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Original Content Drake & Cardi B's Las Vegas Residencies Are A Massive Win For Hip-Hop After decades of fighting for its due respect, Drake and Cardi B's Las Vegas residencies cement hip-hop's place at the forefront of modern culture. By Robert Blair February 01, 2019
Original Content 10 Essential Lil Herb Tracks An introduction to G Herbo. By Chris Tart October 11, 2015
Original Content A Tropical Takeover: The Steel Drum In Hip-Hop A look at the steel drum's infiltration into hip-hop production. By Joseph Coffey-Slattery November 08, 2018
Original Content Eminem & Gucci Mane's Animosity: What Might Have Been In light of Gucci Mane's desire to "handle" Eminem back in 2009, one has to wonder what a beef might have looked like. By Mitch Findlay January 04, 2019
Original Content Everything You Need To Know About Young M.A Young M.A's "OOOUUU" is taking over everything. Get to know the talented Brooklyn rapper. By Danny Schwartz October 31, 2016
Original Content Meet K$ace: Model, Budding Rapper, & The Face Of YouTube Music INTERVIEW: K$ace explains how his face became plastered on YouTube billboards across the country. By Danny Schwartz February 21, 2017
Profiles Behind The Beat: Southside Southside of 808 Mafia recently received three production credits on Future and Drake's "What A Time To Be Alive." Now we go Behind the Beat with him, as he discusses getting his start as a producer, blowing up with Waka Flocka Flame and crafting Future's "DS2." By Patrick Lyons September 23, 2015
Reviews Review: Lil Wayne's "I Am Not A Human Being II" With his tenth solo album "I Am Not A Human Being 2", Lil' Wayne proves once again that he's not quite of this earth. By Iva Anthony March 28, 2013
Original Content Classic Rotation: Kanye West's "Late Registration" Looking back at Kanye West's sophomore LP 10 years later. By Chris Tart August 30, 2015
Original Content 10 Other Rappers Who've Visited The White House Kendrick Lamar's not the only rapper who's been a guest at the White House. By Patrick Lyons January 12, 2016
Original Content Bushwick Bill's Undeniable Mystique Bushwick Bill has a penchant for turning his perceived shortcomings into double-edged swords. By Devin Ch May 30, 2019
Sneakers Ranking Every Air Jordan 5 Collab From Worst To Best Every Air Jordan 5 collaboration ranked, from the PSG Retro to the Off-White "Sail" that proved the AJ5 belongs in any conversation. By Ben Atkinson May 10, 2026