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Monthly Archives: October 2016

Enter Swollen Members’s House Of Rhyme Mastery, Where Only Lyricists Survive (Video)

Enter Swollen Members’s House Of Rhyme Mastery, Where Only Lyricists Survive (Video)

This Halloween Canadian MC Robbie G reunited one of Canada's most iconic Hip-Hop acts to help deliver a rugged, hardcore banger to set the mood for the holiday. The new single "Fun House" has the Guelph, Ontario MC trading bars with Prevail and Madchild of Vancouver's own Swollen Members, and... Read more
October 31, 2016 Video
Mickey Factz Kicks A Verse Sway Puts In The Top 10 Ever On His Show (Video)

Mickey Factz Kicks A Verse Sway Puts In The Top 10 Ever On His Show (Video)

It's been a long journey for Mickey Factz. In the late aughts, his buzz was deafening, as he was heralded by digital publications, named a 2009 XXL Freshman and signed to a major record company poised to drop an album. Unfortunately, due to label politics, things stalled and he would... Read more
October 31, 2016 Video
Trick Or Treat: Lloyd Banks Has Some Ear Candy In A Sweet New Mixtape (Audio)

Trick Or Treat: Lloyd Banks Has Some Ear Candy In A Sweet New Mixtape (Audio)

Just over one month since releasing the All Or Nothin': Live It Up EP, Lloyd Banks returns with more free music. The Queens, New York veteran punctuated Halloween (October 31) with his Halloween Havoc 3: Four Days Of Fury mixtape. 50 Cent's longtime right hand stands on his own two... Read more
October 31, 2016 Audio
Big Sean Wants All The Attention On His Lyrics, NOT His Life (Audio)

Big Sean Wants All The Attention On His Lyrics, NOT His Life (Audio)

Big Sean has become a pop culture juggernaut of the 2010s. The Detroit, Michigan delegate for G.O.O.D. Music has seemingly always made clever Hip-Hop music that appeases lyric lovers and vibe seekers at once. However, Sean's personal life has started to eclipse the art—who he's dating, who he may be... Read more
October 31, 2016 Audio
Pete Rock & Smoke DZA Release The 1st Single From Their Joint Album & It’s Limitless (Audio)

Pete Rock & Smoke DZA Release The 1st Single From Their Joint Album & It’s Limitless (Audio)

A year to the day since Ambrosia for Heads reported that Pete Rock would be producing Smoke DZA's new album in its entirety, the two have emerged on this Halloween with the first single from the much-awaited joint LP. Don't Smoke Rock is the aptly hybridized title for the project,... Read more
October 31, 2016 Audio
The Weeknd Takes A Sample DOOM & Biggie Rocked And Freaks It For The Club (Audio)

The Weeknd Takes A Sample DOOM & Biggie Rocked And Freaks It For The Club (Audio)

For lovers of samples, Isaac Hayes sophomore album Hot Buttered Soul is a must-own album. Released during 1969 on Enterprise/Stax Records (where Ike was a major writer and producer), this album was a Top 10 on the charts, and went to #1, even before Hayes gave "John Shaft" his theme... Read more
October 31, 2016 Audio, Fresh, The Bridge
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 he began. In the years since, Meek has two gold solo albums, two platinum singles, and his own roster of... Read more
October 31, 2016 Audio
Leonardo DiCaprio’s Climate Change Documentary Is the Most Important Film Of Our Lifetime (Video)

Leonardo DiCaprio’s Climate Change Documentary Is the Most Important Film Of Our Lifetime (Video)

Many of the world's oldest civilizations include great floods in their origin myths, tales of a planet being washed away by the gods only to be reborn. For followers of Christianity, the Biblical fable of Noah's Ark is one such origin myth, and it has oftentimes been cited as proof... Read more
October 31, 2016 Lifestyle
With The Highlight Year Anderson .Paak Is Having He Might Never Come Down (Video)

With The Highlight Year Anderson .Paak Is Having He Might Never Come Down (Video)

Lately, it seems like so many albums get a visual to just about every song. They arrive in close proximity to each other, and fill up the digital superhighway with traffic not that much different from rush hour commutes. Prior to today, Anderson .Paak's Malibu album is approaching its one-year... Read more
October 31, 2016 Video
M.O.P.’s Billy Danze Reveals His Mother Inspired The Theme For 1 Of Hip-Hop’s Hardest Anthems

M.O.P.’s Billy Danze Reveals His Mother Inspired The Theme For 1 Of Hip-Hop’s Hardest Anthems

Between 1994 and 2000, M.O.P. was climbing up the Pop charts with each release. Lil Fame and Billy Danze released their 1994 debut To The Death on the same Select Records responsible for introducing Chubb Rock, U.T.F.O., and Kid 'n Play. While that effort did not chart, the Brownsville, Brooklyn... Read more
October 31, 2016 Throwback
Ghostface Killah & Vinnie Paz Spit Bone Crushing Rhymes On Their New Collabo (Audio)

Ghostface Killah & Vinnie Paz Spit Bone Crushing Rhymes On Their New Collabo (Audio)

This weekend, veteran Jedi Mind Tricks frontman Vinnie Paz released his third solo album, The Cornerstone of the Corner Store. The Philadelphia, Pennsylvania MC has worked with Wu-Tang Clan's GZA and Inspectah Deck during his decorated career. This time, the member of Army Of The Pharaohs and Heavy Metal Kings... Read more
October 30, 2016 Audio
Super Ugly: The Complete Evolution Of The Jay Z & Nas Beef From 1996 – 2001 (Video)

Super Ugly: The Complete Evolution Of The Jay Z & Nas Beef From 1996 – 2001 (Video)

2016 has been a year of unexpected and multi-layered beefs, many of which have centered around the MC many love to hate: Drake. Over the Summer, Joe Budden and the Toronto MC mixed it up with Budden sending 4 diss records Drake's way in response to two records, "4pm In... Read more
October 29, 2016 Video
Get in the Halloween Spirit with Rare Footage of Michael Jackson Practicing ‘Thriller’ Moves (Video)

Get in the Halloween Spirit with Rare Footage of Michael Jackson Practicing ‘Thriller’ Moves (Video)

In what is arguably one of the spookiest music videos in history, Michael Jackson and a crew of zombie-like dancers performed the iconic dance moves of "Thriller." As the title single from Jackson's 1982 sixth studio album, it was turned into a 13-minute video featuring full makeup, werewolf costuming, and... Read more
October 29, 2016 Video
A New Mix Celebrates The 20th Anniversary Of Ghostface Killah’s Ironman Album (Audio)

A New Mix Celebrates The 20th Anniversary Of Ghostface Killah’s Ironman Album (Audio)

Today (October 29), marks the 25th anniversary of Ghostface Killah's landmark solo debut album, Ironman. To celebrate the anniversary, Up North Trips and Its Overture have put together a new mix, spotted on Ego Trip, to commemorate the LP. In addition to featuring much from Ironman, the mix expands to... Read more
October 29, 2016 Audio
The Making Of Black Sheep’s “The Choice Is Yours” Is Detailed In A New Documentary (Video)

The Making Of Black Sheep’s “The Choice Is Yours” Is Detailed In A New Documentary (Video)

Few Hip-Hop songs are more anthemic or enduring than Black Sheep's "The Choice Is Yours (Revisited)." That song, and its making are the subject of a new documentary, in celebration of the 25th anniversary of Black Sheep's debut album, A Wolf In Sheep's Clothing. Black Sheep Discuss How A Wolf... Read more
October 28, 2016 Video
Ghostface Killah’s Ironman Showcased A Rap Superhero & The Man Behind The Mask (Video)

Ghostface Killah’s Ironman Showcased A Rap Superhero & The Man Behind The Mask (Video)

Twenty years ago tomorrow (October 29, 1996), Ghostface Killah released a seminal solo debut album in the form of Ironman. To that point, four Wu-Tang Clansmen (GZA, Method Man, O.D.B., and Raekwon) had all stepped to the front with solo efforts, spreading their creative darts across Rap's board. As the... Read more
October 28, 2016 Food for Thought
Common & The Roots Join Forces To Break The Cycle Of Ills Facing Black America (Video)

Common & The Roots Join Forces To Break The Cycle Of Ills Facing Black America (Video)

Earlier this month, Common was a surprise guest at The Roots Picnic New York. There, the Things Fall Apart, Rising Down, and Wake Up! featured MC performed his single "Black America Again" with The Roots crew in the misty rain for all of Bryant Park to hear. Last night (October 27),... Read more
October 28, 2016 Video
Yelawolf Tells A Haunting Tale Of What Really Lives Beyond The Shadows (Video)

Yelawolf Tells A Haunting Tale Of What Really Lives Beyond The Shadows (Video)

When Yelawolf first popped the trunk in 2010, he flashed a lot more than iron. The Gadsden, Alabama MC had a nimble flow and an observant eye and pen for the multiple worlds and cultures around him. Well before he was backed by Eminem and Shady Records, "Catfish Billy" carved... Read more
October 28, 2016 Video
President Obama Gives His Current Top 5 MCs As He Prepares To Leave Office (Audio)

President Obama Gives His Current Top 5 MCs As He Prepares To Leave Office (Audio)

When President Barack Obama took office in 2008, Hip-Hop was in a widely different place. That was the year that Lil Wayne's Tha Carter III sold more than a million copies in its first week available. That year, T.I. made one of his loudest statements in Paper Trail, before going... Read more
October 28, 2016 Audio, Fresh
Q-Tip Says The Final A Tribe Called Quest Album Will Be Released Next Month

Q-Tip Says The Final A Tribe Called Quest Album Will Be Released Next Month

In August, during an interview, Epic Records Chairman and CEO, L.A. Reid, casually made a massive revelation: before Phife Dawg's death, A Tribe Called Quest secretly recorded an album and it would be released in the near future. Of the project, Reid said, during an appearance on the Rap Radar... Read more
October 27, 2016 Fresh
Rakim’s Rep Says Statements About A Reunion With Eric B. Are “Completely False”

Rakim’s Rep Says Statements About A Reunion With Eric B. Are “Completely False”

Last week, tweets began appearing from a verified Twitter account bearing the name Eric and Rakim, stating that the group was back and asking in which city they should start their new tour. As one of the most important duos in Hip-Hop history, naturally, the reaction to the news was massive.... Read more
October 27, 2016 News
Ab-Soul Spells It Out So MCs Understand They Can’t See Him Lyrically (Audio)

Ab-Soul Spells It Out So MCs Understand They Can’t See Him Lyrically (Audio)

Ab-Soul is ramping up in a major way. After a lengthy hiatus, the Carson, California MC appears to be putting the pedal down towards his fourth solo album. In July of this year, Soulo blessed Bas's "Housewives (Remix)" an a la carte breakaway from the Too High To The Riot... Read more
October 27, 2016 Audio
Kxng Crooked Pulls a Fast One On Killer Cops To Teach Them a Lesson (Video)

Kxng Crooked Pulls a Fast One On Killer Cops To Teach Them a Lesson (Video)

They say the best way to understand another person's pain is to walk a mile in their shoes, but history has proven time and again that empathy is not a lesson easily taught. When it comes to solutions to the problem of police violence, many say hiring officers to police... Read more
October 27, 2016 Video
25 Years Ago, Organized Konfusion Opened Our Eyes To What’s Really Going On (Audio)

25 Years Ago, Organized Konfusion Opened Our Eyes To What’s Really Going On (Audio)

During the final week of October in 1991, two MCs and producers bubbling with analytical perspectives and bursting with Hip-Hop creativity emerged as Organized Konfusion on their eponymous debut LP. Pharoahe Monch and Prince Po delivered one of the most distinctive debuts in Rap history, proving that lyrical dexterity and... Read more
October 27, 2016 Do Remember
Craig Mack Kicked 10 Minutes Of Freestyle Flavor In This Just Released 2000 Video

Craig Mack Kicked 10 Minutes Of Freestyle Flavor In This Just Released 2000 Video

By Y2K, Craig Mack appeared to be an illustrious MC who was on his way out of the game. Once one of the breakout acts of Puff Daddy's Bad Boy Records, Mack would drop his gold-certified Project: Funk Da World in 1994 and then mysteriously leave the label, and the... Read more
October 27, 2016 Throwback, Video
Camp Lo’s Sonny Cheeba & The Avalanches Make A Video That’s Erupts In Cool

Camp Lo’s Sonny Cheeba & The Avalanches Make A Video That’s Erupts In Cool

Since their mid-1990s inception, Camp Lo has stood for retro cool. Even down to their names, Geechie Suede and Sonny Cheeba have a flare for 1960s and 1970s coolness. They possess unique slang, bold fashion, and confidence that radiated throughout debut Uptown Saturday Night. Like the films and other art... Read more
October 26, 2016 Video
DJ Premier & Prince Paul Discuss Hip-Hop’s Generation Gap & Why We All Need Perspective (Video)

DJ Premier & Prince Paul Discuss Hip-Hop’s Generation Gap & Why We All Need Perspective (Video)

DJ Premier and Prince Paul are two legendary producers in Hip-Hop (and beyond) with discographies that span back to the 1980s. Back then, Preemo joined Guru to launch the album-making years of Gang Starr. In the very same 1989 that No More Mr. Nice Guy released, Paul celebrated strong accolades... Read more
October 26, 2016 Video
Hillary Clinton & Charlamagne Talk Death Row Meme & Her Response May Surprise You (Video)

Hillary Clinton & Charlamagne Talk Death Row Meme & Her Response May Surprise You (Video)

Moments after taking the stage at the third presidential debate on October 19, Hillary Clinton became the subject of what may be the greatest Hip-Hop-meets-politics meme of all time. In it, her wardrobe choices for each of the three debates is matched up against uncannily similar outfits worn by Death... Read more
October 26, 2016 Video
The Roots & Phil Collins Made Us All Feel It In The Air Last Night (Video)

The Roots & Phil Collins Made Us All Feel It In The Air Last Night (Video)

Phil Collins' 1981 hit "In The Air Tonight" has been covered by Lil' Kim (with Phil providing vocals). The Face Value single was also referenced in Eminem's "Stan" lyrics, sampled on Nas's definitive hit "One Mic," and interpolated by Tupac & Tha Outlawz. Collins appeared on The Tonight Show Starring... Read more
October 26, 2016 TV/Film, Video
YG Shows Not Much Has Changed Since N.W.A. Told The World About Cops In Compton (Video)

YG Shows Not Much Has Changed Since N.W.A. Told The World About Cops In Compton (Video)

2016 has been a monumental year for YG, the Compton rapper whose Still Brazy album contains some of his most political work to date. His anti-Trump anthem "FDT (F*** Donald Trump)" featured Nipsey Hussle and was so successful, YG enlisted the help of G-Eazy and Macklemore for the song's second... Read more
October 26, 2016 Video
Mickey Factz & Styles P Stage A Rap Battle On “Vs” & We Win (Audio)

Mickey Factz & Styles P Stage A Rap Battle On “Vs” & We Win (Audio)

To follow up the “ode to true love” Mickey Factz released last week, the Bronx-bred MC joins the Ghost himself, Styles P, on another Nottz production—and this one’s no love song. Instead, in a flow reminiscent of an old L.O.X. track, both lyricists flex their verbal abilities, going back and... Read more
October 26, 2016 Audio
Pete Rock Comments On Who REALLY Invented The Remix (Video)

Pete Rock Comments On Who REALLY Invented The Remix (Video)

Since debuting Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth music in 1990, producer/MC/DJ Pete Rock has always been known to speak on his records. Songs like Nas' "The World Is Yours," his group's own "They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)," and AZ's "Rather Unique" all feature notable background vocals from the Mount Vernon,... Read more
October 26, 2016 Video
Bruno Mars Meets Grandmaster Flash & The Message Is Golden (Video)

Bruno Mars Meets Grandmaster Flash & The Message Is Golden (Video)

Earlier this month, Bruno Mars simultaneously announced he was releasing his first album in 4 years and dropped the video single for "24K Magic," the title track. Like previous Mars' releases, the song channeled the best of yesteryear in a way that was both authentic and iterative. In the case... Read more
October 26, 2016 Video
Ren Thomas Believes He’s Been Nice. This Pete Rock-Produced Single Wants To Show You (Video)

Ren Thomas Believes He’s Been Nice. This Pete Rock-Produced Single Wants To Show You (Video)

Ren Thomas is an MC who has divided his years between Philly and neighboring New Jersey. Following a recent standout freestyle appearance and interview on Sway In The Morning, the Lord Sear (Shade 45) co-signed lyricist marches towards a self-titled debut album, dropping later this year. Last year, Ren released... Read more
October 25, 2016 Ready Or Not
Macklemore Shows What Happens When Doctors Kill Us With Pills (Video)

Macklemore Shows What Happens When Doctors Kill Us With Pills (Video)

Heads may recall that Macklemore and President Obama recently launched a joint effort to bring opioid abuse to the forefront of discussions about America's most important health emergencies. Their efforts culminated in the MTV documentary Prescription For Change: Ending America's Opioid Crisis, which premiered on October 11 and is now... Read more
October 25, 2016 Video
Vinnie Paz Declares War On The Notion That Conflict Truly Helps People (Audio)

Vinnie Paz Declares War On The Notion That Conflict Truly Helps People (Audio)

Jedi Mind Tricks front man Vinnie Paz is releasing his third solo album, The Cornerstone of the Corner Store, this week (October 28). Within, the veteran Philly MC collaborates with the likes of Ghostface Killah, Ras Kass, and D.I.T.C.'s O.C. & A.G. tandem. Besides J.M.T. partner Stoupe The Enemy of... Read more
October 25, 2016 Audio
Ride Or Die: Should Your Self-Driving Car Be Able To Determine Whether You Live?

Ride Or Die: Should Your Self-Driving Car Be Able To Determine Whether You Live?

Though they may seem worlds apart, technology and ethics are in fact more interrelated today than they've ever been. As we continue to propel towards a future entirely dependent on technology, thinking of the philosophical implications at hand becomes prudent. In the case of chimeras - embryos in medical research... Read more
October 25, 2016 Lifestyle
Joe Budden Puts His Life In A Music Video So You Ain’t Gotta Ask

Joe Budden Puts His Life In A Music Video So You Ain’t Gotta Ask

Last week, Joe Budden released his Rage & The Machine album. The third single from the self-released LP is "I Gotta Ask." Featuring a great deal of lyrical, cadence, and beat references to 1998 Jay Z single "Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)" (produced by New Jersey's own 45 King)—this song... Read more
October 25, 2016 Video
Jeru The Damaja, Big Shug & Afu-Ra Stand Tall On The Gang Starr Foundation (Video)

Jeru The Damaja, Big Shug & Afu-Ra Stand Tall On The Gang Starr Foundation (Video)

Tragically, at the time of Guru's 2010 death, Gang Starr had not been a unit in more than five years. Guru and DJ Premier had pursued solo ventures, putting their legendary Hip-Hop group indefinitely on hiatus. At that same time, it had been years since the attached Gang Starr Foundation... Read more
October 25, 2016 Video
Suge Knight Files A Law Suit Claiming Dr. Dre Tried To Have Him Killed In 2014

Suge Knight Files A Law Suit Claiming Dr. Dre Tried To Have Him Killed In 2014

Twenty five years ago, Suge Knight and Dr. Dre were business partners at the burgeoning Death Row Records. Two Compton, California natives came together as manager and artist to build one of modern music's largest empires, in less than five years. Today (October 24), Suge and his lawyers sued Dr.... Read more
October 24, 2016 News
Nas Is A Living Legend & Now He’s Immortal In a Queensbridge Mural (Video)

Nas Is A Living Legend & Now He’s Immortal In a Queensbridge Mural (Video)

Earlier this month, residents of the Long Island City neighborhood awoke to a brand new mural in their midst, one celebrating the influence of a local icon. Nas, who grew up in nearby Queensbridge Houses, is now the face of an exceptionally detailed piece of street art, the kind of... Read more
October 24, 2016 Video
Questlove & Yasiin Bey Praise Bad Brains’ H.R. In An Upcoming Documentary (Video)

Questlove & Yasiin Bey Praise Bad Brains’ H.R. In An Upcoming Documentary (Video)

Since the late 1970s, Bad Brains changed the face of Punk Rock music. The Washington, D.C. collective was an all-Black band that blended the hard sounds of early Punk with messages associated with their Rastafarian beliefs. Songs like "Banned In D.C.," "Pay To Cum" and "Sailin' On" (all from their... Read more
October 24, 2016 TV/Film, Video
Run The Jewels Release The First Single From RTJ3 & It’s Another All-Out Assault (Audio)

Run The Jewels Release The First Single From RTJ3 & It’s Another All-Out Assault (Audio)

It has been two years to the month since Killer Mike and El-P released RTJ2. The pay-if-you-wish encore set from the Atlanta-to-Brooklyn super-duo came at a time where both MCs' careers benefited from each other, and making some of the biggest music of their lengthy tenures. RTJ3 now appears upon... Read more
October 24, 2016 Audio
Drake Is Out To Break Pusha T With Words & Stones (Audio)

Drake Is Out To Break Pusha T With Words & Stones (Audio)

Last week, Pusha T took his latest shots at Drake in "H.G.T.V." A byproduct of a longstanding beef between The Clipse and Lil Wayne/Cash Money, the President of G.O.O.D. Music knocked one of Kanye's other friends and collaborators, seemingly poking fun about Drake's beef with Puff Daddy. "Two Birds, One... Read more
October 23, 2016 Audio
Vic Mensa Is Beaten & Shot By Police In His New Video, But He Won’t Stay Down

Vic Mensa Is Beaten & Shot By Police In His New Video, But He Won’t Stay Down

Since its earliest days, Hip-Hop has been used as a voice for the people. Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five delivered "The Message." Chuck D called Rap the Black CNN. Common spoke for "The People." Never, in its 40-year history, however, have more artists used their platform to speak out... Read more
October 23, 2016 Video
Nick Grant’s 3-Part Freestyle Is Filled With Fiber For Your Mind (Video)

Nick Grant’s 3-Part Freestyle Is Filled With Fiber For Your Mind (Video)

South Carolina native Nick Grant is an MC on a tear. Following February's 88 mixtape, Nick has been consistently releasing potent music that carries Southern charms, without necessarily conforming to any style, especially those typically associated with emerging artists beneath the Mason-Dixon. Lately, Grant has been out to prove he... Read more
October 23, 2016 Video
Eric B. & Rakim Have Reunited And Are Going On Tour

Eric B. & Rakim Have Reunited And Are Going On Tour

"I came in the door. I said it before. I never let the mic magnetize me no more. But, it's biting me, fighting me, inviting me to rhyme. I can't hold it back. I'm looking for the line. Taking off my coat. Clearing my throat. The rhyme will be kicking... Read more
October 22, 2016 News
Mickey Factz & Phonte Prove Some MCs Actually Love Their Women (Audio)

Mickey Factz & Phonte Prove Some MCs Actually Love Their Women (Audio)

Nowadays, to listen to Hip-Hop one would think that most male MCs hate women. Misogyny in lyricism is so prevalent as to not even raise an eyebrow. Also, seemingly no rapper has his own girlfriend, as all you hear about is what they're going to do to "your girl." Ironically,... Read more
October 22, 2016 Audio
Juice’s Director Reveals It Was By Chance That Tupac Auditioned For The Movie (Audio)

Juice’s Director Reveals It Was By Chance That Tupac Auditioned For The Movie (Audio)

In 1991, Tupac Shakur was a relative unknown. At best, for those paying close attention, he had begun to build a buzz after his guest verse on Digital Underground's 1991 record, "Same Song." Within 5 years he would become one of the most famous people on the planet, but, on... Read more
October 21, 2016 Audio
This Black Sheep 25th Anniversary Mix Picks It Up, Picks It Up, Picks It Up! (Audio)

This Black Sheep 25th Anniversary Mix Picks It Up, Picks It Up, Picks It Up! (Audio)

October 22 marks the 25th anniversary of Black Sheep's debut LP, A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing. Dres and Mista Lawnge are now celebrating a quarter of a century of legacy-making music, having announced this summer a reunion tour and hinting at a possible third album from the duo, who spent... Read more
October 21, 2016 Audio
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