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Reviews Review: B.o.B.'s "No Genre 2" Three years, two albums and two mixtapes after dropping his first “No Genre” mixtape, B.o.B. returns with a worthy sequel. Can B.o.B be contained in one genre? By Chris Richburg July 14, 2014
Original Content Top Tracks Of The Week (March 17-23) A selection of the biggest tracks from March 17th to 23rd. By Trevor Smith March 25, 2014
Original Content A Look At The Life Of Tupac Shakur We take a look back at the life of Tupac Shakur on his birthday. By Nikita Rathod June 16, 2014
Original Content A Look At The Life Of Notorious B.I.G. Today we take a look back on the life of Christopher George Latore Wallace aka Biggie Smalls, on what would have been his 42nd birthday. By Nikita Rathod May 21, 2014
Original Content 5 Christian Hip-Hop Artists Infiltrating The Mainstream You’ve seen Christian rapper headlines in increasing numbers over the past five years, and much more so in the past 12 months. Turns out Christian Hip-Hop has a large enough fan base to land rappers on the Billboard charts next to Rick Ross, Drake, and Kendrick Lamar. By Chad Horton June 04, 2014
Reviews Review: Dizzy Wright's "State Of Mind" EP To keep his fans satisfied while he works on his sophomore album, which will be released later this year, Dizzy drops the seven-track "State of Mind" EP. By Iva Anthony April 18, 2014
Original Content Top 10: Jay Z's Best Post-Retirement Verses Come get your Monday Top 10 list fix as we run through the best Jay Z verses since he came back like Jordan, wearing the 4-5 (it ain't to play games with you). By hnhh August 04, 2014
Original Content Quick5: Lil Bibby Talks XXL Freshmen & Upcoming Collaborations Lil Bibby is the first guest on our new Quick5 interview series. By Trevor Smith May 14, 2014
Original Content Review: SZA's "Z" Album TDE's newly signed singer, SZA releases her debut album, "Z", which is another notch in the belt for the West coast label. By Glennisha Morgan April 11, 2014
Reviews Review: Trae Tha Truth's "I Am King" With his third mixtape of 2013, Trae brings a hard-hitting dose of the truth on "I Am King". By Nikita Rathod December 01, 2013
Original Content 16 People Rick Ross Thinks He Is Who is Rick Ross? By Trevor Smith December 17, 2013
Reviews Review: KiD CuDi's "Indicud" KiD CuDi's fourth studio album takes listeners on another trip to outer space proving once again this Cleveland native isn't meant for this world. By Iva Anthony April 25, 2013