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Original Content Kid Cudi's "Man On The Moon: The End Of Day" Influenced A Generation Tracing the legacy and impact of Cudi's debut studio album By Luke Hinz April 10, 2018
Original Content Why Is Lil Uzi Vert Using Heaven's Gate Cult Imagery For His Artwork? Is Lil Uzi Vert's latest artwork reveal all about style, or is he actually into Heaven's Gate cult ideology? By Rose Lilah August 03, 2018
Original Content Juicy J "Highly Intoxicated" 11 Most Ratchet Lyrics We're highlighting eleven of the most typically-Juicy J-ratchet lyrics from the new mixtape "Highly Intoxicated." By Robyn Merrett September 19, 2017
Music XXXTentacion Wears A Black & White Mask To BET Hip Hop Awards XXXTentacion rocked a black & white mask to the 2017 BET Hip-Hop Awards Friday night. By Kevin Goddard October 07, 2017
Original Content National Cheese Pizza Day: 10 Pizza Hip Hop Lyrics A series of lyrics referencing pizza, in honor of the hallowed #NationalCheesePizzaDay. By Rose Lilah September 05, 2017
Original Content Top 25 Best Wiz Khalifa Songs of All Time Wiz Khalifa's got hits on hits. By Devon Jefferson September 11, 2017
Original Content #TBT: Ying Yang Twins Take a trip down memory lane: revisit the greatness of the legendary Ying Yang Twins. By Danny Schwartz May 11, 2017
Profiles Behind The Beat: Sounwave Interview: TDE in-house producer Sounwave details his contributions to ScHoolboy Q's "Blank Face LP" and explains what sets TDE apart. By Danny Schwartz August 25, 2016
Profiles Behind The Beat: Southside Southside of 808 Mafia recently received three production credits on Future and Drake's "What A Time To Be Alive." Now we go Behind the Beat with him, as he discusses getting his start as a producer, blowing up with Waka Flocka Flame and crafting Future's "DS2." By Patrick Lyons September 23, 2015
Music J. Cole Explains Why He Went Easy On Kendrick Lamar In “7 Minute Drill” During his recent conversation with Cam'ron on "Talk With Flee," J. Cole shared new details about Drake and Kendrick Lamar's beef. By Caroline Fisher March 26, 2026
Music A$AP Rocky Shuts Down Reddit Hater Accusing Marketing Team Of Posting On His Behalf ASAP Rocky has been active on Reddit lately as he gears up to drop his highly anticipated fourth studio album, "Don't Be Dumb." By Caroline Fisher December 30, 2025
Original Content The Singles Era Is Upon Us (And What It Means For Music Consumption) Another facet of our current streaming-verse explored. By Luke Hinz September 26, 2019