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Original Content Hip-Hop Olympics Bracket Week 1: California Love Is California the strongest region in hip-hop history? Draft your own team in our new Bracket Competition! By Mitch Findlay May 02, 2018
Profiles Behind The Beat: Harry Fraud For the latest installment of Behind the Beat, we interviewed Coke Boys producer and Surf School leader Harry Fraud, a New York legend in the making. By Angus Walker April 07, 2016
Original Content XXXTentacion: The Ultimate Quiz Dive deep into XXXTentacion's legacy with our specialized trivia questions. By Alex Zidel June 26, 2019
Original Content Top Tracks: Yelawolf's "Bloody Sunday" Freestyle Slaughters The Competition Yelawolf's "Bloody Sunday" freestyle ignites beef with other white rappers and lands him at #1 this week. By Patrick Lyons March 18, 2019
Original Content Quick5: Logic Talks XXL Freshmen, The NBA Playoffs, Mac Miller's "Faces" Mixtape Logic is the second participant in our "Quick5" interview series. By hnhh May 15, 2014
Profiles Meet Anderson .Paak: The Most Exciting New Voice In R&B Interview: Anderson .Paak talks about growing up in Oxnard, CA, music school days, and working with Dr. Dre. By Danny Schwartz January 19, 2016
Original Content Top Tracks: J. Cole's "Middle Child" Crushes The Competition J. Cole's first taste of "Revenge of the Dreamers III," "Middle Child," easily debuts at #1 on our chart this week. By Patrick Lyons January 28, 2019
Reviews Review: DeJ Loaf's "Sell Sole" DeJ Loaf effortlessly manages singing and rapping while showcasing what she has to offer on "Sell Sole." By Glennisha Morgan October 29, 2014
Original Content Lil Uzi Vert's "P2" Continues The "XO Tour Llif3" Tragedy On "Eternal Atake," Lil Uzi Vert expanded on "XO Tour Llif3" with "P2," a sequel that provided deeper insight into his hopes and fears. By Mitch Findlay March 26, 2020
Original Content Our "Fire Emoji" Playlist Is Even More Lit Than Last Week All the new hip-hop and r'n'b music you need as you head into the weekend. By Rose Lilah February 23, 2018
Pop Culture Cardi B & Akbar V's Explosive Feud: Everything You Need To Know After Bardi shared a clip from Akbar's previously leaked sex tape, Offset was somehow dragged into all the drama. By Hayley Hynes September 27, 2022
Original Content 140 Bars: Top Tweets Of The Week (July 25 - 31) The top tweets of this crazy week. By Patrick Lyons July 31, 2015