album Archives

Oddisee – 101 (Free Album)

Oddisee released 101, a strong debut album on Mello Music Group, in 2008. The production was tight, the rhymes were solid and it had features from J-Live, Jean Grae, Rapper Big Pooh and several from Phonte (spittin’). They've decided to release the album for free and you can listen to... Read more

August 6, 2011 Audio

There have been some hot leaks off Phil Ade’s A Different World. Here’s the whole album.

Listen to the whole thing below and download it. Download Mixtape |... Read more

July 19, 2011 Audio, Mixes

Kendrick Lamar’s Section 80 album is hands down one of the best of the year.

It's a concept album about present day life for people born in the 80's (the era of Reaganomics, the crack epidemic and the onset of AIDS). Fast-forward 20+ years and Kendrick Lamar tackles a number of issues from the profane to the profound. The music is incredible and the lyrics... Read more

July 3, 2011 Audio

Kendrick Lamar’s Section 80 album is now available.

If you've liked the leaks you've heard, you can click here to buy the album. Below is one last free sneak peek, if you're not convinced yet. Check out No Makeup (Her Vice) ft Colin Munroe.... Read more

July 2, 2011 Audio

Dom Kennedy’s album was also released today. Here’s a new song from him ft Asher Roth and Sir Michael Rocks.

Check out New Jeeps (stream only). Click here to buy the album, From the Westside With Love II.... Read more

June 28, 2011 Audio

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

June 27, 2011 Audio

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

June 21, 2011 Audio

Remember our question about which album was going to drop 1st: Watch the Throne or Detox?

According to The Source, Watch the Throne is going to take that one. A supposedly very reliable source says Watch The Throne is dropping on 7/4 (how's that for fireworks) and Kanye and Jay-Z are making the official announcement tonight. Click here for The Source story.... Read more

June 9, 2011 Food for Thought

Ready for a new Roots album? Not yet…and not soon enough, but it’s coming.

Check out the interview below of ?uestlove and Black Thought for more details. Here's an excerpt from the story, and click here to read the whole thing: For the follow-up to The Roots' 2010 album, "How I Got Over," drummer ?uestlove says the veteran hip-hop band is planning a "concept... Read more

June 7, 2011 Video

Skeme just dropped a solid new free album* called The Statement.

*This is another one that blurs the line between mixtape and album. Tracks 1, 2, 8, 9 (ft Dom Kennedy), 10, 12 and 13 are standout tracks, but judge for yourself. You can listen to the whole thing and download it below. Download Mixtape... Read more

May 19, 2011 Audio, Mixes

Here’s the latest installment of New World (Au)der where we re-order the tracks of great albums for your listening pleasure.

This edition takes on Joell Ortiz's Free Agent album. I've had this (Au)der sitting around, waiting to get flipped for a minute. Don't ask me why, but "BIG PUN'S BACK" (NOT on FREE AGENT) feels like the perfect time to do it. Marinate on that, then blow the dust off... Read more

May 15, 2011 Audio, Food for Thought

Focus’ free album is here. With songs featuring Phonte, Rapper Big Pooh, Nottz and more, what’s not to like?

Listen to the whole album, Music of the Misinterpreted, and download it below. Music of the Misinterpreted by Focus...... Read more

May 11, 2011 Audio, Mixes

EDO.G’s album is sounding like it’s going to be really strong.

His first single, Fast Lane, was a vintage cut produced by DJ Premier. This follow up, produced by Statik Selektah, is another banger. Check out Speak Ur Mind ft M-1. Ed's album, A Face in the Crowd, drops on 5/17. Click here to download.... Read more

May 9, 2011 Audio

New J. Cole…from the ALBUM. Nuff said. Check out Disgusting.

Listen to the song and see what Cole had to say about the album (via Twitter) below. It's about to be a Cole Summer. Click here to download. Here's what J. Cole had to say about the album.... Read more

May 4, 2011 Audio

Here’s a simple but stylish video from Versis called Slow Down.

Watch the video and and listen to Versis' whole album, illcandescent, below. http://vimeo.com/23167095 Here's the album: iLLCANDESCENT by Versis... Read more

May 3, 2011 Audio, Video

It’s been 25 years since the release of Licensed to Ill and The Beastie Boys continue to innovate.

Check out the incredibly creative way they've chosen to provide a full streaming preview of their upcoming album HotSauceAlbumCommitteePartTwo. The album is sounding right too...2 decades in and still FRESH. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2XDsMU8a0M&feature=player_embedded... Read more

April 27, 2011 Audio

A.Dd+ studied Outkast. You can hear it in their flow, their musical choices and their adventurousness.

But, they didn't jack Outkast. Instead, they drew from those elements and injected their own style and sensibilities into the music. It paid off. They have produced When Pigs Fly, an incredibly solid album that takes chances and rises above the mediocrity. Listen to the whole album and download below.... Read more

March 28, 2011 Audio, Mixes

Big K.R.I.T. dropped a classic mixtape last year with K.R.I.T. Wuz Here. Here’s his follow up, Returnof4eva along with a behind the scenes video from the listening party.

Click here to listen to previews and download the album. It's free and you can donate to the big homie if you want to support good music. If you missed it, click here for the video to the single, Dreamin'. Here's the video: http://vimeo.com/21657177... Read more

March 28, 2011 Audio, Mixes

Speaking of grimy rhymes, Raekwon and Havoc, 2 of the best to ever do it, go in on Your World & My World.

This is another banger off Raekwon's Shaolin vs. Wu-Tang album. Click here to support the Chef and buy the album. Click here to download.... Read more

March 9, 2011 Audio

Stalley’s Lincoln Way Nights album just dropped. He is definitely one to watch in 2011 and beyond.

Key cuts include Slapp, Hercules and Monkey Ish but the whole album is solid. Listen to the whole album and download below. Download Mixtape... Read more

February 8, 2011 Audio, Mixes

This joint with TiRon ft Asher Roth and Blu is a heatrock. It’s called The Richers and it’s got that vintage 80’s R&B sound to it.

TiRon dropped another cool joint last week. That one had a kind of playfulness to it that The Richers doesn't. The Richers is just plain spit kicking over a nice soulful track. Click here to download. This track is one of 10 on TiRon's project called Hney Mstrd. It's chock... Read more

January 22, 2011 Audio, Mixes

It’s a good day for hip-hop. Check out the full stream of Talib Kweli’s upcoming album Gutter Rainbows.

The album drops on Tuesday, 1/25. Props to MySpace for the preview. Click here to stream the album.... Read more

January 20, 2011 Audio

Actual Proof’s Talented Tenth album dropped on Dr. King’s birthday. There have been a lot of great leaks from this one the last few days. Here’s one more and a link to download the album. They’re giving the album away for free but it would have been worth buying.

Click here to download the album from DJ Booth's site. Here's the official description of the album: Fresh off their DJ Booth approved single Breathe, Sundown and Enigma, together known as Actual Proof, are proud to present The Talented Tenth. The project is comprised of two sides - The Dr.... Read more

January 16, 2011 Audio, Mixes

Got beats? Here are some soulful instrumentals from an artist named Jansport J. You can listen to the whole album, Save My Soul, below.

If you like what you hear, support good music.... Read more

January 12, 2011 Audio, Playlists

10 reasons why 2010 was the best year ever in hip-hop: #4 Whut? Thee album???…there have been a lot of great songs in hip-hop over the years but not a lot of great ALBUMS. In 2010, there were at least 10…

When's the last time you went back and listened to some of your favorite hip-hop albums from back in the day? I'm guessing if you randomly picked 10 of your favorites and listened to them from front to back, you would want to skip at least 5 tracks on each... Read more

December 29, 2010 Food for Thought, Video

It's hard to believe but Nicki Minaj actually made a POP album…and it's really good.

I resisted the Nicki Minaj bandwagon for a really, really long time. At first, I thought she was a Young Money puppet-- a female extension of Lil Wayne. Her clothes and image seemed overly sexual and I thought they were designed to be a distraction from a lack of true... Read more

November 24, 2010 Audio, Food for Thought

Are you wondering why in the hell The Joy wasn't included on Kanye's album? Pete Rock has the answer (and you're gonna like it).

The mighty Pete Rock talks about working with Kanye on The Joy (arguably the best of the G.O.O.D. Friday gifts). He also reveals that the track will be included on the upcoming Kanye and Jay-Z album called Watch the Throne which is rumored to be dropping this year (good G*d... Read more

November 23, 2010 Video

Kanye's album leaked today and I don't know how I feel about that…

On the one hand, part of me thinks "It's a reality of the biz. It happens to everyone." The other part of me thinks "This dude has given out free music--including many tracks on his album--for the last 9 weeks. Is it too much to ask that he be able... Read more

November 9, 2010 Food for Thought

It's a new day and Omar Akil is bringing a New World Order to Ambrosia for Heads. Check out his remix of Bun B's classic Trill O.G.

New World Order: Bun B - Trill O.G. Have you ever played an album to death? Or have you ever questioned why your favorite artist put that bomb ass song at the end of their CD as the third hidden track (and its untitled at that)? If you've ever skipped... Read more

September 28, 2010 Audio

Black Milk’s Album of the Year may be the most slept on rap album in 2010.

Black Milk's aptly titled Album of the Year is the Detroit producer's 3rd album and he has definitely found his stride. His beats are so on point that the rhymes are secondary, but once you give them a listen they are also engaging. You can hear influences ranging from Dre... Read more

September 25, 2010 Audio, Video

It's official. John Legend and The Roots are releasing an album together in September

As you can tell by the numerous collabos between The Roots and John Legend on The Roots album, the 2 artists have been putting in some work together. They will be releasing a full album called Wake Up! together in September, which sounds like it will be their equivalent of... Read more

June 24, 2010 Audio, Video

If you haven't heard the new Roots album yet, check out this sneak preview sampler. Props to OkayPlayer for always keeping it fresh.

I've posted quite a bit from and about this album over the last couple of weeks. Now that I've heard the full album, I feel fully justified. It's an instant classic for any Roots fan or lover of good hip-hop. The full album drops Tuesday, 6/22. In the meantime, check... Read more

June 18, 2010 Audio

If hip-hop was dead it lives again with Drake and The Roots

With yesterday being Tupac's birthday, it seems fitting to take a few ticks to reflect on the current state of hip-hop. It's been a bleak couple of years (with some notable exceptions from Jay, Weezy and a few other's) but Drake's Thank Me Later is a solid piece of work front to back... Read more

June 17, 2010 Food for Thought