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Reviews "Power" Season 5 Episode 2 Recap: Mourning & Mistakes “Damage Control” showed the cracks in the key players. By Karlton Jahmal July 09, 2018
Reviews "Atlanta" Season Finale: Earn's Redemption Arc In the season finale of "Atlanta," the storylines wrap up neatly, leaving us rooting for each of the characters. By Dhruva Balram May 11, 2018
Original Content Ranking Rick Ross' 7 Albums From Worst To Best We order Rick Ross' solo commercial releases from worst to best. By Chris Tart September 09, 2015
Original Content Drake's "If You're Reading This It's Too Late" Is A Winter In The 6ix Reflecting on the impact of Drake's 2015 mixtape, "If You're Reading This It's Too Late" on the fifth anniversary of its surprise release. By Aron A. February 13, 2020
Original Content Nelly Vs. T.I.: Who Had The Better Debut Album? This week, Nelly's "Country Grammar" squares off against T.I.'s "I'm Serious." By Mitch Findlay October 25, 2017
Original Content 10 Essential Young Dolph Tracks An introduction to the self-described "King of Memphis". By Chris Tart March 07, 2016
Original Content Kendrick Lamar's "Alright" Is Our Generation's Triumph On MLK Day, we revisit the importance and impact of Kendrick Lamar's single "Alright." By Michael Kawaida January 20, 2020
Original Content Drake's "Comeback Season" Mixtape Turns 13 Thirteen years ago, a young Drake made a strong impression with his second-ever mixtape "Comeback Season." By Mitch Findlay September 01, 2020
Original Content "SUPER SLIMEY" Vs. "Without Warning": A Track-By-Track Comparison Is “Without Warning” better than “SUPER SLIMEY”? We investigate, song-by-song. By Narsimha Chintaluri November 06, 2017
Original Content Meet Big Quint: YouTube’s Most Lovable Hip Hop Critic Interview: the incomparable YouTube personality Big Quint speaks on his rise to internet stardom. By Danny Schwartz April 26, 2017
Original Content Happy Birthday, T.I.: Revisiting 10 Tracks From His Prime The best of T.I. from 2003 to 2006. By Danny Schwartz September 25, 2017
Reviews Review: Big Sean's "Dark Sky Paradise" Big Sean takes baby steps toward becoming a serious rapper on his new album "Dark Sky Paradise." By Alex Galbraith February 26, 2015