Big K.R.I.T. Performs at SXSW 2013 (Video)
Here's another jewel from this year's SXSW festival. You can watch a high quality version of Big K.R.I.T.'s entire set at Def Jam's showcase below. Related: Big K.R.I.T. – R.E.M. (Video)... Read more
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Justin Timberlake Performs Strawberry Bubblegum on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (Video)
Here's another performance of a new song from Justin Timberlake. This one is called "Strawberry Bubblegum" and has a chilled out vibe that sounds inspired by of Prince, Pharrell and The Weeknd. Fresh. Check out the video. Related: Justin Timberlake performs Let the Groove Get In with The Roots (Video)... Read more
Justin Timberlake performs Let the Groove Get In with The Roots (Video)
Justin Timberlake stopped by Late Night with Jimmy Fallon last night and performed a funky new song with The Roots (and a whole bunch of other people). The breakdown at the end of this joint is off the chain. Check out Let the Groove Get In. Related: Justin Timberlake –... Read more
Casey Veggies – Faces (Video)
In January, Casey Veggies dropped Life Changes, one of the best mixtapes so far this year. Here's a video for one of the many strong songs off the project. Check out Faces. Related: Casey Veggies – Life Changes (Mixtape)... Read more
Murs & 9th Wonder – Whatuptho? (Video)
Murs serves as the primary target in a pretty intense food fight in the latest video from his collabo album with 9th Wonder. Check out Whatuptho. Related: Murs interviews DJ Quik (Video)... Read more
Snoop Dogg’s GGN with Talib Kweli (Video)
Wow. Here's a really dope episode of Snoop Dogg's GGN featuring Talib Kweli. It's starts off with Kweli and the big Boss Dogg freestyling off the top over a soulful instrumental. Then, the two legends chop it up about parenthood, top five Brooklyn MCs, young MCs in the game they... Read more
Big Boi & B.o.B. – Double or Nothing (Video)
Here's a new video from Big Boi and B.o.B. Their song Double or Nothing is the official theme for the new Army of TWO video game and the video is a mix of video and video game footage. Check it out below. Related: Big Boi performs CPU ft Phantogram on... Read more
Hot 97 Biggie Tribute: Mister Cee, Lil Cease, Joell Ortiz, Maino, Joey Bada$$, Uncle Murda & Fred the Godson (Video)
Hot 97 and Mister Cee put together a Cypher in the style of The Backroom as a tribute to B.I.G. It features Lil Cease, Joell Ortiz, Maino, Joey Bada$$, Uncle Murda and Fred the Godson going in over the Who Shot Ya track, with Mister Cee on the wheels. Check... Read more
Big K.R.I.T. – R.E.M. (Video)
Big K.R.I.T. stays kicking that realness. Here's a new song that is one of his finest efforts to date and it's accompanied by a beautiful video that was shot in NYC by the same director who filmed K.R.I.T.'s arresting Rich Dad, Poor Dad video. In this new video K.R.I.T. is... Read more
Blu & Exile – Ease Your Mind (Video)
Here's a new video from Blu & Exile from their Give Me My Flowers While I Can Still Smell Them album. Check out Ease Your Mind. Related: MED, blu & Madlib – Burgandy Whip (Video)... Read more
Public Enemy – Get Up Stand Up ft Brother Ali (Video)
Here's the video for Public Enemy's joint call to action with Brother Ali. Check out Get Up Stand Up. The revolution will be televised. Related: Ice Cube vs. Public Enemy (Playlist)... Read more
The Notorious BIG and Puff Daddy Perform in London (Video)
Unbelievably, it was 16 years ago today that we lost Biggie Smalls. To celebrate his LIFE, here's some rare concert footage of Biggie and performing in London. It looks like it was filmed for TV, so the video and audio quality are high. Warning: it will leave you wanting more...... Read more
Kendrick Lamar is Named the Hottest MC in the Game by MTV (Video)
Salute to Kendrick Lamar who took the #1 spot on MTV's Hottest MCs in the Game list for 2013. No matter what you think of the list, it's been a banner year for King Kendrick Lamar and it's great to see him recognized across the board. Check out the videos... Read more
UNITY: A Salute to the Women of Hip-Hop (Video Playlist)
March is women's history month. Here's a video playlist celebrating the many contributions to hip-hop by women. You'll find music from MC Lyte, The Lady of Rage, Jean Grae, Rapsody, Lil Kim, Bahamadia, Da Brat, Eve, Foxy Brown, Nicky Minaj, Rah Digga, Queen Latifah, Salt N Pepa, Left Eye, Lauryn... Read more
Rapsody – In the Town ft Nomsa Mazwai (Video)
Rapsody weaves a dark tale of a young girl caught up in a vicious cycle. Check out the video for In the Town. Related: Rapsody discusses the Idea of Beautiful, culture over everything and more with AFH (Video)... Read more
Juicy J – Show Out ft Big Sean & Young Jeezy (Video)
Here's Juicy J's video for his collabo with Big Sean and Young Jeezy. Lear jets and poppin' bottles... You know the routine. Check out "Show Out." Related: Juicy J – One of Those Nights ft The Weeknd (Audio)... Read more
Terrace Martin – Something Else ft Problem (Video)
Terrace Martin, the multidimensional artist, producer and musician, adds director to his impressive list of credits. Here's a short film he directed along with APlus that serves as the visual for "Something Else," Terrace's co-production with 9th Wonder. The video features Ab-Soul and a couple of nods to Kendrick Lamar... Read more
DJ Premier and Joey Bada$$ in the Studio (Video)
A shorter version dropped before, and now here's a great extended look at the studio session where Joey Bada$$ and DJ Premier made Unorthodox. It gives an up close and personal look at Primo's studio and shows him passing invaluable knowledge of the game to Joey. Check out the video.... Read more
Yelawolf – F.A.S.T. Ride (Video)
Here's the latest video from Yelawolf. Check out "F.A.S.T. Ride." Related: Yelawolf – Way Out (Video)... Read more
Nas is #4 on MTV’s Hottest MCs in the Game List (Video)
Heads were outraged about the MTV Hottest MCs in the Game list, earlier. I think most would agree that Nas certainly deserves a spot on the list, and he comes in at #4 (Rick Ross was #3). Check out the video. Related: Nastalgia - A Mix of Rare Music from... Read more
Joey Bada$$ – Unorthodox (Video)
Here's a super dope new video from Joey Bada$$ for Unorthodox, his DJ Premier-produced heat rock. The video is hybrid of anime and live action — and, yes, Primo does make an appearance. Check it out below. Related: JayOhVee (aka Joey Bada$$) – 20 Miles Freestyle... Read more
DJ Jazzy Jeff – Vinyl Destinations (Episodes 4 &5) (Video)
Here are parts 4 and 5 of DJ Jazzy Jeff's Vinyl Destination series, which chronicles the travels of Jeff and Skillz on their world tour. Check out the videos and DJ Jazzy Jeff's descriptions below. Related: DJ Jazzy Jeff – Vinyl Destinations Ep. 3 (Video) Episode 4 Episode 5 In... Read more
D’Angelo and ?uestlove Perform in Brooklyn (Video)
Soulquarian brothers D'Angelo and ?uestlove performed an eclectic set in Brooklyn last night that consisted of covers of music by The Ohio Players, The S.O.S. Band, Funkadelic, Prince, Sly & The Family Stone, as well as some of D'Angelo's classics. Check out some video footage of the performance below. Props:... Read more
ElzHi Talks About His Earliest Hip-Hop Influences and More (Video)
You clearly hear the influence Nas had on ElzHi but would you believe Ice Cube was the MC who made him want to start rapping? Here's an in-depth interview of ElzHi from HardKnock TV that talks about his earliest experiences in hip-hop and much more. Related: Elzhi performs Blue Widow... Read more
Rick Ross – Ashamed (Video)
Here's the latest video from Rick Ross. Check out "Ashamed." Related: Rick Ross & Stalley – Love Sosa (Video)... Read more
GZA Speaks About His Chess Game (Video)
GZA is still pursuing the mystery of chess boxing...literally. Here's an interview of the liquid swordsman discussing his love for chess, as well as a taste about his upcoming album, Dark Matter. Check out the video. Related: Wu-Tang Clan perform Six Directions of Boxing with The Roots on Late Night... Read more
Method Man Performs Live in LA with RZA and Redman (Video)
Shout out to Method Man who celebrated his birthday last night by performing in Los Angeles with special guests RZA and Redman. Check out the video of performances of Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuthin Ta F*ck Wit and Rockwilder below. Related: Check out new music from Method Man, Redman, Ghostface, Cappadonna... Read more
Prince Performs on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (Video)
Prince played something old (Bambi from his 2nd album back in 1979) and something new (Screw Driver--2013) on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Naturally, both ROCKED. And, he's one of the few artists with the chops to tell The Roots "I got this." Check out both performances below. Related: Prince... Read more
Big Boi – Apple of My Eye ft Jake Troth & Sons of Thunder (Video)
Here's a brand new video from Big Boi. Check out Apple of My Eye featuring Jake Troth & Sons of Thunder. Hip-hop hipster music at its finest. Related: Big Boi speaks on the possibility of an OutKast reunion and more (Video)... Read more
Kendrick Lamar Will Not Rush His Follow Up to Good Kid, m.A.A.d. City (Video)
Hot 97's Miss Info got a quick but very insightful interview from Kendrick Lamar in between his two shows in NYC. He talked about what he picked up from being on SNL, why he is not going to force starting to work on his next album, MCs that he finds... Read more
TreaZon – Day One (Video)
Cleveland artist TreaZon combines a rapid-fire flow with dark, moody chords over a chilled out beat. It's lyrical vibe music. Check out the video for Day One. Props: 2DBZ Related: A.ware – Outta My Mind (Audio)... Read more
Cashius Green – I Ain’t Happy ft Vince Staples (Video)
So much music. So little time. Here's a hot joint by Cashius Green. Check out the video for I Ain't Happy featuring Vince Staples. It's more of that new g-funk. Related: Tha Dogg Pound – LA Here’s 2 U ft Snoop Dogg (Audio)... Read more
50 Cent on ESPN’s First Take (Video)
Here's a really good ESPN First Take with 50 Cent. 50 goes deep about his relationship with Floyd Mayweather, why Floyd did not fight Manny Pacquiao, what boxing could learn from MMA and more. Check out the video. Related: 50 Cent – We Up ft Kendrick Lamar & Kidd Kidd... Read more
SPOTLIGHT: Aaron Cohen – Potential Fans (Video)
Seattle hip-hop is on the come up again. Macklemore shocked the world by debuting at #2 on the album charts as a completely independent artist. Here's another Seattle spitter (now based in NYC) by the name of Aaron Cohen. Check out his video for Potential Fans. Related: SPOTLIGHT: GrandeMarshall –... Read more
The Kid Daytona Rhymes in The Backroom on 106 & Park (Video)
The Kid Daytona brought his buttery flow to the Backroom on 106 & Park and dropped a smoothed out verse. Check out the video below. Related: The Kid Daytona – Very Good ft Phil Ade (Audio)... Read more
MED, Blu & Madlib – Burgandy Whip (Video)
Blu and Madlib have made some really dope songs together. Here's another one. Check out the video for "Burgandy Whip," also featuring MED. Related: Blu – Jesus (Video)... Read more
Common Freestyles over Clique (Video)
Common kicks a freestyle off the top over the "Clique" instrumental. Check out the video. Related: Common on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (Video)... Read more
Wale – No Days Off (Video)
Wale has been on his grind. Here's another new video from him. Check out No Days Off. Related: Wale – Street Runner (Video)... Read more
Kendrick Lamar Performs in NYC (Video)
Kendrick Lamar performed not once but twice at Roseland (capacity 3500) in NYC last night and sold out both shows. After doing his first headline show at SOB's (capacity 600) in NYC just two years ago, the growth on all levels (performance, audience, venue) has been meteoric. Here's some footage... Read more
Redman – Lookn’ Fly Too ft Method Man & R.E.A.D.Y. Roc (Video)
A teaser for Redman and Method Man's latest collabo dropped a few weeks ago. Now, here's the full video. Check out Lookn' Fly Too, also featuring R.E.A.D.Y. Roc. Funky...Related: Mister Cee – The Best of Redman and Method Man Mix (Audio)... Read more
Pac Div – Savages (Video)
Pac Div's latest video is for their ultra spare song, Savages. Check it out below. Related: Pac Div – The Return ft Ty$ (Audio)... Read more
Black Thought Speaks on his 2013 Plans (Video)
Black Thought talks about the solo blues/rock album he is working on, working on the Jimmy Fallon show, his recent lifestyle changes and more in this interview. Check out the video. Related: Black Thought breaks down the Best Picture nominees in verse (Video)... Read more
Frames: Freddie Gibbs Speaks on One of Michael Jackson’s Trips to Gary, Indiana (Video)
Pitchfork has a hilarious animated series called Frames where they animate stories told by artists. The latest is a tale told by Freddie Gibbs of one of Michael Jackson's visits back to his and Gibbs' hometown of Gary, Indiana and the chaos that ensued. Check out the video below. Related:... Read more
Logic – Walk On By (Video)
Logic is back with another full on lyrical assault. Check out the video for Walk On By. Related: Logic – Young Sinatra III (Video)... Read more
SPOTLIGHT: GrandeMarshall – Thuggin Shidd Pt II (Video)
Every now and then some hot music slips through the cracks and we're late to the party. GrandeMarshall falls into that category. The Philly spitter has an incredible flow, dope lyrics and an ear for beats that we believe separates him from the ever-expanding track. Here's the video for his... Read more
Jay-Z & Jaz-O – So Watcha Sayin Freestyle (Video)
OK. This is nuts. Here's a freestyle from Jay-Z and Jaz-O over EPMD's So Watcha Sayin' track that is reportedly from 1989. You have to see (and hear) it to believe it. Check out the video. Related: Jermaine Dupri and Jemaine Dupri perform Money Ain’t a Thang (Video)... Read more
Astro Freestyles on The Sway in the Morning Show (Video)
The future of hip-hop is in good hands. Over the last few years, a crop of young, true spitters has emerged. Astro is one of them. Check out this video of how he blistered the mic on The Sway in the Morning Show. Related: Astro – Deadbeats & Lazy Lyrics... Read more
AZ Live in Poland (Video)
Here's a dope video of AZ performing in Poland during his Doe or Die 2 tour. Check out the full 35+ minute set below. Related: AZ – The Genesis (Audio) AZ & DJ DOO WOP - Doe or Die II Tour... by 238BEATS... Read more
Jermaine Dupri and Jay-Z Perform Money Ain’t a Thang (Video)
So So Def is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. As part of the festivities, Jermaine Dupri did a show last night and brought out Jay-Z to perform their party-starter, "Money Ain't a Thang." Check out the video below. Related: Crate Diggers: Inside the vinyl collection of Jermaine Dupri (Video)... Read more
GQ – The Town (Video)
9th Wonder has a new signee named GQ on his Jamala Records imprint. The MC has a flow that is reminiscent of blu (in a great way). Check out the video for The Town. Related: 9th Wonder – Threat: DECODED (Video) Also, check out what 9th Wonder had to say... Read more