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Original Content Celebrating A Decade Of These 10 Hip Hop Favorites From 2015 By Erika Marie October 20, 2025
Original Content Lil Durk's Mixtapes, Ranked Lil Durk is one of the most prolific artists in the game today. On this list, we are going to rank his 12 career-shaping mixtapes from worst to best. By Devin Morton June 25, 2025
Original Content Hip Hop Mother's Day: 11 Rap Songs Dedicated To Moms From Kanye, to Tupac, to Lil B, here's a look at rap songs dedicated to moms. By Josh Megson May 05, 2023
Original Content How Kanye West Helped "Chipmunk Soul" Define An Era Of Hip-Hop "Chipmunk Soul" ushered in a new era of hip-hop, with albums such as "The College Dropout" using the sound to focus on emotional vulnerability. By Caleb Hardy May 22, 2023
Original Content Young Money Artists: Where Are They Now? Young Money has helped several artists reach fame. Here is what they've been up to, in and out of the industry. By Brandon Simmons April 19, 2023
Sneakers Air Jordans Are More Than A Shoe, They're A Pop-Culture Staple Michael Jordan's signature shoes have taken a life of their own. By Alexander Cole July 28, 2019
Original Content 50 Cent's "Curtis" Vs Kanye West's "Graduation": A Historic Hip-Hop Moment On September 11th, 2007, where did your loyalties lie? By Mitch Findlay September 11, 2019
Original Content The 10 Best Nina Simone Samples In Hip Hop Listen to these 10 cuts featuring Nina Simone, one of the most sampleable vocalists of all time. By Danny Schwartz July 06, 2015
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 National Cheese Pizza Day: 10 Pizza Hip Hop Lyrics A series of lyrics referencing pizza, in honor of the hallowed #NationalCheesePizzaDay. By Rose Lilah September 05, 2017
Original Content Tory Lanez' Mixtapes Ranked Worst To Best Uncovering the many layers of the New Toronto MC Tory Lanez. By Devon Jefferson August 23, 2017
Relationships Jhené Aiko & Big Sean's Timeline Written Through Their Collabs Breakup rumors rise again, but Jhené Aiko and Big Sean already gave the public their story. Song by song, verse by verse. By Erika Marie November 07, 2025