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Original Content JoJo Opens Up About Dealing With Anxiety, The R&B Renaissance & Her Fave Music Of The Year For our "12 Days of Christmas" interviews, we speak with JoJo to discuss just how far she's come since her initial rise to fame in the early 2000s. By Hayley Hynes December 15, 2021
Original Content Rubi Rose On Her OnlyFans Grind, Debut Album & More EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Her career shifted after she appeared in Migos's "Bad and Boujee" music video, and with each step up the ladder of success, Rubi Rose's "gangsta sexy girl" attitude continues to woo new admirers. By Erika Marie November 14, 2020
Original Content A Written Testimony: The Road To Jay Electronica's Debut Album Jay Electronica finally announced a timeline for his debut album, which has been years and years in the making. Below, we chart the journey to "A Written Testimony." By Robert Blair February 15, 2020
Reviews 21 Savage & Metro Boomin "Savage Mode 2" Review "Savage Mode II" is a glorious expansion of the undeniable chemistry that Metro Boomin & 21 Savage introduced four years ago, further cementing their status in the pantheon of rapper-producer duos. By Aron A. October 11, 2020
Original Content The 5 Best Songs From The Timeless "Space Jam" Soundtrack Revisiting the "Space Jam" soundtrack 20 years later. By Danny Schwartz November 15, 2016
Original Content 13 Notable Writing Credits On Beyoncé's "Lemonade" A look at the writing credits for Bey's latest. By Trevor Smith April 27, 2016
Profiles Behind The Beat: Goose For the latest edition of Behind The Beat, Goose explains his pop-minded approach to producing and how he complements the unique styles of both Young Thug and Rich Homie Quan. By Angus Walker September 15, 2016
Original Content N.W.A.'s 5 Most Influential Tracks Is N.W.A. The Beatles of rap music? Their most influential songs have had quite the ripple effect. By Nicholas DG August 14, 2015
Original Content Top 5 Miguel X Rapper Collabs Miguel's best hip-hop collaborations. By Angus Walker June 10, 2015
Original Content It's Yo Birthday: Waka Flocka's Top 21 Tracks We celebrate the birthday of Waka Flocka Flame as we take a look back at some of his greatest tracks. By Nikita Rathod May 31, 2014
Music Kalan.FrFr Wants To "Make The West Great Again": On New Album, Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us," & West Coast Mount Rushmore Kalan.FrFr shares his thoughts about about unity in the West Coast, as well as the feud between Drake and Kendrick Lamar. By Tallie Spencer May 16, 2024
Original Content On The Come Up: Bricc Baby Get to know the bi-coastal son of a brick lady. By hnhh March 15, 2017