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TV Ryan Henry Talks Maturing, Mental Wellness, Moments With DMX, & "Black Ink Crew Chicago" Season 8 Exclusive: As the leader of 9Mag, Ryan Henry has spent the last eight years putting his life and career on display via "Black Ink Crew Chicago." He's faced waves of criticism over his decisions, but he sat down with us to discuss the new 8th season, his journey of personal growth and accountability for past mistakes, inspiring Chicago, and why a visit from DMX made for one of the most memorable moments for the 9Mag team. By Erika Marie August 09, 2022
Original Content "Heartless": Analyzing The Weeknd's "Psychotic" New Chapter Amid a tonal shift and a new look, we examine what The Weeknd's "Heartless" and "Blinding Lights" represent going forward. By Robert Blair November 28, 2019
Sports Should The Lakers Be Concerned About Their Chemistry? The Lakers are off to a rough start and the overreactions have already begun. By Alexander Cole October 30, 2021
Sports Does This Year's NBA Champions Deserve An Asterisk? With the Lakers and Heat appearing to be favorites for the finals, some NBA fans are already gearing up to delegitimize this year's champion. By Alexander Cole September 26, 2020
Original Content Rise & Grind: BlueBucksClan Talk L.A. Hip-Hop, "Clan Virus 2," Connecting With Quavo South Central's BlueBucksClan joins us for this week's "Rise & Grind" where they discuss their athletic past, "Clan Virus 2," working with Quavo, and the state of L.A. hip-hop. By Aron A. June 21, 2021
TV Love & Hip Hop ATL Reunion Episode: The Cast Finally Face Off In this week's episode, the cast finally faces each other in part one of the reunions and we simply cannot get enough of the ensuing drama. By Aida C. July 23, 2019
Reviews Eminem's "Music To Be Murdered By" Is Destined To Divide: Album Review Death by a thousand bars. By Mitch Findlay January 22, 2020
Original Content Rise & Grind: Saint Bodhi Teases DJ Dahi Project Coming Soon Saint Bodhi discusses her breakout project "Mad World," getting a story published in Marvel's "Black Panther" comic book, her love for video games, and the moment she found out that she was Grammy-nominated for "Rise & Grind." By Joshua Robinson October 11, 2021
Original Content E-40 Decodes The Riddle: On Mac Dre, “Practice Makes Paper" EXCLUSIVE: E-40 drops some OG knowledge in our brand new interview with the prolific, respected MC. By Devin Ch July 26, 2019
Original Content Iman Shumpert Talks King Von & LeBron James On Episode 1 Of "BagFuel" Iman Shumpert joined ES$O and Hynaken on the first episode of "BagFuel." By Alexander Cole January 04, 2021
Original Content Drake's "If You're Reading This It's Too Late" By The Numbers Take a look at Drake's surprise album, by the numbers. By Rose Lilah February 13, 2015
Reviews Review: PARTYNEXTDOOR "PARTYNEXTDOOR TWO" "PARTYNEXTDOOR TWO" proves to be a continuation of the first installment for PARTYNEXTDOOR, as he displays more quality production and an endless amount of all-consuming lust. By Kahron Spearman August 01, 2014