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Original Content Rise & Grind: 15 Songs To Start Your Day Get motivated to take on the day with these 15 songs. Happy Monday. By Chris Tart February 23, 2015
Original Content Classic Rotation: Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde Our "Classic Rotation" series revisits classic albums on the day of their release. Today we take a look at The Pharcyde's debut album, "Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde," which dropped exactly 22 years ago today. By Layne Weiss November 24, 2014
Original Content How Hip-Hop Has Permeated Pop Culture From what was initially a neighbourhood-based cultural practice, Hip-Hop has permeated societal culture in an unprecedented way. Hip-Hop extended it's boundaries before breaking them down entirely to accept any and everyone; gender, economic class and race extinguished as the genre's influence washed over society and in a way, unified a diverse group of people. By Dhruva Balram deleted March 22, 2014
Original Content Crew Love: Pro Era Get familiar with Pro Era's many members in this week's "Crew Love," where we break down a different crew every other week. By Patrick Lyons February 17, 2014
Original Content 25 Random Photos Of Rappers With Other Celebrities A comprehensive list of 25 random moments between rappers and other celebrities. By Rose Lilah November 24, 2013
Original Content 140 Bars Or Less: Tweets Of The Week For Oct. 26 To Nov. 01 Dissecting the funniest, most entertaining, and outrageous tweets from some of the biggest names in rap who are on Twitter. Twitter is intriguing to fans because it offers an un-buffered forum into the minds of some of your favorite artists. The material is often raw and unfiltered, and lucky for us, most of these guys have no filter. By Rose Lilah November 02, 2012
Profiles Meet THEY.: Mysterious R&B Duo INTERVIEW: Overnight R&B success THEY. discuss their debut EP "Nu Religion," life on tour with Bryson Tiller, and what they have in store next... By Danny Schwartz April 12, 2016
Sneakers Kanye West's Top 10 Most Expensive Yeezys These Yeezys will force you to take out a loan. By Alexander Cole November 06, 2021
Original Content Jack Harlow: 10 Essential Songs From “What’s Poppin?” to “Like This," we're running through a list of the rapper’s most necessary listens. By Joe Abrams August 26, 2021
Original Content Xzibit Talks Serial Killers, Dr. Dre's Studio Habits, & Whether We'll Ever See "Bitch Please 3" Xzibit reflects on reuniting with Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre, crafting the new Serial Killers album "Summer Of Sam," and the unique difficulties that emerge in the midst of a global pandemic. By Mitch Findlay November 28, 2020
Original Content Wu-Tang Clan's "The W" Is A Dark, Gritty & Raw Shaolin Classic Nineteen years ago, the Wu-Tang Clan came through with another classic. By Mitch Findlay November 21, 2019
Original Content Tyga Has Been Making Hits For A Decade From "Rack City" to "Taste," Tyga has been making hits for over a decade - but does he get enough credit? By Michael Kawaida February 17, 2020