O.C.’s Tiny Desk Concert Shows Time Is Never Up For Classic Hip-Hop (Video)
There’s a special kind of flavor required for an MC to shine at one of NPR’s “Tiny Desk” concerts, and Brooklyn, New York spitter, O.C. really spreads it on for
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Prince Paul Reminds That 3 Is The Magic Number, With DOOM, Chubb Rock & Wordsworth (Audio)
There were no new DOOM tracks this week, despite a promising “Missing Notebook Rhymes” series roll-out. Based on what’s been reported, that series may have halted. In any case, the
Finding The GOAT Producer: A Tribe Called Quest vs. Timbaland. Who Is Better?
“Finding the GOAT Producer,” the third installment of Ambrosia For Heads’s annual battle series features Hip-Hop’s greatest producers vying for the #1 spot. Thirty producers were pre-selected by a panel
Eminem Shows Just How Much Juice Masta Ace Had In Influencing Him (Video)
Heads who have closely followed history know how influential Masta Ace is. The Brooklyn, New York MC whose career spans more than 30 years helped bring Rap cadence to its
Masta Ace Reveals Why The Crooklyn Dodgers Lineup Changed (Video)
In conjunction with the Spike Lee Joint Crooklyn, A Tribe Called Quest and Q-Tip began assembling a Hip-Hop collaboration for the Geffen Records soundtrack. While the film was set in
Masta Ace’s Latest Video Resonates Through Time & Shows Why He’s A Top MC
Masta Ace’s latest studio album, The Falling Season, is making noise for the 30-year Brooklyn, New York rhyme veteran. From the era of 12″ singles and un-skippable albums, Ace has
Special Ed’s I Got It Made Remains Ahead Of Its Time In Flow & Style (Video)
One of the forefathers in Brooklyn, Hip-Hop is Special Ed. More than five years before he joined the inaugural lineup of the Crooklyn Dodgers, the Flatbush native Edward Archer made
How Does DJ Premier Rock a Party in Russia? Like an OG…Watch His 90s Boiler Room Set (Video)
DJ Premier recently took his talents to Russia. While there, he produced a track with a local artist and rocked a Boiler Room party. For his hour-long DJ set, Preemo
Crooklyn Dodgers ’94 & Crooklyn Dodgers ’95 Trade Uniforms In This ILL Blend (Audio)
DJ Hellee Hooper (a play on famed Soul II Soul/Bjork/No Doubt producer Nellee Hooper), swapped the vocals of Special Ed, Masta Ace, and Buckshot from “Return of the Crooklyn Dodgers”
Finding The GOAT: Masta Ace vs. Bumpy Knuckles…Who You Got?
As we continue the ultimate battle for the title of the GOAT (Greatest of All-Time), we are asking you to help us rank who is the greatest MC to pick
Like Bully Bars? Reef The Lost Cauze, Masta Ace & Jaysaun Got Somethin’ For Ya (Audio)
Reef The Lost Cauze never seems to stop working, and that’s a great thing. The MC who went to the same high school at Will Smith (at a later era)
AFH: The Presidential Playlist (Audio)
Here’s a Presidential Playlist through the lens of hip-hop. You’ll hear music about dead presidents (Biggie, Rakim, Nas, Joey Bada$$), presidential impact (NWA, dead prez, Crooklyn Dodgers), presidential dreams (2Pac,
This week’s playlist is the first in a series dedicated to the greatest producers in hip-hop. First up is the legendary DJ Premier.
Primo burst onto the national scene more than 23 years ago and has been a hip-hop staple ever since. He represents guaranteed credibility for any project he touches and has