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News J. Cole Finally Presented With His College Degree Despite graduating from St. John's University years back, J. Cole only just received his degree. By Trevor Smith April 10, 2015
Beef Dame Dash Calls Out XXL And Marck Ecko Dame Dash takes aim at two different sources in a new Instagram post. By Rose Lilah March 25, 2015
Mixtapes Drake's "If You're Reading This It's Too Late" Reportedly Set For A Physical Release Next Month Drake's "If You're Reading This It's Too Late" will be in stores April 21st, according to industry sources. By Trevor Smith March 25, 2015
News Kendrick Lamar's "To Pimp A Butterfly" Reverts Back To Pre-Order Status On iTunes [Update: iTunes Link Is Being Fixed] Kendrick Lamar's new album is no longer available to download on iTunes. By Rose Lilah March 16, 2015
News Tyga Confirms Kylie Jenner Has Captured His Heart Tyga confirms longstanding rumors of a relationship with Kylie Jenner. By Angus Walker March 14, 2015
News Iggy Azalea Calls Out Ebro For "Sparked A Change" Meme Iggy Azalea responds to Ebro's meme of her sparking "change" in hip-hop. By Rose Lilah January 23, 2015
News J. Cole Lists Top 5 Rappers, Recalls "Worshipping" Eminem J. Cole spoke with Angie Martinez about his five favorite rappers of all time, and how influential Eminem has been on his music. By Trevor Smith December 12, 2014
News Project Pat Reveals Why Juicy J Is No Longer Working With Three 6 Mafia [Update: DJ Paul Responds] Juicy is "forming a different clique." By Lloyd Jaffe December 09, 2014
Original Content 10 Essential Lucki Eck$ Tracks Lucki Eck$ is different. With a style completely his own, the young, Chicago-based MC has set himself up for a huge 2015. But first, let's look at his body of work thus far. By Chris Tart November 23, 2014
Original Content Shooting The Shit With Sir Michael Rocks We talk with the Florida transplant by way of Chicago, Sir Michael Rocks, about his newest album "BANCO", animals, The Cool Kids, and experimenting with his sound, among other things. By Rose Lilah August 25, 2014
Original Content A History Of Top Rap/Rock Collaborations The history of rap/hip-hop and rock collaborations goes way back to Run DMC's "Walk This Way" featuring Aerosmith released in 1986. Artists from these two music genres have come together over the years to create some pretty killer tracks. However, while some of these team efforts seemed like a good idea, not all of them produced stellar results. By Vanessa Oswald May 30, 2014
Original Content Damn Son, Where'd You Find This: 10 Unexpected Samples In Hip-Hop Not all samples come from old funk and R&B records. Here are some peculiar sampling choices that have been made over the years. By Patrick Lyons March 26, 2014