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Reviews Review: Young Thug's "I'm Up" Thug keeps things exciting and enjoyable on the brief "I'm Up," but it's not as satisfying as his other projects. By Patrick Lyons February 08, 2016
Original Content Twitter Reacts To J. Cole's "4 Your Eyez Only" The Twittersphere weighs in on J. Cole's new album. By Danny Schwartz December 09, 2016
Original Content Memorial Day Weekend Recap: Nicki Minaj, Game, Big Sean & More Hit Up Las Vegas We take a look at how rappers have been spending the long weekend and their Memorial Day plans. By Rose Lilah May 26, 2014
Original Content 5 Things We Want From Macklemore & Ryan Lewis' "This Unruly Mess I've Made" Macklemore & Ryan Lewis have some huge expectations for their sophomore album. Here's what we're hoping for. By Erich Donaldson January 19, 2016
Original Content Nothing Was The Same: Ranking Drake's Remixes Vote on your favorite Drizzy remix! By Angus Walker May 06, 2015
Original Content Top Tracks: Chris Brown's "Had To Do It... Sorry DJ Khaled" Is Our New #1 Chris Brown's Michael Jackson-sampling new track, perhaps a leaked version of a future DJ Khaled song, debuts at #1. By Patrick Lyons August 06, 2018
Original Content 10 Artists We'd Like Kanye West To Executive Produce Albums For Aside from executive producing Theophilus London's "Vibes" album, Kanye West is reportedly executive producing for albums for Tyga and French Montana. This made us wonder what other rappers Yeezy should executive produce an album for. By hnhh November 18, 2014
Original Content 10 Celebrities Who Have Responded To Rappers' Shout-Outs 10 celebrities (and athletes) who've heard rappers shout them out and responded in one way or another. By Patrick Lyons July 15, 2015
Original Content Lil Wayne & Mannie Fresh's History Together Is Damn Near Flawless On the 16th anniversary of the release of "Tha Carter," we briefly reflect on Lil Wayne and Mannie Fresh's track record on wax. By Aron A. June 29, 2020
Original Content Young Thug's Best Pop Culture References On "Slime Season 2" Breaking down the most unexpected references to pop culture on Young Thug's "Slime Season 2." By Patrick Lyons November 03, 2015
Original Content JAY-Z & Kanye West’s “Murder To Excellence” Is Painfully Wise, A Decade Later Reflecting on the relevancy of the lyrical themes in “Murder To Excellence,” ten years later. By EJ Panaligan August 19, 2021
Reviews A$AP Rocky "Testing" Review A$AP Rocky's "Testing" has all the makings of a grower, set to reward those who value patience. By Mitch Findlay June 01, 2018