Rumors were circulating around the web last week that a hologram of Nate Dogg would be joining Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg during their set at Coachella. When the smoke lifted however, instead of Nate Dogg, a hologram of 2Pac hit the stage at Coachella during performances of Hail Mary... Read more

Slaughterhouse stormed NYC last night. Here's some video footage including a REE-DICULOUS a capella verse from Crooked I. Check it out below. Previously: Slaughterhouse perform at SXSW 2012 (full concert video)... Read more

Here's a really well shot video of Kendrick Lamar performing Hol' Up at SXSW. It gives a great view of the monster energy K. Dot brings to the stage when he performs live. Check it out below. Props to Cam Be for the production. Previously: Kendrick Lamar - Cartoons &... Read more

Yasiin Bey (pka Mos Def) performed a bunch of new songs in Paris a few weeks ago. A couple of videos dropped previously and now here are 2 additional songs. Check out his performances of Forever Alive & Sexy Sax Man below. Previously: Yasiin Bey - Niggas in Poorest (Video)... Read more

Nas had an EPIC performance at SXSW last night. He performed Illmatic in its entirety and had not one but 2 DJs on the 1s and 2s. Those two DJs happened to be none other than Pete Rock and DJ Premier, who battled beat for beat mid-way through the show.... Read more

SXSW kicked off the music portion of the festival with Jay-Z (click here to see the full concert) and it's ending with Nas. On Saturday, Nas will perform all of his classic Illmatic album in its entirety. Here's a video of him discussing the story behind Halftime from Illmatic. Check... Read more

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As we previously mentioned, Jay-Z is performing at SXSW on Tues at 8pm EST and it will be live streamed on YouTube. In the meantime, here's some official footage of him performing U Don't Know and On to the Next One at his recent show at Carnegie Hall.... Read more

And, speaking of Posdnous...here's some footage that recently surfaced of him performing De La Soul's classic Stakes Is High with none other than Yasiin Bey (pka Mos Def) and Talib Kweli, also known as Black Star. The sound quality is not great but you get a good sense of the... Read more

Here are 2 dope performances by Yasiin Bey (formerly Mos Def) of Sunshine Screwface (performed by J. Dilla) and Quiet Dog. Check out both videos below. Click here for his N*ggas in Poorest video. Sunshine Screwface http://vimeo.com/38084710 Quiet Dog http://vimeo.com/38028615... Read more

Last night was a good one for hip-hop in NYC.  It marked the premiere of Schoolboy Q (as a headliner) and the return of DMX.  Check out footage of DMX performing at SOB's below. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfsJ_gafXxw And, if you missed it, here's some footage of Schoolboy Q's performance. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgE_lLbRffI&feature=plcp&context=C3c7d661UDOEgsToPDskJgKXmHHYCeaC1T-Wy7C_Fp... Read more

Aww sh*t!! Here's something special for those D'Angelo fans out there. He's baaaccckkkk (and looking like he's ready for battle). Here's an 8-minute version of Chicken Grease that he performed in Stockholm just a few hours ago. Today is the 12th anniversary of the day Voodoo dropped. From the looks... Read more