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Jay-Z – From Marcy to Barclays (Video)

Jay-Z's new Rocawear ad gives you a brief and stylish look at his journey from the Marcy Projects to the new Barclays Center of which he is a partial owner ("Now look at me, I can park at my own arena"). Check out the video. Related: Jay-Z talks about his... Read more

August 2, 2012 Video

Here’s a playlist featuring some of the best hip-hop to drop during the month. You’ll hear songs featuring Redman, Andre 3000, KRS-One, Kendrick Lamar, Rick Ross, Dr. Dre, Jay-Z, Slaughterhouse, Childish Gambino, Big K.R.I.T., Kanye West, J. Cole, Beanie Sigel, Elzhi, Nas and many more (Audio)

Click below to listen to the whole thing. Related: Best of May and June 2012 Playlist (Audio)... Read more

August 2, 2012 Audio, Playlists

Stalley & Curren$y in New Orleans (Video)

I'm digging these videos showing artists as who they are as real people, with no floss. Earlier, we saw Action Bronson doing his thing in the kitchen. Now, here's a look at Stalley & Curren$y just vibing. They kick it about their shared love of cars, music and speak of... Read more

August 2, 2012 Food for Thought, Video

Eminem interview with 95.5 in Detroit (Audio)

Here's an interview with Eminem where he discusses his relationship with 50 Cent, working with Slaughterhouse, starting his new album and more. Check it out below. Related: Eminem - Interview with Whoo Kid (Audio)... Read more

August 1, 2012 Audio, Food for Thought

Sound Fx – Let Go (Video)

"Life's good. It can get better." That's how Sound Fx end their song Let Go. They drops some jewels about their life experiences before they get there. Check out the video. Related: Sound Fx - Don't Listen to My Heart (With Your Heart)... Read more

August 1, 2012 Video

Keyshia Cole – Enough of No Love ft Lil Wayne (Video)

Keyshia Cole is back with a new video. She still has one of the most emotionally rich voices in music. Check out Enough of No Love featuring Lil Wayne. Related: Super (Neo) Soul Sisters Playlist (Audio)... Read more

August 1, 2012 Video

Angel Haze – New York (Video)

Angel Haze made a mini-horror film as the video for her burner, New York. Check it out below. Related: My Mic Sounds Nice documentary on women in hip-hop (Video) and playlist of female MCs (Audio)... Read more

August 1, 2012 Video

Big K.R.I.T. & EL-P – Back and Forth (Video)

What would Big K.R.I.T. and EL-P talk about if they had a conversation? Wonder no more. They are the latest to sit down and kick it as part of Noisey's Back and Forth series. Check out the video below. Related: Big K.R.I.T - What U Mean featuring Ludacris (Video)... Read more

August 1, 2012 Video

Action Bronson flexes his culinary skills (Video)

Action Bronson brings that HEAT...no, literally. Check out this video showing how he gets down in the kitchen. Vocally, he may remind you of Ghostface Killah but in spirit, he's truly reminiscent of the Chef. Related: Nardwaur vs Action Bronson (Video)... Read more

August 1, 2012 Food for Thought, Video

Snoop Dogg took a trip to Jamaica that had a transformative effect on him. The experience was chronicled and will be the subject of a documentary that premieres at the Toronto International Film Festival in September. Here’s a trailer for the film, Reincarnated (Video)

Check out the video below. Related: A playlist celebrating the 2-decade career of the legendary Snoop Dogg (Audio)... Read more

July 31, 2012 Video

Rick Ross – 3 Kings ft Dr. Dre & Jay-Z (Video)

Here's the video for Rick Ross' 3 Kings featuring Dr. Dre and Jay-Z. Each of Ross, Dre and Jay make appearances in the video...kinda. Instead of taking on the Herculean task of coordinating the schedules of 3 Kings, Ross chose to incorporate previously seen footage and photos of all 3... Read more

July 31, 2012 Video

Miguel – Adorn (Video)

Miguel just dropped a video for his sultry single Adorn. Check it out below. Related: Miguel - Sure Thing (Remix) featuring Pusha T... Read more

July 31, 2012 Video

Stalley spits live on Shade 45 (Video)

Stalley was on Shade 45 and spit some verses over that Rhyme No More beat DJ Premier laced for Jay-Z. Check out the video below. Related: Stalley - Hammers & Vogues ft Curren$y (Video) Here's Rhyme No More.... Read more

July 30, 2012 Audio, The Bridge, Video

Hit-Boy – Old School Caddy ft Kid Cudi

Hit-Boy (the producer behind tracks like My God, N's in Paris, A$AP Rocky's Goldie, and Kanye's Thearflu/Way Too Cold/Cold) is stepping from behind the board and up to the mic. Here's a new song from him. Check out Old School Caddy featuring Kid Cudi. Related: A$AP Rocky - Goldie (Video)... Read more

July 30, 2012 Audio

Elzhi – Blue Widow (Video)

Here's a new video for Elzhi's Blue Widow. Check it out below. Related: Elzhi - Out Da Box TV Interview (Video)... Read more

July 30, 2012 Video

Here’s a beautifully shot clip where Yasiin Bey recites one of Muhammad Ali’s most famous rhymes–the one leading up to the Rumble in the Jungle with George Foreman (Video)

Check out the video. Related: Yasiin Bey performs with the Brooklyn Philharmonic (Video) Louis Vuitton "Dream" - Directed by Stuart McIntyre from Steam Films on Vimeo.... Read more

July 29, 2012 Food for Thought, Video

Common freestyles in Chicago over Otis (Video)

The mighty Common kicked a true off the top freestyle over the Otis beat (chopped up nicely) in his hometown Chicago. Check out the video below. Related: Common - Celebrate (Video)... Read more

July 29, 2012 Video

Here’s a playlist featuring some of the incredible (neo) soul sisters in the 90’s. You’ll hear music from Jill Scott, Lauryn Hill, Erykah Badu, Zhane, Angie Stone, Amel Larrieux and many more (Audio)

Check it out below. Related: Do What U Gotta Do (Video)... Read more

July 29, 2012 Audio, Playlists

Big K.R.I.T – What U Mean ft Ludacris (Video)

Here's the latest video from Big K.R.I.T. Check out What U Mean featuring Ludacris. Related: Big Boi - Gossip featuring Big K.R.I.T. and UGK... Read more

July 29, 2012 Video

Raekwon performs CREAM (Video)

Here's some high quality footage of Raekwon performing C.R.E.A.M. at Peter Rosenberg's birthday party in NYC. Related: Raekwon - Keep it Politics (Audio and Behind-The-Scenes Video) ... Read more

July 28, 2012 Video

Prodigy rhymes in The Back Room on 106 & Park (Video)

Prodigy is the latest to step into The Back Room on 106 & Park and drop a couple verses. Check out the video below. Related: Prodigy & Black Thought perform at the Lyricist Lounge 20th Anniversary Party (Video)... Read more

July 28, 2012 Video

Jay Electronica – Act 2: Patents of Nobility (The Turn) (Album Tracklist)

Looks like Jay Electronica's album may be coming sooner rather than later. He released a snapshot of a tracklist on Twitter for Act 2: Patents of Nobility (The Turn). One song that has been released so far is an incomplete form of Dinner at Tiffany's (The Shiny Suit Theory). The... Read more

July 28, 2012 Audio, Food for Thought

Schoolboy Q – There He Go (Video)

Schoolboy Q made a dope video for one of the hottest joints on his album Habits & Contradictions. Check out There He Go. Related: Schoolboy Q performs Nightmare on Figg St and Blessed (Video)... Read more

July 27, 2012 Video

50 Cent – New Day ft Dr. Dre & Alicia Keys

Dr. Dre has been jumping on some tracks lately. First with Kendrick, then with Ross and now with 50. I'm starting to wonder if he's warming up to finally complete Detox...Here's the latest. Check out 50 Cent's New Day featuring Dre and Alicia Keys. Related: Rick Ross - 3 Kings... Read more

July 27, 2012 Audio

The Knux – Animal

Here's a new one from The Knux. Check out Animal. Related: ¡MAYDAY! – Hardcore B*tches featuring Murs (Video)... Read more

July 27, 2012 Audio

The Making of MF DOOM’s Mask (Video)

Ever wonder how MF DOOM's mask came into being? Here's a super fresh video featuring the creator of the mask, graffiti artist Frank Chapter, telling the story of the inception of the mask + a healthy dose of inside dope on DOOM. Ill. Check it out below. Related: Oh No... Read more

July 27, 2012 Food for Thought, Video

Pusha T discusses his new album (Video)

Pusha T sat down with MTV to talk about his recording process, the meaning behind some of his new songs and what to expect on his upcoming album generally. Check out the video. Related: Kanye West & Pusha T - New God Flow... Read more

July 27, 2012 Food for Thought, Video

J. Cole – The Cure

J. Cole always BLACKS OUT on Kanye beats (witness below). His new song The Cure is no exception. He spits that flame, Warm Up style, over the Lift Off track from Watch the Throne. Check it out below. Cole world...Related: J. Cole interview with DJ Drama (Video) Here are a... Read more

July 27, 2012 Audio, Playlists

RZA & Nas – The Set Up (Mashup)

Here's a new mashup from RZA. He combined the vocals from Nas & Havoc's The Set Up (from It Was Written) with RZA's B.O.B.B.Y. Check it out below. Related: The Man With the Iron Fists trailer (Dir. by RZA) (Video)... Read more

July 26, 2012 Audio

The Official 2012 Rock the Bells Mixtape

The 2012 Rock the Bells Festival is around the corner. Here's the official mixtape for this year's tour. It features new music from Ice Cube, DMX, Murs, Tech N9ne, Xzibit, Hit Squad, Hieroglyphics, KRS-One, RZA and more, and is mixed by Cypress Hill's DJ Muggs. You can listen to and... Read more

July 26, 2012 Audio, Mixes

Jon Connor – While You Were Sleeping (Mixtape)

Jon Connor has been dropping a lot of heat the last few weeks. Here's his new mixtape While You Were Sleeping. You can listen to the whole project and download it below. Related: Jon Connor - True Colors (Video) Download Mixtape... Read more

July 26, 2012 Audio, Mixes

Kendrick Lamar performs ADHD at the 2012 Pitchfork Music Festival (Video)

Here's a professional-quality video of Kendrick Lamar performing ADHD at the 2012 Pitchfork Music Festival. Check out the video below. Related: Talib Kweli - Push Thru featuring Kendrick Lamar & Curren$y... Read more

July 26, 2012 Video

Rick Ross – Diced Pineapples ft Wale & Drake

Here's another release from Rick Ross. Check out Diced Pineapple featuring Wale & Drake. God Forgives, I Don't is in stores on 7/31. Related: Rick Ross - Sixteen featuring Andre 3000... Read more

July 26, 2012 Audio

Nipsey Hussle – They Know (Video)

Here's a new video from Nipesy Hussle's The Marathon Continues mixtape. Check out They Know. Related: Nipsey Hussle - The Marathon Continues (Mixtape)... Read more

July 26, 2012 Video

Capone-N-Noreaga – Blood Money (Video)

Outta nowhere, Capone-N-Noreaga just decided to drop a video for Blood Money from their 1997 debut album The War Report. Check it out below. Related: Raekwon - Chupacabra featuring Capone-N-Noreaga... Read more

July 26, 2012 Video

Angie Stone – Do What U Gotta Do (Video)

First D'Angelo comes back, and now Angie Stone. Check out her video for Do What U Gotta Do (which has more than a hint of Left & Right in the groove). Still soulful... Props: OKP Related: D'Angelo performs at the BET Awards (Video) Peep the reference:... Read more

July 25, 2012 The Bridge, Video

Busta Rhymes – King Tut ft Reek Da Villain & J Doe (Video)

Busta Rhymes is in that rarefied class of artists (in any genre) who has been around for 20 years and is still putting out hot current music. Here's his latest video. Check out King Tut featuring Reek Da Villain and J Doe. Related: Busta Rhymes reunites ATCQ and LONS for... Read more

July 25, 2012 Video

Slaughterhouse – Weight Scale

Slaughterhouse is coming with a new mixtape soon. Here's the first release from the project. Check out Weight Scale (set to the beat of Nas' Nasty). Also, check out the video below for some comic relief from Slaughterhouse. They do a mock "post-game" conference breaking down My Life. Related: Joe... Read more

July 25, 2012 Audio

Rick Ross and Andre 3000 drop verses for the better part of 8 minutes on Sixteen. 16 bars ain’t enough…Check it out below (Audio)

Related: Rick Ross - 3 Kings ft Dr. Dre and Jay-Z... Read more

July 25, 2012 Audio

Rapsody – Non-Fiction ft Raheem DeVaughn & Ab-Soul (Prod. 9th Wonder)

Rapsody drops another hot 9th Wonder-produced joint. This one features Raheem DeVaughn and Ab-Soul. Check out Non-Fiction. Related: Rapsody - Believe Me... Read more

July 25, 2012 Audio

Raekwon – Keep It Politics (Audio and BTS Video)

Here's a new one from Raekwon and a behind the scenes video with The Chef discussing the making of the song, which was produced by DJ Babu from Dilated Peoples. This is part of MTV2's Closed Sessions series. Check out the song, Keep it Politics, and BTS video below. Related:... Read more

July 25, 2012 Audio, Video

Nas performs The Don and Nasty on Jimmy Kimmel Live (Video)

Salute to Nas. Life is Good debuted at #1 on the Billboard album chart this week with 149,000 units sold. It's his 5th #1 album. Here are videos of him performing The Don and Nasty with a live band on Jimmy Kimmel Live. Related: Nas speaks on Illmatic and Life... Read more

July 25, 2012 Video

Living Legends: Here’s a playlist celebrating the 18+ year career of OutKast (Audio)

How do you say Living Legends with one word? OutKast. Big Boi and Andre 3000 completely re-shaped the perception of hip-hop, particularly Southern hip-hop, when their album Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik dropped in 1994 and they've continued to change the game for 18 years strong. Though they haven't released an album together since... Read more

July 25, 2012 Audio, Playlists

Here’s a previously unreleased song from KRS-One that was produced by DJ Premier. It’s from the Return of the Boom Bap era. FIRE. Check out It’s Gettin’ Hectic below (Audio)

Related: Playlist of KRS-One's classics (Audio)... Read more

July 25, 2012 Audio

Mick Boogie – Represent the Stripes (Mixtape)

Here's a new mixtape from Mick Boogie (in partnership with HypeTrak) in celebration of the upcoming Olympics. It features music from Slum Village, Action Bronson, Kids These Days, Rapper Big Pooh and more. You can listen to and download the entire mixtape below. Related: DJ Jazzy Jeff & Mick Boogie... Read more

July 24, 2012 Audio, Mixes

N.O.R.E. – Gangstas Don’t Die ft Jadakiss

N.O.R.E. & Jadakiss go in on Gangstas Don't Die. Check it out below. Related: Jadakiss - We Gettin' Money ft Styles P & Trae Tha Truth (Video)... Read more

July 24, 2012 Audio

Jim-E-O – Fastlane (Full Album Stream)

Here's a spotlight on an up and coming artist named Jim-E-O. If you don't know his music, he's one to watch. He blends substantive rhymes about his grind to succeed (the right way) with big soulful beats. He just dropped his new album Fastlane which you can listen to below.... Read more

July 24, 2012 Audio

Curren$y – Toca Tuesday Freestyle (Video)