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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 22.6K Views
Original Content How Suge Knight Became Hip-Hop's Biggest Antagonist Fresh from Joyner Lucas wishing death upon him on "Devil's Work," we examine how Death Row's Suge Knight became the most hated villain in hip-hop's collective history. By Robert Blair May 16, 2019 21.2K Views
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 18.5K Views
Original Content What Happened To Rich Homie Quan? A few years ago, RHQ seemed poised for stardom. Then he almost entirely stopped releasing music. By Patrick Lyons February 22, 2018 85.1K Views
Original Content Is Lil Pump Misunderstood Satire? Have we misunderstood what Lil Pump is all about, really? By Taylor Rubright March 21, 2019 14.5K Views
Original Content If Mumble Rap Is The New Impressionism, Playboi Carti Is Monet We explore how mumble rap can be likened to the 19th century Impressionist movement in art. By Nelson Aguilar November 12, 2018 13.5K Views
Original Content How Can Rolling Loud Compete With Festivals Like Coachella & Lollapalooza? What does the future have in store for the hip-hop festival? By Noelle Perkins April 17, 2018 8.3K Views
Original Content Female Voices Are Dominating The Hip-Hop Landscape The hip-hop landscape is currently ripe with female artists, doing whatever it is they want to do. By Talia Smith April 24, 2019 6.5K Views
Original Content "Heartless": Analyzing The Weeknd's "Psychotic" New Chapter Amid a tonal shift and a new look, we examine what The Weeknd's "Heartless" and "Blinding Lights" represent going forward. By Robert Blair November 28, 2019 8.4K Views
Original Content What Is It About Playboi Carti? Examining what makes Playboi Carti's music and everything else he does, so appealing to the masses. By Samuel Allan May 29, 2019 11.4K Views
Original Content Hip Hop's Newest Wave: Tracing The Influences Of Polo G, Lil Tjay, Calboy A generation removed from Chief Keef, the stunning transformation of street rap has revealed something much more than just the next iteration of Chicago drill. By Luke Hinz September 10, 2019 5.8K Views
Original Content 21 Savage: Born In The UK, Made In Atlanta Despite 21 Savage's birthplace, it's clear his identity is deeply intertwined with Atlanta. By Robert Blair February 06, 2019 20.6K Views