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Original Content New Music Friday: New Heat From Lil Wayne, Cordae, J.I.D., & More Listen to all of the hottest new hip-hop and R&B music that dropped this week, including Lil Wayne, Cordae, Earl Sweatshirt, J.I.D., and more. By Alex Zidel January 14, 2022
Original Content Who Is SMILEZ? Yellow-Wearing Artist On 6ix9ine Friendship, Name Change & More EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: SMILEZ, formerly known as Jack Bruno, introduces himself to the world following his high-profile feature on Tekashi 6ix9ine's new album "TattleTales." By Alex Zidel September 11, 2020
Original Content 30 Rapper Mugshots We collect thirty memorable mugshots from rappers. By Rose Lilah April 04, 2014
Original Content Drake's "November 18th" Is Our Subtle Reminder That Winter Is Coming It's time to play that Drake song. By Rose Lilah November 18, 2020
Pop Culture Who Is Malu Trevejo? From being signed to Travis Scott's record brand to seemingly ditching the label, all within the span of a month, here's a rundown of the rising social media star Malu Trevejo. By Nancy Jiang November 07, 2021
Original Content Aaliyah, Timbaland & Missy Elliott's Inimitable Chemistry Impacted A Generation On what would be Aaliyah's 41st birthday, we look at how she impacted R&B through the 1990s and beyond. By Michael Kawaida January 16, 2020
Original Content Top 10 Tupac Songs Lyrically Relevant Today The top 10 Tupac songs that are still lyrically relevant, and more importantly, pertinent, in 2017, on the anniversary of his death. By Kyle Battle September 13, 2017
Original Content 2 Chainz Albums, Ranked The Atlanta rapper's catalog is due for reassessment. By Trevor Smith September 07, 2017
Original Content 10 Essential August Alsina Tracks August Alsina: a primer. By Danny Schwartz January 30, 2017
Original Content 10 Essential Yung Lean Tracks 10 essential cuts from the Swedish Sad Boy By Chris Tart April 25, 2015
Original Content 10 Songs You Didn't Know The-Dream Wrote Ten of the most unlikely places that The-Dream's writing credits have shown up. By Patrick Lyons April 13, 2015
Original Content Is "808s & Heartbreak" Kanye West's Most Influential Album? 2008's "808s & Heartbreak" is certainly far from Kanye West's best-loved album, but it may have had a more widespread effect on hip-hop as a whole than any of his "classic" albums. By Patrick Lyons August 30, 2014