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Original Content Top Tracks: January 9 - January 15 New Yorkers dominate this week's Top Tracks. By Patrick Lyons January 16, 2017
Original Content Cities With Underrated Rap Scenes We know where Jay-Z is from. Same with Kanye and Snoop. But from Virginia to Texas, Maryland to Minnesota, cities around the country have been breeding hip-hop stars for years, but fail to get the recognition of the hip-hop meccas, leaving them in the category of underrated. By Ben Shatzman July 18, 2014
Reviews Baby Keem Gives Fans Maximum Effort On “The Melodic Blue” Tour The rapper surprised the crowd with his verse from Kanye’s “Praise God" during a stop on his ongoing "Melodic Blue Tour." By Nancy Jiang November 22, 2021
Original Content HNHH's New Playlist Keeps You Updated On The Hottest R&B Of The Moment Follow "R&B SEASON" on Spotify! By Noah C December 07, 2019
Original Content Over The Hill: Rappers Turning 40 In 2016 A quick look at several rappers who are nearing their forties. By Chris Tart December 02, 2015
Profiles Meet Earlly Mac: Finally Famous Affiliate Introducing Finally Famous rapper, Earlly Mac!. By Layne Weiss November 21, 2014
Original Content Word Up: Joint Projects In Hip-Hop Becoming A Trend <p>A recent trend that has surfaced in hip-hop is to do collaborative projects with another artist. I'm not saying that artists haven't done this before, I'm saying that it's become a trend. Arguably two of the greatest, Kanye West & Jay-Z, may have gotten this trend going when they dropped <strong>Watch The Throne</strong>. That was definitely a successful collab that everyone was (and still is, it seems) pumped about. And now there have been rumours of a lot of other joint efforts coming up (and some have already dropped). By Rose Lilah February 23, 2012
Original Content Happy 4/20: The Wake & Bake Playlist To Start Your Day What's for breakfast? By Rose Lilah April 20, 2021
Original Content Valee Names The Dopest Thing About Being Signed To G.O.O.D. Music Valee speaks on playing his music for Kanye West and how Chicago has influenced him. By Alex Zidel August 07, 2019
Original Content Jay 305 Speaks On "Taking All Bets," Unreleased Collaboration With Future Jay 305, the latest subject of our On The Come Up video series, speaks on unreleased work with Future and a would-be appearance on Kendrick Lamar's album. By Rose Lilah April 15, 2015
Original Content Top Tracks: June 27 - July 3 DJ Khaled, Joe Budden, and Rae Sremmurd crack the top five in this week's Top Tracks list. By Patrick Lyons July 04, 2016
Original Content Charts Don't Lie: June 22 Drake continues his dominance this week, refusing to buckle under the threat of Nick Jonas and Hamilton. By Chris Tart June 22, 2016