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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
Profiles From Local To Platinum: Dreka Gates On Her Role In Kevin Gates' Success INTERVIEW: From $250 shows to rap superstardom, Dreka Gates has always been a driving force in her husband's career, and that's just one of many ventures she's involved in. Now that Kevin Gates is a free man, where will 2018 take the hip-hop power couple? By Trevor Smith January 16, 2018
Original Content Top Tracks: Nav & Lil Uzi Vert "Wanted You" Debuts At #1 Nav and Lil Uzi Vert's second collab, "Wanted You," tops our chart this week. By Patrick Lyons November 13, 2017
Original Content Is This The Death Of SoundCloud Rap? Uncertainty abounds for the platform's progeny. By Luke Hinz November 30, 2018
Original Content 10 Essential Blueface Songs 10 of the best tunes from one of the hottest rising stars out of Los Angeles By Maxwell Cavaseno March 06, 2019
Original Content It's The Perfect Time For A New Bad Meets Evil Album With Eminem and Royce Da 5'9" at the top of their game right now, it feels like the perfect time for a new album from Bad Meets Evil. By Mitch Findlay August 20, 2020
Original Content Why Roddy Ricch’s "The Box" Is The Perfect Song For This Era How Roddy Ricch's "The Box," and a strange noise that almost didn’t make the song may have changed his career. By Michael Kawaida February 27, 2020
Original Content The Chaos Of Childish Gambino's "This Is America" Childish Gambino’s latest undertaking explores the joy and senseless violence of black America. By Luke Hinz May 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 Vince Staples Is A Visionary: Examining His Boldest Step Yet Taking a closer look at the first episode of "The Vince Staples Show" and the accompanying music. By Sanibel Chai August 27, 2019
Original Content Is Ed Sheeran A Culture Vulture? A Deep Dive Into His Hip-Hop Ties Amid Wiley's claims that Ed Sheeran had exploited grime for his own gain, we take a look at Ed Sheeran's multiple liaisons with the hip-hop world on both sides of the Atlantic. By Robert Blair September 17, 2019
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