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Reviews Wiz Khalifa & Curren$y "2009" Review Wiz Khalifa and Curren$y haven't lost a step. By Mike Madden February 14, 2019
Original Content A History Of Controversial Artwork In Hip-Hop As J. Cole recently faced allegations of stealing artwork, we take a look at hip-hop's history of controversial album covers and how it breeds success. By Robert Blair May 20, 2019
Original Content A Response To Ben Shapiro's Claim That "Rap Is Not Music" The pseudo-intellectual dropped an absolute goose egg earlier this week that surprised no one. By Luke Hinz September 20, 2019
Original Content Royce Da 5'9" Talks Bad Meets Evil Chemistry & The Dark Legacy Of "Death Is Certain" INTERVIEW: Catch up with Royce Da 5'9" before "The Allegory" arrives. By Mitch Findlay January 06, 2020
Sports The 6 Best NBA Finals Game 6s Of All Time The greatest Game 6s in NBA Finals history. By Kyle Rooney June 16, 2016
Reviews Review: Rick Ross' "Black Market" Rick Ross adds a dash of realism to his kingpin fantasy raps on "Black Market." By Patrick Lyons December 11, 2015
Original Content 11 Netflix Shows & Movies To Watch Right Now (For A Hip Hop Fan) Another crop of rap-adjacent picks for your binge-watching needs. By Anders Marshall October 08, 2017
Reviews Quavo's "Quavo Huncho" Review Migos' ever-widening catalogue gets 19 tracks deeper with the release of Quavo's solo debut. Is it "for keeps?" By Trevor Smith October 19, 2018
Original Content Top 10 MCU Movies In the wake of the epic trailer for "Avengers: Infinity War," here are the top ten Marvel Cinematic Universe movies of all time. By Karlton Jahmal December 01, 2017
Original Content Mixtape Jeezy Cuts (#TBT) It's Jeezy's 40th birthday. Revisit a handful of songs that appeared on his mixtapes between 2001 and 2011. By Danny Schwartz September 28, 2017
Original Content 6ix9ine, From Profit To Pariah: Has Cancel Culture Finally Come For Him? As "cancel culture" becomes entrenched into our social media-fuelled world, we take a look at how it interacts with hip-hop, and specifically, 6ix9ine. By Robert Blair April 30, 2021
Original Content Charts Don’t Lie: June 30 Weekly review of the Hip-Hop and R&B sales/charts. By Rose Lilah June 30, 2013