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Original Content The Chaos Of Childish Gambino's "This Is America" Childish Gambino’s latest undertaking explores the joy and senseless violence of black America. By Luke Hinz May 08, 2018
Original Content 10 Essential Blueface Songs 10 of the best tunes from one of the hottest rising stars out of Los Angeles By Maxwell Cavaseno March 06, 2019
Original Content It's The Perfect Time For A New Bad Meets Evil Album With Eminem and Royce Da 5'9" at the top of their game right now, it feels like the perfect time for a new album from Bad Meets Evil. By Mitch Findlay August 20, 2020
Original Content Why Roddy Ricch’s "The Box" Is The Perfect Song For This Era How Roddy Ricch's "The Box," and a strange noise that almost didn’t make the song may have changed his career. By Michael Kawaida February 27, 2020
Original Content Drake’s “So Far Gone” Birthed A Rap Superstar 10 years later, the OVO rapper's breakthrough mixtape is one of hip-hop's great blueprints. By Trevor Smith February 13, 2019
Original Content Is This The Death Of SoundCloud Rap? Uncertainty abounds for the platform's progeny. By Luke Hinz November 30, 2018
Original Content Is Ed Sheeran A Culture Vulture? A Deep Dive Into His Hip-Hop Ties Amid Wiley's claims that Ed Sheeran had exploited grime for his own gain, we take a look at Ed Sheeran's multiple liaisons with the hip-hop world on both sides of the Atlantic. By Robert Blair September 17, 2019
Original Content Vote: Who Is The Current King Of New York? Heavy lies the crown. By Mitch Findlay March 07, 2018
Profiles From Local To Platinum: Dreka Gates On Her Role In Kevin Gates' Success INTERVIEW: From $250 shows to rap superstardom, Dreka Gates has always been a driving force in her husband's career, and that's just one of many ventures she's involved in. Now that Kevin Gates is a free man, where will 2018 take the hip-hop power couple? By Trevor Smith January 16, 2018
Reviews Review: Kevin Gates' "Islah" Kevin Gates turns inward, gets super melodic on "Islah." By Patrick Lyons February 01, 2016
Original Content DUBB Speaks On His New "Perfect Timing" Mixtape & His Relationship With The Game DUBB discusses his new "Perfect Timing" mixtape, his relationships with The Game and DJ Skee, the status of his AV8ERS Entertainment brand, his approach to music and more. By hnhh April 21, 2015
Original Content iLoveMakonnen's Essential "Drink More Water" Cuts The highlights from iLoveMakonnen's "Drink More Water" mixtape series. By Patrick Lyons March 26, 2015