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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 Who Is SMILEZ? Yellow-Wearing Artist On 6ix9ine Friendship, Name Change & More EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: SMILEZ, formerly known as Jack Bruno, introduces himself to the world following his high-profile feature on Tekashi 6ix9ine's new album "TattleTales." By Alex Zidel September 11, 2020
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 10 Essential Kehlani Tracks An introduction to the Bay Area singer. By Chris Tart April 17, 2016
Original Content Instagram Gallery: Ari Fletcher For Beginners Ari Fletcher has been steadily capturing attention for a minute now, so why not familiarize yourself with the popular (and notorious) social media personality? By E Gadsby March 07, 2020
Reviews Review: Dizzy Wright's "The Growing Process" Does the Vegas emcee's latest effort sizzle or fizzle? By Nicholas DG May 30, 2015
Reviews Review: Big K.R.I.T.'s "It's Better This Way" Krizzle keeps dropping music, but is less more? By Nicholas DG October 19, 2015
Original Content Lil Durk, It's Time To Go Pop Though forever a voice for the trenches, the past year of success has positioned Lil Durk for his rightful takeover. By Aron A. November 02, 2020
Original Content Who Had The Better Verse: A$AP Rocky Vs. ScHoolboy Q This week for Who Had The Better Verse, we pit friends and frequent collaborators Schoolboy Q and A$AP Rocky. By Carl Lamarre August 03, 2015
Sneakers Top 7 Air Jordans Similar To The "Bloodline" Colorway With the upcoming Air Jordan 12 "Bloodline" release, we took a look at past Air Jordans wearing similar colorways. By Ben Atkinson December 29, 2025
Original Content We’re Still Processing Mac Miller’s Death A reflection. By Rose Lilah November 07, 2018
Original Content Ranking Curren$y's "Pilot Talk" 1, 2, & 3 From Worst To Best Prepare for lift off as we analyze how the "Pilot Talk" albums rank against themselves. By Nicholas DG April 29, 2015