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Joe Budden previews new Slaughterhouse music (Video)

Here's a 10+ minute preview of new music from Slaughterhouse, courtesy of Joe Budden himself. The video is nothing but beats and eats (Joey gets his grub on throughout). Check it out below. Related: Slaughterhouse rhymes in The Back Room on 106 & Park (Video)... Read more

Marley Marl – Classic Recipes: The Making of Mama Said Knock You Out (Video)

Here's the first episode of an incredible new series from Marley Marl called Classic Recipes. In this episode, Marley Marl gives lots of behind the scenes info on the making of Mama Said Knock You Out and how he came to work with LL. He also shows in detail how... Read more

Strong Arm Steady – Fair Fight ft Schoolboy Q, Ab-Soul & Jay Rock

Schoolboy Q, Ab-Soul and Jay Rock join Strong Arm Steady on the Statik Selektah-produced Fair Fight. Related: Ab-Soul - Black Lip Bastard (Black Hippy Remix) featuring Kendrick Lamar, Schoolboy Q & Jay Rock... Read more

Nottz & D.M.P. – Dead End Street

Here's a new one from Nottz and his D.M.P. crew. Check out Dead End Street. Related: Nottz - You Need This Music featuring Pusha T (Audio)... Read more

A Tribe Called Quest & Leaders of the New School perform Scenario at the Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival (Video)

Here's the official video footage of that epic performance of Scenario by A Tribe Called Quest and Leaders of the New School at the Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival last weekend. As we mentioned, it was the first time the song had been performed live in 20 years. This video has professional... Read more

Joell Ortiz performs in Brooklyn (Video)

Joell Ortiz dropped a 3-minute a capella rhyme in Brooklyn. Check out the video below. Related: Joell Ortiz - Iron On You (Video)... Read more

TiRon & Ayomari – Thing Go Right (Video)

TiRon & Ayomari's video for Thing Go Right might be a hip-hop first. The entire video was shot underwater. There are some shots with an extremely skimpy bathing suit but the rest is uncontroversial (but fresh). Related: TiRon & Ayomair - They Go... Read more

Ab-Soul performs Ab-Soul’s Intro live on the Sway in the Morning Show (Video)

Ab-Soul set the mic on FIRE on the Sway in the Morning show. Check out the video of his live rendition of Ab-Soul's Intro. Related: Ab-Soul spits an a capella verse for Beats TV (Video)... Read more

A$AP Rocky – Cosmic Kev Show Freestyle (Video)

A$AP Rocky dropped verses during his latest visit to the Cosmic Kev Show and he had the guts to spit some bars off the top and have fun with it. Check out the video below. Related: A$AP Rocky - Ridin' featuring Lana Del Ray... Read more

Rick Ross – 3 Kings ft Dr Dre & Jay-Z

Rick Ross dropped his newest single. Check out 3 Kings featuring Dr. Dre and Jay-Z (with tags). Related: Rick Ross - So Sophisticated ft Meek Mill (Video)... Read more

Stalley – Hammers & Vogues ft Curren$y (Video)

Both Stalley and Curren$y gravitate to soulful beats so it's no surprise their collabo is one of the most soulful joints to drop in a minute. Here's the video for Hammers & Vogues, off Stalley's Savage Journey to the American Dream mixtape. Related: Stalley - Savage Journey to the American... Read more

Nas speaks on Illmatic and Life is Good (Video)

Here's an interview where Nas reflects on Illmatic and how his life has changed since then. Related: Nas speaks on Kelis' reaction to the Life is Good album cover (Video)... Read more

40Love – Tiki Tiki ft Zumbi (of Zion I)

Zumbi from Zion I joins 40Love on a funked-out space age track. Check out Tiki Tiki. Props: 2DBZ Related: Evidence, Zion I & The Grouch - Amp Live for President (Video)... Read more

Talib Kweli teams up with Curren$y and Kendrick Lamar on his new single. Check out Push Thru (Audio)

Related: The New Royales - Walking Around My Dreams featuring Talib Kweli... Read more

Kendrick Lamar live at Pitchfork Music Festival 2012 (Video)

Here's a look at Kendrick Lamar performing Swimming Pools (Drank) at the Pitchfork Music Festival. Check out the video below. Related: Kendrick Lamar - Swimming Pools (Drank)... Read more

The Alchemist – Flight Confirmation ft Schoolboy Q & Danny Brown (Video)

The video for The Alchemist's Flight Confirmation (featuring Danny Brown & Schoolboy Q) is your brain on drugs. It features tons of random images--many of which are body parts that are covered (slightly) but not safe for work. Check it out below. Related: Childish Gambino, Danny Brown & Schoolboy Q... Read more

RIP Ms. Melodie

Rest in peace to Ms Melodie who, as a member of BDP, was one of the first ladies of hip-hop. Here's a look at her in the video for Self Destruction.... Read more

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – Same Love ft Mary Lambert

Here's a song from Macklemore and Ryan Lewis in support of the Music for Marriage Equality campaign. Check out Same Love featuring Mary Lambert. Related: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - Otherside (Remix) featuring Fences... Read more

Blu & Exile – A Man

Blu & Exile dropped a new EP yesterday called Maybe One Day. Here's a track called A Man from the project. If you're feeling it, you can buy Maybe One Day here. Related: Blu, Sene & ANTHM - Young Leaders featuring Britain Parker... Read more

Blackalicious – Changes

The Cali duo Blackalicious are re-releasing their debut project Melodica digitally. They've included Changes, an obscure single from that same era in the mid-90's, as a bonus cut. The track was co-produced by DJ Shadow and you can almost taste that vintage 90's hip-hop when you listen to it. Check... Read more

Pharoahe Monch & Jean Grae experience South Africa (Video)

Pharoahe Monch & Jean Grae recently performed in South Africa and some of their travels were captured on film. Here's a short video with some performance footage and an interview where they discuss the impact the experience had on them. Check it out below. Related: Pharoahe Monch - Still Standing... Read more

Cyhi The Prynce – Ivy League (Mixtape)

Here's a new mixtape from Cyhi The Prynce that has features from Big K.R.I.T., Big Sean, Schoolboy Q, Yelawolf and more. You can listen to and download all of Ivy League below. Related: Cyhi The Prynce - The Open Letter (Video) Download Mixtape... Read more

Beanie Sigel – The Reunion ft State Property

Beanie Sigel reunites with his State Property brethren on The Reunion. This one's gonna take you back. Check it out below. Related: Beanie Sigel - Shot Caller... Read more

Larger Professor speaks on Nas + Nas speaks on Kelis’ thoughts about the Life is Good album cover (Video)

Since Life is Good dropped today, here are a couple more Nas-related videos. First up is an interview of Large Professor speaking on Ether (did you know it was originally going to be on a Swizz Beatz track?), why he gave Nas a shot on Live at the BBQ, the... Read more

Apollo the Great spits some verses on PhillyHeat TV (Video)

Need lyrics? Apollo the Great has got plenty. Check out the fire he breathes during this radio appearance. Related: The 50 Best Radio Freestyles of All-Time (Audio)... Read more

Childish Gambino – Sour Face ft Jay Rock

Childish Gambino teams up with Jay Rock on Sour Face. Check it out below. Related: Childish Gambino - Unnecessary Roughness featuring Schoolboy Q & Ab-Soul... Read more

Happy Birthday GURU (Video Playlist)

Happy birthday to GURU who would have been 51 today. Here's a (mostly) video playlist celebrating a life of Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal. Related: DJ Premier GURU Tribute Mix (Audio)... Read more

Young Roddy – Russian Roulette ft Smoke DZA (Video)

Here's a hot new joint from Young Roddy. Check out the video for Russian Roulette featuring Smoke DZA. JET life...riiight. Related: Young Roddy - Kyle Watson (Video)... Read more

Nas performs Daughters on Late Show with David Letterman (Video)

Here's a look at Nas performing Daughters on Late Show with David Letterman. Life is Good is in stores now. Related: Nas speaks on Life is Good and more (Video)... Read more

Buckshot & Sean Price – Black Dynamite (Video)

Adult Swim premiered a new animated series called Black Dynamite last night that was based on the 2009 film. Buckshot & Sean Price did a song for the film that was produced by 9th Wonder & Dan the Man. Check out the trailer for the movie (accompanied by the Buckshot... Read more

Nas interview with SoulCulture TV (Video)

Here's an extended interview of Nas by SoulCulture TV. He talks about the blessing it is to make music, what he learned from touring with Damien Marley, going back to the sound that represents him, Life is Good, not chasing commercial success ("make pop chase you") and more. Check out... Read more

Ghostface Killah’s definition of a Good A$$ Night (Video)

How would you define a good night? Here's a hilarious short clip of Ghostface Killah's definition of a Good A$$ Night. The video is from MTV2's Guy Code. Related: Ghostface Killah & Sheek Louch - Shrooms featuring Styles P... Read more

Warren G – Still in Love

Here's a new one from the G Child, Warren G. Check out Still in Love.  Related:  How the West was Won: playlist of West Coast hip-hop past and present (Audio)... Read more

Large Professor performs Lookin’ at the Front Door on the Sway in the Morning Show (Video)

Large professor blessed the Sway in the Morning Show with a performance of Lookin' at the Front Door. Still smooth. Check out the video below. Related: Playlist of Large Professor-produced classics (Audio)... Read more

A Tribe Called Quest & Leaders of the New School perform Scenario live at the Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival (Video)

The annual Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival took place on Saturday. There were many dope moments but the highlight was when Busta Rhymes brought Leaders of the New School AND A Tribe Called Quest onstage to do the first live rendition of Scenario in almost 20 years. Check out the video below.... Read more

Meek Mill – Amen ft Drake (Video)

Here's the video for Meek Mill's Amen featuring Drake. Check it out below. Related: Rick Ross - So Sophisticated featuring Meek Mill (Video)... Read more

Rewind: Kendrick Lamar – Vanity Slaves (Pt 1 & 2)

Listening to Kendrick Lamar's new song Swimming Pools (Drank) yesterday sent me on a journey. I needed to hear more K. Dot so I went back and really listened to one of his earlier joints with fresh ears. Vanity Slaves Pt 2 dropped in Feb but Pt 2 means there... Read more

Pitchfork Music Festival 2012 – Full Performances of Big K.R.I.T., A$AP Rocky, Schoolboy Q, Kendrick Lamar and more (Video)

The Pitchfork Music Festival is taking place in Chicago this weekend. On the hip-hop side, Big K.R.I.T. and A$AP Rocky hit the stage last night and today Schoolboy Q (5:45) and Danny Brown (7:40) have sets. Kendrick Lamar brings it home tomorrow (4:45). Here's a video that will allow you... Read more

Slaughterhouse interview with FUSE and playlist of their non-hip-hop musical influences (Video)

Slaughterhouse sits down with FUSE to talk about why their album was delayed, possibly dropping a mixtape in the interim, their non-hip-hop musical influences (BROAD) and their potential collabo with Kendrick Lamar, Schoolboy Q, Ab-Soul and Jay Rock (aka Black Hippy--Joe Budden says it's a priority). Get ready...Check out the... Read more

Rakim: The Definition of a Classic documentary. Prepare to be taken on a journey through the music and impact of Rakim Allah, the God MC (Video)

Here's an incredibly well done mini-documentary on Rakim by Complex and Reebok Classic. It features tons of great historical photos and video footage, as well as sharp commentary from Bill Adler, DJ Premier, Noah Callahan-Bever (EIC of Complex) and Rakim himself. Props: 2DBZ Related: Video playlist celebrating the 25th Anniversary... Read more

Fokis – Big Business ft Brand Nubian

Brand Nubian join Fokis on a track that takes a hard look at the ills of our systems for prisons, healthcare and other institutions. Check out Big Business. Related: Fokis - Salute (King Tee) (Video) Big Business Ft. Brand Nubian - (Single) by Fokis & RP Ft. Brand Nubian... Read more

Nas – Trust

Here's another meditative new Nas joint. This one is called Trust and is produced by Boi-1da. Check it out below. Life is Good hits stores on Tuesday. Related: Nas - A Queens Story (Live in Paris)... Read more

The Dark Knight Rises – 13 Minute Preview (Video)

Ready for The Dark Knight Rises? Here's a 13-minute sneak preview. Check it out below. Props: 2DBZ Related: The Man With The Iron Fists trailer (directed by RZA) (Video)... Read more

Slaughterhouse – Hammer Dance (El-P Remix)

El-P just dropped a remix to Slaughterhouse's Hammer Dance that he produced. It goes HARD. It's a totally different feel but it works. Check it out below. Related: Slaughterhouse - Hammer Dance (Video)... Read more

JD Era – The Greatest ft Raekwon (Video)

JD Era puts in work (with an assist from Chef Raekwon on the chorus) on an ill chop up of the theme from Rocky. Check out the video for The Greatest. Related: Raekwon - Luxury Rap featuring JD Era (Video)... Read more

Ab-Soul – Beats TV Verse (Video)

Ab-Soul drops an a capella slow flow verse for Beats TV. Check it out below. Related: Ab-Soul headlines his first show in NYC (Video)... Read more

¡MAYDAY! – Hardcore B*tches (Feat. Murs)

¡MAYDAY! and Murs rock out on Hardcore B*thces. Check out the video (no nudity but mature themes so NSFW). Related: ¡MAYDAY! - Badlands (Seven Remix) featuring Tech N9ne... Read more

Yuna – Thinkin’ Bout You (Video)

Yuna has done some beautiful covers of songs over the years. Here's another one. Check out her interpretation of Frank Ocean's Thinkin' Bout You. She records various vocal parts on the fly to create a lush set of background vocals. Related: Yuna video playlist including a cover of Nirvana's Come... Read more