Here's a dope track from an artist named yU called Blind. It was produced by Kev Brown so it's got that funk and knock to it. Check it out. Blind by yU... Read more
Big K.R.I.T. is the latest MC to participate in the 5 Fingers of Death series on the Sway in the Morning show on Shade 45. Check out how he flows over 5 beats below. Click here to download. Also, click here to check out Kendrick Lamar's 5 Fingers of Death.... Read more
Here's the latest track from Common's upcoming The Dreamer/The Believer album (in stores on 12/20). Check out The Believer featuring John Legend.... Read more
1982 (Statik Selektah & Termanology) and Reks each had strong albums last year. The two combine on a new 1982 song. Check out Play Your Role. Also, you can catch Statik Selektah and Termanology in our new documentary, Where It All Began, on Tuesday. Click here to see the preview.... Read more
Yo! MTV Raps is making a return for 1 night only tonight at midnight on MTV2, right after the Sucker Free Awards. To commemorate the event, Ed Lover got on the wheels at New York's Hot 97 to do an old school mix of music from the Yo! era (Nice... Read more
#12 No Limit Records While Rap-A-Lot was the first major label to rise from the South, No Limit Records was the record label that put the "Dirty Dirty" on the MAP. No Limit established the South as a stronghold for hip-hop that many might argue has never been relinquished. Despite... Read more
#13 Cold Chillin' Records Many people say the golden age of hip-hop was in the late 80's and early 90's. If you fall into that category, there's no doubt Cold Chillin' Records featured some of your favorite artists of all time (in any genre). In fact, many would argue that... Read more
Can't wait to hear that new Roots undun album? Say no more. Click here to hear a stream of the full album. Click here to see all 4 videos from the album. ... Read more
New tracks from Madlib featuring dope MCs continue to surface. Recently, his collabo with Freddie Gibbs, Thuggin', dropped. Here's another, with Blu. Check out ez. You may recognize the track as the one Black Star just rocked over on their new song Fix Up (but rumor is Blu's version was... Read more
Mary J. Blige, the Queen of Hip-Hop Soul, returns with her new album My Life II. Check out the full version of her single, Feel Inside, below featuring verses from Nas.... Read more
#16 Rap-A-Lot Records Not from Houston but I Rap-A-Lot...Long before Cash Money and long before No Limit, Rap-A-Lot records was the voice of hip-hop in the South. Founded by J Prince in 1986, the label put Houston on the map. That was no small feat given that rap music was... Read more
Halftime is another previously unreleased track from Amy Winehouse's upcoming album, Lioness: Hidden Treasures. What a loss. Check it out below (stream only). ... Read more
Select Records and Fresh Records How can Select Records and Fresh Records be ahead of Rawkus AND Loud??? 2 words: historical context. Without a doubt, both Rawkus and Loud released records by some of the greatest MCs to ever bless the mic, but each of those record labels was building... Read more
FINALLY! The full CD quality version of Kendrick Lamar's remix of Rigamortus featuring Busta Rhymes is here. There have been a few videos of K. Dot playing this in concert with a taste of Busta's rhyme. Now, here's Busta's whole verse and it is FIRE. Salute to Busta Rhymes. After... Read more
Here's another hot record from Austin's JIM-E-O. It's about grinding hard in pursuit of your dreams. Check out I'm On featuring Bluu Suede.... Read more
Yelawolf's Radioactive is in stores now. If you haven't scooped it, you can buy it here. Below is one of the bonus cuts from the iTunes release. Check out In This World.... Read more
After going HARD with Sweet, Common smooths it out on Celebrate. Check it out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2sX22KEkkE&feature=player_embedded... Read more
Here's another ill collabo. Check out Madlib and Freddie Gibbs' Thuggin'. Gangsta Gibbs sounds good on Madlib's stripped down, introspective production. If you like this, be on the look out for a full album from them early next year. Freddie Gibbs & Madlib - Thuggin' by Rappcats... Read more
The essence is there, but it feels very different from the final version. His tempo is slower and more deliberate, the track is stripped down and there's a spoken exchange between some women at the end. Click here to download.... Read more
Here are a couple of cool pieces on Common. First is his appearance on MTV's When I Was 17. Next, is an interview of him by DJ Drama where he talks about the motivation behind So Sweet, G.O.O.D. Music, his approach to his upcoming The Dreamer, The Believer album, rhyming... Read more
Rittz dropped an incredible video for Wishin' a few weeks ago (click here if you missed it). It explored some of his deepest and darkest thoughts. Here's the download for the song.... Read more
Here's a double play from Young Jeezy. Check out his new song I Do featuring Jay-Z and Andre 3000, and the new video for F.A.M.E. featuring TI below. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CiXZ23Unec Here's I Do featuring Jay-Z and Andre 3000 (with tags...for now) Click here to download.... Read more
Ab-Soul, Jay Rock and Kendrick Lamar have all dropped hot albums in the last year. Schoolboy Q has got next. Here's his latest song, My Hatin' Joint.... Read more
Here's the full title track from M.O.P.'s upcoming album. Check out Sparta. Also, click here to hear a sampler for the Sparta album. Click the down arrow on the right to download the track.... Read more
A legend pays his respects to a legend. Here's DJ Premier's Heavy D Tribute Mix. The first 10 minutes are tributes from Heavy's friends and then Premier does his thing with Heavy D's hits. Check it out. Also, click here for our Heavy D tribute video playlist. Click here to... Read more
Here's an M.O.P. double feature. First up, is a sampler of M.O.P.'s upcoming album, Sparta. The album drops on 11/22 and you can hear snippets of its songs below. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNiQaYMZcMw&feature=player_embedded Next, is a retrospective M.O.P. mixtape that was mixed by Statik Selektah. You can listen to and download The History... Read more
It's been 25 years since Run-D.M.C. dropped their landmark album, Raising Hell. As a tribute to the silver anniversary of the album, and Run-D.M.C. generally, Mick Boogie has put together a mixtape of new takes on Run-D.M.C. classics. The project features performances by Bun B, Skillz, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Rapper... Read more
Here's a strong new mixtape from Nitty Scott, MC. You can listen to all of Doobies x Popsicle Sticks and download it below. Download Mixtape... Read more
The outpouring of love for Heavy D continues. Here's an incredibly funky tribute song from DJ Quik, who wrote a verse that vividly describes the greatness of the Overweight Lover. Check out Heavy Mr. Big Stuff. Click here to download.... Read more
Yelawolf's Radioactive will be in stores on 11/21. Here's another release from the album. Check out Throw it Up featuring Gangsta Boo and Eminem.... Read more
Here's another re-take on a Pete Rock track. Nitty Scott, MC, Tanya Morgan and 6th Sense create their own version of Down With the King. Check it out. Click here to download. Here's Run-DMC's original classic: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBCq-Z08OEs... Read more
Statik Selektah did a ridiculously dope tribute remix to Heavy D's Nothin' But Love. He blends Hev's vocals with the track from T.R.O.Y. and a couple other classic hip-hop cuts. Check it out. Also, click here for our Heavy D tribute playlist. Click here to download.... Read more
Ready for Common's The Dreamer, The Believer to drop? Until then, here's a new mixtape that was done by DJ Soul & OkayPlayer which features some as Common best joints (solo and features). You'll hear his classics (like I Used to Love H.E.R. and Resurrection), ill features (like The Bizness... Read more
9th Wonder blessed Rapsody with an incredible track on her new song A Crush Groove. The chords are incredible and the drum pattern is different from what you might expect to hear from 9th. When you combine that with Rapsody's silky smooth flow and incredibly stylish visuals, you have a... Read more
Pac Div's first major label album, The Div, is in stores now. Check out She, another song from the album. Click here to buy The Div. Click here to download.... Read more
Can't wait to hear the Pusha T Fear of God II: Let Us Pray album? Here's a full stream. If you like what you hear, the album is available for purchase tomorrow. Click here for the stream. Here's the tracklist: 1. Changing Of The Guards ft. Diddy 2. Amen ft.... Read more
Crew Love is a nice collabo between Drake and The Weeknd from Drake's Take Care album. Check it out below. Take Care drops on 11/15. Click here to download.... Read more
Nas has laid down a few verses on the first single from Amy Winehouse's upcoming Lioness: Hidden Treasures album. It's a great song and another reminder of what a great voice we lost. Check out Like Smoke. Click here to download.... Read more
Sir Michael Rocks is the newest member of The Jets. First Place is their first release as an official crew. Sir Michael Rocks, Curren$y, Trademark Da Skydiver and Young Roddy lay down vocals on a soulful track. Check it out. Click the arrow on the right of the player to... Read more