Here's another hot joint from Jay Rock featuring Kendrick Lamar. Check out the video for Code Red. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=-IoCYdXCyos... Read more
Strange Fruit Project dropped a really dope album a few years ago, featuring the likes of Erykah Badu and Little Brother. Sounds like they have another hot one coming...Check out this sampler of their new album, A Dreamer's Journey, which drops on 9/1. Shout out to Thought Leaks as a... Read more
A lot of Blu's most recent material has an old soul (d o o w h o p) feel to it. His song j e s u s continues with that sound. The track is courtesy of Madlib. Check it out. Click here to download. ... Read more
Here's another breakdown of a classic album by a classic artist. This installment features Prodigy talking about The Infamous. He speaks on the music used to create the samples on the album as well as how Havoc became the principal producer. Check it out. Again, props to Reekbok for this... Read more
Nas' Nasty blew the web up earlier this Summer. The video is on the way. Before it drops, here's an entertaining behind the scenes look at the making of the video done by the folks over at Decon. Check it out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eJvkVC_KuE&feature=player_embedded... Read more
Talib Kweli and Jean Grae dropped the video for Uh Oh last week. Here's an extended version that adds more context to the Mr. and Mrs. Smith theme played out in the video. Check it out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKlh94lFlmg&feature=player_embedded... Read more
Here's the latest video from Pusha T. Check out Feeling Myself ft Kevin Cossom. This one is from Pusha T's upcoming Fear of God 2: Let Us Pray album and his Fear of God mixtape, which you can listen to and download here.... Read more
Here's a cool interview of ElZhi. He discusses ElMatic and J. Dilla, among other things. It's nicely shot, as well. Check it out. And, if you don't have ElMatic, click here to download one of the best rap albums of the year, so far. http://vimeo.com/28110073... Read more
Here's the latest from Jeezy's upcoming TM 103 Hustlerz Ambition album. Check out the video for Do It For You ft Freddie Gibbs. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDxpq7tKY9s&feature=player_embedded... Read more
In many cases, they've also upgraded the sound quality of each track. Volumes 1-5 are "albums" put together by RealHipHopHead and Vol. 6 is a compilation of Nas greatest features. Click here to download all 6 Lost Albums and check out what RealHipHopHead had to say about the process, below. ... Read more
Here's another interesting debate from the Jump Off TV crew. A while ago, they discussed whether or not J. Cole would become a superstar. This time, they tackle several perspectives on Watch The Throne (money talk, best songs, lyrical content, etc.). Check it out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Zay2zUsaEc&feature=player_embedded... Read more
Here's a really good interview of Erykah Badu. She goes deep on lots of topics, including family, music and the controversial filming of the Window Seat video. There is also a lot of great concert footage. Check it out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghc9jTEBt_E&feature=player_embedded Though she's labeled as Neosoul, her influences are steeped in... Read more
Here's a hot new joint from DTMD. If you like Slum Village-era Dilla productions, this one will really move you. Check out the video for You. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phUJq287ej8&feature=player_embedded Click here to download.... Read more
Here's a new joint from Curren$y ft Lil Wayne. They flow to the classic OutKast Elevators track. Check it out. Also, if you missed Curren$y's new Verde Terrace mixtape, click here to download it. Click here to download Smoke Sum'n.... Read more
There also have been some incredible videos of K.R.I.T. performing the song live. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xVEa0SMxFg&feature=player_embedded For me, The Vent strikes a similar emotional chord as this one. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tbs7wWLXLpw... Read more
Also, if you missed it, BET did an amazing tribute to Aaliyah, featuring videos, rare footage and interviews from Timbaland, Missy, Ginuwine and many more. You can check out the whole show here.... Read more
The Game sounds hungry again. He went all the way in on this freestyle on the Cosmic Kev Show. Check out the video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFprLmFbBTI&feature=player_embedded... Read more
Just Anotha Day by Kris Kasanova is a throwback to times when hip-hop was just dope rhymes over hard beats. Kris runs down the everyday happenings in his neighborhood, and it plays out like a cross between It Was A Good Day and 99 Problems. Check out the video for... Read more
Here's a dope cut from Truck North. He's gotten a lot of press recently, as 1/5 of the Money Making Jam Boys, but he's been a strong solo artist before and since. Check out Indivisible. Click here to download.... Read more
Here's a meditative cut from Rockie Fresh ft Chamillionaire. He rhymes about the trials and tribulations of his career, while Chamillionaire serves as an encouraging mentor on his verse. Check out Breakthrough.... Read more
Jill Scott is not hip-hop but she has deep hip-hop Roots...and she's a phenomenal talent. Here's her latest video. Check out Hear My Call. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=VtapoGukzCA And, here's one of her hip-hop collabos. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4b5lNKnqp_o... Read more
This is installment #2 in a dope series Reebok has done in conjunction with Rock The Bells. #1 was Lauryn Hill discussing The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill. Now, it's Raekwon's turn to discuss his hip-hop classic. Rather than discuss the whole album, he focuses on how Nas got involved with... Read more
Here's a new video from West Coast underground OG, Planet Asia. Check out Inspiration. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zersOpYxUG0&feature=player_embedded And here's one of my favorite joints from Planet Asia and Rascoe (aka Cali Agents) from back in the day. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-GHQwlgJc4... Read more
If you haven't heard Section 80, it's a concept album about what's happened to today's adults who were born in the 80's and faced AIDS and crack epidemics, gang violence, Reaganomics and a host of other ills. A.D.H.D. is one of the most poignant depictions. If you haven't bought Section... Read more
Seeing Lauryn Hill speak about The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill was a reminder of how important women have been to hip-hop. Ambrosia For Heads Ladies First Mix by Parfit. Also, if you missed BET's My Mic Sounds Nice, which documents the story of women in hip-hop, click here to watch... Read more
Here's a reflective song from Sound FX about dealing with everyday struggles. It uses the same sample featured on J. Cole's You Got It but evokes a completely different mood. Check out Don't Listen to My Heart (With Your Heart).... Read more
Bun B & Big K.R.I.T. join 2 Chainz on a smoothed out jazz track. Check it out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1HEN3t3SIc&feature=player_embedded... Read more
It's part 1 of a series Reebok is doing in connection with this year's Rock the Bells tour. Check it out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZ-krY--Qbg&feature=player_embedded... Read more
Here's a new mixtape from Curren$y. Check out Verde Terrace. You can listen to the whole thing and download it below. Curren$y has been on his grind this year. This is his 3rd project, so far in 2011 (not including what he's been doing with Big Sean and Wiz Khalifa).... Read more
Kendrick Lamar paid a visit to the Bootleg Kev show, recently. He did an interview and dropped some verses over Makaveli's Hail Mary track. Check out the video below. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tc1PH6_69c&feature=player_embedded And, in case you need to hear the original... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iaQrh4YtuQ... Read more
And just like that, here's another video for an Eminem/Royce Da 5'9" collabo. This time, it's from their Bad Meets Evil project. Check out Lighters ft Bruno Mars. And, click here for the video for Royce's Writer's Block. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWt4wmZ_EMI&feature=player_embedded... Read more
Here's another take on Kool & The Gang's seminal Summer Madness (aka the foundation of DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince's classic Summertime). This one comes from Stat Quo and, as the title suggests, it's much darker than the Fresh Prince or Kid Daytona versions. In many ways, the... Read more
Top Dawg Entertainment is killing the game right now. The LA indie label is fresh off two high quality releases from Kendrick Lamar and Jay Rock this Summer, as well as a solid album from Ab-Soul in the Spring. Next up is Schoolboy Q. Check out his new song, My... Read more
Big K.R.I.T. and Yelawolf did their first collabo nearly a year ago, but it only surfaced in the last couple of weeks. Here's a video by 3 Little Digs that captured part of the experience. Check out the behind the scenes of Happy Birthday Hip-Hop. http://vimeo.com/27897045 Click here to download... Read more
Here's a pretty dope track-by-track review of J. Cole's Cole World: The Sideline Story by Complex, particularly given that they weren't allowed to name song titles or quote lyrics. The intro to the article is below and you can read the whole thing here. Here's the intro: After releasing several... Read more
Skyzoo continues to murder tracks from Watch the Throne. In the latest installment, of his Penny Freestyle Series, he takes the instrumental from Lift Off (#2 on Watch the Throne ft Beyonce) in a whole new direction. It highlights the soulfulness of the track and Skyzoo's flow meshes well with... Read more
And just when you thought this mixtape madness week couldn't get any better (Click here for links to new mixtapes by The Weeknd and Wale)...Big K.R.I.T. just dropped his latest mixtape. This is not an album like K.R.I.T. Wuz Here and Returnof4eva. It's more like a compilation of songs of... Read more
It's been a great week for mixtapes. First up was Wale, and here's the latest one from The Weeknd. Check out his Thursday mixtape. Click here to download. And, here's the tracklist: 01 Lonely Star 02 Life Of The Party 03 Thursday 04 The Zone 05 The Birds Part 1... Read more
Here are 2 smoothed out new joints each featuring the one and only Phonte rhyming (not singing). First is Chill by Trackademicks ft Freddie Gibbs and Phonte. Click here to download Chill. And, if you liked what you heard, you can download Trackademicks new Fresh Coastin' EP here. Next is... Read more
Stalley dropped the audio for Chevys & Spacehips a few months ago. Here's the video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYpmsOGlrzc&feature=player_embedded Stalley rocks over a Stevie Wonder joint that Terrace Martin, Kendrick Lamar and CyHi The Prynce also killed last winter. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWMnpBMCa2U&feature=player_embedded Click here to download and check out the original Stevie Wonder song.... Read more
DJ Jazzy Jeff has had a hand in bringing a lot of greats to the world: Will Smith, Raheem Devaughn, Jill Scott and more. Ayah is his latest protege. She recently dropped a free album. Here's a remix to Notorious, one of the standout cuts, ft Freeway, Dosage & Tona.... Read more