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Original Content Ranking Curren$y's "Pilot Talk" 1, 2, & 3 From Worst To Best Prepare for lift off as we analyze how the "Pilot Talk" albums rank against themselves. By Nicholas DG April 29, 2015
Politics Lil Wayne & His Trump Lyrics: A Love Letter To Power A lyrical timeline of Lil Wayne's Trump references, tracing how the mogul became metaphor, flex, and finally, photo op. By Erika Marie June 30, 2025
Original Content The Best Drake Lyrics On "Dark Lane Demo Tapes" The most quotable lyrics from Drake's surprise mixtape, "Dark Lane Demo Tapes." By Rose Lilah May 01, 2020
Original Content Country Rap Isn't New: A Select History A showcase of when country and hip-hop meet. By Taylor Rubright March 28, 2019
Original Content Dr. Dre's Top 10 Hardest Death Row Bangers Dr. Dre kept their heads ringing like no other. By Mitch Findlay September 09, 2019
Original Content ILoveMakonnen Reflects On Portland Studio Fire, Rebuilding, & Dream Collabs After Portland’s Burn Money Studios burned down, iLoveMakonnen reflects on his Makoregon503 art, and how he continues creating despite setbacks. By Erika Marie October 03, 2025
Original Content Who Is Doechii? The "Persuasive" Hitmaker Hailing from Tampa, Florida, get to know the latest genre-bending artist from Top Dawg Entertainment, Doechii! By Chris Mobley May 18, 2023
Original Content Drakeo The Ruler Always Counted His Blessings: Our Final Interview With The West Coast Staple In one of the rapper's last interviews before his death, Drakeo the Ruler expressed his gratitude for being able to pursue a rap career, and was equally awestruck that he had managed to obtain such a position of power and influence within the west coast specifically. We conducted this interview with Drakeo for our "12 Days of Christmas" series on December 12, 2021, during Rolling Loud, California. By Angela Savage December 22, 2021
Original Content Tyler, The Creator's Musical Evolution In 4 Stages Defining the 4 musical stages of Tyler the Creator, Rap's Renaissance Man. By Michael Kawaida January 28, 2020
Original Content 10 Essential Jacquees Tracks Listen to 10 of the best songs from Cash Money's next R&B star Jacquees. By Danny Schwartz September 04, 2016
Reviews 21 Savage's "Savage Mode" (Review) 21 Savage and Metro Boomin turn in an impeccably-curated project whose style clearly trumps its substance. By Patrick Lyons July 19, 2016
Original Content The Best Stand-Up Specials on Netflix Get ready to laugh. By Karlton Jahmal March 11, 2018