Robert Blair

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Original Content What Does It Mean To Be Independent In 2022? With hip-hop artists placing more weight on ownership than ever, we break down what "independence" really amounts to in the modern era. By Robert Blair April 29, 2022
Original Content How The Game's "Documentary" Created A New West Coast Icon A decade and a half since its release, we celebrate an album that made Compton's own The Game into a west coast icon. By Robert Blair January 16, 2020
Original Content 21 Savage's 2019: An Exercise In Restraint In the months since he was released from detention, 21 Savage has maintained a relatively low profile. Now, as he gradually begins to return to the fray, we examine why it was beneficial for The Slaughter Gang artist to do so. By Robert Blair November 02, 2019
Original Content Joe Budden & Charlamagne Tha God Are Hip-Hop's Biggest Agitators Right Now We look at why hip-hop needs figures like Joe Budden & Charlamagne Tha God and why one man does it slightly better than the other. By Robert Blair August 20, 2019
Original Content How Bow Wow Paved The Way For Drake's Career We're examining the shared DNA between Drake and Bow Wow. By Robert Blair March 19, 2021
Reviews Conway The Machine "God Don't Make Mistakes" Review On his first and only project for Shady Records, Conway The Machine puts himself through the emotional wringer in order to deliver his definitive statement. By Robert Blair March 04, 2022
Reviews Fabolous "Summertime Shootout 3" Review Five years on from his last studio album, Fabolous transfers mixtape prowess of recent times into a mainstream record to be reckoned with on the riveting "Summertime Shootout 3" By Robert Blair December 06, 2019
Original Content Can Logic Regain His Footing In Hip-Hop? As he preps a spiritual sequel to his debut album, we examine whether Logic can overcome the groundswell of disdain that hip-hop has expressed towards him since 2017. By Robert Blair November 09, 2019
Tech What Is Shadow Banning? How The Instagram Practice Can Affect An Artist In an era where social media is one of an artist's most pivotal tools, we look at how Instagram's penchant for "shadow banning" rappers may have a detrimental effect on their livelihoods. By Robert Blair October 02, 2019
Original Content How Should Hip-Hop Respond To Kodak Black's Sentencing? Condemned to 46 months behind bars, we look to find the measured response to Kodak Black's latest trip to the penitentiary. By Robert Blair November 14, 2019
Reviews DJ Khaled "GOD DID" Review DJ Khaled takes advantage of his star-studded address book to deliver one of the more focused projects in his discography. By Robert Blair September 02, 2022
Original Content What's The Best Day Of The Week To Drop New Music? Four years on from its inception, we take a look at whether Friday is truly the best day to drop music or if it's detrimental to everyone but a certain level of artist. By Robert Blair May 13, 2019