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Original Content Meet Young Greatness, The New Orleans Rapper Turning Hard Work Into "Moolah" Young Greatness on working with Jazze Pha, Juvenile's melodic influence, and the long road to his first hit. By Trevor Smith May 10, 2016
Reviews Review: Big Sean & Jhené Aiko's "TWENTY88" Big Sean and Jhené Aiko both underperform on "TWENTY88." By Patrick Lyons April 06, 2016
Original Content Kevin Gates' 8 Most Introspective Lyrical Moments On "By Any Means 2" Thanks to Dreka Gates, we’ve been blessed with "By Any Means 2." By Kristen Bromiley October 01, 2017
Original Content 10 Single-Producer Albums You Need To Revisit Albums that keep it low-key with just one producer and one rapper. By Vince Rick November 13, 2017
Original Content Why We Need Another Childish Gambino Album 'Awaken, My Love!' is a great project, but we can't let 'Bino retire on an R&B album. By Karlton Jahmal December 07, 2017
Original Content A Timeline Of Meek Mill's Legal Struggles A history of Meek Mill's run-ins with the law, and specifically, Judge Genece Brinkley. By Karlton Jahmal November 07, 2017
Original Content #TBT: Mixtape Kendrick Take a look at some of Kendrick Lamar's most notable mixtape moments. By Chris Tart January 14, 2016
Original Content #TBT: Scott Storch's Classic Cuts Despite his many ups and downs, Scott Storch remains a talented producer. We look back at some his highlights for our #TBT series. By Chris Tart February 04, 2016
Original Content Who Had The Better Verse: Drake Vs. Future We pit the two collaborators up against each other for a new edition of "Who Had The Better Verse." By Chris Tart September 23, 2015
Original Content Mixtape Corner: 2 Chainz, Jacquees & Nef The Pharaoh A look into some of the better mixtapes of the last two weeks. By Trevor Smith February 01, 2016
Original Content 10 Essential Fetty Wap Tracks Ten great Fetty wap jams to get you started. By Chris Tart July 26, 2015
Original Content 10 Rappers Who Have Used Ghostwriters 10 rappers outside of Drake who have used ghostwriters in the past. By Patrick Lyons July 23, 2015