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Original Content Collision Course: How Musical Independence Has Ignited A Streaming War The successes and failures of platforms like Spotify and United Masters could redefine the trajectory of the entire music industry. By Luke Hinz May 03, 2019
Reviews Logic's "Bobby Tarantino II" Review Logic's sixth mixtape is lacking in several key areas, but overall he delivers a decently solid project that is well produced from start to finish. By Luke Hinz March 14, 2018
Original Content Why Does Rap Idolize Pablo Escobar? The deceased Colombian drug kingpin continues to have a commanding presence in hip hop. By Luke Hinz October 29, 2018
Original Content Waka Flocka's Hard In Da Paint: A Blunt Force Masterclass In Trap Fatalism Callous, puncturing, visceral, and goonish. Call it what you will, but "Flockaveli" and it’s centerpiece “Hard In da Paint” signify one of trap music’s most critical junctures. By Luke Hinz February 05, 2020
Original Content Post Malone Brings His Bedazzled Cowboy Grit To NYC In Debut "Circles" Performance With new music just around the corner, Post looks to perfect a sound that has already enthralled millions. By Luke Hinz August 06, 2019
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 The Sustained Cultural Significance Of "The Boondocks" “Excuse me, everyone. I have a brief announcement to make: Jesus was Black, Ronald Reagan was the devil, and the government is lying about 9/11. Thank you for your time. And goodnight.” By Luke Hinz May 09, 2019
Original Content The Life & Legacy Of Death Row Records How a cutting-edge record label would come to define an entire era. By Luke Hinz April 10, 2019
Original Content Old Head Vs. New: Understanding Hip Hop's Generation Gap What is at the root of the schism between older artists and the next generation? By Luke Hinz April 03, 2018
Reviews Tekashi 6ix9ine "DUMMY BOY" Review The uninspired all-caps-rap of hip hop's most colorful act arrives at a time when the entertainer's life has all but crumbled. By Luke Hinz December 05, 2018
Original Content The Ethics Of Posthumous Listening Should we listen to music against a dead artist’s wishes? Determining how to appropriately immortalize deceased artists is a tall order, and one of the hardest questions in 21st-century pop music. By Luke Hinz October 11, 2018
Reviews Lil Peep "Come Over When You're Sober, Pt. 2" Review Lil Peep's first posthumous album is beautiful and hard to endure at times given the tragic conclusion. By Luke Hinz November 17, 2018
Original Content Frank Ocean's "DHL": The Independent Jugg The man known to rock "Worldnet" hoodies returns with an impressionist piece well-suited for the occasion. By Luke Hinz October 25, 2019
Original Content "Free Meek" Premiere: A New Docuseries That Puts The System On Trial “This is a story in which there is injustice in every crack and crevice.” By Luke Hinz August 03, 2019
Original Content A Response To Ben Shapiro's Claim That "Rap Is Not Music" The pseudo-intellectual dropped an absolute goose egg earlier this week that surprised no one. By Luke Hinz September 20, 2019
Original Content Why Do We Get Lit To Sad Bangers? Making sense of the music that would have us shed a tear and let loose all at once. By Luke Hinz August 22, 2019
Original Content How Lil Nas X's Never-Ending "Old Town Road" Rollout Changed The Game “Old Town Road” is gonna ride til’ the remixes can’t no more. By Luke Hinz July 29, 2019
Original Content How To Age Gracefully In Hip Hop Youth is wasted on the young. By Luke Hinz July 11, 2019
Original Content How Is Hip-Hop Handling The Issue Of Mental Health? The hip-hop community has long turned a blind eye to mental health, but the stigma is gradually beginning to unravel. By Luke Hinz October 03, 2018

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