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Original Content Charts Don't Lie: April 19 The Chainsmokers dethrone Drake. By Chris Tart April 19, 2017
Original Content All Of Mike Will Made-It's Gold & Platinum Tracks So Far A review of Mike WiLL Made-It's reign over the rap game since 2012. By Danny Schwartz April 19, 2017
Original Content A Track-By-Track Analysis Of Kendrick Lamar's "DAMN." We breakdown each one of "DAMN"'s fourteen tracks. By Patrick Lyons April 18, 2017
Original Content Florida Rap Scene According To Wifisfuneral Wifisfuneral: "Kodak Black is the Tupac of Florida." By Danny Schwartz April 18, 2017
Original Content The Pivot Gang Interview: Saba, Joseph Chilliams, Squeak, & Dam Dam Pivot Gang talks "Friends," their late comrade John Walt, life on tour, and more. By Danny Schwartz April 17, 2017
Original Content Top Tracks: April 10 - April 16 Frank Ocean's "Biking" rises to the top in its second week out. By Patrick Lyons April 17, 2017
Original Content 10 Essential Sampha Tracks Re-introducing the world's next colossal vocal phenomenon, Sampha. By Devon Jefferson April 16, 2017
Original Content The Ten Worst XXL Freshman Freestyles We count down the ten worst freestyles by XXL Freshman from 2009 to 2016. By Patrick Lyons April 15, 2017
Original Content What’s New In Battle Rap (April 15) We keep you up to date on everything going on in battle rap. By Dallas Darden April 15, 2017
Original Content The 5 Freshest Beats On Kendrick Lamar's "DAMN." Our favorite productions on Kendrick Lamar's latest masterpiece. By Angus Walker April 14, 2017
Original Content Classic Rotation: Future's "Pluto" Five years ago, Future emerged with an album that initially confused the masses but was quickly absorbed into the fabric of rap music. By Patrick Lyons April 13, 2017
Original Content #TBT: Fat Joe Fat Joe: 1993-2004. By Danny Schwartz April 13, 2017