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Original Content Top Tracks: June 27 - July 3 DJ Khaled, Joe Budden, and Rae Sremmurd crack the top five in this week's Top Tracks list. By Patrick Lyons July 04, 2016
Reviews Rich The Kid Quietly Cements His Seat At The Table On "Boss Man" Offsetting familiarity with calculated risk, Rich The Kid takes stock on his third album "Boss Man" By Robert Blair March 17, 2020
Original Content Analyzing The Jay-Z Business Model A month on from achieving the distinction of "hip-hop's first billionaire', we take a look at the credos and cash-ins that put Hov at the top of the pile. By Robert Blair July 17, 2019
TV "Atlanta" Season 2 Episode 4: Van Gets Her Way Though the episode has a layer of racial anxiety and tension to it, it's Van's journey from start to finish that has us hooked. She finally gets the episode she deserves. By Dhruva Balram March 23, 2018
Reviews Steez Day 2018: Joey Bada$$, Mick Jenkins & More Honor The Late Capital Steez The legacy of Capital STEEZ was celebrated in the biggest "Steez Day" festival yet. By Richard Bryan July 09, 2018
Original Content 5 Confrontations Involving Wale A brief survey of Wale's run-ins with fans, trolls, and ne'er-do-wells. By Danny Schwartz October 06, 2016
Original Content ScHoolboy Q's "Blank Face LP" By The Numbers We dig into ScHoolboy Q's new album, "Blank Face LP," By The Numbers. By Rose Lilah July 14, 2016
Original Content 28 Grams: Hip Hop Instagram Recap (Sep 19-25) Looking back at some of the best hip hop Instagram posts of the week. By Danny Schwartz September 26, 2015
Reviews T-Pain's "The Iron Way" Review We review "The Iron Way", T-Pain's first project in almost three years. By Nicholas DG April 01, 2015
Original Content #TBT: The Weeknd's Mixtape Cuts Reminisce to The Weeknd's mixtape days. By Chris Tart June 11, 2015
Original Content 10 Essential Jay Rock Tracks We pick our 10 essential tracks from Jay Rock, the Black Hippy / Top Dawg Entertainment MC. By Chris Tart December 08, 2014
Original Content Top Tracks Of The Week: July 1-7 Staff picks for the week of July 1st to 7th. By Trevor Smith July 09, 2013