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Original Content Why Lil Nas X's Removal From Billboard Country Chart Matters Far from an isolated incident, Lil Nas X's exclusion from the Billboard Country Charts is endemic of a wider problem facing today's hip-hop stars. By Robert Blair April 03, 2019
Original Content Kanye West's Changing Relationship With Art For the first time in over a decade, Kanye & I have don't have much to speak about. By Narsimha Chintaluri June 06, 2018
Original Content Why Are Lil Wayne & Blink-182 Going On Tour Together? Is this tour an indication that Lil Wayne will be blessing us with another rock-infused album? By Taylor Rubright May 10, 2019
Politics Why We Protest & Riot: Perspective From The Front Lines A report from the front lines of the Los Angeles protests, where thousands rallied in the streets seeking justice for George Floyd. By Karlton Jahmal June 02, 2020
Original Content New Orleans Hip-Hop: From Under Water To Underground New Orleans has always been a hub for music, first with Jazz and then more recently with hip hop. NOLA hip hop culture has been around since the '80s and the bounce movement, putting the city on the map for quality hip hop. But the damage of the storm proved to be much stronger than anyone expected. Artists and record companies like Cash Money and No Limit had no choice but to relocate to other states and lay low. Despite the permanent damage Hurricane Katrina inflicted on so many lives, the underground hip hop scene has slowly returned to the city in an effort to rebuild the New Orleans spirit. By Rula Al-Nasrawi March 07, 2014
Society How The Relationship Between Hip-Hop & Politics Has Evolved A brief overview and discussion of hip-hop's interaction with politics, in light of Black History Month. By Karlton Jahmal February 23, 2018
Original Content Hip-Hop Olympics Bracket Week 1: California Love Is California the strongest region in hip-hop history? Draft your own team in our new Bracket Competition! By Mitch Findlay May 02, 2018
Original Content J. Cole's "Middle Child" Philosophy: Bridging The Gap Caught in the middle of two generations, J.Cole is doing his utmost to create a future where the two can prosper. By Robert Blair February 01, 2019
Original Content Tay-K's Sentencing Is A Scary & Increasingly Common Precedent On Tay-K's conviction and dangerous legal precedents. By Samuel Allan July 25, 2019
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
Original Content Is Drake Losing His Clout? Drake's "Scorpion" is as successful as any album he's ever released, but is the Canadian megastar losing his grasp on the zeitgeist? By Patrick Lyons July 18, 2018
Original Content Big Sean Is Grown Big Sean unlocks new growth in his latest releases. By Sanibel Chai July 29, 2019