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Original Content Lil Wayne & Jay Z: A Brief History Tracing the ever-changing dynamic between Lil Wayne and Jay Z. By Trevor Smith November 14, 2016
Original Content "Life When You're The Movie": Inside The Mind Of Sean Leon We sat down with Sean and director Noel to talk about fostering creativity, prioritizing friends over funds, and defining success as an independent artist. By Anders Marshall February 04, 2017
Reviews Childish Gambino's "Awaken, My Love!" (Review) Donald Glover ditches the rapping, winds up with the best (musical) work of his career. By Patrick Lyons December 07, 2016
Reviews Mac Miller's "The Divine Feminine" (Review) Mac Miller's "The Divine Feminine" is (thus far) the peak of the most unexpected glo-up of the past five years. By Patrick Lyons September 21, 2016
Reviews Tinashe's "Nightride" (Review) "Nightride" is the latest mixtape by R&B songstress Tinashe, in anticipation of her eventual sophomore album. It sounds like she's saved the hits for "Joyride," though "Nightride," free of constraints, is a showcase of her far-reaching skillset. By Maxwell Cavaseno November 12, 2016
Reviews G Herbo's "Strictly 4 My Fans" (Review) On his first release since "Ballin Like I'm Kobe," G Herbo reaffirms his position as one of Chicago's foremost voices. By Narsimha Chintaluri December 06, 2016
Original Content 10 Essential Lloyd Banks Tracks 10 of Banks' best tracks. By Danny Schwartz October 16, 2016
Original Content 10 Essential Rich The Kid Tracks Listen to 10 of Rich the Kid's best songs. By Danny Schwartz July 24, 2016
Original Content Tracking Kid Cudi's Influence A timeline of Kid Cudi's influence on the game, from Kanye West and Drake to Kevin Abstract and Raury. By Patrick Lyons September 17, 2016
Original Content A Recent History Of The Post-Prison Comeback Track Inspired by Gucci's "First Day Out Tha Feds," here's a round-up of all the major post-prison comeback tracks that have been dropped over the past several years. By Angus Walker May 27, 2016
Original Content 10 Essential T-Pain Hooks Celebrating the music of Faheem Rashad Najm a.k.a. The Tallahassee Hero a.k.a. Teddy Penderassdown a.k.a. T-Pain. By Danny Schwartz November 07, 2016
Original Content Vote: What Is Your Favorite J. Cole Project? Cast your vote. By Danny Schwartz October 10, 2016