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Original Content What’s New In Battle Rap (Jan. 7) We keep you up to date on everything going on in battle rap. By Dallas Darden January 07, 2017
Original Content Friday The 13th Playlist: Keep Bad Vibes Away With DaBaby, Kendrick Lamar, & More Listen to this playlist only on Friday the 13th. By Alex Zidel December 13, 2019
Original Content How Jay-Z Traveling To London Saved His Career We're taking a look at how traveling to London in 1989 saved the storied career of Jay-Z from coming to a premature end. By Caleb Hardy May 04, 2023
Original Content Verzuz Matchups We Want To See In 2026 Usher vs. Chris Brown, Megan vs. Cardi, and more matchups with the catalog and history to carry Verzuz. By Erika Marie April 06, 2026
Original Content Shooting The Shit With Ro Ransom We talk with Ro Ransom about his new project "Ro Ransom Is The Future," New York rap, the possibility of "Howling at Hades 2," wrestling and 50 Cent. By Rose Lilah November 12, 2014
Sneakers The 10 Sneakers That Defined Kanye’s "Graduation" Album Era A breakdown of 10 sneakers, from Kanye's Bape collab to the Air Force 1 staple, that captured hip-hop's style during the "Graduation" era. By Ben Atkinson June 19, 2026
Original Content Rich Homie Quan Discusses "Family & Mula" and How He's "Still Goin In," 10 Years Later Ahead of his 10-year anniversary show in Atlanta, Rich Homie Quan connected with HNHH to talk his classic early output and his fresh new start with "Family & Mula." By Joshua Robinson October 04, 2022
Original Content Travis Mills Talks Music Comeback, Discovering Lil Peep, & Reflects On His Early Pop-Punk Career 14 years ago, T. Mills emerged as an online star who later collaborated with artists like T.I. and Ty Dolla $ign. He toured the world and eventually backed out of the spotlight, but he's finally returned. By Erika Marie June 29, 2021
Original Content CMJ Takeover Recap: Jay Electronica, Donmonique & More A quick recap of the CMJ Takeover last night, featuring Jay Electronica, Donmonique, Jay IDK and more. By Rose Lilah October 14, 2015
Original Content Playboi Carti Is Delivering His Most Exciting Evolution Yet With "I Am Music" Playboi Carti is gearing up for a new album, and it seems like he has drastically changed up his sound. By Alexander Cole January 16, 2024
Reviews EARTHGANG "GHETTO GODS" Review There’s a lot to digest on EARTHGANG’s new album. By Joshua Robinson March 03, 2022
Original Content 3 New Artists You Should Hear It's that time again. Finally. By Rose Lilah March 29, 2019