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Original Content G Herbo & Southside: Eight Essential Tracks Here are eight essential G Herbo & Southside tracks you need to check out before the duo drops "Swervo". By Narsimha Chintaluri July 26, 2018
Original Content The Beast Coast Formation: Will They Finally Get Their Due Credit? As their debut album approaches, we examine why even Beast Coast's biggest entities are still burdened with the title of "slept on" in the industry. By Robert Blair April 11, 2019
Original Content Drake's "If You're Reading This It's Too Late" Is A Winter In The 6ix Reflecting on the impact of Drake's 2015 mixtape, "If You're Reading This It's Too Late" on the fifth anniversary of its surprise release. By Aron A. February 13, 2020
Original Content The Importance Of The Album Cover Cover art is more important than ever in 2018. By Luke Hinz October 26, 2018
Original Content By The Numbers: Kendrick Lamar's "Section.80" 5 Years Later We celebrate five years since the release of Kendrick Lamar's critically acclaimed "Section.80" with an infographic. By Rose Lilah July 02, 2016
Original Content Charts Don’t Lie: March 1 Weekly review of the Hip-Hop and R&B sales/charts. By Rose Lilah March 01, 2015
Profiles Behind The Beat: Suicideyear HNHH's new series "Behind The Beat" profiles unique producers that are looking to change the soundscape. By Angus Walker November 27, 2014
Original Content Remix Fix: MJ Cole Remixes "Illuminate" By Tourist London bloke MJ Cole made a version of fellow London bloke Tourist's jam, and it's bloody brilliant. By Kayla Lee December 09, 2014
Original Content 28 Grams: Hip Hop Instagram Recap (Dec 12-18) Looking back at some of the best hip hop Instagram posts of the week. By Danny Schwartz December 19, 2015
Original Content Top 5 Verses On 2 Chainz & Lil Wayne's "ColleGrove" 5 bursts of lyrical brilliance exhibited on "ColleGrove," the new joint album from 2 Chainz and Lil Wayne. By Angus Walker March 04, 2016
Original Content 6 Artists Who Cut Ties With Their (Former) Crews A few artists who severed ties with the crew they were once repping, whether amicably or not. By Ayara Pommells October 05, 2015
Original Content #TBT: Chris Brown's Smash Singles Looking back at some of Chris Brown's biggest singles. By Chris Tart November 26, 2015