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Original Content Kid Cudi's Albums, Ranked Retracing the full-length highs and lows of Scott Mescudi’s collection. By Luke Hinz July 02, 2019
Original Content R.I.P John Singleton: The Importance Of "Boyz N The Hood" John Singleton told stories of Black America to a Hollywood audience that weren’t nearly prepared for realities of the inner-city. By Aron A. April 30, 2019
Original Content Kendrick Lamar Might Just Be The Best Rapper Alive You know, he might just be. By Mitch Findlay July 22, 2019
Pop Culture Instagram Gallery: Jada Pinkett-Smith’s Most Glowing Selfies Jada Pinkett-Smith's most stunning selfies. By E Gadsby December 21, 2019
Original Content Young Thug Can Rap: 10 Of His Wildest Verses In case you needed a reminder, Young Thug stands in a league of his own. By Mitch Findlay August 20, 2019
Original Content ScHoolboy Q's Albums, Ranked Now that there's been ample time to digest "CrasH Talk", we've delved into Groovy Q's back catalog to rate his projects in order of greatness. By Robert Blair July 18, 2019
Original Content Regional Rankings 2018: Best Cities In Hip Hop This Year Which regions had the hottest music scenes this year? By Patrick Lyons December 28, 2018
Original Content Future's "The WIZRD" Lyrics Paint A Dark & Blurry Self-Portrait Look beyond the purple haze. By Mitch Findlay January 18, 2019
Original Content Xzibit Has Seen It All: "Restless," "Up In Smoke Tour" Stories & Serial Killers INTERVIEW: From "Paparazzi" to the "Up In Smoke Tour," "Restless" to Serial Killers, Xzibit has stories for days. By Mitch Findlay October 31, 2018
Original Content UK Artist Recommendations Based On American Rappers You Like Expand your horizons with this rundown of some of the UK's most essential talents By Robert Blair May 09, 2019
Original Content Should Today's Hip-Hop Artists Study The Past? In light of MC Ren's claims that rappers need to be aware of their past to qualify as "artists", we take a look at the validity of that statement and see if it holds weight in today's industry. By Robert Blair June 05, 2019
Original Content How Yelawolf's Career Is Coming Full Circle As he prepares to sever his ties to Shady Records, Yelawolf has given himself a new lease of life as an independent artist By Robert Blair March 13, 2019