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Wiz Khalifa’s new song Roll Up is a cool flip of Cyndi Lauper’s 80’s classic True Colors.

And, no, the song is not about the medicinal. It's actually a love song...Props to Wiz for changing it up. Click here to download. Here's Cyndi Lauper's True Colors: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPn0KFlbqX8... Read more

January 29, 2011 Audio, The Bridge, Video

Been keeping it old school with the playlists, but this week decided to focus on some of the better tracks to drop recently.

You'll find tracks from Stalley, The Kid Daytona, Big K.R.I.T. + Gillade, Saigon, Terrace Martin, Wiz Khalifa, Yelawolf, Reks, Jay Electronica and more. Press play, sit back and enjoy.... Read more

January 28, 2011 Audio, Playlists

What do you think about Nicki Minaj’s video for Moment 4 Life?

January 28, 2011 Video

Here’s a new Wiz Khalifa video. It’s called On My Level and features one of the oldest G’s in the game–Too Short.

Something to ride to. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmP7TYtDVUU&feature=player_embedded# Click here to download.... Read more

January 27, 2011 Video

Ever see the movie Dazed and Confused? Mac Lethal just dropped a verse and video where he summarizes the entire movie in 2 minutes.

You have to see this to believe it. Dude may be the fastest rapper in the world. If you haven't seen the movie before, it's a classic. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcFyX2o9zoo&feature=player_embedded... Read more

January 27, 2011 Video

When’s the last time you heard a rap with no curses that wasn’t the “clean” version? Check out Lo Fi Love by Theo Martins.

He talks about Africa, family, faith and real life concerns without coming across as preachy. The verse and the track are on point. It's a rare and good look. It's hard to believe but there used to be a time when cursing in hip-hop was rare...No judgments, just food for... Read more

January 27, 2011 Audio, The Bridge

When’s the last time you heard a tuba on a hip-hop track not made by The Roots? Look no further than Stalley’s SLAPP ft Rashad.

Here's the video. It's another Creative Control production. Props to Damon Dash for constantly reinventing himself just when you count him out (again). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5Je_KUzZYo&feature=player_embedded Click here to download.... Read more

January 26, 2011 Video

Need some gangsta ish in ya life? Check out Freddie Gibbs just going IN on Learn to Duck. Wow. Just wow.

http://vimeo.com/19176326... Read more

January 26, 2011 Video

Reks dropped 25th Hour a couple weeks ago. He spits on one of DJ Premier’s best tracks in years. Here’s the video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=oF7AU12LMB0#... Read more

January 26, 2011 Video

Run 4 Ya Life by Problem is 70 seconds of pure heat.

There's no hook, just rhymes and MONSTER beats. Check it out. Click here to download.... Read more

January 26, 2011 Audio

This beat box display by Eklips is seriously ill. Dude does a medley of 30 or so songs in 4 minutes. He hits a lot of hip-hop classics. Check it out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0_2vmkTmf0&feature=player_embedded... Read more

January 26, 2011 Throwback, Video

Laws’ song Honor ft CyHi Da Prynce dropped in December. Here’s the video. Dope song, if you missed it before.

CyHi goes in (as usual). http://vimeo.com/19169345 Click here if you want the download.... Read more

January 26, 2011 Video

Here’s the first full visual from Big K.R.I.T.’s project with the band Grillade. It’s an in-studio performance of Hometown Hero, shot stylishly in black and white.

Big K.R.I.T. gets MAJOR props for branching out like this so early in his career. Few rappers take on the live band aspect and when they do it's after they're 3 or more albums deep. Even fewer incorporate a rock element into their sound. K.R.I.T. is doing both before even... Read more

January 25, 2011 Audio, The Bridge, Video

Dr. Dre’s tracks always bring out the best in The Game.

Check out their latest collabo called The Ocean. It's on The Game's new mixtape Purp & Patron which you can also listen to and download here. The Ocean Here's Purp & Patron: Download Mixtape | Free Mixtapes Provided by DatPiff.com... Read more

January 25, 2011 Audio, Mixes

Keeping it on the lyrical tip, check out Too Deep by newcomer Carmine. You’ll never hear this song on the radio but it will stimulate your mental. It’s chill out rap.

Click here to download.... Read more

January 25, 2011 Audio

Talib Kweli’s Cold Rain dropped a few weeks ago. Here’s the video.

It's a cool concept. He does his spin on The Book of Eli but the precious thing he's protecting is music. Talib has always been a heady MC. It's good to see there is still room for that in hip-hop.... Read more

January 25, 2011 Video

Lloyd Banks’ album was ridiculously slept on. The video for I Don’t Deserve You ft Jeremih is yet another banger.

Click here to cop the album, HFM2. Support good music.... Read more

January 24, 2011 Video

The Kid Daytona flew under the radar in 2010 but dude is DOPE. Get ready to hear a lot more from him in 2011. Here’s the video for his song On The Hill.

He takes it back to the nineties, kicking hot lyrics over a super-jazzy sample. You may recognize the sample from when Biggie and Jay-Z murdered it on Puff Daddy's Young G's: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmYks8YKOZU Here's the original--On The Hill by Oliver Sain: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-MSeohFtnM&feature=player_embedded... Read more

January 24, 2011 The Bridge, Video

Ever see the movie Wildstyle? It was the first hip-hop film ever.

While it was fiction, it plays almost like a documentary, transporting you back to 1983 for a look at the early days of hip-hop culture. It covers all 4 elements of hip-hop culture, from DJing to MCing to Breaking and Graffiti, and features many of hip-hop's pioneers, including Busy Bee,... Read more

January 23, 2011 Throwback, Video

This joint with TiRon ft Asher Roth and Blu is a heatrock. It’s called The Richers and it’s got that vintage 80’s R&B sound to it.

TiRon dropped another cool joint last week. That one had a kind of playfulness to it that The Richers doesn't. The Richers is just plain spit kicking over a nice soulful track. Click here to download. This track is one of 10 on TiRon's project called Hney Mstrd. It's chock... Read more

January 22, 2011 Audio, Mixes

Pharoahe Monch’s Clap (One Day) sounds like it could have been produced by DJ Premier. The track has Primo’s signature boom bap.

The track is actually produced by M-Phazes and features Showtyme and DJ Boogie Blind. Click here to download. Pharoahe's biggest track is Simon Says (Get the f*ck up), but like Clap, much of his material has had a political theme. Here's one of my favorites, The Truth ft Common and... Read more

January 22, 2011 Audio, The Bridge

Here’s some new J. Cole for you. My bet is on him to have the rookie album of the year. The song is called Pass Me By and features B.o.B. on the hook.

There were some incredible first albums last year from B.o.B., Drake and Nicki Minaj. Who's got next this year? J. Cole? Wiz Khalifa? Click here to download.... Read more

January 22, 2011 Audio

With all the beefs it’s easy to forget that sometimes 50 Cent is a really funny dude. Check out Happy New Year to hear his (dark) sense of humor on display.

"I got a dog named Oprah and a cat named Gayle..." 50 once described his music as lyrical cinema. When you listen to it from that perspective, it takes on a different tone, no? Click here to download.... Read more

January 22, 2011 Audio

Is the art of crate digging dead? Not for ?uestlove of The Legendary Roots Crew. Watch him break down the contents of his shopping bag at Amoeba Records.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CrcLoIPzow&feature=player_embedded... Read more

January 22, 2011 Food for Thought, Video

Kidz in the Hall are one of my favorite groups to drop in the last 5 years. Here’s a video preview for their new song Amzin (yep, that’s how it’s spelled…).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLIbxOoqjJQ&feature=player_embedded Apparently, Kidz in the Hall are also going to start dropping weekly product to set up their new album (told ya Kanye started a revolution). They're branding their campaign "Brain Candy." Click here to download the full track.... Read more

January 21, 2011 Audio, Video

When’s the last time you heard Xzibit? Check him out on Don’t Believe You by Slim the Mobster.

The track is produced by Nottz. If you missed Nottz's album, it was one of the better ones of 2010. Click here to download.... Read more

January 21, 2011 Audio

Rewin(d) – AFH Samples (Video Playlist)

We recently posted a documentary about sampling so it seems fitting to make this week's playlist one dedicated to some classic samples. You'll find music sampled by Jay-Z, Dr. Dre, A Tribe Called Quest, Kanye West, DJ Quik, Biggie, 2Pac, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Redman, Black Moon and more. The tracklist... Read more

January 21, 2011 Audio, Playlists

It’s a good day for hip-hop. Check out the full stream of Talib Kweli’s upcoming album Gutter Rainbows.

The album drops on Tuesday, 1/25. Props to MySpace for the preview. Click here to stream the album.... Read more

January 20, 2011 Audio

It’s REALLY hard to go wrong with a Statik Selektah mixtape. Take a listen to Concepts: Selektions his new mixtape with Frank the Butcher and download it if you like what you hear.

Download Mixtape | Free Mixtapes Provided by DatPiff.com... Read more

January 20, 2011 Audio, Mixes

The art of sampling is nearly as fundamental to hip-hop as MCing. Check out this documentary on the history of sampling and its impact.

In the early days of sampling, it was done liberally and, at its finest, was used to create completely new sonic landscapes. Public Enemy's It Takes A Nation of Millions to Hold Us back was groundbreaking in its sound and was one of the most sample-heavy albums of all time.... Read more

January 20, 2011 Food for Thought, Video

I usually don’t post concert videos from phones but: 1. the sound quality is good on this, and 2. It’s Common…Check out his new song Believe.

Sounds like Kanye may have done the track: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-2nFwPdFsk&feature=player_embedded#!... Read more

January 19, 2011 Video

Ever heard the name Steve Stoute? You definitely know his partner…Jay-Z. Even without the Jay affiliation Steve is one of the most powerful people in hip-hop. Check out this video to see why.

This is from a series called INFLUENCERS. The description of the series is below. http://vimeo.com/18910788 INFLUENCERS In-depth Series features Steve Stoute, Founder and CEO of Translation, a brand management firm that arranges strategic partnerships between Pop Culture icons (Jay-Z, Gwen Stefani, Lebron James, Justin Timberlake, etc.) and Fortune 500 companies.... Read more

January 19, 2011 Food for Thought, Video

Okay. Back to laid back and funky (er…was it soulful?). MeLo X’s Orgasmic Audio is both.

It gives a new meaning to G-Funk. Fans of New Jack City will recognize one of the samples here. This is the remix. Click here to download. And, here's the Christopher Williams track from New Jack City: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0SZBFcuil4... Read more

January 19, 2011 Audio, The Bridge

The video for Point ‘Em Out by PHZ-Sicks ft Young Scolla and Seanny Greggs was shot on a shoe string budget but it’s dope to see dude’s making it happen no matter what.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5zo2TcPtUI&feature=player_embedded... Read more

January 19, 2011 Video

Soulful and laid back is the theme so let’s keep it going. Check out Good Credit by Rain. Guaranteed to have your head noddin’.

January 19, 2011 Audio

Killa Kyleon funkdafies a classic Teddy Pendergrass joint on Rubberband Bank Rolla. Need some soulful ish in your life? Look no further.

Killa Kyleon digs his old soul. On his last song Get Rich or Die Tryin', he flowed over a Sade track. The combo works for him. Click here to download. Ahmad also rocked the same sample on Back in the Day: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0WMSovOboY And here's the original Teddy Pendergrass classic, Love... Read more

January 19, 2011 Audio, The Bridge

Outasight’s song Losing My Mind dropped last week. Here’s the video. Not surprisingly, it’s still dope…The visuals play like a day in the life of Outasight’s New York experience.

Click here for the song. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLCCGvhLoLs&feature=player_embedded#!... Read more

January 19, 2011 Video

Ever heard of Wes Fif? He has a dope song with Big K.R.I.T. and CyHi Da Prynce called Hometeam.

Hometeam also features Dreamer of a group called Hollyweerd. Click here to download.... Read more

January 19, 2011 Audio

The remix for Groundhog Day by !Mayday! is a catchy little song. It features Cee-Lo, Mack Maine and GhostWridah. Check out the video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVhH__dFhQM&feature=player_embedded... Read more

January 19, 2011 Video

Are there any better “freestyle” sessions than the one’s on Shade 45’s Toca Tuesdays? Saigon is the latest to drop a verse.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gF95HoNUmFc&feature=player_embedded And this one from Cyhi Da Prynce is still one of my favorites: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iY4BAz4MlJg... Read more

January 19, 2011 Video

Tired of hearing B.o.B. on pop tracks? Check out how he goes IN on the remix of Travis Porter’s Make It Rain.

Click here to download.... Read more

January 19, 2011 Audio

Terrace Martin has been releasing some heat lately. His latest is a dope underground posse cut ft Murs, Schoolboy Q, Ab-Soul, Skeme, Problem and Casey Veggies.

This one weighs in at about 9 minutes strong. There is no hook. It's just a bunch of MCs spitting over a dope beat. "Samples we can't even clear." Real hip-hop. Click here to download and click here for more Terrace Martin. The length, lack of chorus and just endless... Read more

January 19, 2011 Audio, The Bridge

Reek Da Villian and Freeway kick tailor-made flows over this laid back Statik Selektah track called I’m in the Hood.

This is one of the better songs off the Statik Selektah and Freeway project, The Statik Free EP. Statik Selektah has been steady grinding the last few months. Click here to download.... Read more

January 19, 2011 Audio

Big K.R.I.T.’s Neva Go Back really comes alive when accompanied by a band. Check out this ill performance with Grillade.

We posted the preview of Big K.R.I.T.'s collabo with Grillade last week. This is going to be a dope EP when it drops. Support good music.... Read more

January 19, 2011 Audio

Missed this dope article Complex did on the Top 25 Kanye West verses of 2010 but it’s worth posting late.

It includes a breakdown of each verse along with an audio snippet. It's a must for all Kanye fans. Big props to Complex for this. Click here for the article. Below is the intro. From Complex: 2010 belonged to Kanye West. He was the year's most creative, controversial, and entertaining... Read more

January 17, 2011 Food for Thought