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Profiles Meet Bas: Dreamville's Cosmopolitan Sage Interview: Bas discusses his Muslim roots, discovering rap at age 23, and his new album "Too High to Riot." By Danny Schwartz April 21, 2016
Original Content Valentine's Day Massacre: The All-Essential XXX-Rated Playlist These 8 essential tracks will put you in the endzone this Valentine's Day. By Devin Ch February 14, 2019
Original Content Denzel Curry Is Leading His Generation By Example Denzel Curry's "Clout Cobain" and "Percs" prove the young rapper is standing firmly at the top of his class. By Mitch Findlay July 18, 2018
Reviews Rae Sremmurd's "SR3MM" (Review) "SR3MM" is a worthwhile experiment but it proves that Swae Lee and Slim Jxmmi are better as a duo, and need Mike Will production to truly be at their best. By Patrick Lyons May 08, 2018
Profiles Behind The Beat: Swiff D Interview: Swiff D shares insight into his production for Lil Wayne and Kevin Gates, and the incomparable genius of J Dilla. By Trevor Smith September 22, 2016
Reviews Review: Wale's "The Gifted" With the release of his third album, MMG rapper Wale aims to prove he can be both a lyricist and a poet and still achieve commercial success. By Iva Anthony June 26, 2013
Original Content Jay Rock Vs Kendrick Lamar: Who Had The Better Verse? As we wait for the next release from the TDE camp, let's delve back into the back catalog of two of its most respected veterans. By Robert Blair June 10, 2019
Reviews Earl Sweatshirt "Feet Of Clay" Review Some more rap songs. By Cole Blake November 04, 2019
Original Content #TBT: Snoop Doggy Dogg Back when Snoop went by Snoop Doggy Dogg. By Danny Schwartz August 04, 2016
Relationships Lex Luger's Sober Resurgence: Hard Lessons, Feuds & Building A Legacy INTERVIEW: Lex Luger speaks on struggling with drug abuse, collaborating with Azealia Banks and signing his own artists. By Zaynab October 23, 2018
Original Content Analyzing The Hidden Influences On Kendrick Lamar's "To Pimp a Butterfly" Looking at the less obvious influences on Kendrick Lamar's new album. By Nicholas DG March 19, 2015
Original Content Ranking The Features On Ty Dolla $ign's "Free TC" We comb through the many features on Ty Dolla $ign's "Free TC," and rank them. By Chris Tart November 18, 2015