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Torae – For The Record

Torae has been working with some of the all time great producers on his new project.  That Raw, the first joint he dropped, featured a blazing hot track from Pete Rock.  For the Record (the album title cut) is the latest release and has a dope DJ Premier track.  Check... Read more

Doom, Thom Yorke & Jonny Greenwood – Retarded Fren

A collabo between MF Doom and Radiohead's Thom Yorke?? Why not? Check out Retarded Fren by Doom, Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood. Also, click here to check out our playlist featuring Radiohead, The Weeknd, DJ Shadow, RJD2, TV on the Radio and more.... Read more

Drake – The Motto ft Lil Wayne

The Motto didn't make the cut for Drake's album (see the tracklist below) but it's an interesting departure for him.  It's a stripped down sound that's a throwback to the mid-80's when tracks were just a drum beat, hand clap and (occasionally) a sparse keyboard.  He and Lil Wayne trade... Read more

Nipsey Hu$$le – The Marathon Continues (Mixtape)

Here's Nipsey Hu$$le's latest mixtape, The Marathon Continues. You can listen to the whole thing and download it below. Download Mixtape... Read more

Palate Cleanser – AAFH (Playlist)

We asked you a couple of days ago what non-hip-hop music was your favorite right now. Not surprisingly, the responses were INCREDIBLY diverse. So...here's a palate cleanser playlist for you that incorporates some of the artists you mentioned. This is a dark, meditative, beat-driven playlist inspired in part by Halloween... Read more

DJ Premier & Bumpy Knuckles – BAP

New music from DJ Premier & Bumpy Knuckles. Nuff said. Check out BAP. Click here to download.... Read more

M*Knight – KnightVision Vol 2 (Video Mix)

Here's another incredible video mix from M*Knight. This one features a lot of current music from Kendrick Lamar, ElZhi, Stalley, Dom Kennedy, David Dallas, Freddie Gibbs, Pac Div, Murs, tabi Bonney, Curren$y, J*Davey, Erykah Badu, Black Milk and more (see below for the full tracklist). Once again, it's a true... Read more

Here’s an incredible video mix of 80’s R&B and Hip-Hop classics from M*Knight. You’ll hear music from Heavy D, DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, Shelia E, Bobby Brown, Guy, Rene & Angela, De La Soul, Cherrelle and Alexander O’Neal, Cameo, Klymaxx, Michael Jackson…If this was just an audio mix it would be crazy. The fact that it’s a video mix too makes it straight bananas.

Here's a really incredible 80's video mix that was done by M*Knight. It's a great way to get the weekend going. It was done some time ago, but the music is timeless. You'll hear music from Heavy D, DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, Shelia E, Bobby Brown, Guy,... Read more

The Roots – Life, Love & Loot (Remix)

Here's a pretty ill rock song from The Legendary Roots Crew. Black Thought sings, getting his full Lenny Kravitz on (reminiscent of Always on the Run). Check out the remix to Life, Love & Loot. Click here to download.  Here's Lenny Kravitz's Always on the Run: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=em8JuUW-OOE&ob=av2e... Read more

Ryshon Jones – 15

Wow. This song is dark, musically and lyrically. See below for Ryshon's explanation of its genesis. The song is called 15. Click here to download. Here's what Ryshon had to say about the song: “This song was inspired by a kid I grew up with, I recently found out he... Read more

Nelly – Country Azz N*gga ft T.I. and 2 Chainz

Nelly's back with a new song featuring T.I. and 2 Chainz.  Check out Country Azz N*gga. Click here to download.... Read more

Wale – Ambition (Sampler)

Here's a sampler of all the cuts on Wale's upcoming Ambition album. It has a surprisingly diverse sound, including a lot of live instrumentation. Check it out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6DbSd4dtC4&feature=player_embedded Here's the tracklist: 1. Don’t Hold Your Applause (Produced By Tone P) 2. Double M Genius (Produced By Mark Henry For Terror... Read more

Peedi Crakk – God Bless the Lyrical ft CyHi Da Prynce

Here's a new collabo from Peedi Crakk and CyHi Da Prynce.  Check out God Bless the Lyrical. Click here to download.... Read more

DJ Premier teams up with Nas and The Berklee Symphony Orchestra to create the classical music/hip-hop track, Re: Generation.

A video dropped a few weeks ago showing an inside look at DJ Premier working with The Berklee Symphony Orchestra to create a classical music hip-hop track. He also brought in Nas for the vocals--ill combo. Here's the final product. Check out Re: Generation. Click here to download.... Read more

Pac Div – Useless ft Asher Roth

Pac Div strips it down to nothing but a hard beat and dope rhymes on Useless featuring Asher Roth.  The Cool Kids would feel right at home on this joint.  Check it out. Click here to download.... Read more

Lord Finesse – You Know What I’m About (Remix)

If the letters D.I.T.C. mean anything to you, you'll appreciate this new remix of a rare  joint from Lord Finesse that was originally released in 1992 (check out the story below).  It's set to the same beat Jay-Z rocked on Sweet and it knocks.  Check out the remix to You... Read more

Julian Malone – October 20th

A few weeks ago, we asked you your definition of real hip-hop. Here's some serious reality from Julian Malone. He talks about the things he's going though, unfiltered. #realtalk. If you listen to the end, you'll learn the significance of the title. Check out October 20th. Click here to download.... Read more

Freddie Gibbs – Let ‘Em Burn

Here's some new Gangsta Gibbs.  Check out Let 'Em Burn. Click here to download.... Read more

The Kid Daytona – God Is Good ft Goapele

Here's a soulful new joint from The Kid Daytona featuring Goapele. Statik Selektah supplies the beats. Check out God Is Good. Click the arrow on the right side of the player to download.... Read more

Ludacris – I’m on Fire ft Big K.R.I.T.

Ludacris blessed Big K.R.I.T. with a verse on the Country Ish remix. K.R.I.T. returns the favor on Luda's new song, I'm on Fire. Check it out. Click here to download.... Read more

M.O.P. – Get Yours & DJ Eleven’s Fight Music – The Best of M.O.P. (Mixtape)

M.O.P. always goes hard. Their new song Get Yours is no exception. Check it out. Also, if you need some more M.O.P. in your life, you can listen to and download DJ Eleven's Fight Music - The Best of M.O.P. below. Here's DJ Eleven's Fight Music - The Best of... Read more

The remix to Rapper Big Pooh’s They Say KNOCKS. It’s kinda hard to miss with a hard beat from Focus, scratches of Biggie and Sadat X on the hook and verses from Phife Dawg and T3. Check it out.

The remix to Rapper Big Pooh's They Say KNOCKS.  It's kinda hard to miss with a hard beat from Focus, scratches of Biggie and Sadat X on the hook and verses from Phife Dawg and T3.  Check it out. Click here to download.... Read more

Rockie Fresh – Doesn’t Matter

Here's the latest from Rockie Fresh. It features an atmospheric sample from Cold Play.  Check out Doesn't Matter.... Read more

Pusha T – What Dreams Are Made Of

Here's another new joint from Pusha T's upcoming Fear Of God II: Let Us Pray EP. It opens with a classic sound bite from the Nature Boy, Ric Flair. Check out What Dreams Are Made Of. Click here to download.... Read more

Kendrick Lamar – 5 Fingers of Death Freestyle

Kendrick Lamar stopped by Sway and Devi Dev's show on Shade 45 last week and kicked freestyles (true freestyles off the dome) over 5 beats ranging from the theme song to Barney Miller to a track from Metallica.  Sway spontaneously dubbed the performance the 5 Fingers of Death.  Check out... Read more

Joe Budden – Why Would I

New Joe Budden. Check out Why Would I. Also, if you missed the Shady 2.0 Cypher (or just want to catch it again) click here to see Joe get it in with the rest of Slaughterhouse, Yelawolf and Eminem. play pause volume Why would i (ROUGH) Click here to download.... Read more

Raekwon – Just for Laughs Pt. 2

Raekwon goes in on EPMD's So Wat Cha Sayin' beat.  Check out Just For Laughs Pt. 2. play pause volume Raekwon-Just 4 laughs Pt 2 Click here to download. And, if that left you fiendin' for EPMD's classic track... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Wwh8WHnBWE... Read more

Statik Selektah – New York, New York ft Styles P, Saigon & Jared Evan

Here's another record from Statik Selektah's Population Control album and it's another solid track.  Check out New York, New York featuring Styles P, Saigon and Jared Evan.  Check it out.  Population Control drops on 10/25.... Read more

Immortal Technique – Toast to the Dead

Immortal Technique is releasing a new project called The Martyr. The first track to drop from the project is called Toast to the Dead and features a previously unreleased track by J. Dilla. Substantive lyrics + a vintage Dilla beat = nuff said. Check it out. Click here to download.... Read more

Common – Funkmaster Flex Freestyle

Common hit the Funkmaster Flex show at Hot 97 in NYC yesterday. While he was there, he dropped some a capella verses/knowledge. Check out his words below. Click here to download. Also, if you missed this freestyle battle between Common and a then unsigned Kanye West from 1996, take a... Read more

T.I. – Here Ye, Here Ye ft Pharrell

Here's some new heat from T.I. featuring Pharrell.  Check out Here Ye, Here Ye.  Also, below is an excerpt from Rolling Stone where T.I. discusses two possible titles for his upcoming album. Click here to download.  Here's what T.I. had to say about his album title: "The first of two... Read more

Freeway – Turn it Up

Here's a hard new joint from Freeway.  Check out Turn it Up. Click here to download.... Read more

Action Bronson & Statik Selektah – Cocoa Butter ft Nina Sky

Action Bronson and Statik Selektah go to work on Cocoa Butter! Statik Selektah serves up a horn-driven, soulful track and Action Bronson blesses it with dope verses. The hook is courtesy of Nina Sky. Check it out. Action Bronson and Statik Selektah have teamed up for an entire album called... Read more

Chuuwee – Joe Jackson (A Tyrant’s Rage)

Chuuwee is working on a project called Watching the Throne. Here's the second song to drop from the album. Check out Joe Jackson (A Tyrant's Rage). Click here to download.  ... Read more

Big K.R.I.T., Talib Kweli, Outasight & Mela Machinko collaborate on the song Beautiful, a moving song dedicated to the fight against cancer. Check out the full song below.

Big KRIT has been working with some of the heaviest cats in the game--Bun B, T.I., Ludacris and The Roots, to name a few. His latest collabo is with Talib Kweli on a song called Beautiful (Outasight and Mela Machinko also join the track). The title is apt on a... Read more

XV – Blame Yourself ft GLC, Emilio Rojas & Casey Veggies

Here's a solid new track from XV. Check out Blame Yourself featuring Emilio Rojas, GLC and Casey Veggies. Click here to download.... Read more

Jadakiss & Styles P – Runnin’ Through the Jungle

Jadakiss and Styles P re-join forces to take their turn on Kanye and Jay-Z's Welcome To The Jungle.  Check out Runnin' Through the Jungle. Click here to download.... Read more

Pac Div – Shadowboxin’ Freestyle

Pac Div goes in on a classic Wu beat.  Check out Pac Div's Shadowboxin' Freestyle. Click here to download. And, here's the original: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4HkcfLCXiA... Read more

Here’s the lastest from The Roots and it features Big K.R.I.T. Check out Make My, from The Roots upcoming Undun album.

A description of the concept behind the album and its full tracklist are below (note K.R.I.T. is the only feature). Here's the album description: undun is an existential re-telling of the short life of one Redford Stephens (1974-1999). Through the use of emotives and Redford’s internal dialogues the album seeks... Read more

T.I., Jay-Z and Kanye West – N*ggas in Paris

TI just jumped on the N*ggas from Paris track and BODIED it. Check it out below.... Read more

Slim The Mobster – Who’s House ft Kendrick Lamar

Here's the latest from a couple of Dr. Dre co-signs. Check out Who's House by Slim The Mobster featuring Kendrick Lamar. Click here to download.... Read more

Phil Ade – College Girl

Phil Ade has re-launched his #PhilAdeFridays series.  For the latest installment, he jumps on the beat for Dom Kennedy's Dream To Me.  Phil calls his song College Girl.  Check it out. Click here to download. Here's Dom Kennedy's Dream To Me: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clMO9uW8vOY... Read more

Childish Gambino – All The Shine

Here are a couple of different versions of a new single by Childish Gambino.  Check out All The Shine. Which version do you like better? Here's version 1 (my preference): And, version 2:... Read more

Drake – Make Me Proud ft Nicki Minaj

Here's the latest track to drop from Drake's upcoming Take Care album.  Check out Make Me Proud featuring Nicki Minaj. Click here to download.... Read more

Slaughterhouse – The Illest

Fresh off DESTROYING the Cypher, Slaughterhouse is back with a red hot new joint.  Check out The Illest.  Lyricism is back!! Click here to download.  Also, click here to download the uncensored version of the Yelawolf, Slaughterhouse, Eminem BET Cypher.... Read more

Mobb Deep – Street Lights

Mobb Deep puts in work on a J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League track.  The melancholy piano chords used by the League mesh well with Mobb Deep's dark flow.  Check out Street Lights (with tags from Funk Flex).  J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League stays busy.  Click here to download F.A.M.E., the song they produced for Young Jeezy... Read more

Nas – It’s a Tower Heist ft Rick Ross

Fresh off dropping his new video for Nasty, Nas is back with a new song.  Here's It's a Tower Heist featuring Rick Ross and production by Salaam Remi. Click here to download.... Read more