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Original Content The deceased Colombian drug kingpin continues to have a commanding presence in hip hop. By Luke Hinz 34.4K Views -
Original Content Uncertainty abounds for the platform's progeny. By Luke Hinz 21.4K Views -
Original Content A generation removed from Chief Keef, the stunning transformation of street rap has revealed something much more than just the next iteration of Chicago drill. By Luke Hinz 5.7K Views -
Original Content IDK's "Is He Real?" is the latest project from a long line of self-described Kanye West disciples. Whether or not it lives up to the billing is up for debate. By Luke Hinz 6.4K Views -
Reviews Kanye’s musical ear remains one-of-one, but sonic choices alone can’t save what is largely an erratic and uninspired affair. By Luke Hinz 10.4K Views -
Original Content The famed jazz musician, Wynton Marsalis, had some choice words for hip hop in a recent podcast. By Luke Hinz 12.8K Views -
Original Content The hip-hop community has long turned a blind eye to mental health, but the stigma is gradually beginning to unravel. By Luke Hinz 13.4K Views -
Original Content Why the hip-hop community worships Nas' "Illmatic" and how the album's classic status has shaped the direction of the genre By Luke Hinz 22.4K Views -
Original Content There's much to be gleaned from the music of an artist whose breakout hit reads like the criminal charges he now faces. By Luke Hinz 10.8K Views -
Reviews At long last, Joey Crack has decided to hang up his Yankee fitted, at least for now. By Luke Hinz 12.3K Views -
Original Content Making sense of the music that would have us shed a tear and let loose all at once. By Luke Hinz 8.0K Views -
Original Content Few can go bar-for-bar with Griselda, Buffalo's tight-knit rap crew that is giving an old sound new flavor. By Luke Hinz 6.5K Views -
Original Content Cover art is more important than ever in 2018. By Luke Hinz 7.5K Views -
Original Content “This is a story in which there is injustice in every crack and crevice.” By Luke Hinz 1.7K Views -
Viral The video app has been downloaded over a billion times, and it's not hard to see why. By Luke Hinz 5.3K Views -
Original Content Forecasting the year to come and taking stock of what 2019 can tell us about the trends of tomorrow. By Luke Hinz 4.2K Views -
Original Content Can today's artists still sell out? By Luke Hinz 7.0K Views -
Original Content The Atlanta rapper is preparing to unleash a solo album that will hopefully peel back the layers of an untold story. By Luke Hinz 67.9K Views -
Original Content Should we listen to music against a dead artist’s wishes? Determining how to appropriately immortalize deceased artists is a tall order, and one of the hardest questions in 21st-century pop music. By Luke Hinz 3.9K Views
