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Original Content Drake’s Co-Sign: The Hip-Hop Superpower Drake is leaving behind an amazing hip-hop legacy. By Matt F January 03, 2019 33.3K Views
Society Kanye West: The Beautiful Dark Twisted Philosopher Kanye West started with what appeared to be good-intentioned, self-improvement musings in his return to Twitter, before veering into narcissistic and political territory. What's the impact of this on the people that he wants to break out of the "simulation"? By Vince Rick April 25, 2018 12.5K Views
Original Content What Does "Selling Out" Mean In The Digital Age? Can today's artists still sell out? By Luke Hinz October 22, 2018 7.1K Views
Original Content What Is Young Thug Up To? An Argument For "Hear No Evil" EP Series We have a hypothesis concerning Young Thug's surprise EP, "Hear No Evil." By Narsimha Chintaluri April 16, 2018 11.9K Views
Original Content Is Joe Budden Right About Kanye West's "Sunday Service"? Aggrieved by Kanye West's latest attempt to intermingle faith with financial gain at Coachella, could Joe Budden have uncovered 'Ye's grand plan? By Robert Blair April 23, 2019 27.5K Views
Original Content Collision Course: How Musical Independence Has Ignited A Streaming War The successes and failures of platforms like Spotify and United Masters could redefine the trajectory of the entire music industry. By Luke Hinz May 03, 2019 3.3K Views
Original Content Why Comedy Rap Is Always Considered "Less Than" Can comedic rap ever escape the asterisk beside its name? By Sanibel Chai November 16, 2018 10.4K Views
Original Content How Odd Future Influenced The Current Rap Landscape We reflect on the lasting legacy and influence of Odd Future. By Gus Fisher June 15, 2018 26.0K Views
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 4.5K Views
Original Content When Hip-Hop's Protege-Mentor Relationships Turn Sour Why do so many relationships between advisors and students in hip-hop eventually implode? By Robert Blair October 20, 2019 13.2K Views
Original Content Tory Lanez Is Resurrecting Friendly Competition In Hip-Hop The art of competition. By Karlton Jahmal January 31, 2019 21.4K 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