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Original Content The Sustained Cultural Significance Of "The Boondocks" “Excuse me, everyone. I have a brief announcement to make: Jesus was Black, Ronald Reagan was the devil, and the government is lying about 9/11. Thank you for your time. And goodnight.” By Luke Hinz May 09, 2019
Original Content What Is Boom Bap? A Defining Sound Of Hip Hop Boom Bap: The rhythmic heartbeat of hip-hop culture, blending punchy beats and raw lyricism, igniting a timeless groove that resonates across generations. By Jake Skudder May 25, 2023
Original Content From King Von's "Exposin Me" To CJ's "Whoopty": A Hindi Love Song Turned Drill Beat We look at how a Hindi vocal sample ended up burrowing its way into Brooklyn drill, and beyond. By Aron A. January 22, 2021
Original Content T.I.'s Albums, Ranked The King of the South's best and worst, ranked accordingly. By Karlton Jahmal August 14, 2018
Profiles Behind The Beat: Lex Luger Lex Luger is the star of the latest Behind the Beat. The Virginia producer speaks on the legacy of "Flockaveli," producing for Kanye West at 19, and exploring EDM with A-Trak. Now 25, he feels that his best work is yet to come. By Angus Walker May 18, 2016
Relationships Lori Harvey's Dating History: From Damson Idris To Future Lori Harvey's list of boyfriends from the past few years includes some very familiar and famous faces to pay attention to. By Stephanie Harper April 28, 2023
Original Content Crew Love: A$AP Mob Get familiar with A$AP Mob's many members in this new feature, "Crew Love", where we will break down a different crew every other week. By Patrick Lyons February 03, 2014
Original Content Westside Gunn Songs: Rapper's Best Collabs We list and review some of the Buffalo rappers most iconic collaborative tracks in his discography. By Paul Barnes April 24, 2023
Original Content The 10 Most Stacked Rap Album Release Dates In Hip-Hop History So Far We look at some of the stacked rap album release battles of the past and present. By Jibril Yassin November 23, 2018
Original Content 10 Essential Young M.A Tracks A Young M.A primer. By Danny Schwartz January 23, 2017
Original Content 15 Hip-Hop Managers You Should Know Take a look at 15 managers fueling the hottest artists in the industry. By Hollywood Ty January 12, 2018
Original Content A Complete List Of Kanye West's DONDA-Designed Music Artwork We take a comprehensive look at DONDA's album and single artwork thus far. By Chris Tart January 20, 2015