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Original Content Masters Of Cadence: The Art Of "Voice" In Hip-Hop Lyricism and flow are essential tools, but which rappers have truly mastered the art of "voice?" By Mitch Findlay October 02, 2018
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 Kanye West's "Yeezus:" Unpacking A Truly Divisive Album Following "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy" was no easy task. By Mitch Findlay September 19, 2018
Original Content What Happened To Rita Ora? Is Rita Ora her own worst enemy? By E Gadsby September 12, 2018
Original Content Nicki Minaj Has Mastered The Art Of Social Media Self-Promotion Nicki Minaj uses social media as a promotional tool like no one else in hip-hop. Is it too much exposure or simply part of the job? By Matt F September 04, 2018
Original Content The Issue With "Bringing New York Back" New York hip-hop never went anywhere, really. By Richard Bryan August 23, 2018
Original Content Why Is Lil Uzi Vert Using Heaven's Gate Cult Imagery For His Artwork? Is Lil Uzi Vert's latest artwork reveal all about style, or is he actually into Heaven's Gate cult ideology? By Rose Lilah August 03, 2018
Original Content We Want The Funk: From P-Funk To G-Funk & Beyond, A Brief History With the recent release of YouTube’s documentary "G Funk," it’s as good of a time as ever to trace the history of the West Coast sound that ruled the world throughout the 90s and set the stage for hip hop as we know it today. By Gus Fisher July 25, 2018
Original Content Denzel Curry Is Leading His Generation By Example Denzel Curry's "Clout Cobain" and "Percs" prove the young rapper is standing firmly at the top of his class. By Mitch Findlay July 18, 2018
Original Content 50 Cent's "How To Rob" Foreshadowed The Troll He'd One Day Become 50 Cent's "How To Rob" proves that a knack for trolling was forever within his blood. By Mitch Findlay July 05, 2018
Original Content Making Sense Of Chief Keef's Place In Hip Hop Chief Keef has quietly become one of hip-hop's most influential figures, yet his place in the game remains debated to this day. By Luke Hinz July 03, 2018
Original Content Have We Let Young Thug Down? In our quest to re-capture lightning in a bottle, have we become too dismissive of what Young Thug still has to offer? By Narsimha Chintaluri June 18, 2018