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Original Content Bandplay Speaks On Young Dolph's Death, Creating "Major" & Gives Us A Key Glock Update On the final day of our "12 Days of Christmas" series, we speak with Paper Route Empire-signed producer, Bandplay. The Tennessee native details how he initially connected with Key Glock and Young Dolph, shares some of his fondest memories with Dolph, and gives us the story behind one of Dolph's biggest singles, "Major." By Rose Lilah December 24, 2021
Original Content Tekashi 6ix9ine & Chief Keef: A Timeline Of Their Beef Tekashi VS Sosa. By Karlton Jahmal November 24, 2018
Original Content JAY-Z & Kanye West’s “Murder To Excellence” Is Painfully Wise, A Decade Later Reflecting on the relevancy of the lyrical themes in “Murder To Excellence,” ten years later. By EJ Panaligan August 19, 2021
Original Content Method Man & Redman's "Da Rockwilder" Is One Of Hip-Hop's Best Duets Twenty-one years removed from its initial release, Redman and Method Man's classic "Da Rockwilder" remains one of hip-hop's best duets of all time. By Mitch Findlay July 14, 2020
Original Content LGBTQ+ Artists Are Changing Hip-Hop: Frank Ocean, Young M.A, & More From Frank Ocean to Taylor Bennett, Young M.A and Quay Dash, LGBTQ+ artists are making a difference. By Alex Zidel June 10, 2019
Original Content 50 Cent's "The Massacre" Is Almost Diamond But Still Underrated Today marks the fifteenth birthday of 50 Cent's best-selling classic "The Massacre," an album forever cast in the shadow of its predecessor. By Mitch Findlay March 03, 2020
Original Content Top 10 Halloween Movies To Make You Laugh & Scream Celebrate All Hallows' Eve relatively scare free. By Michael Kaminsky October 30, 2019
Reviews "Power" Season 5 Episode 5 Recap: Kendrick Lamar Steals The Show Kanan and Laces make a good team. By Karlton Jahmal July 30, 2018
Reviews Roy Woods' "Waking At Dawn" (Review) On "Waking at Dawn," Roy Woods strays a bit from his original sound toward the middle of the modern R&B road, and he ends up with his strongest batch of songs yet. By Patrick Lyons July 07, 2016
Original Content 10 Rappers Who Sound Like Other Rappers Ten rappers who are often mistaken for more well-known ones. By Patrick Lyons February 19, 2016
Original Content Wiz Khalifa's Mixtapes Ranked From Worst To Best Where does your favorite Wiz Khalifa project fall? By Devon Jefferson July 06, 2017
Original Content Chief Keef's Musical Evolution In 10 Songs A retrospective analysis of the storied history and ever-changing music of the irreplaceable Chief Keef. By Maxwell Cavaseno July 24, 2018