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Original Content What Post Malone's Hip-Hop Commentary Says About The Artist Himself A response to Post Malone's recent interview. By Vince Rick November 27, 2017
Original Content Kanye West/Charlamagne Tha God Interview: Key Takeaways What we learned about the "new" Kanye West. By Karlton Jahmal May 02, 2018
Original Content Why Lloyd Banks Is One Of The Greatest Of All Time 50 may be the driver behind G-Unit, but Lloyd Banks is the engine. By Karlton Jahmal December 23, 2017
Society How The Relationship Between Hip-Hop & Politics Has Evolved A brief overview and discussion of hip-hop's interaction with politics, in light of Black History Month. By Karlton Jahmal February 23, 2018
Original Content What Will The Next Generation Of Rappers Sound Like? What will hip-hop's next-generation sound like? We unpack some of hip-hop's evolution to better understand where it's headed. By Karlton Jahmal March 19, 2018
Original Content 10 Essential Lil Skies Tracks Get acquainted with buzzing rapper Lil Skies. By Alphonse Pierre January 24, 2018
Original Content What Nicki Minaj's "Chun-Li" & "Barbie Tingz" Tell Us About Her Next Album Will Nicki follow her own "Pinkprint" on her long-awaited fourth studio album? By Trevor Smith April 13, 2018
Viral What Does SoundCloud Fame Mean In The Long Run? Virality seems to go hand-in-hand with the emergence of "SoundCloud rap." How do we determine who will fizzle out overnight and who will become a rap game fixture? By Luke Hinz March 21, 2018
Original Content 5 Things We've Learned From Lil Wayne & Birdman's Beef Lil Wayne and Birdman gave us five major takeaways from their years-long money struggle. By Karlton Jahmal March 16, 2018
Original Content Top 25 Best The Weeknd Songs These 25 tracks have contributed greatly to The Weeknd's chart-topping success. By hnhh February 02, 2018
Original Content Our "Fire Emoji" Hip-Hop & R&B Playlist For This Weekend Is Extra Lit FIRE EMOJI playlist is extra fire-y today, with new music from A$AP Rocky, 21 Savage, YG, Young Dolph, and many more. By Rose Lilah February 16, 2018
Original Content Why Young Thug & London On Da Track Need To Drop "Slime Season 4" A petition for Young Thug & London On Da Track to drop "Slime Season 4," using three of the duo's previous leaks as reasoning. By Narsimha Chintaluri October 30, 2017