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Original Content A Guilty Verdict Still Doesn’t Bring Closure To Tupac’s Murder Keefe D’s conviction gives Tupac’s murder its first guilty verdict, but 30 years of mythology won’t disappear with it. By Erika Marie September 02, 2026
Original Content Eminem's Top 25 Best Beats Of All Time Revisit the greatest hits of Eminem's extensive and unique production discography. By Mitch Findlay January 08, 2020
Original Content Playboi Carti's "Whole Lotta Red" Is The Culmination of Hip-Hop's Punk & Metal Obsession Playboi Carti's "Whole Lotta Red" is filled to the brim with punk and metal aesthetics that make this album a unique experience. By Alexander Cole January 01, 2021
Sneakers Kanye West's Top 10 Most Expensive Yeezys These Yeezys will force you to take out a loan. By Alexander Cole November 06, 2021
Original Content How Jay-Z's "The Blueprint" Changed Rap It's been decades since Jay-Z's "The Blueprint" released, & the album remains one of the most influential hip-hop records. By Caleb Hardy April 14, 2023
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
Reviews The Weeknd's "Starboy" (Review) The Weeknd finally sheds his "mysterious" image and makes his best project in five years. By Patrick Lyons December 01, 2016
Original Content Top 10 Lil B Mixtapes Of All Time On the heels of "Black Ken," here are Lil B's top 10 mixtapes from his expansive discography. By Alphonse Pierre August 24, 2017
Reviews Review: Kanye West's "Yeezus" A hybrid of many sounds and ideas, “Yeezus” is an ambitious expansion of West’s sound palette. By Eliezer Santiago June 18, 2013
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 Everything You Need To Know About Kodak Black Meet the pride of Pompano Beach: Kodak Black. By Angus Walker October 26, 2015
Original Content Classic Rotation: Dr. Dre's "The Chronic" Our new "Classic Rotation" series revisits classic albums on the anniversary of their release. To kick things off, we've taken a look at Dr. Dre's indisputable classic "The Chronic", which dropped 21 years ago today, on December 15th, 1992. By TWL December 15, 2013