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Reviews Anderson .Paak's "ABC World Tour" Bridges All The Necessary Gaps Buoyed by his Grammy Win, Anderson .Paak brings Joy and community to NYC. By Vince Rick February 23, 2019
Original Content What's The Best Day Of The Week To Drop New Music? Four years on from its inception, we take a look at whether Friday is truly the best day to drop music or if it's detrimental to everyone but a certain level of artist. By Robert Blair May 13, 2019
Original Content Eminem's "8 Mile Soundtrack" Turns 16: An Appreciation On its sixteenth birthday, Eminem's "8 Mile Soundtrack" finds the rapper at the top of his game. By Mitch Findlay October 29, 2018
Original Content T.I. & Tiny: Friends And Family Hustle Premiere Brings The Couple Under One Roof Here's everything that went down in the season premiere of "T.I. & Tiny: Friends and Family Hustle." By E Gadsby April 16, 2019
Original Content Dreamville's "Revenge Of The Dreamers III" Dominates The "FIRE EMOJI" Playlist Tune in to our weekly mix of the biggest rap and R&B tracks. By Devin Ch July 06, 2019
Reviews Anderson .Paak "Ventura" Review A testament to all that makes him such a fascinating anomaly in our hip-hop/R&B landscape, "Ventura" is an emphatic return to form for the multi-faceted Anderson .Paak. By Robert Blair April 17, 2019
Original Content The Dissolution Of Jay-Z And Dame Dash: A Complete History Following a fresh round of disparaging remarks, we thoroughly reexamine when and why Jay-Z and Dame Dash's relationship imploded. By Robert Blair September 03, 2019
Sports Super Bowl LIII Preview: A Historical Look At The Patriots And Rams Both teams are looking to add to their legacy. By Alexander Cole January 25, 2019
Original Content Are We Approaching The Carolinas' Hip-Hop Golden Age? After years of being overlooked, is Carolina finally getting its due respect as a hotbed of talent? By Robert Blair March 22, 2019
Original Content From Kanye To Uzi: What Does Streaming's Ability To Alter Music Mean For The Album? Now that altering music in real time is more commonplace, we examine whether this is a helpful or harmful for the world of hip-hop and music at large By Robert Blair April 24, 2019
Original Content 21 Savage's Dark EP "Savage Mode" Turns 3: A Reflection 21 Savage's hip-hop horror stories on "Savage Mode" have aged like a fine wine. By Samuel Allan July 15, 2019
Original Content XXXTentacion Died One Year Ago Today Rest in peace, XXXTentacion By Mitch Findlay June 18, 2019