After a week off, Kidz in the Hall are back with more Brain Candy. Check out Livin’ It.
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If you liked 50 Cent circa 2003 you’ll dig his new song When I Come Back.
This one would have fit right in on Get Rich Or Die Tryin'. Click here to download.... Read more
P-Funk the King cooks up some of that good soul with Smile.
The track is 70's soul with a slinky flow. Click here to download.... Read more
Cold War Kids is another Cool Kids side project that does not disappoint.
Check out Mine is Yours. It's another track that primarily relies on an ill 808 drum pattern with a cool indie rock guitar and vocal sample. It kinda sounds like Rick Rubin 2011 style. Click here to download.... Read more
Here’s some new Phil Ade. Do you think he will be 1 of XXL’s 2011 Freshmen 10?
This one is called After Party. Click here to download.... Read more
Cool Kids, Freddie Gibbs and Chip Tha Rapper = Pulled Over By the Cops. Not literally…that’s the group.
Check out their new song Authority ft Nate Santos. It's a return to the boom bap--rhymes, a drum beat and not too much else. Good stuff. Click here to download.... Read more
Here’s the latest installment of PREEM-EAR (kinda) where we explore lesser known but still dope DJ Premier tracks. Phil Ade Piece of the Pie is up this week.
Phil Ade Piece of the Pie is up this week. I won't cheat you by making this a Preem-Ear, but this cat Phil Ade goes in over the DJ Premier produced, D'Angelo beat for "Devil's Pie." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8E9F9OC6vw Even better, if you ain't up on this kid, get into his music.... Read more
Coolroy’s Dreaming ft Tunji is some soulful, meditative ish.
With a laid back track and flows that meld to it perfectly, this is great food for your mental. Click here to download.... Read more
I wasn’t checking for this new Big Sean single at first but it has grown on me–New Edition sample and all.
I wasn't expecting something so...R&B. Different expectations yield different results though (and it's hard to hate on a No I.D. track after this). Check out My Last ft Chris Brown. Click here to download. If you need more R&B in your life, here's the original from New Edition: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7flrKMGfwjw... Read more
Good God. I was not ready for the remake of Eric B. and Rakim’s classic In the Ghetto by The Roots, John Legend and Rakim Allah, himself.
Black Thought's verse alone would have been enough. This is from J. Period's mixtape remix of The Roots and John Legend's Wake Up! album. You can download the full mixtape for free here. Click here to download In The Ghetto. Here's the original--easily one of the best rap records ever:... Read more
Curren$y, Kendrick Lamar and Mickey Factz on the same track = #stoleyourshine
The track actually belongs to J-Lie...it's called Double XL. Check it out. Click here to download.... Read more
Where there’s Smoke…there’s fire! Check out Smoke DZA’s video for Ralph Lifshitz.
Boi-1da is on the track which starts with a Roy Ayers classic that will never get old. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-_Y-0tnmuM&feature=player_embedded Here are a couple of other songs that have sampled the Roy Ayers track used in the beginning plus the original: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoSPNjjLNeE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBApMFw9b_0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQtmkoakjOc... Read more
Here’s something for the underground. Kaimbr, Kev Brown, Asher Roth and The Kid Daytona cook up some hot Gritz on this remix.
The song is from Kaimbr and Kev Brown's album The Alexander Green Project, which pay homage to Al Green. It's soul food. Click here to download.... Read more
It’s official. I’m a Chuwee FAN. Check out his new song Slow Down.
Listen to Slow Down below and click here for more heat from Chuwee. Click here to download.... Read more
Terrace Martin continues his run of smoothed out hot joints. We Ain’t Gotta Go sounds like vintage D’Angelo and Dwele and features Big Snoop Dogg.
It's another #DeviTerraceTuesday winner. Check it out. Click here to download. Here's some D'Angelo and Dwele if you want to keep it smoothed out for a while. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3y2aP0B4Ic http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxGkLOY0lwI... Read more
Thought you’d never hear Saigon and Joe Budden on a track together? Think again.
Bring Me Down pt. 3 is what happens when 2 super-talented MCs put their energy toward BUILDING. Dopeness. You can get that Saigon Greatest Story Never Told album now...Support good music. Click here to download.... Read more
This joint called Somebody by The Niceguys is SOULFUL.
If you're not up on these guys, here's a cool article that also includes a link to download the album. Click here to download.... Read more
This new 9th Wonder track bumps. It’s called Lemme Think and Rapsody is on the vocals.
It's good to hear how 9th chopped up one of Toni Braxton's best songs from back in the day. It's also good to hear a woman MC not named Nicki for a change (and that is NO disrespect to Ms. Minaj). We need more ladies in the game to balance... Read more
Pusha T’s voice is sinister. It just oozes murder music.
Check out how he kills this flow on My God. Complete with marching band drums, this is up there with some of those Clipse classics. Click here to download. Speaking of murder music and Clipse classics, here's a reminder: Clipse - Virginia Uploaded by sMUgmOnst3r. - Explore more music videos.... Read more
New Saigon ft Black Thought. The song is called Too Long.
We've had to wait Too Long for The Greatest Story Never told to drop, but it finally comes on 2/15. Get ready. Click here to download.... Read more
Here’s a new installment of New World (Au)der in honor of Grammy-nominated best rap albums Recovery and The Blueprint 3.
NEW GRAMMY AUDER If you've missed past New World (Au)ders, here's how they work: I flip your favorite joints in the order they should've been when you copped them. These NEW WORLD AUDERS are in honor of this year's Grammy nominees for Best Rap Album. Check how I flipped the... Read more
This dude Chuuwee is FOR REAL. Sounds like he did this track JJ Evans as an open audition for DJ Premier and he MURDERED it.
This one is going in heavy rotation. Dude killed this track too. I'm a fan. Click here to download.... Read more
Need more Phonte in your life? How about the first track he ever did with 9th Wonder? The song is called Paper Lines. Good golly.
Phonte just might be the most underrated rapper ever. Click here to download.... Read more
New Saigon ft Q-Tip and Fatman Scoop and produced by Just Blaze. It’s called the Invitation. Can you dig it?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhuAQ7QPh_E... Read more
Just when I thought I was done…they pulled me right back in! Here’s an unrelased song from Phonte. It’s aptly called Blessings. Enjoy.
This one is from back in the day so you know it bumps. Click here to download.... Read more
Are you a lyrics person? If so this track by Donwill of Tanya Morgan is for you.
Donwill blesses Kendrick Lamar's Heaven or Hell and gives Kendrick props (Donwill's track is called Buy Kendrick Lamar's Album) but kinda makes it his own...Check out what Donwill had to say about it below. Click here if you indeed want to buy Kendrick Lamar's album. Click here to download. Here... Read more
Ever heard of Buff1? His song Get Money, Have Fun is pretty hot. Nice track, dope lyrics. Check it out.
This one is for the underground. Click here to download.... Read more
It’s a great day for mixtapes. Consequence’s Movies on Demand 2 just dropped as well.
Consequence dropped snippets of heat all last week in preparation for this. Full versions of some of those songs and more are included on the mixtape. Listen to the whole mixtape and download below. Download Mixtape Here's the tracklist:... Read more
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
More Dilla…Here’s an incredible live jazz version of his Donuts album.
If you're a Dilla fan, you have GOT to hear this. The performance was by a NYU jazz band called Stray Phrases. It's yet another reminder of the inextricable ties between jazz and hip-hop. J Dilla’s Donuts Performed By Stray Phrases by TheSmokingSection... Read more
Here’s Lil Wayne’s Green & Yellow for all the Packers fans out there.
Not his best song...but he's repping for his squad. Click here to download.... Read more
Here’s a double dose of Consequence and both tracks are produced by hip-hop legends.
First up is Screenshot produced by Havoc from Mobb Deep. Click here to download. Next is The Consequences ft Q-Tip and produced by the legendary J. Dilla. Be on the lookout for Consequence's Movies on Demand 2 mixtape which drops on 2/8. Click here to download.... Read more
OK I’m reloaded! Here’s some fire for your weekend. Check out Put The Mic Down ft Fred The Godson, Jon Connor, Kendrick Lamar and Jay Rock.
The track is from Kay Slay's upcoming mixtape, The Soul Controller. Click here to download.... Read more
The mixtape by Money Making Jam Boys–Black Thought’s side project with Dice Raw, P.O.R.N. Truck North and STS–dropped today.
It's called The Prestige. Listen to the full mixtape below and download it here. Download Mixtape... Read more
Raekwon’s Rock N Roll ft Ghostface Killah, Kobe and Jim Jones is one of the better joints he’s released in a while.
Check it out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2PBzVS5wjQ... Read more
Lupe Fiasco’s new single Words I’ve Never Said is typically brooding and introspective. He stays true to his voice.
Skylar Grey's vocals on the hook and the rock vibe give it a KiD CuDi/Eminem/B.o.B.-type feel. Check it out.... Read more
Here’s another super hot (but short) joint by Consequence called Bi-Polar.
That's 2 in 2 days for Consequence. Click here to download.... Read more
Do you remember how dope Rawkus Records was? They were the label that brought us Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Eminem, Pharoahe Monch (solo)…and many others. Here’s a little playlist to remind you.
If you missed it, here's a breakdown of what Rawkus meant to hip-hop.... Read more
Kendrick Lamar dropped a cool laidback heatrock with Vanity Slave.
Dude should definitely be in the discussion with Wiz, Curren$y and J. Cole as one of the best newcomers out there. The track also features Gucci Mane on the hook. Click here to download.... Read more
Be on the lookout for The Kid Daytona in 2011.
I didn't give his mixtape The Interlude the proper amount of attention when it first dropped in November but it was one of the better ones of last year. If you missed it, take a listen below and download it if you like what you hear. Download Mixtape | Free... Read more
Consequence has always been on the verge but he never had that hit to take him to the next level.
He had an incredible pedigree--his big debut was on A Tribe Called Quest's Beats, Rhymes and Life, he was Q-Tip's cousin and he became closely affiliated with Kanye West, ultimately signing with G.O.O.D. Music. He never had that one big song that put him on the map, though. His new... Read more
Smallville is one of the dopest tracks J. Cole has produced but he didn’t save it for himself…
Instead, he gave it to XV. The song is called Smallville. Click here to download.... Read more
Kidz in the Hall Pledge Allegiance To the Dope with Curren$y and Mikkey Halstead. Strictly hotness. Check it out.
This is the second installment in their weekly Brain Candy series which also features weekly video previews. It's sounding like they're about to have a strong album. Click here to download.... Read more
Black Thought, Fat Joe, Eve, The Game, Jermain Dupri and Diggy Simmons all on one song???
Yessir. And that's not even all. The song is Young Chris' Philly Sh*t and it also features Fred The Godson and Young Malc. Check it out. Click here to download.... Read more
Dr. Dre’s second release from Detox, I Need a Doctor ft Eminem, could not be more different than Kush.
The word is Kush does not reflect the overall direction of the album. It is Detox after all...Which direction do you like better? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3WlVhvyMnY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuJDaOVz2qY... Read more
Wiz Khalifa’s new song Roll Up is a cool flip of Cyndi Lauper’s 80’s classic True Colors.
And, no, the song is not about the medicinal. It's actually a love song...Props to Wiz for changing it up. Click here to download. Here's Cyndi Lauper's True Colors: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPn0KFlbqX8... Read more
Been keeping it old school with the playlists, but this week decided to focus on some of the better tracks to drop recently.
You'll find tracks from Stalley, The Kid Daytona, Big K.R.I.T. + Gillade, Saigon, Terrace Martin, Wiz Khalifa, Yelawolf, Reks, Jay Electronica and more. Press play, sit back and enjoy.... Read more
When’s the last time you heard a rap with no curses that wasn’t the “clean” version? Check out Lo Fi Love by Theo Martins.
He talks about Africa, family, faith and real life concerns without coming across as preachy. The verse and the track are on point. It's a rare and good look. It's hard to believe but there used to be a time when cursing in hip-hop was rare...No judgments, just food for... Read more