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TV The 10 Best TV Shows You’re (Probably) Not Watching These shows are too good to fall by the wayside. By Michael Kaminsky October 19, 2019
Relationships 50 Cent Vs Wendy Williams: A Brief History Of Bullies Duking It Out 50 Cent normally preys on easy targets, but Wendy Williams is no pushover. By Devin Ch December 28, 2018
Reviews Anderson .Paak "Ventura" Review A testament to all that makes him such a fascinating anomaly in our hip-hop/R&B landscape, "Ventura" is an emphatic return to form for the multi-faceted Anderson .Paak. By Robert Blair April 17, 2019
Reviews James Blake "Assume Form" Review James Blake’s left the dark space that he’s wallowed in for the past three albums and seizes emotions and experiences that he’s pushed away in the past. By Aron A. January 25, 2019
Original Content What's The Best Day Of The Week To Drop New Music? Four years on from its inception, we take a look at whether Friday is truly the best day to drop music or if it's detrimental to everyone but a certain level of artist. By Robert Blair May 13, 2019
Original Content HNHH TIDAL Wave: 6ix9ine, Drake, Kehlani, & NAV Shine This Week This week's playlist update includes new music from Migos, Lil Tjay, Lil Durk, Chris Brown, Young Thug, and many more. By Alex Zidel May 13, 2020
Original Content RMR Wants To Be The Blueprint For Genre-Bending In The Future INTERVIEW: The balaclava-wearing rapper-slash-singer, RMR, talks to us about his journey from obscurity to viral fame, and reveals the depth of his person. By Erin Ashley Lowers July 09, 2020
Pop Culture Zonnique Is Leaning On Advice From André 3000 As She Carves Her Own Lane EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: We know Zonnique as T.I. & Tiny's daughter, a VH1 reality star, or even as one of the OMG Girlz—but she spoke with us about reinventing herself as an artist and stepping back into the scene as her own person, free from expectations. By Erika Marie May 18, 2020
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
Reviews Lil Peep "Come Over When You're Sober, Pt. 2" Review Lil Peep's first posthumous album is beautiful and hard to endure at times given the tragic conclusion. By Luke Hinz November 17, 2018
Original Content Instagram Gallery: Kevin Hart's Most Inspirational, Work-Out Friendly Posts Kevin Hart's always on the move and dropping inspirational messages at the same time. By E Gadsby August 26, 2018
Original Content The Ethics Of Posthumous Listening Should we listen to music against a dead artist’s wishes? Determining how to appropriately immortalize deceased artists is a tall order, and one of the hardest questions in 21st-century pop music. By Luke Hinz October 11, 2018