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Original Content The Duality Of Tupac's Relationship With Women We examine the seemingly conflicting ideals that resided within the psyche of the late Tupac Shakur. By Robert Blair August 02, 2019
Original Content A Track-By-Track Analysis Of Kendrick Lamar's "DAMN." We breakdown each one of "DAMN"'s fourteen tracks. By Patrick Lyons April 18, 2017
Original Content Analyzing The J. Cole Business Model J.Cole and his team ensure that artistry and authenticity are the epicenter of their every move. By Robert Blair July 08, 2019
Original Content How Ice Cube's "No Vaseline" Sets The Standard For Diss Tracks Nearly 30 years on since its release, we take a look at why Ice Cube's retort to his former NWA collaborators is still heralded as the greatest diss track of all time. By Robert Blair October 29, 2019
Original Content Unraveling Lil Wayne & Birdman's Lengthy Road To Reconciliation After reuniting on the Juvenile-assisted "Ride Dat," we survey Lil Wayne and Birdman's bitter feud to pinpoint what went wrong and how their bond was finally repaired. By Robert Blair September 19, 2019
Original Content How Suge Knight Became Hip-Hop's Biggest Antagonist Fresh from Joyner Lucas wishing death upon him on "Devil's Work," we examine how Death Row's Suge Knight became the most hated villain in hip-hop's collective history. By Robert Blair May 16, 2019
Original Content Pusha T & Kanye West's "What Would Meek Do?": A Lyrical Analysis Pusha T and Kanye West are out here asking the important questions. By Mitch Findlay May 25, 2018
Original Content From Kanye To Uzi: What Does Streaming's Ability To Alter Music Mean For The Album? Now that altering music in real time is more commonplace, we examine whether this is a helpful or harmful for the world of hip-hop and music at large By Robert Blair April 24, 2019
Original Content A History Of Controversial Artwork In Hip-Hop As J. Cole recently faced allegations of stealing artwork, we take a look at hip-hop's history of controversial album covers and how it breeds success. By Robert Blair May 20, 2019
Original Content Chief Keef's Musical Evolution In 10 Songs A retrospective analysis of the storied history and ever-changing music of the irreplaceable Chief Keef. By Maxwell Cavaseno July 24, 2018
Original Content When Hip-Hop's Protege-Mentor Relationships Turn Sour Why do so many relationships between advisors and students in hip-hop eventually implode? By Robert Blair October 20, 2019
Music Frank Ocean's Albums Will Be Analyzed On Spotify's Acclaimed "Dissect" Podcast The podcast will deliver a deep dive into Frank Ocean's catalogue. By Matthew Parizot May 14, 2018
Original Content ASAP Rocky Vs ASAP Ferg: Who Had The Better Verse? After they delivered an East Coast clinic on ASAP Ferg's "Pups," we dove into the archives to determine who had the finer bars between Flacko and the Trap Lord. Weigh in. By Robert Blair June 03, 2019
Original Content How FKA Twigs' Innovative Artistry Has Risen To Mythical Status As she returns to the fore, we examine how FKA Twigs became a musical enigma. By Robert Blair April 29, 2019
Original Content The Beast Coast Formation: Will They Finally Get Their Due Credit? As their debut album approaches, we examine why even Beast Coast's biggest entities are still burdened with the title of "slept on" in the industry. By Robert Blair April 11, 2019
Original Content How Modern Hip-Hop's Disrespect Reflects The Spirit Of Punk Music Rather than following hip-hop's treasured code of conduct, today's rappers are echoing the early days of punk rock. By Robert Blair April 12, 2019
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 WTF Are “Album Equivalent Units?" Streaming Numbers Explained Ever wondered what "album-equivalent" units and "pure sales" were all about? We've got you covered. By Robert Blair August 27, 2019
Original Content The Significance Of An Album's "Title Track" Stop taking the title-track for granted. By Mitch Findlay October 16, 2018

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