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Original Content #TBT: Chris Brown Features Revisiting 10 of Breezy's best features from 2006-2013. By Danny Schwartz July 06, 2017
Original Content Exclusive: Sada Baby Reveals ScHoolboy Q Is A Fan, Basketball Ambitions Prior To Jail Sada Baby's character has solidified him as a vibrant player in a competitive game. By Devin Ch April 08, 2019
Original Content "Gangsta Grillz" Mixtapes: Best Projects, Ranked DJ Drama's "Gangsta Grillz" mixtape series is one of hip hop's most iconic runs. Here is a list of the best mixtapes, ranked. By Wyatt Westlake May 11, 2023
Original Content #TBT: Aaliyah Today's TBT list looks back on the all-too-short -- but groundbreaking -- career of Aaliyah. RIP. By Chris Tart March 10, 2016
Original Content DMX, The Honest Writer Rest in peace to DMX, one of the greatest to ever do it. By Mitch Findlay April 14, 2021
Original Content Tyga Has Been Making Hits For A Decade From "Rack City" to "Taste," Tyga has been making hits for over a decade - but does he get enough credit? By Michael Kawaida February 17, 2020
Pop Culture 6ix9ine's Judge Was "Scolding" & Deliberately Dramatic: An Interview With @InnerCityPress EXCLUSIVE: Matthew Lee of Inner City Press speaks on his coverage of the high-profile 6ix9ine case. By Alex Zidel December 20, 2019
Original Content KXNG Crooked Debates Verse Of The Year, Death Row's Legacy, & A Hypothetical 4-Way Slaughterhouse Verzuz Battle Kicking off our brand new "12 Days Of Christmas" interview series is a conversation with the legendary KXNG Crooked, who opens up about the pandemic's impact on the rap game, the verse of the year, and which Slaughterhouse member would win a four-man Verzuz battle. Expect a brand new interview with a different figure in the hip-hop and pop culture landscape the next twelve days leading up to Christmas. By Mitch Findlay December 13, 2020
Original Content Meet Alina Baraz: "It Was Divine" Songstress On Working With Khalid & More EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Alina Baraz tells us all about her new debut album, "It Was Divine," her aversions to self-criticism and the notion of "genre," and what she's been up to in quarantine in our new interview. By Lynn S. May 08, 2020
Original Content A Year of Gucci Mane: Ranking His 8 Latest Projects Ranking the eight projects Gucci Mane has released in the last 12 months. By Narsimha Chintaluri June 13, 2017
Reviews Jackboy's "Jackboy" Self-Titled Album Review Kodak Black’s spirit is alive and well on Jackboy, while Sniper Gang’s second-in-command holds down the vision on his most polished project to date. By Aron A. May 02, 2020
Reviews G Herbo & Southside "SWERVO" Review On his full-length collaboration with Atlanta producer Southside, Herbo loosens up, letting his guard down as he ventures into new musical and emotional territory. By Trevor Smith August 01, 2018