Absurdly Detailed Investigations
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A Breakdown: All 69 People Who Worked on Frank Ocean’s ‘Blonde’
An absurdly detailed investigation into Frank’s newly-unveiled ‘Blonde’ album credits.
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Kanye West’s Designer Friends, An Absurdly Detailed Investigation
To truly understand Kanye West’s transformation, you have to look at the company he keeps these days.
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An Absurdly Detailed Conspiracy Theory on The Weeknd’s Music Videos
We try to decipher what the hell is happening in The Weeknd’s music videos.
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Every Curren$y Project Ever, Ranked (An Absurdly Detailed Investigation)
Curren$y has accomplishment a lot over the past decade, but has his overwhelming output diluted his legacy?
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Hip-Hop Lyrics Embracing Acts of Terrorism, a Brief History
Whether it’s a reference to the Twin Towers, Al-Qaeda or bombs exploding, hip-hop and terrorism remain forever linked.
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The Best Nas Lyrics, Every Year Since 1991
Before the video for “Nas Album Done” is released, we look back at two plus decades of his lyrical brilliance.
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JAY-Z Rapping Over Immaculate Horns, an Absurdly Detailed Investigation
Whether it’s a sax, trumpet or trombone, JAY-Z has a history of rapping over production with incredible horns.
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Rappers Love ’90s Nick Cartoons
From Timmy Turner to orange video cassette tapes with Tommy and Chuckie, ’90s cartoons are running rap right now.
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Inside Birdman’s Unbelievably Strange & (Probably) Fake Oil Company
We couldn’t have dreamed up what we would find when we started digging into Birdman’s oil company.
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The Evolution of Drake’s “AM/PM” Song Series
Six years and six albums after it started, Drizzy’s series has crossed time zones and spelled out the trajectory of his career.
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A Tribute to the Days of the Massive Mega Rap Remix
Remember when DJ Khaled was pumping out huge remixes faster than Snapchat flicks? When Game got 24 rappers on the “One Blood (Remix)”?
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Soulja Boy’s Deal Isn’t Really Worth $400 Million: “He Tweeted Something He Shouldn’t Have”
Other sites confirmed Soulja’s $400 million deal was real. We discovered the truth is far different.