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Original Content Top Tracks: 50 Cent & Nicki Minaj Are Finally Back 50 Cent scores his first #1 in years with the PNB Rock-assisted "Crazy." By Patrick Lyons April 16, 2018
Original Content The Current Decade Of Hip-Hop & R&B, Ranked From Worst To Best Prepare for a dose of nostalgia as we take you back through the decade of hip-hop and r'n'b. Ranked from worst to best. By Luke Hinz November 14, 2018
Reviews Jackboy's "Jackboy" Self-Titled Album Review Kodak Black’s spirit is alive and well on Jackboy, while Sniper Gang’s second-in-command holds down the vision on his most polished project to date. By Aron A. May 02, 2020
Reviews SAINt JHN Explains Difference Between Working With Kanye West On "DONDA" Versus His Own Album SAINt JHN speaks about his "In Case We Both Die Young" world tour and the unique concert experience he's creating through it. By Alex Zidel November 09, 2021
Original Content Origins: The Samples From Jay-Z's "Magna Carta Holy Grail" "Origins" offers a break down of the samples in each track featured on Jay-Z's "Magna Carta Holy Grail." By Mike De Leon July 15, 2013
Original Content Ladies First: Tinashe On Major Label Limitations, Not Being Respected Creatively As A Woman & More We're launching our "Ladies First" series with a compelling interview with Tinashe. The alternative multi-genre singer opens up about the obstacles she's faced, the importance of keeping women on her team, advice she received from Madonna, and why artists like Megan Thee Stallion, Doja Cat, Normani, and Chlöe x Halle deserve praise. By Erika Marie March 07, 2022
Original Content A Conversation With Ghostface Killah: 15 Years Of "Fishscale" On the fifteenth anniversary of "Fishscale," Ghostface Killah reflects on his creative process, the art of storytelling, connecting with MF DOOM, and the death of the album as we know it. By Mitch Findlay March 28, 2021
Reviews Review: Lil Durk's "Remember My Name" Overdue, and not quite what you'd hope for. By Maxwell Cavaseno June 09, 2015
Original Content Quando Rondo Talks Learning To Rap In Juvie, Concocting Pink Lean & More In "On The Come Up" "The goal is to have twenty plaques, ten mixtapes, five albums, thirty-million dollars, five houses." By Mitch Findlay July 04, 2019
Original Content Hip-Hop Beefs: A 2017 Recap A timeline of the hip-hop/r'n'b beefs that defined 2017. By Milca P. December 07, 2017
Original Content Why Nicki Minaj's Feature Spree Is A Great Decision Nicki Minaj's recent decision to stick to feature spots is a great move for the rapper: here's why. By Kemet High November 10, 2019
Original Content Royce Da 5'9" Explains Why 50 Cent's "GRODT" Was One Of A Kind Royce Da 5'9" explains why even the "biggest" artists of today will never be able to capture what 50 Cent brought to the game with "Get Rich Or Die Tryin." By Mitch Findlay December 24, 2020