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Music LL Cool J's "Bigger And Deffer" Turns 36 On the 36th anniversary of LL Cool J's "Bigger and Deffer," we're reflecting on the influence of the albums' heavy hitting qualities. By Caleb Hardy June 08, 2023
TV Dominique Defoe Net Worth 2023: What Is The "Too Hot To Handle" Star Worth? Dive into Dominique Defoe's journey from student to "Too Hot To Handle" star. Discover her diverse talents and rising net worth in 2023. By Jake Skudder September 08, 2023
Original Content Hip-Hop Family Tree Part 2: The Golden Era The second segment of our hip-hop family tree looks at the most important era. By Karlton Jahmal January 16, 2018
Original Content From Opener To Headliner: Rap Stars With Humble Beginnings Before they became headliners, some of hip-hop's biggest names were holding it down as opening acts. By Mitch Findlay September 10, 2021
Reviews "Space Jam 2": Lebron James Lacks Michael Jordan's Cool-As-A-Cucumber Demeanor Is the "Space Jam" sequel worth the 25-year wait? We dig into the hotly-anticipated new film ahead of its theatrical release. By Keenan Higgins July 15, 2021
Sports James Harden Dishes On His Favorite Rapper All-Time, Best Restaurant In Houston & More We spoke with the NBA MVP about his favorite artists, and got the scoop on the Adidas Harden Vol. 3. By Kyle Rooney November 03, 2018
Reviews Review: Gucci Mane's "I'm Up" Trap star Gucci Mane remains on the grind with his newest mixtape release, "I'm Up". By Jon Godfrey June 01, 2012
Original Content Classic Rotation: MF Doom & Madlib's "Madvillainy" 10 Years Later Our "Classic Rotation" series revisits classic albums on the anniversary of their release. Today we take a look at MF Doom & Madlib's classic album, "Madvillainy", which dropped ten years ago, on March 23rd 2004. By TWL March 23, 2014
Original Content Charts Don't Lie: August 3 Take a look at the performance of hip-hop and r'n'b albums this past week. By Chris Tart August 03, 2016
Original Content Top Tracks: J. Cole's "Middle Child" Crushes The Competition J. Cole's first taste of "Revenge of the Dreamers III," "Middle Child," easily debuts at #1 on our chart this week. By Patrick Lyons January 28, 2019
Original Content Joe Budden's Hottest Hot Takes In the wake of obtaining the crown of Spotify's most listened to podcast of the year, we rundown some of Joe Budden's most unfiltered comments. By Robert Blair December 10, 2019
Original Content What’s New In Battle Rap (October 16) We keep you up to date on everything going on in battle rap. By Dallas Darden October 16, 2015