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Reviews Lil Tecca "Virgo World" Review Lil Tecca's debut studio album "Virgo World" seeks to establish the 18-year-old New York rapper as a force for many years to come. By Alex Zidel September 25, 2020
Original Content Ranking Nas' 12 Albums From Worst To Best Following the anniversary of Nas' seminal "Illmatic", we decide to take a look at how all his other albums stack up against it. You can probably guess what makes No. 1, but where do some of his other efforts place? By Brian Josephs April 22, 2014
Original Content Dead Broke: A Brief History Of Bankruptcy In Hip-Hop 50 Cent isn't the first rapper to file for bankruptcy. By Danny Schwartz July 13, 2015
Original Content Poetic License: The Art Of Writing For the nerd in every hip-hop fan, we take a close look at the idea of "poetic license," and how an MC is able to bend or completely ignore standard grammar rules because of it. By Rose Lilah April 17, 2015
Original Content 15 R&B Artists To Watch In 2019 R&B artists you should be listening to in 2019. By Milca P. December 30, 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 Top 10 Afrocentric Hip-Hop Albums The albums that helped define Black excellence in hip-hop, in honour of Black History Month. By Karlton Jahmal February 06, 2018
Original Content 10 Essential Slug Verses Looking back at Slug's very best 16s. By Chris Tart January 16, 2016
Original Content Ice T Net Worth 2024: Updated Wealth Of The Hip Hop Legend Explore Ice T's net worth in 2024, built on his rap career, acting roles, entrepreneurial ventures, and philanthropy. A true Hip Hop icon. By Jake Skudder January 22, 2024
Original Content Classic Rotation: Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde Our "Classic Rotation" series revisits classic albums on the day of their release. Today we take a look at The Pharcyde's debut album, "Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde," which dropped exactly 22 years ago today. By Layne Weiss November 24, 2014
Original Content How Jay-Z's "The Blueprint" Changed Rap It's been decades since Jay-Z's "The Blueprint" released, & the album remains one of the most influential hip-hop records. By Caleb Hardy April 14, 2023
Reviews Roddy Ricch "Feed Tha Streets 3" Review Less than a full year after the release of his polarizing sophomore album, Roddy Ricch returns with the third installment of his fan-favorite “Feed Tha Streets” mixtape series. By Joshua Robinson November 25, 2022