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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 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 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 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
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
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 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 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 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 Eminem's "Relapse" Turns 10: Examining His Most Underrated Album How many people you know can name every serial killer who ever existed in a row? By Mitch Findlay May 15, 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 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 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
Original Content Is Lil Pump Misunderstood Satire? Have we misunderstood what Lil Pump is all about, really? By Taylor Rubright March 21, 2019
Original Content We’re Still Processing Mac Miller’s Death A reflection. By Rose Lilah November 07, 2018

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