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Original Content Top Tracks: October 3 - October 9 Kanye West, Tory Lanez, & Kid Cudi lead this week's batch of Top Tracks. By Patrick Lyons October 10, 2016
Original Content Vote: What Is Your Favorite J. Cole Project? Cast your vote. By Danny Schwartz October 10, 2016
Original Content 10 Essential Mike WiLL Made-It Beats Celebrating the genius of Mike WiLL Made-It. By Danny Schwartz October 09, 2016
Original Content 19 Rappers Rapping Before The Fame Watch unearthed footage of artists like Kanye West, Drake, Kendrick Lamar, & Chance the Rapper rapping before they blew up. By Danny Schwartz October 07, 2016
Original Content Staff Picks Playlist (October 7) Our weekly favorites compiled into a playlist. By Rose Lilah October 07, 2016
Profiles Behind The Beat: Kirk Knight Kirk Knight, Pro Era's go-to beatman, discusses the rise of his Brooklyn crew, balancing rapping and producing, and his decision to make an instrumental album after last year's "Late Knight Special." By Angus Walker October 07, 2016
Original Content Why Hip Hop Suddenly Loves Heavy Metal Metal culture is more visible in hip hop than it's ever been, even if nobody in hip hop's listening to it. Denzel Curry, Robb Banks, and metal illustrator Mark Riddick weigh in on this recent phenomenon. By Patrick Lyons October 07, 2016
Original Content 5 Confrontations Involving Wale A brief survey of Wale's run-ins with fans, trolls, and ne'er-do-wells. By Danny Schwartz October 06, 2016
Original Content #TBT: Future Revisiting Future's music from his 2010 debut mixtape "1000" to his 2012 debut album "Pluto." By Danny Schwartz October 06, 2016
Original Content Charts Don't Lie: October 5 A weekly look at the performance of hip-hop and r'n'b albums. By Chris Tart October 05, 2016
Original Content Top 5 Verses From 2016 BET Hip Hop Awards Cyphers Check out our picks for the best five verses from this year's BET Hip Hop Awards Cypher, including Lil Wayne, Young M.A and a few more out of left field. By hnhh October 05, 2016
Original Content Vote: Who Had The Best Project Of September 2016? Cast your vote. By Danny Schwartz October 05, 2016