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Profiles Behind The Beat: Bobby Brackins Bobby Brackins is a natural born hit-maker. By Trevor Smith May 25, 2016
Original Content Predicting The 2020 Hip-Hop And R&B Grammy Winners Who will take home the hardware in Los Angeles? By Michael Kawaida January 24, 2020
Original Content How To Age Gracefully In Hip Hop Youth is wasted on the young. By Luke Hinz July 11, 2019
Original Content How Ice Cube's "No Vaseline" Sets The Standard For Diss Tracks Nearly 30 years on since its release, we take a look at why Ice Cube's retort to his former NWA collaborators is still heralded as the greatest diss track of all time. By Robert Blair October 29, 2019
Original Content Paloma Ford Readies "X Tapes" Project & Talks Being Savage & Sensitive EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Paloma Ford burst onto the scene years ago as a YouTube sensation, and since that time she's worked with artists like Snoop Dogg, Meek Mill, and Dave East. As she readies her sophomore EP "X Tapes," Paloma speaks with us about molding her heartache into music, why she's a "Vibe Curator," and what artists inspire her to be a better performer. By Erika Marie May 31, 2020
Original Content #TBT: Lupe Fiasco Reflect back on some of the essential songs Lupe Fiasco released in his earlier days. By Chris Tart February 25, 2016
Original Content Goose On Working With Young Thug, Rich Homie Quan & Birdman For "Tha Tour Pt 1": 5 Years Later INTERVIEW: As we continue to celebrate the 5-year anniversary of Rich Gang's "Tha Tour Part 1" mixtape, we spoke to integral producer Goose about his work on the project. By Rose Lilah September 30, 2019
Original Content TBT: Early T-Pain Throwback to T-Pain's early days, collaborating with Lil Wayne, Chris Brown and more on various singles. By Chris Tart October 22, 2015
TV 10 Classic TV Shows To Binge-Watch On Netflix Right Now Netflix and chill has a whole new meaning to it, thanks to Coronavirus lockdown. We've come up with a list of shows you can turn to, to get you through this period of isolation. By Rose Lilah April 12, 2020
Reviews Carnage "Battered Bruised & Bloody" Review "Battered Bruised & Bloody" is a three-act display of Carnage's willingness and ability to work within multiple styles of hip hop and electronic music. By Patrick Lyons April 17, 2018
Reviews Kanye West's "Graduation," Ten Years On Ten years on, "Graduation" stands as Kanye's first major stylistic shift, as well as his most ill-advised. By Patrick Lyons September 11, 2017
Original Content How Freddie Gibbs Became Hip-Hop's Biggest Troll Fresh from his latest battle with DJ Akademiks, we take a look at how Freddie Gibbs became hip-hop's king of comedy, coinciding with his ascent to one of the game's most revered artists. By Robert Blair November 23, 2021