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Original Content 35 Artists To Follow On Snapchat Step your Snapchat game up by following some rap and R&B stars. By Trevor Smith May 11, 2016
Original Content Charts Don't Lie: May 11 Drake dominates both the Billboard 200 and Hot 100 this week. By Chris Tart May 11, 2016
Original Content Every Rap And R&B Album That Sold 1 Million Units In A Week Not many albums can claim this honor. By Trevor Smith May 11, 2016
Reviews Skepta's "Konnichiwa" (Review) Skepta recognizes his influential position in the grime scene and delivers "Konnichiwa," an album that should appease day-one listeners as well as attract fans across the pond. By Patrick Lyons May 10, 2016
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
Original Content 15 Things We Learned From Drake & 40's Nardwuar Interview From their very first collaboration to the story behind Drake's near-arrest in Jamaica. By Trevor Smith May 10, 2016
Original Content 15 Mixtapes That Deserve Grammys Proof the Grammys really need to start considering free projects. By Trevor Smith May 09, 2016
Original Content Top Tracks: May 2 - May 8 A bunch of new entries flood our Top Tracks list this week. By Patrick Lyons May 09, 2016
Original Content Hey Mama: Ty Dolla $ign, Wiz Khalifa & Others Reveal Their First Big Purchase For Their Mom Here's how 13 rappers showed their mom love after they found success. Happy Mother's Day y'all. By Danny Schwartz May 08, 2016
Original Content FDT: 10 Rap References To Donald Trump Donald Trump has a long history of being referenced in rap. By Chris Tart May 07, 2016
Original Content 28 Grams: Hip-Hop Instagram Recap (May 7) See pictures from The Met Gala, Drake's "VIEWS" listening party, and more. By Mike De Leon May 07, 2016
Original Content 7 Loose Gems From Chance The Rapper's SoundCloud Refresh yourself with Chance's strange and eclectic SoundCloud releases. By Trevor Smith May 06, 2016