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Original Content Should Today's Hip-Hop Artists Study The Past? In light of MC Ren's claims that rappers need to be aware of their past to qualify as "artists", we take a look at the validity of that statement and see if it holds weight in today's industry. By Robert Blair June 05, 2019
Original Content How To Age Gracefully In Hip Hop Youth is wasted on the young. By Luke Hinz July 11, 2019
Original Content Album Number Seven: Examining The "Lucky Number" An honor reserved for the veteran, album seven often goes uncelebrated. By Mitch Findlay October 08, 2019
Original Content TIME 100: Why Was Hip-Hop Snubbed & Who Deserves A Spot? In the midst of TIME Magazine's omission of hip-hop from their most influential list, we examine whether there is a larger trend at play and who deserved one of those coveted spots. By Robert Blair April 22, 2019
Original Content Are We Approaching The Carolinas' Hip-Hop Golden Age? After years of being overlooked, is Carolina finally getting its due respect as a hotbed of talent? By Robert Blair March 22, 2019
Society Tomi Lahren Fires Twitter Shots At Colin Kaepernick Happy Thanksgiving, now have some political discussion courtesy of Tomi Lahren and Colin Kaepernick. By Mitch Findlay November 24, 2017
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 Rap Beef Is Now "Time Sensitive": A Brief Analysis Do fightin' words really have an expiration date? By Mitch Findlay April 16, 2019
Original Content The Beast Coast Formation: Will They Finally Get Their Due Credit? As their debut album approaches, we examine why even Beast Coast's biggest entities are still burdened with the title of "slept on" in the industry. By Robert Blair April 11, 2019
Original Content Does Lil Pump Need To Evolve In 2019? With 21 Savage and Kodak Black exhibiting notable growth on their recent project, does Lil Pump need to follow suit on "Harverd Dropout" to avoid being lost in the shuffle? By Robert Blair January 10, 2019
Wrestling The Rock Needs One More WWE Match Fresh from awarding Roman Reigns his film debut in "Hobbs and Shaw," it's becoming increasingly clear that The Rock needs one more foray into the squared circle. By Robert Blair August 18, 2019
Original Content Juicy J's Reinvention & Hustle Is Infinite Nearly three decades into his career, we examine how Three 6 Mafia's Juicy J remains as vital as ever. By Robert Blair April 19, 2019