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Original Content The Duality Of Tupac's Relationship With Women We examine the seemingly conflicting ideals that resided within the psyche of the late Tupac Shakur. By Robert Blair August 02, 2019
Original Content Where Will Rick Ross' "Port Of Miami 2" Take Him? Will he deliver his fans a new classic album with "Port of Miami 2," or just some lemon pepper wings? By Michael Kaminsky June 20, 2019
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 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 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
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
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
Original Content From Kanye To Uzi: What Does Streaming's Ability To Alter Music Mean For The Album? Now that altering music in real time is more commonplace, we examine whether this is a helpful or harmful for the world of hip-hop and music at large By Robert Blair April 24, 2019
Original Content Is Nicki Minaj Really The "Bad Guy"? Dissecting Her Two New Songs Nicki Minaj and Cardi B continue to remain uniquely linked, but are fans seeing smoke where there's no fire? By Mitch Findlay April 12, 2018
Original Content Unraveling Lil Wayne & Birdman's Lengthy Road To Reconciliation After reuniting on the Juvenile-assisted "Ride Dat," we survey Lil Wayne and Birdman's bitter feud to pinpoint what went wrong and how their bond was finally repaired. By Robert Blair September 19, 2019
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 The Curious Success Of Bhad Bhabie Danielle Bregoli has seen her popularity explode after adopting the name 'Bhad Bhabie' and getting in the studio. By Joseph Coffey-Slattery October 30, 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 The Significance Of An Album's "Title Track" Stop taking the title-track for granted. By Mitch Findlay October 16, 2018
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

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