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Original Content Top 10 Compilation-Style Albums By Producers When producers take the reigns and make their own albums with rotating casts of rappers, results vary. Here are the ten best ones. By Patrick Lyons June 18, 2016
Original Content Meek Mill's Mixtapes Ranked From Worst To Best A lengthy list for an even longer discography. By Devon Jefferson July 25, 2017
Profiles Behind The Beat: Focus... Meet Focus..., in-house producer at Aftermath and integral member of the team that made Dr. Dre's "Compton." By Danny Schwartz October 14, 2015
Profiles Behind The Beat: Vinylz Vinylz is staying ahead of his peers by never repeating himself. By Trevor Smith February 24, 2016
Original Content Snoop Dogg & Pharrell's 10 Best Collabs When Snoop Dogg and Pharrell team up, it's rarely disappointing. By Patrick Lyons April 14, 2015
Original Content RIP Ozzy Osbourne: The Prince of Darkness’ Haunting Influence On Hip-Hop Rest In Peace to the Prince of Darkness. By Aron A. July 23, 2025
Original Content Who Is Trina? Rap's Self-Proclaimed "Baddest B*tch" Trina is an icon in the game, and we're looking back at highlights from the unapologetic Diamond Princess's career. By Erika Marie May 18, 2023
Pop Culture Jonah Hill Movies: His Funniest Roles He has plenty of blockbusters under his belt, and we're revisiting some of Jonah Hill's best work. By Victor Omega April 18, 2023
Streetwear Dapper Dan Talks Mike Tyson Fight In His Store, Getting Raided In The '90s Because Of Fendi & More Ahead of the launch of the limited edition Dapper Dan x Pepsi Football Watching Capsule Collection, we spoke to the father of logo-mania about the infamous Mike Tyson fight, Michael K. Williams, and so much more. By Aron A. September 14, 2021
Original Content Lil Wayne's "Crying Out For Me" Verse Quietly Influenced The Game Lil Wayne's verse on Mario's "Crying Out For Me" remix arrived during his acclaimed 2007 run. By Rose Lilah January 29, 2020
Original Content 25 Clever Lines From Lil Wayne's "Tha Carter" Series We compile 25 Weezy F lines from "Tha Carter" series which remind us why Wayne is the metaphor king. By Matt Aceto November 07, 2013
Original Content #TaxDay: 10 Rappers Who've Had Tax Trouble A list of rappers who have been hit with tax liens and evasion charges. By Patrick Lyons April 15, 2015