies 7 Holiday Movies To Watch On Hulu In November 2023 Hulu’s holiday movies might be limited, but the ones available are worth the watch. By Demi Phillips November 09, 2023
Original Content A Tale Of Two Kendricks: "i" Vs. "The Blacker The Berry" We compare and contrast the two singles from Kendrick Lamar's next album. By Patrick Lyons February 10, 2015
Original Content Charts Don't Lie: September 21 "VIEWS" is the top-selling rap album this week. By Chris Tart September 21, 2016
Original Content Classic Rotation: Beastie Boys' "Licensed to Ill" Our "Classic Rotation" series revisits classic albums on the anniversary of their release. Today we take a look at the Beastie Boys’ classic album, "Licensed to Ill", which dropped twenty-eight years ago on November 15, 1986. By Kahron Spearman November 15, 2014
Music Vince Staples Tour 2024: Dates, Tickets & More Vince Staples is hitting the road this summer for the Black In America tour with special guest Baby Rose in support of his new album. By Axl Banks June 04, 2024
Original Content Keepin’ It Real: Rhyming Straight To The Mic HotNewHipHop delves into a common hip-hop debate: writing down lyrics versus not writing them down before hitting the booth to record. Some of the greatest MCs of our time, including Jay Z, Kanye West and the late Notorious B.I.G are advocates of the latter. While other greats, like Tech N9ne and Eminem, champion the former method. By Vanessa Oswald July 08, 2014