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Profiles Behind The Beat: Suicideyear HNHH's new series "Behind The Beat" profiles unique producers that are looking to change the soundscape. By Angus Walker November 27, 2014
Original Content Drake's "If You're Reading This It's Too Late" Is A Winter In The 6ix Reflecting on the impact of Drake's 2015 mixtape, "If You're Reading This It's Too Late" on the fifth anniversary of its surprise release. By Aron A. February 13, 2020
Original Content How Awful Records Made Its Mark On Atlanta Hip-Hop Awful Records is one of the most important independent labels in the Atlanta hip-hop scene, jump-starting the careers of Playboi Carti, iLoveMakonnen, KEY! and more. By Gus Fisher February 15, 2019
Original Content The 10 Best Role Playing Games Of All Time From "Skyrim" to "Mass Effect 2," we examine the ten best RPGs in video game history. By Karlton Jahmal May 10, 2018
Original Content 2020 Was A Triumphant Year For Lyricists Rather than assembling a list of the year's best rappers, it feels appropriate to highlight the emcees who elevated twenty-twenty on a purely lyrical level. By Mitch Findlay December 27, 2020
Original Content #TBT: Young Nipsey Hussle Revisit Nipsey Hussle circa 2005-2011. By Danny Schwartz September 01, 2016
Original Content Young Thug, EarthGang & Wiz Khalifa Conquer This Week's "FIRE EMOJI" Playlist Tune in to our weekly mix of the biggest rap and R&B tracks. By Devin Ch February 09, 2019
Original Content Mac Miller's "Delusional Thomas:" Revisit The Madness Mac Miller's darkest project reveals an intriguing layer of his genius. By Mitch Findlay September 07, 2019
Original Content YG's "STAY DANGEROUS" Album: The Hardest Bars YG's lyrical output never wavers far from the block. By Devin Ch August 04, 2018
Reviews Lil Uzi Vert "RED & WHITE" EP Review "RED & WHITE" proves that Uzi’s new sauce needs some serious mixing before they finish “The Pink Tape.” By Joshua Robinson July 29, 2022
Original Content The Best Hip-Hop Songs Of September (On Spotify) September has come and gone, which means it's time to reminisce using our Fire Emoji playlist. By Matt F October 02, 2017
Original Content DP Beats Is The DJ Khaled Of Trap Music INTERVIEW: DP Beats talks about orchestrating his wide range of collaborators, unreleased music with Lil Uzi Vert & more. By Vince Rick August 17, 2018