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Original Content Hip-Hop's Best Verses: Joe Budden's "Dumb Out" Continuing our new Original Content series "Hip-Hop's Best Verses," Joe Budden channeled the spirit of hip-hop's greatest lyricists on the incendiary mixtape classic "Dumb Out." By Mitch Findlay February 17, 2021
Original Content Starboy: The Weeknd's Keys To Success As "Chapter VI" edges ever closer, we examine the keys to The Weeknd's unimpeachable status in the modern music world. By Robert Blair August 15, 2019
Reviews Travis Scott Takes JACKBOYS & Friends On A Thrill Ride Despite a few unnecessary detours, "JACKBOYS" provides the rush it aims for. By Noah C December 30, 2019
Original Content 5 Things We Want From Vince Staples' "Big Fish Theory" Get ready for "Big Fish Theory." By Danny Schwartz May 24, 2017
Original Content 10 Essential RJ Tracks This week we hit the West Coast for 10 essentials from Mr. LA himself, RJ. By Devon Jefferson June 11, 2017
Original Content Kanye West's "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy" Turns 10: A Conversation With Anthony Kilhoffer Engineer and producer Anthony Kilhoffer reflects on the secretive Hawaii sessions, Wu-Tang's influence, and why Kanye West's magnum opus is an undeniable classic 10-years later. By Aron A. November 22, 2020
Original Content 28 Grams: Hip Hop Instagram Recap (Jan 16-22) Looking back at the best hip hop Instagram posts of the week. By Danny Schwartz January 23, 2016
Original Content 140 Bars Or Less: Tweets Of The Week (April 4 - April 10) The best tweets of the week. By Patrick Lyons April 10, 2015
Original Content Obie Trice Talks Shady Records' Prime, Working With Dr. Dre, & Nate Dogg's Life Lessons It's still no gimmicks. By Mitch Findlay January 21, 2020
Original Content Kanye West's "DONDA 2": Everything We Know As Kanye's self-imposed deadline for the project approaches, here's everything we know about the sequel to DONDA. By Robert Blair February 09, 2022
TV "Power" Recap: Tommy's Episode Is The Most Revealing Yet Another suspect off the table. By Karlton Jahmal January 20, 2020
Original Content Dreamville Fest 2022: J. Cole, Lil Baby, Moneybagg Yo, Wiz Khalifa, Jeezy & More Dreamville Fest returned for the first time since the pandemic with performances from J. Cole, Moneybagg Yo, DJ Drama, Wiz Khalifa, Wale, and more. By Aron A. April 05, 2022