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The Weeknd – Echoes of Silence (Mixtape)

The Weeknd – Echoes of Silence (Mixtape)

Here's a brand new mixtape from The Weeknd. It starts off with a cover of Michael Jackson's Dirty Diana and takes off from there. Listen to all of Echoes of Silence and download it below. Download Mixtape... Read more
December 22, 2011 Audio, Mixes
Who was your first favorite rapper? We asked Big Daddy Kane, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Kendrick Lamar, Murs, Statik Selektah, Freddie Gibbs, 9th Wonder, Stic Man, Skyzoo, Chuuwee, Skillz, tabi Bonney and more. The answers ranged from EPMD to 2Pac and everything in between. Check out who was you favorite rapper’s favorite rapper.

Who was your first favorite rapper? We asked Big Daddy Kane, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Kendrick Lamar, Murs, Statik Selektah, Freddie Gibbs, 9th Wonder, Stic Man, Skyzoo, Chuuwee, Skillz, tabi Bonney and more. The answers ranged from EPMD to 2Pac and everything in between. Check out who was you favorite rapper’s favorite rapper.

Where It All Began (Part 3) - Who Was Your First Favorite Rapper? Click here for parts 1 and 2 of Where It Began where many of the same stars discuss the first piece of music they ever bought and who first exposed them to hip-hop.... Read more
December 21, 2011 Video
Asher Roth – Common Knowledge (Video)

Asher Roth – Common Knowledge (Video)

Here's a new video for another dope song from Asher Roth. Check out Common Knowledge. Also, click here if you missed his Pabst & Jazz mixtape.... Read more
December 21, 2011 Video
The ILLZ – Despiertate (Awake)

The ILLZ – Despiertate (Awake)

Depiertate (Awake) by The ILLZ is an early gift for the holidays--hot rhymes and a dark, moody track. Check it out. Click the down arrow on the right of the player to download.... Read more
December 21, 2011 Audio
TiRon & Ayomari – All My Love ft Yummy Bingham (Video)

TiRon & Ayomari – All My Love ft Yummy Bingham (Video)

2011 is finishing strong. Here's a new video from TiRon and Ayomari. Check out All My Love featuring Yummy Bingham. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynUV-c0onos&feature=player_embedded... Read more
December 21, 2011 Video
Evidence Speaks – Interview (Video)

Evidence Speaks – Interview (Video)

Here's a cool interview of Evidence from 2DopeBoyz. He talks about his album Cats & Dogs, the pros and cons of signing a major label deal, a new Dilated Peoples album and more. Check it out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KaJRASrXIo&feature=player_embedded... Read more
December 21, 2011 Video
ElzHi – Memory Lane (Video)

ElzHi – Memory Lane (Video)

ElzHi dropped ElMatic, his mind-blowing ode to Nas' Illmatic, earlier in the year. It was definitely one of the best albums of the year. Here's the video for Memory Lane, from that project. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=V2vtiFZ7nrs... Read more
December 20, 2011 Video
Here’s a fresh new mixtape from Asher Roth. Listen to all of Pabst & Jazz below.

Here’s a fresh new mixtape from Asher Roth. Listen to all of Pabst & Jazz below.

Asher Roth has dropped a couple of hot songs over the last few days from a new project. Here's the whole mixtape, Pabst & Jazz. Listen to the whole album and download it below. Download Mixtape... Read more
December 20, 2011 Audio, Mixes
Slaughterhouse – Hot 97 Freestyle (Video)

Slaughterhouse – Hot 97 Freestyle (Video)

The Slaughterhouse crew dropped by New York's Hot 97 and dropped bombs in the form of verses with Funkmaster Flex. Check out the video.... Read more
December 20, 2011 Video
Was there ever any question that Def Jam Recordings would be the #1 most important hip-hop record label of all time??? Here’s a 30-song playlist of music from some of the legendary Def Jam artists: LL, Public Enemy, The Beastie Boys, Redman, Method Man and more.

Was there ever any question that Def Jam Recordings would be the #1 most important hip-hop record label of all time??? Here’s a 30-song playlist of music from some of the legendary Def Jam artists: LL, Public Enemy, The Beastie Boys, Redman, Method Man and more.

Before record labels were considered “the enemy” their brands actually meant something. Artists dreamed of being on the same label as the MCs they grew up idolizing and some labels had such credibility fans would buy the record just because it was on that label. We decided to look at... Read more
December 19, 2011 Audio, Food for Thought, Playlists, Throwback, Video
Talib Kweli – Distractions (Video)

Talib Kweli – Distractions (Video)

Here's the video for Talib Kweli's new song, Distractions. It features footage from his trips to Occupy Wall Street. Check it out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JlWDgOe_Is&feature=player_embedded... Read more
December 19, 2011 Video
K. Sparks – Renaissance

K. Sparks – Renaissance

Here's a new joint from K. Sparks. The track has a G-Funk feel to it and K. Sparks' flow is right in the pocket. Check out Renaissance. Click the down arrow on the right of the player to download.... Read more
December 19, 2011 Audio
Murs – ’67 Cutlass (Video)

Murs – ’67 Cutlass (Video)

Murs' new video, '67 Cutlass is genius. It stays true to the comic story Murs tells in the song about a road trip gone bad. '67 Cutlass is from Murs' Love & Rockets Vol. 1: The Transformation, one of the best albums to drop this year. Check out the video.... Read more
December 19, 2011 Video
Common – Celebrate (Video)

Common – Celebrate (Video)

Here's the latest video from Common. Check out Celebrate. This is feel good music. Common's album The Dreamer, The Believer is in stores tomorrow. Click here to stream the whole album. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJmaQgh-cGk&feature=player_embedded... Read more
December 19, 2011 Video
1982 (Statik Selektah & Termanology) – Play Your Role ft Reks (Video)

1982 (Statik Selektah & Termanology) – Play Your Role ft Reks (Video)

The audio for 1982's (Statik Selektah & Termanology) Play Your Role dropped a few weeks ago. The song featured Reks and, like much of 1982's material, is a not toward vintage 90's hip-hop. Here's the video. Check it out. Also, click here to see what Statik Selektah, Termanology, Big Daddy... Read more
December 18, 2011 Video
Wiz Khalifa – California (Video)

Wiz Khalifa – California (Video)

Wiz Khalifa goes back to that G-Funk sound that he had on Kush & OJ on his new song, California. Check out the video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=37-y1qRnVNw... Read more
December 17, 2011 Video
Kanye West – VOYR: Church (Video)

Kanye West – VOYR: Church (Video)

Here's a journey into the mind of Kanye West. Check out the behind the scenes video VOYR: Church. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkFK1b8ZW4I&feature=player_embedded... Read more
December 17, 2011 Video
Blu & Exile – give me flowers while i can smell them (Album Stream)

Blu & Exile – give me flowers while i can smell them (Album Stream)

Here's a full previously unreleased album from Blu & Exile.  You can listen to the whole project below.  Check out "give me flowers while i can smell them." give me my flowers while i can smell them by exile & blu... Read more
December 16, 2011 Audio
Asher Roth – Choices ft Action Bronson

Asher Roth – Choices ft Action Bronson

Asher Roth's new project is sounding really strong. Choices is the second song to drop from the upcoming Pabst & Jazz album, and it features Action Bronson. Check it out. Also, click here for the title track, Pabst & Jazz. Click here to download.... Read more
December 16, 2011 Audio
Death Row Records was the most feared record label in the music industry. They are the 2nd most important hip-hop record label of all time. For the full scoop on Death Row and a video playlist of its classics, click here.

Death Row Records was the most feared record label in the music industry. They are the 2nd most important hip-hop record label of all time. For the full scoop on Death Row and a video playlist of its classics, click here.

#2 Death Row Records The history of Death Row Records reads like a season of The Sopranos. Suge Knight was the Godfather figure who rose to power as quickly as anyone ever in entertainment, and he ruled with an iron fist once he got to the top. The label was... Read more
December 15, 2011 Food for Thought, Playlists, Throwback, Video
Bad Boy Records made the East Coast relevant again in rap music, making it the 3rd most important hip-hop record label in history.

Bad Boy Records made the East Coast relevant again in rap music, making it the 3rd most important hip-hop record label in history.

#3 Bad Boy Records While East Coast Rap music was never dead, there is no question that from mid-1992 to mid-1994 commercial hip-hop was dominated by the West Coast, primarily by Death Row Records. It was not until Sean "Diddy" Combs was fired from Uptown Records and decided to launch... Read more
December 15, 2011 Food for Thought, Playlists, Video
Nardwaur vs. Ghostface Killah (Video)

Nardwaur vs. Ghostface Killah (Video)

Here's an extended interview of Ghostface Killah by Nardwaur. If you know Nardwaur and you know Ghostface, you know what to expect...Check out the video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmmxXmoqW-s&feature=player_embedded... Read more
December 15, 2011 Video
The Funk League – On & On ft Sadat X (Video)

The Funk League – On & On ft Sadat X (Video)

Here's a cool new video from a production team called The Funk League that features Sadat X on the vocals.  The Funk League is a French duo that is paying homage to 90's hip-hop on their project, Funky As Usual.  Their new album features Sadat X, Diamond D, A.G., Large... Read more
December 15, 2011 Video
Talib Kweli – Distractions

Talib Kweli – Distractions

Talib Kweli has been dropping a capella versions of his new song Distractions, since he visited Occupy Wall Street. The song is the first single from his upcoming album, Prisoner of Conscious, and is food for your mental. Today he let loose the full recorded version of the song. Check... Read more
December 15, 2011 Audio
Sugar Hill Records introduced hip-hop to most of the world. Nuff said. They are the 4th most important hip-hop record label of all time.

Sugar Hill Records introduced hip-hop to most of the world. Nuff said. They are the 4th most important hip-hop record label of all time.

#4 Sugar Hill Records Much has been written about the allegedly shady past of Sugar Hill Records and the lack of credibility of the Sugar Hill Gang (many of Big Bank Hank's rhymes were actually bitten from Grandmaster Caz). Regardless, it cannot be denied that most people had never even... Read more
December 14, 2011 Audio, Food for Thought, Playlists, Throwback, Video
XV – The Twenty Seven Club

XV – The Twenty Seven Club

XV has been coming with straight heat the last couple of days.  Here's another new song called The Twenty Seven Club.  The title is a reference to the age at which a lot of talented musicians lost their lives (Jimi Hendrix, Kurt Cobain, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Amy Winehouse...) and... Read more
December 14, 2011 Audio
Ski Beatz – Gentleman’s Quarterly ft Stalley (Video)

Ski Beatz – Gentleman’s Quarterly ft Stalley (Video)

Stalley sounds incredible on this soulful new Ski Beatz track. Check out the video for Gentlemen's Quarterly. The song is from the upcoming next installment of Ski Beatz's 24 Hour Karate School project. If you missed Ski Beatz talking about the first music he ever bought, click here. Also, click... Read more
December 14, 2011 Video
Ready to hear Common’s The Dreamer, The Believer album in its entirety? Say no more. Here’s a sneak preview full stream of the album from the man (and his label) himself. Check it out below.

Ready to hear Common’s The Dreamer, The Believer album in its entirety? Say no more. Here’s a sneak preview full stream of the album from the man (and his label) himself. Check it out below.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=gQLyVfgR-dk... Read more
December 14, 2011 Audio
Asher Roth – Pabst & Jazz ft Hassani Kwess & Kenny Keys

Asher Roth – Pabst & Jazz ft Hassani Kwess & Kenny Keys

Here's a red hot new joint from Asher Roth. He flows over a jazzy cut that's reminiscent of vintage 90's hip-hop. Check out Pabst & Jazz featuring Hassani Kwess and Kenny Keys. Click here to download.... Read more
December 14, 2011 Audio
Outasight – Let’s Go

Outasight – Let’s Go

Here's a cool new rock-tinged song from Outasight. It's part singing and part rapping. Check out Let's Go. Click the arrow on the right of the player to download.... Read more
December 14, 2011 Audio
What’s the first piece of music you ever bought with your own money? We asked that same question to Big Daddy Kane, DJ Jazzy Jeff, 9th Wonder, Murs, Kendrick Lamar, XV, Statik Selektah, Fashawn, tabi Bonney, Serius Jones, Rapsody, Skillz and Stic Man. Watch below to see what they had to say. Many of their answers will surprise you.

What’s the first piece of music you ever bought with your own money? We asked that same question to Big Daddy Kane, DJ Jazzy Jeff, 9th Wonder, Murs, Kendrick Lamar, XV, Statik Selektah, Fashawn, tabi Bonney, Serius Jones, Rapsody, Skillz and Stic Man. Watch below to see what they had to say. Many of their answers will surprise you.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vr9U_LKvko0 Also, if you missed it, check out Part 1 of Where It All Began where Stic Man, Murs, Skyzoo, DJ Jazz Jeff, Kendrick Lamar and more talk about who first turned them on to hip-hop. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztoUtSAtz74... Read more
December 13, 2011 Food for Thought, Video
Tommy Boy kicks off the Top 5 as the 5th most important hip-hop record label of all time.

Tommy Boy kicks off the Top 5 as the 5th most important hip-hop record label of all time.

#5 Tommy Boy Records More than any other hip-hop record label on this countdown, Tommy Boy Records is noteworthy not for impressive stats or significant accomplishments of individual artists, but for the overall breadth and impact of its entire catalog. For more than 20 years, the label released hip-hop records... Read more
December 13, 2011 Food for Thought, Playlists, Throwback, Video
DJ Premier Interview With Hard Knock TV (Video)

DJ Premier Interview With Hard Knock TV (Video)

Here's a long interview of DJ Premier from HardKnock.TV. He speaks about creating his first classical music track, his relationship with Guru, doing a full album with Nas, collaborating with Slick Rick for the first time and more. Click here to download Need Some Bad by Slick Rick (and produced... Read more
December 13, 2011 Video
Check out Raw (How You Like It) another new song from Common’s The Dreamer, The Believer, as well as a video where he freestyles over multiple beats.

Check out Raw (How You Like It) another new song from Common’s The Dreamer, The Believer, as well as a video where he freestyles over multiple beats.

Here's yet another hot new joint from Common's upcoming album, The Dreamer, The Believer. Check out Raw (How You Like It). The album drops on 12/21. Click here to download Raw (How You Like It). Also, here's a 5-minute true freestyle (strictly off the dome) that Common dropped over multiple... Read more
December 13, 2011 Audio
Stalley – Stay Charged ft Apollo the Great

Stalley – Stay Charged ft Apollo the Great

Stalley is back with new music and a new sound. He jumps on a track that sounds like a lot of the music that came out of the classic Black films of the 70s. Check out Stay Charged featuring Apollo the Great. Click here to download.... Read more
December 13, 2011 Audio
T.I. – Hear Ye, Hear Ye ft Pharrell (Video)

T.I. – Hear Ye, Hear Ye ft Pharrell (Video)

Skateboard P laced T.I. with a verse and a tough beat on Hear Ye, Hear Ye. Check out the video. Big Daddy Kane rocked over the same Albert King sample Pharrell used for the horns. Check it out below. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIvFp8YLlsw Here's the Albert King original. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=bpzxeF_1BzU... Read more
December 12, 2011 The Bridge, Video
Hip-Hop may never have been anything more than a fad without Profile Records, the 6th most important hip-hop record label of all time.

Hip-Hop may never have been anything more than a fad without Profile Records, the 6th most important hip-hop record label of all time.

#6 Profile Records Founded in 1981 by Steve Plotnicki and Cory Robbins, Profile Records was the first label to establish hip-hop with the mainstream as an enduring genre. There had been some hit singles, previously, but Profile was the first record label to have a rap album certified gold (500,000+... Read more
December 12, 2011 Food for Thought, Playlists, Throwback, Video
XV – Chaka Shao Khan

XV – Chaka Shao Khan

Here's a soulful new joint from XV. His producer DJ Tech-Neek flips a Chaka Khan sample quite lovely. Check out Chaka Shao Khan. Also, be sure to catch XV talking about his early musical influences tomorrow night in part 2 of our documentary, Where It All Began (click here for... Read more
December 12, 2011 Audio, The Bridge
Pac Div – Top Down ft Skeme & Casey Veggies (Video)

Pac Div – Top Down ft Skeme & Casey Veggies (Video)

Top Down is the latest video from Pac Div. Check it out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbsnwjZPx2o&feature=player_embedded... Read more
December 12, 2011 Video
Curren$y – First Place ft Trademard Da Skydiver, Young Roddy & Sir Michael Rocks (Video)

Curren$y – First Place ft Trademard Da Skydiver, Young Roddy & Sir Michael Rocks (Video)

Curren$y dropped First Place a few weeks ago. It's his new song with The Jets and the first since they added Sir Michael Rocks to the group. Check out the new video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ku9xOVw_TVc&feature=player_embedded... Read more
December 12, 2011 Video
Common – Hartford’s Hot 93.7 Freestyle (Video)

Common – Hartford’s Hot 93.7 Freestyle (Video)

Remember when the word "freestyle" actually meant rhyming off the top? Common does. Check out his true freestyle from a couple of days ago in Hartford. If you're home chilling, you can also check out the movie Freestyle here. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Epg-cnodvbk&feature=player_embedded... Read more
December 10, 2011 Video
Ruthless Records re-defined the boundaries of rap music, making them the 7th most important hip-hop record label of all time. Click here to read more about Ruthless and to hear a playlist of some of its key artists: NWA, Eazy-E, The D.O.C., Bone Thugs N Harmony and more.

Ruthless Records re-defined the boundaries of rap music, making them the 7th most important hip-hop record label of all time. Click here to read more about Ruthless and to hear a playlist of some of its key artists: NWA, Eazy-E, The D.O.C., Bone Thugs N Harmony and more.

#7 Ruthless Records Ruthless Records, founded by Eric "Eazy-E" Wright and Jerry Heller, in 1987 re-defined rap music in several ways. The label was the first to put the West Coast on the map as a force to be respected in hip-hop. Before Ruthless, there were outliers like Ice-T, but... Read more
December 9, 2011 Audio, Food for Thought, Playlists, Throwback, Video
Cash Money Records comes in as the 8th most important hip-hop record label of all time. It’s getting serious.

Cash Money Records comes in as the 8th most important hip-hop record label of all time. It’s getting serious.

#8 Cash Money Records As we discussed in our entries about #16 Rap-A-Lot Records and #12 No Limit Records, the South currently runs hip-hop (and has for at least the last 5 years) and Cash Money is by far the most successful hip-hop record label to come out of the... Read more
December 8, 2011 Food for Thought, Playlists, Video
Stalley – Go On (Video)

Stalley – Go On (Video)

Here's a tight new video from Stalley. It's for his song Go On, another gem from the Lincoln Way Nights project (which you can download for free here). Check it out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgzDiyFVSo8&feature=player_embedded... Read more
December 8, 2011 Video
KRS-One – AZTECHNICAL (Video)

KRS-One – AZTECHNICAL (Video)

Here's another hot new joint from KRS-One. Just like his last track, Just Like That, it was produced by Mad Lion. KRS' new album is sounding like it's going to be fire. Check out the video for AZTECHNICAL. He breaks down the math behind Mayan culture and the buzz around... Read more
December 8, 2011 Video
Young Jeezy – OJ ft Fabolous & Jadakiss

Young Jeezy – OJ ft Fabolous & Jadakiss

Here's some new Jeezy featuring Fabolous and Jadakiss. Check out OJ (with tags). Click here to download.... Read more
December 8, 2011 Audio
Roc-A-Fella Records is the 9th most important hip-hop record label of all time, and not just because of arguably the greatest rapper of all time…

Roc-A-Fella Records is the 9th most important hip-hop record label of all time, and not just because of arguably the greatest rapper of all time…

...though he is a big part of it. #8 Roc-A-Fella Records EVERYONE knows that Roc-A-Fella records was the home to Jay-Z. He, along with his partners Damon Dash and Kareem "Biggs" Burke, founded the label back in1996 and Jay-Z repped the label as hard as any artist ever has represented... Read more
December 7, 2011 Food for Thought, Playlists, Video
Crooked I – Diamond in the Back

Crooked I – Diamond in the Back

Here's some new heat from Crooked I. Check out Diamond in the Back. This may have been the inspiration from the title (if not, it's still a great listen). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcjYUvAsZwM... Read more
December 7, 2011 Audio, The Bridge
The Roots Perform My ft Big K.R.I.T. (Video)

The Roots Perform My ft Big K.R.I.T. (Video)

The Roots performed with Big K.R.I.T. last night at New York City's Highline Ballroom. Check it out below. Also, click here to check out our playlist of music from The Roots spanning the last 2 decades. You can buy undun here. Make My ft Big K.R.I.T. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=_Ir05jYMD7Y... Read more
December 7, 2011 Video
Here’s an ill combo. Pete Rock blesses Blu with a track and Blu delivers, as usual. Check out The Clean Hand.

Here’s an ill combo. Pete Rock blesses Blu with a track and Blu delivers, as usual. Check out The Clean Hand.

Here's an ill combo. Pete Rock blesses Blu with a track and Blu delivers, as usual. Check out The Clean Hand. Click here to download.... Read more
December 6, 2011 Audio
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