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Original Content Charts Don't Lie: June 8 A weekly breakdown of the top-performing hip-hop and r'n'b albums. By Chris Tart June 08, 2016
Original Content Lil Nas X Mastered Viral Success We take a look at how Lil Nas X has turned the social media frenzy into an exact science. By Robert Blair April 13, 2021
Original Content Jay-Z & Kanye West Ended Bachelorhood On A High Note On "Watch The Throne" On "New Day," Kanye and Jay reflected on their legacies beyond the grave; an open letter to the hypothetical heirs of the throne By Aron A. August 08, 2021
Original Content J. Cole Follows Master P's Lead In His Professional Basketball Pursuits Fresh from J. Cole's stint on the Rwanda Patriots, we take a look at the parallels between his basketball career and the pioneering, late 90s NBA run of Master P. By Robert Blair May 28, 2021
Original Content Top Tracks: January 2 - January 8 Tyga and Kanye West break into the number one spot this week. By Patrick Lyons January 09, 2017
Original Content Charts Don't Lie: Tyler, The Creator Debuts At #2 A weekly glance at the performance of r'n'b and hip-hop albums on the Billboard charts. By Chris Tart August 03, 2017
Original Content Charts Don't Lie: June 13 A look at this week's rap and R&B sales and chart placements. By Trevor Smith June 13, 2015
Original Content Charts Don’t Lie: May 5 Weekly review of the Hip-Hop and R&B sales/charts. By Rose Lilah May 05, 2013
Original Content Smoove'L Praises Roddy Ricch's Sound & Album, Talks Mending Things With Pop Smoke For Day 11 of our 12 Days Of Christmas series, we caught up with Smoove’L to discuss his latest project "Ice Cups & Shootouts," reaching out to Pop Smoke on the night of his death, and meeting A$AP Rocky. By Aron A. December 23, 2020
Original Content Eminem's "Music To Be Murdered By: Side B": The Student & The Teacher On Eminem's new album "Music To Be Murdered By: Side B," the legendary rapper continues to explore themes of hip-hop longevity with the spirit of Alfred Hitchcock. By Mitch Findlay December 18, 2020
Original Content Mulatto Refuses To Entertain The Scammers On "In My Bag" Mulatto stars in a special Quarantine Edition of our popular In My Bag series. By Alex Zidel May 22, 2020
Original Content Top Tracks: Jeezy's "Suge" Freestyle Is Crowned #1 We're late, but here's our new edition of Top Tracks. Jeezy scores his first solo #1 in years with a freestyle over DaBaby's "Suge." By Patrick Lyons May 22, 2019