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Original Content Promise That You Will Sing About Me: How Tupac Has Influenced Kendrick Lamar Examining the ways in which Kendrick Lamar draws inspiration from Tupac Shakur. By Danny Schwartz September 14, 2015
Reviews Review: Dizzy Wright's "The Growing Process" Does the Vegas emcee's latest effort sizzle or fizzle? By Nicholas DG May 30, 2015
Original Content #TBT: Mixtape Kid Cudi Before you get into "Speedin' Bullet 2 Heaven," take a trip down Kid Cudi memory lane. By Chris Tart December 03, 2015
Original Content No Sleep: Recapping Gucci Mane's 7 Weeks Of Freedom Everything Gucci Mane has done since being released from prison. By Danny Schwartz July 19, 2016
Original Content Everything You Need To Know About Famous Dex Meet Famous Dex, a rarely exuberant maker of turn-up music from the South Side of Chicago. By Angus Walker November 03, 2016
Sports The 6 Best NBA Finals Game 6s Of All Time The greatest Game 6s in NBA Finals history. By Kyle Rooney June 16, 2016
Original Content #TBT: G-Unit Revisiting G-Unit's 2002-2003 mixtape run culminating in "Beg For Mercy." By Danny Schwartz November 03, 2016
Profiles Behind The Beat: 6ix Interview: Logic's in-house producer/secret weapon 6ix discusses his unique musical upbringing and the making of "The Incredible True Story." By Danny Schwartz April 27, 2016
Original Content #TBT: Nicki Minaj The best songs from the first stage of Minaj's career. By Chris Tart April 28, 2016
Original Content All The Drug References On Travis Scott's "Birds In The Trap Sing McKnight" We break down every drug reference on Travis Scott's "Birds In The Trap Sing McKnight" and sort by substance. By Patrick Lyons September 09, 2016
Reviews Review: A$AP Ferg's "Always Strive And Prosper" A$AP Ferg gives us one of the most human big-budget NY rap albums in recent memory, though "Always Strive And Prosper" does end up being a bit all over the place. By Patrick Lyons April 26, 2016
Original Content #TBT: Sean Price Relive the rhymes of the unimpeachable Sean Price. By Danny Schwartz August 11, 2016