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Original Content How Modern Hip-Hop's Disrespect Reflects The Spirit Of Punk Music Rather than following hip-hop's treasured code of conduct, today's rappers are echoing the early days of punk rock. By Robert Blair April 12, 2019
Original Content 21 Savage's 2019: An Exercise In Restraint In the months since he was released from detention, 21 Savage has maintained a relatively low profile. Now, as he gradually begins to return to the fray, we examine why it was beneficial for The Slaughter Gang artist to do so. By Robert Blair November 02, 2019
Original Content J. Cole Has Quietly Remained One Of Hip-Hop's Biggest Superstars Does J. Cole's "K.O.D." mark the return of hip-hop's benevolent king? By Mitch Findlay April 18, 2018
Original Content The Chaos Of Childish Gambino's "This Is America" Childish Gambino’s latest undertaking explores the joy and senseless violence of black America. By Luke Hinz May 08, 2018
Original Content Tay-K's Sentencing Is A Scary & Increasingly Common Precedent On Tay-K's conviction and dangerous legal precedents. By Samuel Allan July 25, 2019
Original Content Tory Lanez Is Resurrecting Friendly Competition In Hip-Hop The art of competition. By Karlton Jahmal January 31, 2019
Original Content J. Cole's "2014 Forest Hills Drive": A Classic Without Features? J. Cole's third album celebrates five years. By Mitch Findlay December 09, 2019
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
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 Frank Ocean's "DHL": The Independent Jugg The man known to rock "Worldnet" hoodies returns with an impressionist piece well-suited for the occasion. By Luke Hinz October 25, 2019
Original Content Analyzing The Lil Nas X Business Model Just a day prior to the release of his "7 EP," we examine Lil Nas X's unique marketing tactics and social media mastery. By Robert Blair June 20, 2019
Original Content Young Thug Is A Modern-Day Picasso Is Young Thug a Cubist? By Sanibel Chai January 16, 2019