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Original Content The Weeknd's "High For This" Is For The Youth Reflecting on The Weeknd's debut and the blueprint he initiated with "High for This." By Rose Lilah July 10, 2020
Original Content Metro Boomin's Top 10 Spookiest Beats Metro Boomin has mastered the art of the dark banger. By Mitch Findlay October 29, 2019
Original Content How The Roots' "Things Fall Apart" Changed Rap Twenty years later, the landmark album by the Philly rap band is one that perfectly straddles popular appeal and critical reverence. By Jibril Yassin February 23, 2019
Reviews Review: A$AP Rocky's "A.L.L.A." A$AP Rocky is on a constant quest for evolution with "At.Long.Last.A$AP (A.L.L.A.)." By Rose Lilah May 28, 2015
Original Content Does Polo G's "RAPSTAR" Video Mark A Paradigm Shift In Hip-Hop Culture? Polo G's music video for "RAPSTAR" featured several references to popular videos from Kendrick Lamar, DaBaby, and everyone in between. Is the chart-topping rapper simply paying homage to some of his favorite artists, or is the "RAPSTAR" video a sign of the times? By Joshua Robinson April 26, 2021
Original Content 10 Great Tracks Premiered On OVO Sound Radio Revisit some exclusives from the first year of Drake's OVO Sound Radio. By Trevor Smith June 06, 2016
Original Content Top 25 Best Travis Scott Songs The Book of La Flame. By Alex Bell January 02, 2018
Original Content A Tyga Comeback Is Imminent Tyga is making a return. We're here for it. By E Gadsby August 14, 2018
Original Content Bas Unpacks His New Album, Dreamville Dynamics, Higher Callings & Much More In this new exclusive interview, the MC speaks on his brand-new album, "We Only Talk About Real S**t When We're F***ed Up," and how balance in his life is key to his growth and fulfillment. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 15, 2023
Original Content Who Is Alexis Skyy? Everything You Need To Know The breakdown on Alexis Skyy. By E Gadsby January 29, 2019
Pop Culture Rappers Who Cheated Death: Timbaland, Kanye & More Several of our favorites had close run-ins, but they managed to persevere after facing near-death experiences. By Victor Omega May 15, 2023
Reviews NBA YoungBoy "The Last Slimeto" Album Review Rageful poetry guides YoungBoy Never Broke Again’s unapologetically long-winded fourth studio album. By Joshua Robinson August 12, 2022