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Original Content What are the adverse effects of the lean-driven rap culture that's become so predominant? We take a quick look.
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Chris Tart -
Tech 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.
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Robert Blair -
Original Content Are rappers getting younger, or just their sounds?
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Vince Rick -
Original Content As she returns to the fore, we examine how FKA Twigs became a musical enigma.
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Robert Blair -
Original Content Denzel Curry's "Clout Cobain" and "Percs" prove the young rapper is standing firmly at the top of his class.
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Mitch Findlay -
Original Content Rap music, specifically its lyrics, have been given numerous labels, but not necessarily the positive labels bestowed upon other forms of creative expression. No matter the divisiveness or repulsion, other forms and disciplines are usually accepted whole. Here, we explore some of the reasoning behind the subtle, and overt, rejections of rap lyrics as true art form.
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Kahron Spearman -
Original Content An editorial offering up the stance that Auto-Tune did not kill hip-hop, rather, it brought new life into the genre.
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Matt Aceto -
Original Content After turning in the finest album of his career to date, Pusha T should strike while the iron is hot.
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Robert Blair -
Original Content XXXTentacion's sudden passing exposed some of humanity’s most deplorable tendencies.
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Luke Hinz -
Original Content We have a hypothesis concerning Young Thug's surprise EP, "Hear No Evil."
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Narsimha Chintaluri -
Original Content "Horrorcore" is often considered a niche art-form, yet many mainstream producers have gladly drawn from the macabre.
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Mitch Findlay -
Original Content 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.
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Robert Blair
