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Original Content Why Do We Get Lit To Sad Bangers? Making sense of the music that would have us shed a tear and let loose all at once. By Luke Hinz August 22, 2019
Original Content RIP CD: The Death Of An Ideal Listening Experience Who shall weep for the Compact Disc? By Mitch Findlay March 14, 2019
Reviews Aminé's "Good For You" (Review) Aminé's debut is at time derivative, at other times deep, and mostly enjoyable. By Patrick Lyons August 07, 2017
Reviews PartyNextDoor's "Seven Days" Review The short new project from the OVO singer taps into his sought-after pop-songwriting techniques. By Trevor Smith October 05, 2017
Reviews Roy Woods' "Waking At Dawn" (Review) On "Waking at Dawn," Roy Woods strays a bit from his original sound toward the middle of the modern R&B road, and he ends up with his strongest batch of songs yet. By Patrick Lyons July 07, 2016
Original Content Chris Lighty, CEO Of Violator Records & Management, Passes Away The CEO of Violator Records & Management has passed away suddenly, although not many details are available on his death as of yet. By Rose Lilah August 30, 2012
Original Content Top 15 Star Wars References In Hip-Hop The best bars from a galaxy far, far away. By Alex Galbraith January 21, 2015
Sneakers Best Shoes In The Puma X Cordae Collaboration You Finding Something Classical? Puma X Cordae Is For You! By Muhammad Farhan March 16, 2023
Original Content Hip-Hop Olympics Bracket Week 3: Views From The 6ix Is Toronto the strongest region in hip-hop history? Draft your own team in our new Bracket Competition! By Aron A. May 17, 2018
Music Why Fans Think Taylor Swift Wrote A Diss Track About Kim Kardashian Did Taylor Swift take shots at Kim Kardashian? We’re unpacking Taylor’s supposed disses from her new album, “The Tortured Poets Department.” By Axl Banks April 19, 2024
Music Flau’jae Is Scoring Big Both On And Off Of The Basketball Court Flau’jae recent spoke about her upcoming collaboration Lil Wayne, the status of her current relationship with Jermaine Dupri, and her ranking of other athletes that have pursued a music career. By Flisadam Pointer April 12, 2023
Crime Andrew Cuomo Sued For Sexual Assault: What We Know The former governor is under fire once again. By Demi Phillips November 28, 2023