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Original Content 9 Underrated Albums You Should Check Out Look beyond the traditional canon. By Mitch Findlay November 18, 2019
Reviews Skepta's "Konnichiwa" (Review) Skepta recognizes his influential position in the grime scene and delivers "Konnichiwa," an album that should appease day-one listeners as well as attract fans across the pond. By Patrick Lyons May 10, 2016
Original Content Artists To Watch In 2014 A selection of some of the artists you may want to keep an eye on in 2014. By Trevor Smith January 15, 2014
Original Content Havoc Details Origins Of His Dark Production, Signing With 50 Cent & His Favorite Mobb Deep Album Havoc, one half-of Mobb Deep and a pioneer of dark production, opens up about his creativity, why he loves his time with G-Unit, and some of his favorite moments in the studio. By Mitch Findlay February 10, 2021
Original Content Crew Love: Save Money Familiarize yourself with the Save Money crew helmed by Chance The Rapper. By hnhh June 23, 2014
Original Content Childish Gambino's Most Unexpected Career Moves Looking back on Donald Glover's unpredictable rap career. By Patrick Lyons February 25, 2015
Original Content Tupac Lives: How The Rapper's Attitude Shaped A Hip-Hop Mindset As we celebrate the 25th anniversary of Tupac's undisputed masterpiece, it's time to examine how aspects of Tupac's attitude have been adopted by countless artists that have followed in his wake. By Robert Blair February 13, 2021
Sneakers Top 5 Best Rapper x Air Jordan Collabs Of All Time Some of your favorite hip-hop artists are responsible for some phenomenal sneakers. By Alexander Cole April 17, 2022
Original Content Charts Don’t Lie: March 15 Weekly review of the Hip-Hop and R&B sales/charts. By Rose Lilah March 15, 2015
Reviews Review: Tech N9ne's "Something Else" After more than 20 years in the rap game, Tech N9ne proves that there's no slowing him down with his thirteenth album "Something Else." By Iva Anthony August 05, 2013
Original Content AARP: Best Rappers Over 40 Looking at the best 'old ass rappers' in the game. By Chris Tart March 21, 2015
Reviews Review: Mick Jenkins' "Wave[s]" Ahead of his debut album, Mick Jenkins tides fans over with this EP. By Perry Simpson August 21, 2015