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Original Content Waka Flocka's Hard In Da Paint: A Blunt Force Masterclass In Trap Fatalism Callous, puncturing, visceral, and goonish. Call it what you will, but "Flockaveli" and it’s centerpiece “Hard In da Paint” signify one of trap music’s most critical junctures. By Luke Hinz February 05, 2020 3.3K Views
Original Content Predicting 2020 Music Trends Forecasting the year to come and taking stock of what 2019 can tell us about the trends of tomorrow. By Luke Hinz January 03, 2020 4.2K Views
Reviews Fat Joe's "Family Ties" Proves To Be An Apathetic Farewell At long last, Joey Crack has decided to hang up his Yankee fitted, at least for now. By Luke Hinz December 15, 2019 12.2K Views
Original Content Family Friendly Rap: Why The Sanitization Of Rap Is A Problem Against the sanitization of rap music. By Sanibel Chai November 29, 2019 2.8K Views
Original Content Griselda: The Second Coming Of That "Classic Shit" 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 November 29, 2019 6.5K Views
Reviews Kanye West "Jesus Is King" Review 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 November 04, 2019 10.4K Views
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 8.9K Views
Original Content IDK Is Kanye West's Latest Pupil: Analyzing The Influence On "Is He Real?" 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 September 16, 2019 6.3K Views
Original Content Hip Hop's Newest Wave: Tracing The Influences Of Polo G, Lil Tjay, Calboy 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 September 10, 2019 5.6K Views
Viral How TikTok's Niche Viral Space Is Redefining The Music Industry The video app has been downloaded over a billion times, and it's not hard to see why. By Luke Hinz August 30, 2019 5.2K Views
Original Content Why Do We Get Lit To Sad Bangers? Making sense of the music that would have us shed a tear and let loose all at once. By Luke Hinz August 22, 2019 7.9K Views
Original Content The Intoxicating YNW Melly Cocktail: Juxtaposition And Pain 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 August 13, 2019 10.7K Views
Original Content Post Malone Brings His Bedazzled Cowboy Grit To NYC In Debut "Circles" Performance With new music just around the corner, Post looks to perfect a sound that has already enthralled millions. By Luke Hinz August 06, 2019 4.8K Views
Original Content "Free Meek" Premiere: A New Docuseries That Puts The System On Trial “This is a story in which there is injustice in every crack and crevice.” By Luke Hinz August 03, 2019 1.7K Views
Original Content How Lil Nas X's Never-Ending "Old Town Road" Rollout Changed The Game “Old Town Road” is gonna ride til’ the remixes can’t no more. By Luke Hinz July 29, 2019 4.9K Views
Original Content How To Age Gracefully In Hip Hop Youth is wasted on the young. By Luke Hinz July 11, 2019 6.0K Views
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 9.6K Views
Original Content Collision Course: How Musical Independence Has Ignited A Streaming War The successes and failures of platforms like Spotify and United Masters could redefine the trajectory of the entire music industry. By Luke Hinz May 03, 2019 3.2K Views
Original Content How Hip Hop Has Embraced Meme Culture Peak social media era is upon us, gobbling up virality and spitting it back out to mixed (and often controversial) results. By Luke Hinz March 20, 2019 3.5K Views
Original Content Soulja Boy Vs. Tyga: Biggest Comeback Of 2018 In a world bloated by a reverence for celebrity status, hip hop beef is more bizarre than ever. By Luke Hinz January 17, 2019 6.6K Views
Society NYPD Sued For Withholding Info On Donald Trump's Gun Licenses The Daily Dot holding the NYPD accountable for holding up "Transparency of Government." By Devin Ch June 23, 2018 2.1K Views