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Original Content Mac Miller's "Self-Care": A Reflection On States Of Mind Mac Miller released "Self-Care" on this day, two years ago. Today, we dissect the importance of this song. By Rose Lilah July 13, 2020
Original Content Eminem's "Relapse 2": A Complete History With Eminem's "Relapse" earning retrospective acclaim like never before, the anticipation for its lost sequel has never been higher. By Mitch Findlay May 04, 2020
Original Content DJ Akademiks' Most Controversial Moments As he fends off the latest firestorm of scrutiny, we take a look at the most explosive and high-profile moments of DJ Akademiks' career. By Robert Blair March 07, 2022
Profiles Behind The Beat: Murda Beatz For the latest edition of Behind the Beat, we talk to the 21-year-old Canadian trap sensation known as Murda Beatz, who's managed to become a fixture in Atlanta trap. By Angus Walker January 20, 2016
Original Content Ranking The 2016 XXL Freshman Freestyles We list this year's XXL Freshman freestyles from worst to best. By Patrick Lyons July 05, 2016
Original Content Sadboys: The Saddest Rappers & Their Saddest Songs In honor of the Sad Boys movement, we look through the back catalog of real hip-hop to determine who were the original tragic figures in hip-hop and what were their saddest songs. By hnhh September 09, 2014
Original Content Lil Wayne, Drake & Nicki Minaj Put Young Money On The Map Lil Wayne's "The Carter III" era did not only mark the pinnacle of his career but the beginning of Young Money's reign at the top of the game. By Aron A. September 27, 2018
Original Content We Want The Funk: From P-Funk To G-Funk & Beyond, A Brief History With the recent release of YouTube’s documentary "G Funk," it’s as good of a time as ever to trace the history of the West Coast sound that ruled the world throughout the 90s and set the stage for hip hop as we know it today. By Gus Fisher July 25, 2018
Original Content Eminem Vs. Machine Gun Kelly: A Complete History The Devil and God are raging across the Midwest. By Mitch Findlay September 03, 2018
Original Content 10 Essential Clams Casino Tracks 10 of the best tracks from gifted New Jersey producer Clams Casino. By Danny Schwartz May 22, 2016
Original Content #TBT: Clipse Throwbacks from the iconic Virginia duo, Clipse. By Chris Tart April 07, 2016
Original Content 50 Cent's "How To Rob" Foreshadowed The Troll He'd One Day Become 50 Cent's "How To Rob" proves that a knack for trolling was forever within his blood. By Mitch Findlay July 05, 2018