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Original Content The Issue With "Bringing New York Back" New York hip-hop never went anywhere, really. By Richard Bryan August 23, 2018
Original Content Why Wynton Marsalis' Anti Hip-Hop Comments Are Unfair The famed jazz musician, Wynton Marsalis, had some choice words for hip hop in a recent podcast. By Luke Hinz June 03, 2018
Original Content How Missy Elliott Changed Hip-Hop An examination of the innovations Missy Elliott made to music and culture throughout her career. By Gus Fisher February 05, 2019
Original Content Should Drake Respond To Pusha T & Kanye West? What is an actor-turned-rapper to do for some well-earned respect? By Narsimha Chintaluri June 05, 2018
Original Content Nicki Minaj Has Mastered The Art Of Social Media Self-Promotion Nicki Minaj uses social media as a promotional tool like no one else in hip-hop. Is it too much exposure or simply part of the job? By Matt F September 04, 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 How J. Prince Achieved "OG" Status Now that he's laying down the law on a regular basis, it's time for a refresher course on how J. Prince became one of hip-hop's most formidable figures. By Robert Blair March 15, 2019
Original Content A Response To Ben Shapiro's Claim That "Rap Is Not Music" The pseudo-intellectual dropped an absolute goose egg earlier this week that surprised no one. By Luke Hinz September 20, 2019
Original Content How Bobby Shmurda Helped Propel New York Rap We revisit the legacy of Bobby Shmurda, and all that he helped New York achieve prior to his incarceration. By Jibril Yassin January 24, 2019
Original Content How To Age Gracefully In Hip Hop Youth is wasted on the young. By Luke Hinz July 11, 2019
Original Content RIP CD: The Death Of An Ideal Listening Experience Who shall weep for the Compact Disc? By Mitch Findlay March 14, 2019
Original Content Have We Let Young Thug Down? In our quest to re-capture lightning in a bottle, have we become too dismissive of what Young Thug still has to offer? By Narsimha Chintaluri June 18, 2018