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Original Content Bobby Shmurda Says You Have To Pay To Go Platinum These Days Bobby Shmurda explains why right now is "the best time to be independent." By Aron A. July 12, 2022
Original Content Duke Deuce Talks "CRUNKSTAR," Memphis Legends & Origins Of Crunk & Trap Music Quality Control's Duke Deuce is preparing to release his "crunkest" album to date. The Memphis rapper talks about his upcoming album, the possibility of a joint project with A$AP Ferg, and the best advice he ever received from P and Offset. By Aron A. November 24, 2021
Streetwear Instagram Gallery: Hennessy Carolina’s Best Looks The influencer is always Instagram-ready. By Lawrencia Grose January 22, 2022
Reviews The Game "DRILLMATIC Heart vs. Mind" Album Review The Game bounces back from retirement with a heavy hitter. By Joshua Robinson August 19, 2022
Original Content Word Up: Joint Projects In Hip-Hop Becoming A Trend <p>A recent trend that has surfaced in hip-hop is to do collaborative projects with another artist. I'm not saying that artists haven't done this before, I'm saying that it's become a trend. Arguably two of the greatest, Kanye West & Jay-Z, may have gotten this trend going when they dropped <strong>Watch The Throne</strong>. That was definitely a successful collab that everyone was (and still is, it seems) pumped about. And now there have been rumours of a lot of other joint efforts coming up (and some have already dropped). By Rose Lilah February 23, 2012
Reviews Young Thug's "BEAUTIFUL THUGGER GIRLS" (Review) BEAUTIFUL THUGGER GIRLS is pop-by-way-of Atlanta, led by the city’s most consistently daring innovator. By Narsimha Chintaluri June 23, 2017
Original Content #TBT: The Neptunes Celebrating The Neptunes, the greatest production duo in hip hop history. By Danny Schwartz April 20, 2017
Original Content 10 Essential Rome Fortune Tracks An introduction to Atlanta's Rome Fortune. By Chris Tart February 21, 2016
Reviews Review: Dom Kennedy "By Dom Kennedy" Dom Kennedy delivers a solid project. By Chris Tart June 05, 2015
Original Content Classic Rotation: Eminem's "Slim Shady LP" Slim Shady LP turns 16, and it still has wheels. By Chris Tart February 23, 2015
Original Content Who Had The Better Verse: Fabolous Vs. Lloyd Banks This week we pit frequent collaborators Lloyd Banks and Fabolous against each other. By Carl Lamarre May 04, 2015
Original Content 10 Essential Alchemist Productions Celebrating the genius of Alan the Chemist. By Danny Schwartz February 26, 2017