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Reviews Review: CyHi The Prynce's "Ivy League Club" Leading up to G.O.O.D. Music's "Cruel Summer", CyHi shows he deserves to be on the honor roll with "Ivy League Club". The Prynce is adept at holding down a track with his linguistic skill, or sharing big tunes with notable features. By Jon Godfrey July 25, 2012
Reviews Review: Chris Brown's "X" Album Chris Brown's sixth album, "X," is a tardy attempt at redemption. By Glennisha Morgan September 19, 2014
Original Content Rebirth Pt. 2: The Evolution Of A Rap Collaboration Looking back, collaborations seemed to be more authentic as rappers gathered in the studio to vibe and create a certified masterpiece. With the impact of the internet and social media, the thought of an actual collabo seems a distant memory as artists exchange verses via e-mail and never meet up until it's time to shoot the video or perform live. With this, has the vibe of a true collaboration fallen off? Are there any artists and beatmakers that actually show up and work face-to-face to craft a tune completely from scratch? By Chris Richburg May 29, 2014
Original Content Reborn: Why 2019 Is Kid Cudi's Time To Shine After the most tumultuous period of his public life, the stars have aligned for Kid Cudi to reclaim his rightful spot among the elite in 2019 By Robert Blair January 01, 2019
Original Content Top 10 Underrated Lyrical Albums Of 2017 Here are ten of the most underrated lyrical albums from one of the most stellar years in music. By Narsimha Chintaluri December 13, 2017
Original Content 5 Things We Want From Tory Lanez's "Memories Don't Die" Here are some things on our wishlist for Tory Lanez's upcoming LP. By Matt F October 05, 2017
Original Content 10 Essential Cashmere Cat Productions The Scandanavian savant has produced for everyone from Kanye West to The Weeknd to Travis Scott. By Danny Schwartz December 25, 2016
Sports Will Klay Thompson's Return Make The Warriors Title Threats Again? With Klay Thompson looking to come back to the floor, Warriors fans are optimistic that this season is 2015 all over again. By Alexander Cole November 13, 2021
Original Content On The Come Up: Alex Wiley This week's edition of On The Come Up takes us to Chicago to hear Alex Wiley. By hnhh November 05, 2014
Original Content Top Tracks: Eminem's "Killshot" Unsurprisingly Debuts At #1 For the second consecutive week, a diss song related to the Eminem/MGK beef gets 10 times the views of the runner-up. By Patrick Lyons September 17, 2018
Original Content #RadDadAlert: 35 of Hip-Hop's Most Precious Parenting Moments A look at 35 precious parenting moments from the hip-hop community, in celebration of Father's Day. By KC Orcutt June 18, 2017
Original Content The Best Hip-Hop/R&B Playlist For This Weekend The best new music in hip-hop and r'n'b, compiled into a great ass, fire ass playlist. By Rose Lilah April 06, 2018