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Original Content What Happened To Charles Hamilton? A decade after the rap blog era's crown prince first broke through, we're left looking back on his career with more questions and what if's than answers. By Harrison Tenpas December 05, 2017
Original Content Why Redman Is One Of The Greatest Of All Time Where does Redman rank in the greatest-of-all-time conversation? And why does he continue to fly under the radar? By Luke Hinz April 07, 2019
Original Content The Sustained Cultural Significance Of "The Boondocks" “Excuse me, everyone. I have a brief announcement to make: Jesus was Black, Ronald Reagan was the devil, and the government is lying about 9/11. Thank you for your time. And goodnight.” By Luke Hinz May 09, 2019
Original Content The Takedown Of Iggy Azalea: Where Did The "Fancy" Rapper Go Wrong? When will Iggy Azalea's rap career see new life? Do we even want it to? By E Gadsby December 14, 2017
Original Content Drake & Cardi B's Las Vegas Residencies Are A Massive Win For Hip-Hop After decades of fighting for its due respect, Drake and Cardi B's Las Vegas residencies cement hip-hop's place at the forefront of modern culture. By Robert Blair February 01, 2019
Original Content Lil Wayne's "Crying Out For Me" Verse Quietly Influenced The Game Lil Wayne's verse on Mario's "Crying Out For Me" remix arrived during his acclaimed 2007 run. By Rose Lilah January 29, 2020
Original Content The A$AP Rocky Generation: How Flacko Influenced Modern Hip-Hop Far from just remolding The Dirty South's sound or serving as a fashion icon, A$AP Rocky's influence over current culture runs deep. By Robert Blair January 18, 2019
Original Content Takeover Vs. Ether: Revisiting The Jay-Z & Nas Beef Revisiting the most thrilling rap battle of all time. By Luke Hinz June 22, 2018
Original Content The Singles Era Is Upon Us (And What It Means For Music Consumption) Another facet of our current streaming-verse explored. By Luke Hinz September 26, 2019
Original Content Cash Money's "Bling Bling" & The Beginning Of An Era From a Lil Wayne chorus to an inescapable cultural phenomenon, we reflect on the "Bling Bling" era. By Luke Hinz January 02, 2019
Entertainment Woody Allen's Step-Daughter Turned Wife, Soon-Yi, Speaks On Sexual Assault Allegations Allen's questionable history of romance is defended by his wife. By Karlton Jahmal September 17, 2018
Original Content Future Is King Of Hit-Making For A Generation Transcending Genres And Labels Is Future an R&B artist? By Michael Kawaida December 31, 2019
Original Content How Bobby Shmurda Helped Propel New York Rap We revisit the legacy of Bobby Shmurda, and all that he helped New York achieve prior to his incarceration. By Jibril Yassin January 24, 2019
Original Content What Post Malone's Hip-Hop Commentary Says About The Artist Himself A response to Post Malone's recent interview. By Vince Rick November 27, 2017
Original Content How Missy Elliott Changed Hip-Hop An examination of the innovations Missy Elliott made to music and culture throughout her career. By Gus Fisher February 05, 2019
Original Content Lil Dicky's "Earth" Bucks Internet Trend Of Sarcasm With Much-Needed Dose Of Sincerity Why Lil Dicky's "Earth" is important. By Sanibel Chai April 26, 2019
Original Content The Life & Legacy Of Death Row Records How a cutting-edge record label would come to define an entire era. By Luke Hinz April 10, 2019

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