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Original Content Pete Rock Explains His Sampling Process, The Power Of Jazz, & Why Crate-Digging Will Never Die Pete Rock breaks down his extensive career, the legendary Black artists that inspired him, why crate-digging will never go extinct, the magic of live instrumentation, and much more. By Mitch Findlay February 05, 2021
Original Content Hip Hop's Newest Wave: Tracing The Influences Of Polo G, Lil Tjay, Calboy A generation removed from Chief Keef, the stunning transformation of street rap has revealed something much more than just the next iteration of Chicago drill. By Luke Hinz September 10, 2019
Original Content The Beast Coast Formation: Will They Finally Get Their Due Credit? As their debut album approaches, we examine why even Beast Coast's biggest entities are still burdened with the title of "slept on" in the industry. By Robert Blair April 11, 2019
Sports Five Guys Mike Tyson Should Fight Next If Mike Tyson is looking for potential opponents, the boxing legend has plenty of options to choose from. By Alexander Cole March 07, 2021
Original Content SZA & Nicki Minaj Twitter Beef, Explained Nicki Minaj and SZA unexpectedly got into a back and forth on X, but why did it start? By Devin Morton July 17, 2025
Original Content Top 10 Horror Movies You Need To See Behold, ten of the best horror movies that any self-respecting fan of the genre has no choice but to watch. By Mitch Findlay October 30, 2020
Reviews Earl Sweatshirt "Feet Of Clay" Review Some more rap songs. By Cole Blake November 04, 2019
Original Content Analyzing The Lil Nas X Business Model Just a day prior to the release of his "7 EP," we examine Lil Nas X's unique marketing tactics and social media mastery. By Robert Blair June 20, 2019
Original Content Happy Birthday DJ Screw: Elite Chops In remembrance of DJ Screw, we highlight 10 of his chopped and screwed masterpieces. By Chris Tart July 20, 2015
Original Content Mixtapes: A Brief History Of Hip-Hop's Ever Evolving Tool From DJ Clue's casette tapes to major label involvement, we trace the history of the iconic hip-hop mixtape. By Michael Kawaida February 25, 2020
Original Content What’s New In Battle Rap (June 26) We keep you up to date on everything going on in battle rap. By Dallas Darden June 26, 2015
Original Content Jay-Z's "Volume 2...Hard Knock Life" Deserves Another Listen Jay-Z's "Volume 2...Hard Knock Life" was an experimental piece of New York hip-hop. By Mitch Findlay September 30, 2019