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Sports 20 Hip Hop Artists Who Threw Out The Ceremonial First Pitch These rappers and singers put their baseball skills on display for the world to see, with varying degrees of success. By Danny Schwartz April 05, 2016
Original Content Regional Round-Up: Famous Dex, Cash Kidd & Mozzy A closer look at the artists buzzing on a regional level. By Trevor Smith February 08, 2016
Profiles Meet Lais: "Drake & Young Thug's Lovechild" Read our exclusive interview with Lais, the 22-year-old Toronto artist about to make it "Cocaine Rain." By Danny Schwartz February 02, 2016
Original Content Happy Birthday Kanye West: 40 Memorable Career Moments Happy Birthday Kanye West! We examine the 40 year-old birthday boy's 40 most memorable career highlights. By Nicholas DG June 08, 2017
Original Content 10 Essential Khalid Tracks Peep these 10 essential tracks from the young rolling stone Khalid. By Devon Jefferson May 07, 2017
Original Content The Best Possible Acronyms For Kanye West's "SWISH" With no more "So Help Me God," our users created some "SWISH" acronyms, and our staff proceeded to do the same. Can you see any of these on the cover of Kanye's next album? By Angus Walker May 04, 2015
Original Content Best Album Covers Of 2014 As we near the end of the year, #HOTNEW14 continues with a roundup of the best album artwork of 2014. By Angus Walker December 26, 2014
Reviews Review: Joey Bada$$' "B4.DA.$$" Joey Bada$$ has dropped two solid solo mixtapes, but does his debut album live up to expectations? By Bruce Smith January 23, 2015
Original Content #TBT: Eric B. & Rakim This week's #TBT is dedicated to 2 very influential individuals: Eric B. & Rakim. Let's time travel back to the 80s and see how these two revolutionized lyrical flow and state-of-the-art sampling. By Chris Tart November 20, 2014
Original Content Is "808s & Heartbreak" Kanye West's Most Influential Album? 2008's "808s & Heartbreak" is certainly far from Kanye West's best-loved album, but it may have had a more widespread effect on hip-hop as a whole than any of his "classic" albums. By Patrick Lyons August 30, 2014
Original Content Rappers With Unique Hobbies A list of rappers and their unique hobbies, some creative and some a bit strange. By Vanessa Oswald June 21, 2014
Original Content Notorious B.I.G.'s Five Most Underrated Tracks Five great Notorious B.I.G. tracks that aren't on "Ready To Die" or "Life After Death." By Patrick Lyons March 09, 2017