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Politics How Music Can Shape Our Politics: From Kendrick Lamar To N.W.A. Politics and music have always existed hand-in-hand. By Cole Blake July 26, 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 When Beefs Go Too Far Did Troy Ave, Spaceghost Purrp, and Kanye cross the line in their recent beefs? By Patrick Lyons March 03, 2016
Original Content The "Weirdo Rap" Divide A divide is growing in hip-hop between genre traditionalists and the artists many of them call "weirdo rappers." In this editorial, we examine the various differences between the two camps, and explain why they're both vital to the future of hip-hop. By Patrick Lyons June 12, 2014
Sports LaVar Ball: Smaller Baller To Big Baller Brand Call him what you want, but LaVar Ball has secured an empire for his wife and kids. By Karlton Jahmal December 08, 2017
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
Original Content Rebirth Pt. 3: The Evolution Of The MC Rap is filled with a lot of MCs. No question. But what separates one rapper from the next? An artist's hometown is about as blurred as his flow and look compared to other like-minded entertainers. With the Internet and blogging, it's even harder to find an MC that's truly a product of where he represents. While we're growing to accept that sound does not need to be regional anymore, how have MCs evolved with the influx of independent labels, the blogosphere, and other elements of the millennial generation? By Chris Richburg June 04, 2014
Original Content Hip-Hop's Obsession With The "Classic" Album Why the hip-hop community worships Nas' "Illmatic" and how the album's classic status has shaped the direction of the genre By Luke Hinz October 01, 2018
Original Content Album Number Seven: Examining The "Lucky Number" An honor reserved for the veteran, album seven often goes uncelebrated. By Mitch Findlay October 08, 2019
Original Content Rap Beef Is Now "Time Sensitive": A Brief Analysis Do fightin' words really have an expiration date? By Mitch Findlay April 16, 2019
Original Content Should Kanye West Respond To Drake's "Duppy?" We're still waiting for Pusha T to answer to Drake's "Duppy," but should Kanye West be penning his own response? By Mitch Findlay May 28, 2018
Original Content Classic Rotation: Gang Starr's "Daily Operation" Gang Starr's second album, turning 25 today, is a low-key classic. By Patrick Lyons May 05, 2017