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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

July 13, 2012 Audio

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

July 13, 2012 Audio

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

July 13, 2012 Video

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

July 12, 2012 Audio

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

July 12, 2012 Video

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

July 12, 2012 Video

¡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

July 12, 2012 Video

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

July 12, 2012 Video

Kendrick Lamar – No Makeup (Her Vice) ft Bethany Cosentino

Here's the first ever performance by Kendrick Lamar of No Makeup, one of the dopest songs on Section.80 (one of the best albums to drop last year). Check out the video below. HiiiPoWeR. Related: Kendrick Lamar - Tim Westwood Show Freestyle (Video)... Read more

July 12, 2012 Video

Public Enemy – I Shall Not Be Moved (Video)

Public Enemy is back with a vengeance and Chuck D is in vintage form. Check out the video for I Shall Not Be Moved. Their new album Most of My Heroes Still Don't Appear On No Stamp is expected to drop tomorrow on iTunes. Related: A look at why Def... Read more

July 12, 2012 Video

Havoc (of Mobb Deep) – Same Sh*t Different Day

Here's a new video from Havoc of Mobb Deep. Check out Same Sh*t Different Day. Related: Playlist of the greatest groups of all time including Mobb Deep, Wu-Tang, Black Star, Slaughterhouse and more (Audio)... Read more

July 11, 2012 Video

Das Racist & Talib Kweli – The Actual

Das Racist and Talib Kweli kick some food for thought. Check out The Actual. Related: Kendrick Lamar interview with Hima from Das Racist (Video)... Read more

July 11, 2012 Audio

Stalley – Midnight Satori (Video)

Here's a video for Midnight Satori from Stalley. The track is laced with soulful horns and a hard beat. Check it out below. Related: Stalley - Live at Blossom (Video)... Read more

July 11, 2012 Video

Here’s a (mostly) video playlist of Redman joints to take you on a journey through his 20-year career (Video Playlist)

Redman. Reggie Noble. Whatever name you use for him, it's synonymous with dope MC. 2012 marks 20 years since the release of Redman's debut album Whut? Thee Album and his mind-bending verse on EPMD's Headbanger, and he has been blazing the mic ever since. Because of his undeniable contribution to... Read more

July 11, 2012 Playlists, Throwback, Video

Frank Ocean – channel ORANGE (Full Album Stream)

Frank Ocean's channel ORANGE album hit iTunes yesterday. If you haven't heard it yet, you can check out a full album stream here. Related: Frank Ocean performs Bad Religion on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (Video)... Read more

July 11, 2012 Audio

Aesop Rock – Skelethon (Full Album Stream)

Aesop Rock has been dropping a lot of heat over the last couple of weeks, including one of the best videos of the year ZZZ Top. Here's a full stream of his new album Skelethon. You can listen to the whole album below and buy it here. Related: Aesop Rock... Read more

July 10, 2012 Audio

1982 (Statik Selektah & Termanology) – Lights Down ft Big K.R.I.T.

Big K.R.I.T. links up with Statik Selektah and Termanology on the soulful Lights Down. Check it out below. Related: Statik Selektah and Termanology discuss their earliest experiences with hip-hop (Video)... Read more

July 10, 2012 Audio

Curren$y & Harry Fraud – Cigarette Boats (Mixtape)

Here's a new free project from Curren$y. It features guest appearances by Styles P and Smoke DZA and is produced entirely by Harry Fraud. You can listen to and download all of Cigarette Boats below. Related: Curren$y - Jet Life featuring Wiz Khalifa and Big K.R.I.T. Download Mixtape... Read more

July 10, 2012 Audio, Mixes

DJ Premier – More Levels w Bumpy Knuckles + Nardwaur Interview (Video)

Here's a DJ Premier double play. First is his new video More Levels with Bumpy Knuckles followed by DJ Premier vs Nardwaur. In the Nardwaur interview he talks about his battles with MOP (bumpin' knuckles), seeing Ice Cube and Suge Knight throw fisticuffs, working with many of the ladies of... Read more

July 10, 2012 Food for Thought, Video

Frank Ocean performs Bad Religion with The Roots on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (Video)

Frank Ocean performed his new song Bad Religion with The Roots on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon last night. He also announced his album channel ORANGE was available on iTunes (a week earlier than anticipated). Check out the video below and you can buy the album here. Related: Frank Ocean... Read more

July 10, 2012 Video

Nas – A Queens Story (Live in Paris)

Need some more Nas in your life? Here's a clip of Nasir speaking about some of his earliest influences like Public Enemy, Melle Mel, Run-DMC, Eric B. and Rakim as well as soul influences like Nat King Cole, James Brown and Marvin Gaye...and speaking of Marvin, Nas premieres part of... Read more

July 9, 2012 Audio

Freddie Gibbs interview and verse on Soul Assassins Radio (Video)

Freddie Gibbs sat down and kicked it on Soul Assassins Radio about how he and Madlib ended up working together. He also dropped a verse over the Superman Lover beat. Check out the video below. Related: Freddie Gibbs & Madlib - Shame featuring BJ The Chicago Kid... Read more

July 9, 2012 Video

eLZhi is back with a new gem. Check out Blue Widow (Audio)

Related: eLZhi - ElMatic (Mixtape)... Read more

July 9, 2012 Audio

Nas – Bye Baby

Another day, another hot new joint from Nas. This is the last song on his album and he gets personal about his split from Kelis. Check out Bye Baby. Life is Good hits stores next week. Related: Nas discusses Life is Good (Video)... Read more

July 9, 2012 Audio

Murs – Animal Style (Video)

Here's a statement video from Murs for his video Animal Style. Check out the video and what Murs had to say about the song below. Related: Murs - Epic Salutations (Video) Here's what Murs had to say about the song: “Animal Style is a song I did for many reasons,”... Read more

July 9, 2012 Video

Nas performs at the Openair Frauenfeld Festival in Zurich (Video Playlist)

Nas performed recently at the Openair Fraunfeld Festival in Zurich. He did several songs including Daughters, NY State of Mind, It Ain't Hard to Tell, Represent, The World is Yours, Made You Look, If I Ruled The World (with Lauryn Hill) and more. Check out the performances below. Related: Nas... Read more

July 8, 2012 Playlists, Video

Childish Gambino – Body ft Prodigy

Childish Gambino looks up with Prodigy over an ill Portishead sample on his latest. Check out Body. Related: Childish Gambino - Royalty (Mixtape) Here's the Portishead original. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bp2hKfi1B60... Read more

July 7, 2012 Audio, The Bridge

Method Man speaks on working with RZA, Crystal Meth, Blackout 3 and more (Video)

Method Man keeps it 100% real in this interview where he discusses working with RZA again on his upcoming album Crystal Meth, working with Redman on Blackout 3, how Blackout 2 was slept on, the possibility of How High 2, which "critics" matter to him and more. Check out the... Read more

July 7, 2012 Food for Thought, Video

Slaughterhouse – LA Leakers Freestyle

Slaughterhouse drops some verses on the I'm a Boss, Mercy and Not Afraid tracks for LA Leakers. Check it out below. Slaughterhouse - My Life featuring Cee-Lo (Video)... Read more

July 6, 2012 Audio

Here’s an incredible new joint from Frank Ocean that was produced by Pharrell. Check out Sweet Life (Audio)

Related: Frank Ocean - Pyramids... Read more

July 6, 2012 Audio

Salute to Eric B & Rakim. 7/7 marks the 25th anniversary of the release of their landmark album Paid in Full. Hip-hop has never been the same since that day. Here’s a video playlist of some of the gems from that classic album (Video)

Related: Playlist celebrating the career of Rakim (Video)... Read more

July 6, 2012 Playlists, Throwback, Video

50 Cent – 5 (Murder by Numbers) (Mixtape)

50 Cent dropped a new mixtape (his 2nd in 2 months). One of the standout cuts is Can I Speak to You featuring Schoolboy Q. You can listen to and download that song and the rest of the 5 (Murder by Numbers) mixtape below. Related: 50 Cent - The Lost... Read more

July 6, 2012 Audio, Mixes

The New Royales – Walking Around My Dreams ft Talib Kweli

Here's a soulful rock joint (think Santigold) from The New Royales that features a verse from Talib Kweli. Check out Walking Around My Dreams. Related: Talib Kweli performs Cold Rain live (Video)... Read more

July 6, 2012 Audio

Blu, Sene & ANTHM – Young Leaders ft Britain Parker

Here's a chilled out collabo between Blu, Sene and ANTHM. It has lush chords and lyrics for your mental. Check out Young Leaders featuring Britain Parker. Related: Blu - The Clean Hand (Prod. Pete Rock) young leaders. by sene, blu, ANTHM, britain parker.... Read more

July 5, 2012 Audio

Freddie Gibbs – Face Down (Full Version)

Freddie Gibbs released a partial version of Face Down on his Str8 Killa No Filla EP. Here's the full version. Related: Freddie Gibbs & Madlib - Shame featuring BJ the Chicago Kid... Read more

July 5, 2012 Audio

Schoolboy Q performs Nightmare on Figg St and Blessed (Video)

Here's some footage of Schoolboy Q live in Dallas. He performs Nightmare on Figg St and Blessed. Check it out below. Related: Schoolboy Q - Sway in the Morning freestyle (Video)... Read more

July 5, 2012 Video

Bone Thugs-N-Harmony interview with DJ Skee (Video)

Wow. Here's a full reunion of all 5 original members of Bone Thugs-N-Harmony. Bizzy, Layzie, Wish, Flesh and Krayzie all sat down with DJ Skee to talk about working with 2Pac, Biggie and how they were discovered by Eazy-E. Related: Playlist of classic Eazy-E joints (Audio)... Read more

July 4, 2012 Food for Thought, Video

Mac Miller – America ft Casey Veggies & Joey Bada$$ (Video)

Joey Bada$$ and Casey Veggies join Mac Miller on his song America. Check out the video. Related: Mac Miller - Cold featuring Curren$y... Read more

July 4, 2012 Video

Yelawolf – Heart of Dixie (Mixtape) + Growin’ Up in the Gutter ft Rittz (Video)

Here's a double play from Yelawolf. You can listen to and download his new Hear of Dixie mixtape and watch his new video for Growin' Up in the Gutter featuring Rittz below. Related: Yelawolf - Can It Be Download Mixtape... Read more

July 4, 2012 Audio, Mixes, Video

Nas – Cherry Wine ft Amy Winehouse

A snippet of Nas' collabo with Amy Winehouse dropped yesterday. Here's the full song. Check out Cherry Wine. Related: Nas & Amy Winehouse - Me & Mr. Jones: a mix of mashups of music by Nas and Amy Winehouse.... Read more

July 4, 2012 Audio

Childish Gambino – Royalty (Mixtape)

Childish Gambino delivered on his promise to drop a new mixtape today. Features include Nipsey Hu$$le, Schoolboy Q, Ab-Soul, Beck, Danny Brown, Ghostface Killah, RZA and more. You can listen to and download all of Royalty below. Related: Childish Gambino - 5 Fingers of Death Freestyle (Video) Download Mixtape... Read more

July 4, 2012 Audio, Mixes

Yelawolf – Let Me Out

Yelawolf is dropping a free album tomorrow (as is Childish Gambino). Here's a song from the project in advance. As usual, he goes hard. Check out Let Me Out. Related: Yelawolf - Thank You... Read more

July 3, 2012 Audio

Vado – Off Hiatus

Here's a solid new cut from Vado. Check out Off Hiatus. Related: Vado - Celebration (Video)... Read more

July 3, 2012 Audio

Here’s an incredible mix of mashups of music by Nas and Amy Winehouse from DJ Terry Urban (Audio)

The mix is courtesy of OkayPlayer and celebrates the bittersweet elements of life (Nas' Life is Good drops on 7/17 and 7/23 marks the 1-year anniversary of when we lost Amy Winehouse). You can listen to the entire Me & Mr. Jones mix below. Related: Nas - Life is Good... Read more

July 3, 2012 Audio

Rapper Big Pooh – Harpoon ft Big Dho

Here's a ridiculously soulful previously unreleased joint from Little Brother's Rapper Big Pooh. Check out Harpoon featuring Big Dho. Related: Rapper Big Pooh - Special featuring No One & Chevy Jones (Video)... Read more

July 3, 2012 Audio

Nas – Life Is Good album snippets (Audio)

Y'all ready for Nas?! Here are 30-second snippets of every song from his upcoming Life Is Good album. You can listen to the sneak previews below. Life Is Good hits albums on 7/17. Related: Nas - Loco-Motive featuring Large Professor Here's the tracklist 1. No Introduction (prod. J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League) 2.... Read more

July 3, 2012 Audio

Theophilus London – Rose Island Vol. 1 (Mixtape)

Here's a new mixtape from Theophilus London. If you like his blend of alternative, electro, soul and hip-hop, you'll dig this. It features verses from Big Boi, A$AP Rocky and more. You can listen to and download Rose Island Vol 1 below. Related: Big Boi - Gossip featuring Big K.R.I.T.... Read more

July 3, 2012 Audio, Mixes