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Original Content RIP Nate Dogg: A Look Into The Work Of The Hook King RIP Nate Dogg: 8.19.1969 - 3.15.2011 By Chris Tart March 15, 2015
Original Content Kendrick Lamar’s “We Cry Together” Feels Familiar Kendrick Lamar's "We Cry Together" is a love song gone awry, not so unlike Eminem's "Kim" or Atmosphere's "Fuck You Lucy." By Rose Lilah May 13, 2022
Original Content 10 Essential Jay Rock Tracks We pick our 10 essential tracks from Jay Rock, the Black Hippy / Top Dawg Entertainment MC. By Chris Tart December 08, 2014
Original Content 10 Essential 2 Chainz Tracks The best of Tity Two Necklace. By Danny Schwartz December 11, 2016
TV 10 Recent HBO Comedy Specials You Should Watch Some great one-hour specials you won’t be finding on Netflix. By Michael Kaminsky February 08, 2020
Original Content These Six Rappers Aren't Businessmen, They're Businesses, Man Hip-hop and hustling go hand in hand. From T.I. to Jay-Z, here are some of the best to ever combine the two. By Mitch Findlay July 06, 2018
Original Content Where & How Do We Draw The Line: Supporting Artists Who Are Inherently Problematic How do we go about making the difficult but necessary distinction between the artist and the individual? By Luke Hinz March 15, 2018
Reviews Youngboy Never Broke Again "Until Death Call My Name" Review After a turbulent rise to fame, Youngboy Never Broke Again releases his debut album. But after all the drama, can he overcome the odds and convince listeners to stick with him? By Maxwell Cavaseno May 05, 2018
Original Content 5 Recent HOT 97 x Rapper Beefs A look at some of the more recent feuds between rappers and HOT 97 personalities. By Trevor Smith August 05, 2016
Original Content 10 Essential Mike WiLL Made-It Beats Celebrating the genius of Mike WiLL Made-It. By Danny Schwartz October 09, 2016
Original Content 2017 BET Hip-Hop Awards Cyphers Ranked From 6lack and Cozz, to Rapsody and Eminem, this is our ranking of the 2017 BET Hip-Hop Awards cyphers. By Karlton Jahmal October 11, 2017
Original Content Lil Wayne & Jay Z: A Brief History Tracing the ever-changing dynamic between Lil Wayne and Jay Z. By Trevor Smith November 14, 2016