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Original Content What’s New In Battle Rap (April 3) We keep you up to date on everything going on in battle rap. By Dallas Darden April 03, 2015
Original Content Quiz: Which TDE Rapper Are You? Have you ever wondered which TDE rapper you'd be, if you were a TDE rapper? By Mike De Leon March 17, 2015
Original Content Charts Don’t Lie: February 15 Weekly review of the Hip-Hop and R&B sales/charts. By Rose Lilah February 15, 2015
Original Content Samples Of The Week: February 5 Find out who Action Bronson, Cannibal Ox and Big Sean/Drake sampled this week. By Patrick Lyons February 05, 2015
Original Content Photo Diary: A Day In New York With Curtis Williams Of Two-9 Photo Diary will take you on a day with some of our favorite rappers while they're out and about in NYC. By Rose Lilah December 16, 2014
Original Content Heat In These Streets: Los Angeles Los Angeles is a big enough city to support a diverse and eclectic range of artists and styles. The past year has seen the rise of several up and coming superstars that are making their way into the national scene. By Mike Philson December 02, 2014
Original Content Top Tracks Of The Week: Nov. 17-23 A selection of the biggest tracks from November 17th to 23rd. By Alex Galbraith November 25, 2014
Original Content Heat In These Streets: Atlanta's New School Atlanta has long been home to some of the game's most talented acts. Nowadays, Rae Sremmurd, Migos, and Rich Gang's Young Thug and Rich Homie Quan are representing their city on a major scale as the leaders of ATL's new school. By Mike Philson November 17, 2014
Original Content Legends & Youngins: 10 Collaborations We'd Love To Hear We hypothesize on collaborations between OGs and new cats, the result of which would be dope. By Eboni M. October 08, 2014
Original Content The Joe Budden Business Model: Destroy & Rebuild In the wake of Rory and Mal's controversial exit, we take a look at how Joe Budden has made a career out of tearing down his business ventures, and then building them back up. By Robert Blair May 18, 2021
Reviews Rapsody "Eve" Review Rapsody further cements her claim in a long spiritual lineage of badass women. By Richard Bryan August 31, 2019
Original Content Dr. Dre & Kanye West's "Jesus Is King II": What Can We Expect? A match made in heaven? By Mitch Findlay November 19, 2019