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Original Content Codeine Cowboys: Exploring Lean In Rap Culture What are the adverse effects of the lean-driven rap culture that's become so predominant? We take a quick look. By Chris Tart November 20, 2015
Original Content The TikTok Music Takeover 2020's most downloaded app has made a serious impact on charting music, and continues to elevate new artists in 2021. By hnhh April 16, 2021
Original Content Beast Coast: The Essential Albums With their long-awaited collab project on its way, it's time to highlight the essential work of Pro Era, Flatbush Zombies, and The Underachievers. By Robert Blair March 27, 2019
Reviews Lil Wayne "Tha Carter V" Review Upon escaping Purgatory, Lil Wayne's "Tha Carter V" is enjoying the simple pleasures of Earth. By Mitch Findlay October 01, 2018
Original Content 10 Essential Tory Lanez Tracks The 10 Tory Lanez cuts you need to know. By Chris Tart July 19, 2015
Original Content Top 5 Rap Conspiracy Theories Read on to learn more about verboten hip hop lore. By Danny Schwartz June 22, 2016
Original Content Every Jay-Z Album And Single With A Platinum Plaque The Jigga Man has plaques for days. By Mitch Findlay July 05, 2017
Original Content 21 Savage & Metro Boomin's "Savage Mode" Revels In Its Sin Four Years Later 21 Savage and Metro Boomin's "Savage Mode" dropped on this day, in 2016. We look back on its initial impact. By Rose Lilah July 15, 2020
Reviews Review: ScHoolboy Q's "Oxymoron" "Oxymoron", the third studio album by ScHoolboy Q, makes you want to blast it, driving around in your whip with the windows down, blunt in hand, chilling with the boys. It's the kind of album that you rarely get; the no-holds-barred rap where ScHoolboy goes wild on rhymes that come straight, unfiltered from his mind into the mic. By Dhruva Balram deleted February 26, 2014
Original Content TYBG: A Breakdown Of Lil B's Fans & Critics A breakdown of the fans and haters of the Based God By Alex Galbraith February 02, 2015
Original Content 5 Hottest Beats On Young Thug's "Slime Season" The 5 hottest beats on Young Thug's "Slime Season" -- no easy task. By Angus Walker September 17, 2015
Original Content Crew Love: Divine Council In a new interview, Divine Council explains their "audio pastel" concept, why they idolize Jodeci, and reveals which of them smokes the most weed. By Danny Schwartz April 04, 2017