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Original Content The Art Of "Illmatic": Exploring Nas' Duelling Realities A thematic exploration of one of hip-hop's most enduring images, the cover of Nas' debut album "Illmatic." By Sanibel Chai February 12, 2020
Original Content ASAP Rocky Songs: Best 8 Of All Time Before the anticipated rollout of A$AP Rocky's next project, we're analyzing some of his essential tracks. By Caleb Hardy April 19, 2023
Sports Are Shannon Sharpe & Stephen A. Smith Living Up To Expectations? Viewership is skyrocketing but is Sharpe enough to keep Smith at ESPN? By Ben Mock February 15, 2024
Original Content 7 Rappers Who Have Won Posthumous Awards: Pop Smoke, Tupac & More Death and hip-hop are far too close to each other. Here is a list of 7 rappers who posthumously received awards. By Mike Fugere May 16, 2023
Original Content Horror Hop: Rap's Most Violent Lyrics Can you stomach the most gruesome and sickening lyrics in all of hip-hop? By Gark Mavigan October 31, 2015
Original Content 5 Rappers Who Got Sober Five rappers who kicked their drug and alcohol habits. By Danny Schwartz July 20, 2016
Original Content 10 Toronto Rappers To Watch A quick list of dope rappers to keep on your radar from Toronto. By Anders Marshall November 30, 2017
Original Content Happy Birthday, Warren G: The Man Who Gave Us The Gift of G-Funk The G stands for God. By Danny Schwartz November 10, 2017
Original Content How Can Rolling Loud Compete With Festivals Like Coachella & Lollapalooza? What does the future have in store for the hip-hop festival? By Noelle Perkins April 17, 2018
Pop Culture Revisiting Odd Future's Members And Their Influence Odd Future's refusal to fall within industry standards resonated with an entire generation of creatives and young adults. By Caleb Hardy May 02, 2023
Original Content Crew Love: Wu-Tang Clan HNHH gives you the lowdown on one of the biggest groups in hip hop history, Wu-Tang Clan, for this week's edition of Crew Love. By Nikita Rathod June 09, 2014
Original Content G-Unit: A History Of Internal Beef We take a deep dive into the source of G-Unit's internal conflicts and see why they manifested in the first place. By Robert Blair May 15, 2019