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Kanye Once Said He Had 40 Songs With Kendrick. 2 Collabos Now Surface. (Audio)

Kanye Once Said He Had 40 Songs With Kendrick. 2 Collabos Now Surface. (Audio)

Kanye West is reportedly recording an album in the mountains of Wyoming. According to various sources, Nas, Pusha T, Travis Scott, Kid Cudi, and producer/musician/engineer Mike Dean are among the
March 23, 2018 Audio, News
Uncle Murda Rates Skillz’ Diss A 1 Out Of 10. So How Does His Response Measure Up? (Audio)

Uncle Murda Rates Skillz’ Diss A 1 Out Of 10. So How Does His Response Measure Up? (Audio)

Last week (January 3), veteran Virginia lyricist Skillz dropped a significant and scathing diss towards Brooklyn, New York MC Uncle Murda. The impetus was a two-year-old dispute surrounding the concept
January 8, 2018 Audio
Skillz Sets Off 2018 By Dissing Uncle Murda For Copying His Rap Up Concept (Audio)

Skillz Sets Off 2018 By Dissing Uncle Murda For Copying His Rap Up Concept (Audio)

For Hip-Hop Heads, the last days of the year have long belonged to an annual Skillz song. For nearly two decades, the Virginia MC, DJ, and the University Of Richmond’s
January 3, 2018 Audio, News
After 15 Years Of Disses, JAY-Z & Jaz-O Have Reunited

After 15 Years Of Disses, JAY-Z & Jaz-O Have Reunited

JAY-Z has reunited with many of the key players from his past—even after bitterness or hostility. In 2005, Jay and Nas famously put beef to bed in New Jersey. The
December 5, 2017 Fresh, News
Cam’ron & Jim Jones Are Back In Business. Their Reunion Revives The Dipset Sound (Audio)

Cam’ron & Jim Jones Are Back In Business. Their Reunion Revives The Dipset Sound (Audio)

Next week (November 21), The Diplomats will perform their first concert in years. The Hammerstein Ballroom reunion performance of Cam’ron, Jim Jones, Juelz Santana, and Freekey Zekey comes after a
November 15, 2017 Audio
Lyor Cohen Explains How Redman Led Def Jam’s Comeback (Video)

Lyor Cohen Explains How Redman Led Def Jam’s Comeback (Video)

During the 1980s Def Jam Records reigned supreme. The label, which burgeoned in co-founder Rick Rubin’s New York University dorm room, issued several classic albums from legendary artists. These include
October 30, 2017 Video
Cam’ron & Jim Jones Bury Their Latest Beef For Upcoming Dipset Reunion Concert

Cam’ron & Jim Jones Bury Their Latest Beef For Upcoming Dipset Reunion Concert

In February of this year, Jim Jones sat down with Funkmaster Flex in an emotional interview about his relationship with onetime Diplomats band-mate Cam’ron. As the Dipset Capo got tearful
October 17, 2017 News
Kanye West Killed 50 Cent AND Gangsta Rap 10 Years Ago (Video)

Kanye West Killed 50 Cent AND Gangsta Rap 10 Years Ago (Video)

Ten years ago this week, Hip-Hop experienced a real watershed moment. On September 11, 2007, 50 Cent and Kanye West squared off. It was not physical. It did not even
September 9, 2017 Exclusive, TBD, Video
JAY-Z Reveals He And Prodigy Made Peace Before His Death (Video)

JAY-Z Reveals He And Prodigy Made Peace Before His Death (Video)

While the JAY-Z vs. Nas battle of the early 2000s may be the one that gets the most ink in the history books, Hov’s beef with late Mobb Deep MC
September 7, 2017 Video
A New Video Shows Why Kanye Was Hip-Hop’s Most Promising Student Upon His Graduation

A New Video Shows Why Kanye Was Hip-Hop’s Most Promising Student Upon His Graduation

Marking a dramatic shift in his career from successful producer to stadium star, Kanye West’s third album Graduation celebrates its 10th anniversary this coming Monday (September 11). Proven with time,
September 5, 2017 Video
Long Before DMX, JAY-Z & Ja Rule Were Murdering MCs, They Had Time To Build (Audio)

Long Before DMX, JAY-Z & Ja Rule Were Murdering MCs, They Had Time To Build (Audio)

In the late 1990s, DMX, JAY-Z, and Ja Rule came together for two incredible collaborations. On Jay’s Streets Is Watching soundtrack from early 1998, “Murdergram” showed that these grimy, overly
August 10, 2017 Do Remember
JAY-Z Delivers Raw Truths About Beyonce, Solange, Kanye & Himself (Video)

JAY-Z Delivers Raw Truths About Beyonce, Solange, Kanye & Himself (Video)

JAY-Z’s “Kill Jay Z” may be the most talked about song on 4:44. While the June album’s title track suggested infidelity in his marriage to Beyoncé, this record is thought
July 28, 2017 Video
How JAY-Z’s New Album Is The Blueprint For Grown Man Rap (Video)

How JAY-Z’s New Album Is The Blueprint For Grown Man Rap (Video)

In the last eight days, JAY-Z’s 4:44 monopolized the Hip-Hop conversation and most of the pop culture space. There are a lot of headlines and developing storylines that can easily
July 8, 2017 Exclusive, Food for Thought, TBD, Video
How Losing His Father Helped JAY-Z Escape A Hard Knock Life (Video)

How Losing His Father Helped JAY-Z Escape A Hard Knock Life (Video)

“Momma loved me. Pop left me.” JAY-Z’s life is as interesting as his art. The Brooklyn, New Yorker walked a line between hustling his way out of the ‘hood and
June 24, 2017 Exclusive, TBD, Video
Mysterious Ads Cause Fans To Watch The Clock For A New Jay Z Album

Mysterious Ads Cause Fans To Watch The Clock For A New Jay Z Album

Jay Z has not released an album since 2013’s Magna Carta…Holy Grail. That album arrived on July 4 of that year, after it was announced June 16, during the NBA
June 6, 2017 Fresh
Nas, Ghostface Killah & Just Blaze To Headline 2017 A3C Festival

Nas, Ghostface Killah & Just Blaze To Headline 2017 A3C Festival

2017 marks 13 years of A3C. The Hip-Hop festival and conference in Atlanta, Georgia has announced its headliners and confirmed performers for this year (taking place October 4-8). With an
May 31, 2017 Fresh
Freeway Recalls Meeting Nas After Dissing Him Amid The Roc Beef (Video)

Freeway Recalls Meeting Nas After Dissing Him Amid The Roc Beef (Video)

Last month, Freeway officially signed with Roc Nation. The Philadelphia, Pennsylvania MC had long been wearing the caps, and appeared close to Jay Z and the label and management firm
April 29, 2017 Video
Lil Wayne Joins Roc Nation. The “Best Rapper Alive” May Soon Get His Cash Money.

Lil Wayne Joins Roc Nation. The “Best Rapper Alive” May Soon Get His Cash Money.

Lil Wayne has been symbolically estranged from Cash Money Records for more than two years. While Weezy F. Baby has since been photographed with onetime adoptive guardian Birdman (the label’s
April 12, 2017 News, Video
Swizz Beatz Premieres A New Song Featuring Nas, Jay Z, DMX & Jadakiss And It’s Unreal (Video)

Swizz Beatz Premieres A New Song Featuring Nas, Jay Z, DMX & Jadakiss And It’s Unreal (Video)

Note: To hear the track, skip to 2:27:15 in the long video, or play the short clip just below. Although they have both reached G.O.A.T. status among Hip-Hop producers, with
February 25, 2017 Video
Just Blaze & Swizz Beatz Have A Beat Battle For The Ages. Watch The Masters Work (Video)

Just Blaze & Swizz Beatz Have A Beat Battle For The Ages. Watch The Masters Work (Video)

Note: To hear the track, skip to 2:27:15 of the video. Although they have both reached G.O.A.T. status among Hip-Hop producers, with catalogs of hits rivaled by few, at their
February 25, 2017 Video
Jay Z Becomes The First Rapper In The Songwriters Hall Of Fame

Jay Z Becomes The First Rapper In The Songwriters Hall Of Fame

While Jay Z is a man of many “firsts” on the business side, his artistry is what allowed him to be in that position. All 15 of Jay’s solo and
February 22, 2017 News, Video
Finding The GOAT Producer: Just Blaze vs. Kanye West. Who Is Better?

Finding The GOAT Producer: Just Blaze vs. Kanye West. 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
February 9, 2017 Finding the GOAT
Jim Jones Gets Teary Detailing His Sacrifices For Cam’ron & Dipset (Video)

Jim Jones Gets Teary Detailing His Sacrifices For Cam’ron & Dipset (Video)

Yesterday (February 8), it was announced that Jim Jones signed to Jay Z’s Roc Nation. The same night, the Bronx, New York native and onetime The Diplomats mainstay appeared on
February 9, 2017 Video
Foe Turned Friend. Jay Z Signs Jim Jones To Roc Nation.

Foe Turned Friend. Jay Z Signs Jim Jones To Roc Nation.

At the height of Roc-A-Fella Records, a number of interviews have suggested that co-founder Jay Z was not always thrilled with Cam’ron and The Diplomats. From Dame Dash’s impromptu promotion
February 8, 2017 News
Finding The GOAT Producer: Kanye West vs. Scott Storch. Who Is Better?

Finding The GOAT Producer: Kanye West vs. Scott Storch. Who Is Better?

“Finding the GOAT Producer” begins. 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
January 25, 2017 Finding the GOAT
Finding The GOAT Producer: The Neptunes vs. Just Blaze. Who Is Better?

Finding The GOAT Producer: The Neptunes vs. Just Blaze. Who Is Better?

“Finding the GOAT Producer” begins. 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
January 20, 2017 Finding the GOAT
Fat Joe Signs To Jay Z’s Roc Nation. Their Beef Is All The Way Over (Audio)

Fat Joe Signs To Jay Z’s Roc Nation. Their Beef Is All The Way Over (Audio)

In 2016, Fat Joe and Jay Z made a statement in both of their careers when they recorded the “All The Way Up (Remix)” together (alongside Remy Ma). Reportedly dating
January 18, 2017 Audio, News
Nearly Every Jay Z Guest Verse, Live Performance & Rarity Has Been Collected In 1 Place (Video)

Nearly Every Jay Z Guest Verse, Live Performance & Rarity Has Been Collected In 1 Place (Video)

In 2016,  Hip-Hop, which once traded cassette tapes of live shows and DJ sets has evolved such that nearly all music ever recorded is available at one’s fingertips. As such, each
December 20, 2016 Fresh
Fabolous Drops A Big Clue That His Collabo Album With Jadakiss Is Weeks Away (Video)

Fabolous Drops A Big Clue That His Collabo Album With Jadakiss Is Weeks Away (Video)

2017 promises to have a number of Hip-Hop projects to be excited about. Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth will release their first album since 1994, according to Pete. Redman said
December 20, 2016 News, Video
Cam’ron Talks Jim Jones Beef For The Last Time. He Says Dipset Is “Over” (Video)

Cam’ron Talks Jim Jones Beef For The Last Time. He Says Dipset Is “Over” (Video)

Hip-Hop is in a climate of reunions. A Tribe Called Quest shocked the music world last month with a secretly recorded album, their first in 18 years. After more than
December 2, 2016 Video
Better Bundle Up. State Property’s Freeway & Young Chris Rap So Cold (Video)

Better Bundle Up. State Property’s Freeway & Young Chris Rap So Cold (Video)

Last month, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania’s State Property appeared to largely reunite on the largest stage in close to a decade. Beanie Sigel, Freeway, Peedi Crakk, Omillio Sparks, and Need Buck lit
November 28, 2016 Video
Meek Mill Breaks His Silence On Drake, Game & Beans. He Has A LOT To Say. (Audio)

Meek Mill Breaks His Silence On Drake, Game & Beans. He Has A LOT To Say. (Audio)

Last week, Meek Mill released mixtape DC4. The fourth installment of the Dreamchasers series, which began in 2011, finds the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania MC in a completely different spot than when
October 31, 2016 Audio
DJ Clark Kent Details How In Awe Biggie Was Of Jay Z When They Met (Video)

DJ Clark Kent Details How In Awe Biggie Was Of Jay Z When They Met (Video)

DJ Clark Kent is one of the people who was incredibly close to The Notorious B.I.G. and Jay Z at the same time. In the mid-1990s, Clark was working tightly
October 18, 2016 Video
Charlamagne Nearly Pushes Beanie Sigel To The Point Of Getting Physical (Video)

Charlamagne Nearly Pushes Beanie Sigel To The Point Of Getting Physical (Video)

Beanie Sigel has experienced one of the highest profile months of his extensive musical career. The South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania MC started September as an esteemed veteran, reportedly in plans to
October 11, 2016 Video
Beanie Sigel Allegedly Attacked For Saying He Wrote Lyrics For Meek Mill’s Game Diss Record (Video)

Beanie Sigel Allegedly Attacked For Saying He Wrote Lyrics For Meek Mill’s Game Diss Record (Video)

Just over one week ago, Beanie Sigel made his way into the beef between The Game and Meek Mill. The Philadelphia, Pennsylvania veteran appeared alongside Meek and Dream Chasers affiliate
September 26, 2016 Video
Nas Auditioned For A Lead In “Paid In Full” According To Dame Dash (Video)

Nas Auditioned For A Lead In “Paid In Full” According To Dame Dash (Video)

In the early 2000s, Roc-A-Fella Records was fast expanding its film division. The label, founded by Jay Z, Damon “Dame” Dash, and Kareem “Biggs” Burke was also entrenched in one
September 17, 2016 TV/Film, Video
Fabolous Wants To Release His Joint Album With Jadakiss Before The End Of The Year (Video)

Fabolous Wants To Release His Joint Album With Jadakiss Before The End Of The Year (Video)

Throughout the years, Fabolous and Jadakiss have had a close working relationship. Two veteran acts at Def Jam Records, these New York City MCs have appeared together on songs like
September 15, 2016 Video
A Mini-Documentary Shows How Jay Z’s Blueprint Laid The Plans For A New Era In Hip-Hop

A Mini-Documentary Shows How Jay Z’s Blueprint Laid The Plans For A New Era In Hip-Hop

On September 11, Jay Z’s The Blueprint will celebrate its 15th anniversary. Its release on what is now an infamous date in American history for other, tragic reasons, marked a
September 7, 2016 Video
Beanie Sigel Confirms A Collaborative Project With Jadakiss

Beanie Sigel Confirms A Collaborative Project With Jadakiss

In 2001, Jadakiss and Beanie Sigel were two of the most exciting new solo artists in Rap music. While Jada’ had been on wax since 1994 with the LOX, Sigel
September 4, 2016 News
Dame Dash To Produce Roc-A-Fella Series That May Answer A Million & One Questions

Dame Dash To Produce Roc-A-Fella Series That May Answer A Million & One Questions

It has been more than a decade since Jay Z, Damon “Dame Dash,” and Kareem “Biggs” Burke sold Roc-A-Fella Records. The New York City label responsible for introducing the record-buying
August 30, 2016 News, TV/Film
DMX Says He Won Every Battle With Jay Z. Who Won The War? (Video)

DMX Says He Won Every Battle With Jay Z. Who Won The War? (Video)

In 1999, Jay Z and DMX embarked (and majorly cashed in) on the Hard Knock Life Tour. Although Jay Z’s album gave the tour its name, the lineup was a
August 13, 2016 Food for Thought, Video
Jay Z’s 2000 Westwood Freestyle Portrays An MC In Stride For The Throne (Audio)

Jay Z’s 2000 Westwood Freestyle Portrays An MC In Stride For The Throne (Audio)

Right around the year 2000, Jay Z found himself in London, promoting his first #1 album, Vol. 2…Hard Knock Life. As the album was approaching 3 million units sold (it
July 7, 2016 Throwback, Throwback
Skyzoo Brilliantly Exacts “Revenge” On Jay Z On “Friend Or Foe Pt. 3″ (Audio)

Skyzoo Brilliantly Exacts “Revenge” On Jay Z On “Friend Or Foe Pt. 3″ (Audio)

Crown Heights Brooklyn MC Skyzoo grew up not far from the Marcy Houses that raised Jay Z. Although the two lyricists are more than a dozen years apart in age,
June 30, 2016 Audio
This 20th Anniversary Jay Z Mix Leaves No Doubt His Debut Was A Classic (Audio)

This 20th Anniversary Jay Z Mix Leaves No Doubt His Debut Was A Classic (Audio)

This Saturday (June 25) marks the 20th anniversary of Jay Z’s debut album, Reasonable Doubt. The 1996 Roc-A-Fella/Priority Records LP would launch a career trajectory that has arguably been one
June 21, 2016 Mixes, Throwback
Kanye West Announces The Saint Pablo North American Tour Dates

Kanye West Announces The Saint Pablo North American Tour Dates

Kanye West will tour the material he included on February’s The Life Of Pablo. This week, the Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam Records superstar announced the North American dates for his corresponding The
June 14, 2016 Fresh
Kanye West’s 1997 Beat Tape Travels To The Past In A “Spaceship” (Audio)

Kanye West’s 1997 Beat Tape Travels To The Past In A “Spaceship” (Audio)

In 1998, Kanye West the producer broke through in a major way. The hungry artist from Chicago, Illinois landed on two big albums, care of joints on Foxy Brown’s platinum
May 23, 2016 Throwback
Freeway Celebrates His “Free Will” By Sharing His LP, Early! (Album Stream)

Freeway Celebrates His “Free Will” By Sharing His LP, Early! (Album Stream)

Tomorrow (April 29), Freeway will release his fifth studio album, Free Will. The Philadelphia, Pennsylvania MC’s latest is his second on the New York City-based Babygrande Records, and features Young
April 28, 2016 Audio
The Notorious B.I.G.’s Ready To Die vs. Jay Z’s The Blueprint. Which Is Better?

The Notorious B.I.G.’s Ready To Die vs. Jay Z’s The Blueprint. Which Is Better?

One year ago, Ambrosia For Heads launched a debate among its readers seeking to answer one of Hip-Hop’s most hotly-contested questions: who is the greatest MC of all time? “Finding
March 15, 2016 Finding the GOAT
Jay Z’s The Blueprint vs. Kanye West’s The College Dropout. Which Is Better?

Jay Z’s The Blueprint vs. Kanye West’s The College Dropout. Which Is Better?

One year ago, Ambrosia For Heads launched a debate among its readers seeking to answer one of Hip-Hop’s most hotly-contested questions: who is the greatest MC of all time? “Finding
February 29, 2016 Finding the GOAT
Jay Z Wins Legal Battle Against Former Engineer With Unreleased Tapes

Jay Z Wins Legal Battle Against Former Engineer With Unreleased Tapes

Two years ago, Jay Z and Roc Nation were alarmed to learn of a former Roc-A-Fella Records engineer who was accused of trying to sell master recordings. Chauncey Mahan, a
February 24, 2016 News
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