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Original Content What’s New In Battle Rap (April 17) We keep you up to date on everything going on in battle rap. By Dallas Darden April 17, 2015
Sports Jewell Loyd Net Worth 2024: What Is The WNBA Star Worth? Follow Jewell Loyd's journey in professional basketball, her rise as a WNBA star, and her influence both on and off the court. By Rain Adams January 03, 2024
Music Amy Luciani Is On Her Grind: Talks "Love & Hip Hop," JT Dream Collab, & Rick Ross Co-Sign Exclusive Interview: Amy Luciani may be the newest member of "Love & Hip Hop ATL," but she's been working on her career for almost a decade. The 313 femcee is making her mark as more than just a pretty face. Learn all about the independent star who isn't afraid of a little—or a lot!—of hard work to reach success. By Erika Marie August 07, 2023
Profiles Meet Bas: Dreamville's Cosmopolitan Sage Interview: Bas discusses his Muslim roots, discovering rap at age 23, and his new album "Too High to Riot." By Danny Schwartz April 21, 2016
Original Content New Music Friday: NBA YoungBoy, Paper Route Empire, Kanye West, & Shenseea Dominate This week's new music releases include YoungBoy Never Broke Again, Paper Route Empire, 2 Chainz, Kanye West, iann dior, Mach-Hommy, and more. By Alex Zidel January 21, 2022
Original Content OutKast's "ATLiens" Is A Timeless Space Odyssey: 23 Years Later Greetings, Earthling. By Mitch Findlay August 27, 2019
Original Content Young Thug's "Best Friend" Captures His Free-Spirited Approach To Life Young Thug's "Best Friend" remains an earworm masterpiece, showcasing his free spirited approach to music. By Rose Lilah April 27, 2020
Reviews Young Nudy "Dr. EV4L" Review Fueled by spooky production and gleeful depictions of violence, Young Nudy's delightfully sinister "Dr. Evil" cements him as hip-hop's deadliest slasher. By Mitch Findlay May 27, 2021
Original Content Dr. Dre's New Album: Everything We Know With a new Dr. Dre album officially confirmed by none other than Grandmaster Flash, examine everything we know about the long-awaited project. By Mitch Findlay August 04, 2021
Relationships Blac Chyna's Baes: A Complete History Blac Chyna and the men she's been linked to, since breaking out into the spotlight by way of a Drake co-sign. By E Gadsby December 17, 2018
Original Content The Joe Budden Podcast: A Beginner's Guide Polarising and uncensored but never predictable, how did Joe Budden's podcast become a media powerhouse? By Robert Blair February 11, 2019
Original Content Hip-Hop's Obsession With The "Classic" Album Why the hip-hop community worships Nas' "Illmatic" and how the album's classic status has shaped the direction of the genre By Luke Hinz October 01, 2018