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Original Content Is This The Death Of SoundCloud Rap? Uncertainty abounds for the platform's progeny. By Luke Hinz November 30, 2018
Original Content Meet K$ace: Model, Budding Rapper, & The Face Of YouTube Music INTERVIEW: K$ace explains how his face became plastered on YouTube billboards across the country. By Danny Schwartz February 21, 2017
Original Content #TBT: '90s Jay Z Looking back at the music of young Jay Z. By Danny Schwartz January 19, 2017
Original Content The Best Of Wiz Khalifa's "Cabin Fever" Series Ten highlights from Wiz Khalifa's "Cabin Fever" series. By Patrick Lyons December 17, 2015
Original Content 10 Biggest Bosses In Rap We take a look at the different reasons all these artists are bosses in their own right. By Devon Jefferson October 26, 2017
Reviews Review: Kevin Gates' "Islah" Kevin Gates turns inward, gets super melodic on "Islah." By Patrick Lyons February 01, 2016
Reviews Review: Diddy's "MMM" Diddy surveys his empire on "MMM," a grandiose tape that doesn't offer much in the way substance. By Patrick Lyons November 10, 2015
Original Content Jay-Z's "The Black Album" Turns Fifteen: A Moment Of Clarity If you can't respect Jay-Z's "The Black Album," your whole perspective is wack. By Mitch Findlay November 14, 2018
Reviews Metro Boomin "Not All Heroes Wear Capes" Review Metro Boomin's solo debut is a high school reunion where all the invited guests are devilishly inebriated. By Devin Ch November 08, 2018
Reviews YG's "Stay Dangeous" Review "Stay Dangerous" doesn't quite approach the near-perfection of YG's first two albums, but his looseness and maturation make for an essential listen. By Patrick Lyons August 08, 2018
Reviews ASAP Mob "Cozy Tapes Vol. 2: Too Cozy" Review ASAP Mob brings along the coziest of friends for "Cozy Tapes Vol. 2." By Milca P. August 30, 2017
Original Content TYBG: A Breakdown Of Lil B's Fans & Critics A breakdown of the fans and haters of the Based God By Alex Galbraith February 02, 2015