Eminem is one of the best at creating cinematic songs and videos. His video for Space Bound is film noir.
Check it out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JByDbPn6A1o&feature=player_embedded... Read more
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Here’s another hot joint from Pete Rock and Smiff N Wessun.
Check out (I'm A) Stand Up Guy ft Black Rob. The Pete Rock/Smiff N Wessun album, Monumental, drops tomorrow. With Curren$y and Dom Kennedy also dropping, it's shaping up to be a Super Tuesday for hip-hop. Click here for more from Pete Rock and Smiff N Wessun.... Read more
So…here’s a new video from Action Bronson that you’ll NEVER see on TV.
There's a reason why his album is called Dr. Lecter...His video for Brunch is about as dark as it gets. Warning: this is not for the easily offended. Check it out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPCQgzA1cnU&feature=player_embedded... Read more
Here’s the latest to drop from the Freddie Gibbs/Statik Selektah project.
Check out the video for Keep It Warm ft Smoke DZA and Chace Infinite. http://vimeo.com/25540346... Read more
Here’s a spirited interview of Phife and Michael Rapaport on the upcoming A Tribed Called Quest documentary.
Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest will be in theaters soon. Check out the interview.... Read more
Jay Rock dropped his heat rock Hood Gone Love It a couple of days ago. Here’s the video.
Kendrick Lamar drops a verse and J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League supply the track. Check it out. This new Cali generation has a bright future. Click here to download.... Read more
Here’s a solo joint from Young Roddy. It’s still JET life though…
Check out the video for Blow.... Read more
Here’s a very interesting and intelligent discussion about the state of J. Cole’s career.
Do you think J. Cole will be able to live up to the enormous expectations that came after The Warm Up mixtape and him being the first rapper signed to Roc Nation by Jay-Z? Check out this video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UY3rbD87yt0&feature=player_embedded... Read more
Great day for rappers from the 80’s. Here’s a new joint from Kool G Rap.
Check out I Am. G Rap was also featured on our Back in the Day mix which you can find here. Click here to download.... Read more
The Roots recently linked with Rakim to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Paid in Full. Here’s some footage (not nearly enough) of the performance and some interviews with ?uestlove, Black Thought, and Rakim Allah.
Props to MTV.com for the news brief. Also, if you missed it, click here to check out our back in the day mix that centers on the late 80's/early 90's era that birthed Rakim. Tags: MTV Shows If you missed our back in the day mix, which focuses on that... Read more
Here’s a dope interview of Pharoahe Monch from HypeTrakTV. Check it out.
http://vimeo.com/25416891 Here's a description of the video from HypeTrakTV: We had the opportunity to meet with Pharaohe Monch a few weeks ago and speak to him on a wide range of topics stemming from his early beginnings into the hip-hop game, onto his life long battle with asthma and how... Read more
Freddie Gibbs and Daz Dillinger on a Statik Selektah track. Nuff said…
Check out Rap Money. Click here to download.... Read more
Smiff-N-Wessun and Freeway on a hot Pete Rock track. What’s not to like?
Check out Roses.... Read more
Black Thought deservedly gets the most shine of all the Money Making Jam Boys, but STS is NICE.
Check out his new joint called Only One. Here's another burner from STS called Pimpin' and Preachin'.... Read more
The audio for Curren$y’s She Don’t Want a Man dropped a couple of weeks ago. Here’s the video.
Curren$y's Weekend at Burnie's drops on Tues. Click here to download.... Read more
TiRon and Ayomari re-connect on another soulful track. Check out Du Gör Mig Bra (You Complete Me).
If you know the Hney Mstrd project, you know how these dudes get down. If not, click here to listen to and download the whole mixtape. Listen to Du Gör Mig Bra (You Complete Me) below. Click here to download.... Read more
Rapsody + Big K.R.I.T. + 9th Wonder on the track = a good look.
Check out So Be It. Click here to download.... Read more
Here’s a new joint from Common with No I.D. on the track.
Check out Summer Madness. Click here to download. Also, if you missed our mix of No I.D.'s vintage tracks, click here.... Read more
REKS’ Kill ’em is a smart satire on the state of hip-hop.
He dons the voice of a villain trying to destroy the culture. The video is animated and similarly creative. Check it out below. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0pblV-fGG8&feature=player_embedded Click here to listen to the whole REKS' album Rhythmatic Eternal King Supreme. With tracks from Pete Rock, Statik Selektah, The Alchemist, DJ Premier and more,... Read more
Little Brother may be no more but all 3 members are still putting out great music.
One of the latest to drop from the former LB is Rapper Big Pooh's FatBoyFresh Vol.1: For Members Only (which you can buy here). Here's the video for Wooden Wall Silverware. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZIP-qb4AKw&feature=player_embedded... Read more
The latest 3 Little Digs video features Big K.R.I.T. performing Country Sh*t.
K.R.I.T. flips it up a bit in the middle. Check it out. http://vimeo.com/24978919... Read more
Ready to Go by Demrick (Young De) sounds like a joint from the late 80s. It’s just an ill drum beat and dope rhymes.
The song features Xzibit and Brevi and Scoop DeVille is on the track. Check it out. Click here to download. The track is reminiscent of something from these cats: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0CZkhQt8xw... Read more
Gotta show love to the Magnificent Jazzy Jeff. He’s been working with an artist named Ayah.
She has a Jill Scott-like vibe to her: soulful with a little hip-hop sensibility sprinkled in. Check out the video for Notorious. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVLXB7NQ570 Here's another really dope joint from Jeff and Ayah that dropped over a year ago. It's called In My Lifetime and flips the classic Roy Ayers Everybody... Read more
Jay Rock and Kendrick Lamar drop some fresh verses on a monster J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League beat.
Check out Hood Gone Love It.... Read more
Here’s the latest Pac Div video from their stellar Mania mixtape.
Check out Your F*ckin' Song. If you don't have Mania yet, click here to check it out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdeELRh-a1w&feature=player_embedded... Read more
Can’t wait to hear Curren$y’s Weekend at Burnie’s album? Check out this sneak preview.
Curren$y put together this dope promotion where the album is streaming non-stop until Wed afternoon (so don't wait on this one). Just like AFH TV, you can't pause, fast forward or rewind this. You just have to let it ride...Check it out. Weekend at Burnie's drops on 6/28.... Read more
Pill and Trae tha Truth trade reflective lyrics on Send One Down.
This one is for meditating. Check it out. Click here to download.... Read more
Talib Kweli and Like of Pac Div join forces with Mac Miller on Family First.
Talib supplies his typical Kwelity lyrics and Like produced a laid back and soulful track. It's a good combo. Check it out. Click here to download.... Read more
Cooking Soul laced The Cool Kids with an ill track for the remix of Gold Links.
It's got a hard beat and samples from Eric B. and Rakim and Erick Sermon. Check out the video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39g3Phr6hYU&feature=player_embedded And, here are the Eric B. and Rakim and Erick Sermon joints. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnNkaO1EMyQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpeBTDpW71c... Read more
Moe Green kicks a few verses over a track from The Weeknd. Check out the video for 707.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ByeWYIZ6WI&feature=player_embedded Click here to download. And, if you haven't downloaded The Weeknd House of Balloons album, you can listen to the whole thing and download it below. The track Moe Green used is called Glass Table Girls. Download Mixtape... Read more
Here’s a new joint from Potluck ft Murs and Mistah F.A.B called Hands Up. The accompanying video is a must see for Murs fans.
It shows Murs getting his locks chopped and taking on a new look. Check it out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2UZyBCRydE&feature=player_embedded Click here to download Hands Up.... Read more
Here’s a new song from Curren$y called 3 Wishes. It’s very different than most of what he’s put out both lyrically and musically.
He breaks down what he would wish for if he had 3 wishes. Check it out (stream-only). Spitta's album Weekend at Burnie's drops on 6/28.... Read more
Here’s a HIGHLY entertaining interview of DJ Quik, courtesy of Karmaloop TV.
He covers everything from stories about Eazy-E to the pros and cons of social media. Check it out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=pp6E_xl4a6M Also, click here if you missed this really dope mini-documentary on Quik called Compton Alumni.... Read more
The Neptunes laced Cee-Lo with a really soulful track on Bridges.
This is a bit of a different sound from Pharrell and Chad but it's a great look. Check it out. Click here to download.... Read more
Here’s a pretty dope DJ Premier interview.
Primo talks a lot about the craft of DJing, including his embracing of Serato. Check it out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJfQ3uKOico&feature=player_embedded... Read more
Here’s a cool video where Curren$y breaks down what Hip-Hop means to him.
Check it out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkxZMsPYo28&feature=player_embedded... Read more
Method Man dropped some ill verses on the Tim Westwood show with U-God and Masta Killa.
Now, it's Bun B's turn...Check out the Trill O.G. doing his thing in the UK. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=udMPsgJ0NUQ If you missed the Wu-Tang Freestyle, check it out here.... Read more
Here’s a weekend treat. New Kendrick Lamar ft RZA. Check out Ronald Reagan Era.
Click here to download.... Read more
It’s been 17 years since No I.D. laced Common with the track for the classic I Used to Love H.E.R. Nearly 2 decades later, the Chicago legend that Kanye West cites as his mentor is still going strong. The latest installment of our Producer Series is dedicated to the music of No I.D. Click below to hear the mix.
Nearly 2 decades later, the Chicago legend that Kanye West cites as his mentor is still going strong. The latest installment of our Producer Series is dedicated to the music of No I.D. It's always interesting to listen to a producer's body of work over an extended period of time. ... Read more
Late on this one but better late…Check out the video for Dom Kennedy’s Grind’n.
This is the first single from Dom's upcoming album, From the Westside With Love 2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRm2rLiqNoQ&feature=player_embedded#... Read more
The tributes to Gil Scott Heron continue to roll in. Here’s one by Chuuwee.
The lyrics are potent and talk about the continuing struggle, but the visuals don't quite match...Good song though. Check out Scott Heron. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RN4Z1sRbOZ0&feature=player_embedded... Read more
Outlaw is the strongest 50 Cent joint to drop in a long, long time.
Check it out. Click here to download.... Read more
Curren$y Weekend at Burnie’s album is sounding like it’s going to be on point.
Here's the latest joint to drop. Check out This is the Life. The album drops on 6/28.... Read more
2Pac would have been 40 on 6/16. To celebrate his birthday here’s a classic mixtape done by DJ Vlad, Dirty Harry and Green Lantern.
Check out Rap Phenomenon 2. Listen to the whole mixtape and download it below. There has been a TON of controversy surrounding the 1994 shooting of 2Pac over the last couple of days, but today, we celebrate his life. Download Mixtape... Read more
Ice Cube live on Jimmy Kimmel…Today Was a Good Day. Nuff said.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QP1KLI-PpuM&feature=player_embedded... Read more
J. Cole’s first official single is here. Check out Work Out.
Click here to download.... Read more
Wu-Tang fans get ready. Here’s an 11 and a half minute freestyle from Method Man, U-God and Masta Killa.
Oh yeah, it's serious. This comes courtesy of the Tim Westwood Show. Check it out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cS7sZ1qUqnA&feature=player_embedded... Read more