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Original Content Mixtapes: A Brief History Of Hip-Hop's Ever Evolving Tool From DJ Clue's casette tapes to major label involvement, we trace the history of the iconic hip-hop mixtape. By Michael Kawaida February 25, 2020 5.7K Views
Original Content Kanye West Vs. Jay-Z: Who Had The Better Sophomore Album? Jay-Z and Kanye West go head to head in the latest installment of "Who Had The Best Sophomore Album?" By Ben Bijur February 24, 2020 5.9K Views
Original Content The First Lady Of Motown Explains Why New Artists Need To Learn About Label's Epic History INTERVIEW: Before Black History Month is a wrap, we chatted with the First Lady of Motown, Claudette Robinson of the legendary group The Miracles, to discuss the legacy of the label and the group. By Erika Marie February 23, 2020 11.1K Views
Sports Derrick Rose's Magical Career Revival: A Rose Is Still A Rose After nearly walking away from basketball, Rose is back to having fun playing the game he loves. By Michael Kawaida February 23, 2020 6.8K Views
Sneakers Top 10 Best Signature Sneakers In The NBA As Of 2020 Risking unavoidable slander, we take a stab at ranking the best of the best in current signature kicks. By Michael Kawaida February 22, 2020 5.1K Views
Original Content Kamaiyah's Got It Made: Breaking The Ice With Jay-Z & Remaining Genuine INTERVIEW: Kamaiyah opens up about her new album, run-in with Jay Z and how she's genuinely a dope person to be around. By Chantilly Post February 21, 2020 5.1K Views
Original Content 2 Chainz' Top 25 Best Songs Of All Time Countless hits from the man formerly known as Tity. By Michael Kaminsky February 20, 2020 24.9K Views
Original Content HNHH TIDAL Wave: RIP Pop Smoke This week's edition of the staff-curated TIDAL Wave playlist is dedicated to Brooklyn rapper Pop Smoke, who was tragically killed today. By Alex Zidel February 19, 2020 1.6K Views
Original Content 2Pac & Notorious B.I.G. Made Classics With Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Bone Thugs-N-Harmony's unparalleled chemistry with both 2Pac and Biggie resulted in two of the greatest tracks of all time. By Mitch Findlay February 18, 2020 10.4K Views
Reviews A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie Reaches For NYC Crown With "Artist 2.0": Review ALBUM REVIEW: With a No. 1 album already on his resume, Boogie fuels the "King of New York" debate with "Artist 2.0" - but is there fire behind the gas? By Michael Kawaida February 18, 2020 5.9K Views
Original Content NBA Youngboy & Nipsey Hussle Fuel The Perfect Gym Playlist We're back with a brand new stacked edition of our Gym playlist to get you through your all workouts this week. By Royal O February 18, 2020 3.8K Views
Reviews Post Malone's Tour: He's Just Here To Sing & Get F'd Up Post Malone brought a multi-generational crowd out to a sold-out Bell Center in Montreal for an exciting evening on his "Runaway" Tour. By Alex Zidel February 17, 2020 8.8K Views