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Original Content Why Is T-Pain Overlooked? We examine why the "Rappa Ternt Sanga" T-Pain is still yet to get his fair share of the credit in hip-hop and R&B. By Robert Blair December 29, 2019
Original Content Ladies First: Big Jade Talks Texas Come Up From Hairstylist To Rapper Big Jade catches up with us to talk about achieving her rap dreams "late" in life, receiving co-signs from Lil Baby and Offset, and her roots as a hairstylist in Beaumont, Texas. By Erika Marie March 17, 2022
Original Content J.I.D For Beginners: 5 Songs To Get You Started Familiarize yourself with the brilliance of J.I.D before his inevitable rise. By Mitch Findlay November 06, 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
Original Content Origins: The Samples From The Game's "Documentary 2" A breakdown of the notable samples that appear on The Game's first disc of "The Documentary 2." By Chris Tart October 14, 2015
Original Content 10 Biggest Bosses In Rap We take a look at the different reasons all these artists are bosses in their own right. By Devon Jefferson October 26, 2017
Original Content Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival 2023 Recap: The Five Best Sets Of The Weekend L.A.'s Dodger Stadium became a music nerd's dream over the weekend; check out what all the hype was about! By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 14, 2023
Reviews Kid Cudi "INSANO" Album Review While it's great to see Mr. Rager in a more energetic, carefree, and musically evolved place, the execution on his ninth studio LP leaves a lot to be desired. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 19, 2024
Reviews 2 Chainz's "Dope Don't Sell Itself" Review A decade removed from his commercial peak and mesmerizing breakout run at the top of the 2010s, 2 Chainz has delivered a record that encapsulates his insatiable hunger while also showcasing how much he has grown as an artist. By Joshua Robinson February 08, 2022
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 Lil Wop Says He Eats "Like A White Bitch" When He Has Munchies On "How To Roll" Lil Wop shares his smoking habits on our new episode of "How to Roll." By Rose Lilah December 22, 2017
Original Content 10 Songs You Need From Chris Brown's Massive "Before The Party" Mixtape We've rounded up the 10 tracks you definitely need from the 34-song "Before the Party" mixtape. By Nicholas DG November 30, 2015