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This Week in Video Was Dominated By Kanye West’s Epic Meltdown on Sway…But There Was So Much More. Here’s a Playlist of the Kanye Highlights and Anything Else Worth Watching from the Past Week (Video Playlist)

Kanye West shut down the web with his extremely heated exchange with Sway. In the midst of the furor, last week was one of the best of the year for Hip-Hop video programming--Eminem's Rap God video, Snoop talking TDE vs. Death Row, A Tribe Called Quest discussing their farewell shows,... Read more

November 30, 2013 Playlists, Video

Kendrick Lamar Has a Compton Reunion with YG Hootie on Two Presidents (Audio)

Kendrick Lamar teams up with YG Hootie, who went to Centennial High with K. Dot in Compton, on Two Presidents. Check it out below. Related: Kendrick Lamar Performs Swimming Pools / Poetic Justice Medley At 2013 AMAs (Video)... Read more

November 30, 2013 Audio

Vic Mensa Was Already a Microphone Beast in 2010. Here’s Proof…Children of the Sun (Audio)

Vic Mensa, along with Chance the Rapper, is one of the breakout Hip-Hop stars of 2013. Some may know him from Kids These Days and he's only flourished now that he's gone solo. Even when he was with the band, he dabbled in some solo material and he's released a... Read more

November 30, 2013 Throwback

J. Cole, A$AP Rocky and Pusha T All Head Up a Hip-Hop Remix of Justin Timberlake’s TKO…and J. Cole Goes at Kendrick Lamar for His Control Verse (Audio)

Almost everyone rapper named in Kendrick Lamar's Control verse has responded in one way or another...except J. Cole. Jermaine is featured on the all Hip-Hop remix to Justin Timberlake's TKO, along with A$AP Rocky and Pusha T, and he used the opportunity for a little payback. Check it out below... Read more

November 30, 2013 Audio

Mac Miller Continues His Run For This Year’s Most Improved MC on I Come in Peace (Audio)

This week, Mac Miller announced that he was headed back to Pittsburgh for some holiday fun. Presumably upon landing, Larry Fisherman linked with Big Jerm and P. Fish for "I Come In Peace." The record includes some of Mac's incredibly stepped-up 2013 lyricism, with a lot of in-the-moment references to... Read more

November 29, 2013 Audio

Young Jeezy Releases His ItsThatWorld 2 Mixtape with Features From Big K.R.I.T., Pusha T and More (Mixtape)

Young Jeezy releases part 2 of his Its Tha World mixtape, which features guest appearances from Big K.R.I.T., Pusha T and more. You can stream and download #ItsThaWorld2 below. Download Mixtape Related: Young Jeezy – Its Tha World (Mixtape)... Read more

November 29, 2013 Mixes

Redman and Method Man Rock Paris (Full Concert Video)

You may have caught this concert before. If so, it's still great holiday viewing and, if not, get ready to be entertained by 2 Hip-Hop heavyweights leaving it all on the stage. The dynamic duo of Redman and Method Man made their way to Paris last year and rocked out... Read more

November 28, 2013 Throwback

Childish Gambino Sings on Most of Telegraph Ave. Strip Away the Drake Comparisons and You’re Still Left with a Dope Song (Audio)

We heard most of Childish Gambino's upcoming Because the Internet album a couple of weeks ago. It's a concept album that's details a day in the life of Childish Gambino/Donald Glover. It's dark and brooding, much like material from The Weeknd, Drake and even Mac Miller's latest. If you're a... Read more

November 27, 2013 Audio

J. Dilla Brings Out the Best in Joey Bada$$ (and So Many Others). Here’s Joey’s Song Two Lips Which Features a Previously Unreleased Dilla Track (Audio)

After rocking on 2 Dilla cuts on his breakthrough mixtape 1999, Joey Bada$$ gets the privilege of flowing over a previously unreleased Dilla beat on his latest, and he steps up to the challenge. Check out Two Lips. Related: Joey Bada$$ Releases Hilary Swank, the Newest Video from Summer Knights... Read more

November 27, 2013 Audio

Eminem is Clearly a Child of the 80’s with His Inclusion of Max Headroom, Rakim, N.W.A., Bill Clinton, JJ Fad, Heavy D and Many More References in the Video for Rap God. Seeing is Believing (Video)

Eminem's career fits in the qualifications of Pop Art. The Detroit, Michigan battle-rapper entered the mainstream through poking fun at multi-platinum peers in and out of Hip-Hop, and ascended into a true global icon. Years from now, people will understand what was on people's minds in 1999, 2000, or 2013... Read more

November 27, 2013 Video

Did Charlamagne Tha God Trigger Kanye West’s Explosion on The Sway in the Morning Show? Here’s the Interview That May Have Set if Off (Video)

After Kanye West's eruption on The Sway in the Morning show, he said to Sway "Charlamagne wanted this so bad. He wanted me to turn up so bad. I wouldn't even look at him." Kanye was referring to an interview with Charlamagne Tha God, Angela Yee and DJ Envy earlier,... Read more

November 27, 2013 Video

You May Have Heard the Audio of Kanye West Going Nuclear on Sway Earlier…Here’s the Full Video (Video)

Kanye West and Sway are friends. That's why it was all the more surprising that Kanye flipped so hard on Sway today during their interview. So how does an interview starting with Sway introducing Kanye as "the most important artist of this generation" get so heated? Check out the video... Read more

November 26, 2013 Featured-homepage, Video

Suge Knight Speaks at Length on Doggystye and Death Row, Claiming Dr. Dre Did None of the Production. He Also Speaks About Snoop’s Murder Trial, the Impact of Death Row and More.

Suge Knight spoke at length with Rolling Stone about Doggystyle, Snoop, Dr. Dre, Tupac and Death Row Records in light of the 20th anniversary of Doggystyle. The Death Row captain is not short on words and definitely not afraid of stirring controversy. Below are a few excerpts from the article... Read more

November 26, 2013 Throwback

Trae Tha Truth Holds Court with Several Hip-Hop All Stars on His I Am King Mixtape (Mixtape)

Since the days of Screwed Up Click, Trae Tha Truth has been a major player in the Houston scene. With ties to Rap-A-Lot Records, DJ Screw, Lupe Fiasco, Chamillionaire, T.I., and more, the Grand Hustle/Hustle Gang artist welcomes T.I., Diddy, Wiz Khalifa, Lu', B.o.B., Young Jeezy, Jadakiss, Meek Mill and... Read more

November 26, 2013 Mixes

Kanye West Goes Ballistic on the Sway in the Morning Show & Sway Loses His Cool. This Felt Personal (Audio)

UPDATE: Here's the Full Video of the Interview I've resisted getting on the bandwagon of calling Kanye West's recent public statements about his frustrations with his inability to break into the fashion world as "rants" because I think the term is dismissive and makes it easier to ignore some of... Read more

November 26, 2013 Audio

Vic Mensa Talks Life, Death, Music, Save Money and More in His Most Candid Interview Yet. Get to Know On of Hip-Hop’s Most Talented MCs on the Rise (Video)

Vic Mensa is one of the most talented MCs to burst onto the music scene in a long time. Though not technically new to Hip-Hop, having been a member of the band Kids These Days for four-plus years, Vic's solo move earlier in 2013 has allowed him to showcase all... Read more

November 25, 2013 Featured-homepage, Video

A Tribe Called Quest Reflects on Their Legacy After Their Last Show. Is This the Last Time We’ll See Them on Stage Together? (Video)

3 fourths of A Tribe Called Quest sat down with Revolt after their final run of performances to discuss the feeling they had at the show, as well as what their legacy has meant to Hip-Hop. Check out the video. Related: Phife Dawg Faces The Questions from OkayPlayer (Video)... Read more

November 25, 2013 Video

N.O.R.E. Details Why Kanye West is Currently His Favorite Artist, His Relationship with Big Pun and Much More. This is a Must See for N.O.R.E. Fans (Video)

You have to love N.O.R.E.'s attention to detail. In his raps and in his interviews, LeFrak City's finest (since Akinyele) loves to tell you the brands, the colors, the sights, the sounds, and the smells. One of Hip-Hop's most personable and versatile figures, N.O. sits down with Montreality to talk... Read more

November 25, 2013 Video

The Nas and DJ Premier Collabo Album is Coming…DJ Premier Speaks on the Project (Video)

EME caught up with DJ Premier to discuss his much anticipated joint album with Nas. Primo spoke on that, as well as working on new material with Joey Bada$$, Macklemore, The Lady of Rage and more. Check out the video. Related: Talib Kweli, Marco Polo & DJ Premier Honor Guru... Read more

November 24, 2013 Video

This Week in Hip-Hop Video Featured Snoop, Jay Z, N.O.R.E., Young Buck & Game, Alchemist & Evidence, Large Professor, Kanye West, Pharrell and Lots More Dope Footage (Video Playlist)

This week was active in Hip-Hop video. So much so that you might have missed an incredible mini-documentary on Jay-Z's Black Album, N.O.R.E. talking about his first ever rap battle, new music from Large Professor, new videos from Snoop and Fat Joe and more. Click below to catch up on... Read more

November 23, 2013 Playlists, Video

Would You Believe Snoop Has Never Listened to Doggystyle Front to Back and Gz and Hustlas Was a Freestyle? Snoop Reveals that and More (Video)

Snoop's classic Doggystyle is (deservedly) getting a lot of love on its 20th anniversary. The big Boss Dogg, himself, sat down with MTV to discuss the album. During the interview, he had some surprising revelations about Gz and Hustlas, Murder Was the Case and the album, generally. Check out the... Read more

November 23, 2013 Video

TDE’s Isaiah Rashad Provides a Window Into His World with the Video for Ronnie Drake (Video)

Props to Isaiah Rashad. Unlike most new artists who join established crews and rely on the big homies to bring them up, so far he has been standing on his own 10 toes (with the exception of the incredible remix to Shot You Down featuring Jay Rock & Schoolboy Q).... Read more

November 23, 2013 Video

Snoop Doggy Dogg Releases a Mix of the Soulful Samples of Doggystyle (Audio)

Snoop Doggy Dogg's classic Doggystyle album turns 20 years old. As part of what is sure to be an extended celebration, Snoop has released a mix of the samples the fueled the album. Given that this was one of the most soulful and funky Hip-Hop albums of all time, you... Read more

November 22, 2013 Audio, Throwback

Eminem Talks Staying Close to His Roots and How He Sees Life After Rap with Zane Lowe (Video)

In the final installment of Eminem's interview with Zane Lowe, he discusses his love for Detroit, re-learning how to perform after getting sober and what he will do when he retires. Check out the video. Related: Marshall Mathers LP 2 Goes Platinum, Eminem Talks Love Game To Zane Lowe (Video)... Read more

November 21, 2013 Video

N.O.R.E. and REKS Speak Their Minds About the Hip-Hop Industry and the People Who Run it In Jesus Takes the Wheel. Check out Who Got Named (Video)

N.O.R.E. and REKS speak their minds on everything from lack of radio play to Kanye rants to the hype around Kendrick Lamar's Control verse and much more on Jesus Take the Wheel. It's more commentary and critique than shots (though there are a couple of shots as well--and they name... Read more

November 21, 2013 Video

Need Some Feel Good Music? India.Arie Has Got You Covered with Break the Shell (Audio)

Ever since India.Arie picked up the six-string on Video Girl, she has been healing listeners with her silky tone and words of empowerment. Break the Shell is another song in that spirit. India sings about having the courage to step out and be the best you. Here's the video. Related:... Read more

November 19, 2013 Video

Did You Know PSA Almost Didn’t Make it Onto Jay-Z’s Black Album? Just Blaze Tells the Story of the Epic Track (Video)

Just Blaze produced one of the most epic songs not just on Jay-Z's Black Album, but in Hov's entire catalog. If you've ever been to a Jay-Z concert, when you hear those 6 ominous notes and then "Allow me to reintroduce myself," you prep for the ensuing EXPLOSION. Just Blaze... Read more

November 19, 2013 Video

Outkast To Possibly Reunite At 2014 Coachella

While the modern world clamors for another collaborative album between Big Boi and Andre 3000, news broke that Outkast may reunite...by stage. What could be the table-setter for more music, the duo's camp tells Billboard that the onetime stars of LaFace Records are in talks to headline Coachella 2013. One... Read more

November 19, 2013 Fresh

Trademark Da Skydiver Doubles As Flamingo Barnes 2 For Mingo Royale (Album Stream)

Everybody's got a second persona these days. Jet Life's Trademark Da Skydiver released his second installment under the Flamingo Barnes moniker, as Mingo Royale. From the cars to the ladies to the fast-life, James Bond and Trademark have some items in common, which are waxed on this here, featuring Dizzy... Read more

November 19, 2013 Audio, Fresh

Eminem Explains Why He Didn’t do a Sequel to Stan on MMLP2 and More to Zane Lowe (Video)

Like Jay Z and Kanye West earlier in the year, Eminem made the trek to the UK and sat down for an extended interview with the BBC's Zane Lowe. Em discussed Rap God, why he did a sequel to The Marshall Mathers LP, why he was nervous to work with... Read more

November 18, 2013 Video

Daz Dillinger Brings Back the Funk on Cutie Pie (Audio)

Few songs say "OG West Coast Funk" more than One Way's Cutie Pie. Daz Dillinger, a West Coast OG himself, recently dropped a few verses on the funk classic. Stayed tuned for his upcoming mixtape Bacc 2 Tha Old School Vol 1 where he'll be remixing several back in the... Read more

November 18, 2013 Audio

Lady GaGa and R. Kelly Performing Do What U Want on SNL…Controversial or Comical? (Video)

You be the judge. Related: Kendrick Lamar – B*tch, Don’t Kill My Vibe (Lady Gaga Version) (Video)... Read more

November 17, 2013 Video

Catch up on the Best in Hip-Hop Videos for the Week featuring RZA, Just Blaze, Young Buck, Pusha T, 9th Wonder, Childish Gambino, A$AP Rocky, Slum Village & More (Video Playist)

This week in video brought one of the best lyric videos of the year from Childish Gambino, new music videos from Pusha T, A$AP Rocky, Drake, Roc Marciano, Ka, Slum Village and Young Buck, interviews celebrating 20 years of Wu-Tang Clan and the 10th anniversary of Jay-Z's Black Album, and... Read more

November 17, 2013 Featured-homepage, Playlists, Video

DJ Scratch Lets Fuse Dig In The Crates (Video)

DJ Scratch is one of the more versatile, yet under-sung producers in Hip-Hop. A major DJ component in the late '80s-through-'90s iteration of EPMD, Scratch was a turntablism award-winner who learned under Jam Master Jay, before tackling production. In the 2000s, Scratch produced hits for Busta Rhymes, 50 Cent, and... Read more

November 17, 2013 Fresh, Video

Rah Digga Smacks Down Undeserving Female Rappers AND Salutes G.U.R.U. with One Verse. It’s Mostly the Voice (Audio)

Rah Digga drops a verse on Gang Starr's Mostly Tha Voice track from Hard to Earn and calls out what she sees as unbecoming behavior from many of the current generation of female MCs. She doesn't name names, but she doesn't have to...Check out Mostly the Voice. Related: Rah Digga... Read more

November 16, 2013 Audio

When’s the Last Time You Saw a Dave Chappelle Interview?? Exactly. Here’s the First in Years (Video)

During a stop in Minneapolis on his comedy tour, Dave Chappelle sat down with his longtime friend, Reg Chapman. Dave spoke about why playing Minneapolis' First Avenue club was like playing Carnegie Hall for him, whether he was returning to TV, the infamous Hartford incident and more. Check out the... Read more

November 16, 2013 Video

All Eyes are on Rihanna in the Video for What Now (Video)

Is Rihanna the Madonna of this generation? The comparisons are all there: monster sales--check; boundary-pushing--check; sex-as-a-weapon--check. But, to compare the 2 would be to do both a disservice. Madonnna was the Queen of Pop in her time and now, it's Bad Girl Ri-Ri's time to shine. Her latest video, What... Read more

November 16, 2013 Video

Geto Boys are Truly One of the Most Unsung Groups in Hip-Hop. This is Their Story. (Video)

The latest installment of TV One's bioseries focuses on the story of Rap-A-Lot records and their signature artist, the Geto Boys. Witness the stories of Willie D, Bushwick Bill and the one and only Scarface. Your browser does not support iframes. Related: Geto Boys Interview + Performance (Video)... Read more

November 16, 2013 Throwback

Who’s Better, JAY-Z or KRS-One? Here’s What Brother Ali Had to Say (Video)

Brother Ali connected with Mass Appeal and weighed in on many debates including KRS-One vs. Jay Z, Rakim vs. Melle Mel, Erykah Badu vs. Lauryn Hill and more. Check out what he had to say about each below. Related: Brother Ali – Left In The Deck (Free Album)... Read more

November 16, 2013 Video

Crooked I Continues His Lyrical Assault on Jay-Z’s The Dynasty: Roc La Familia Intro Track (Audio)

Here's round 2 of Crooked I's Shady Dynasty Freestyle. Related: Crooked I - The Shady Dynasty Pt. 1 (Audio)... Read more

November 16, 2013 Audio

Kendrick Lamar Boycotts GQ Party. Here’s Why TDE Believes the Article Was Disrespectful and Filled With Racial Overtones.

Kendrick Lamar received what should have been a tremendous honor by being selected as part of GQ's 2013 Men of the Year, but it has not ended well. TDE has gone on record as being unhappy with the angle that was taken in the article. Specifically, Top Dawg, TDE's owner,... Read more

November 16, 2013 Fresh

Raekwon Drops a Verse on Drea’s So Good (Audio)

RZA made it clear earlier in the week that Raekwon is the lone holdout on a reunion Wu-Tang album. The Chef has been keeping busy on the solo tip, though. His latest effort is adding a verse to Drea's So Good. Check it out below. Related: Raekwon Hops On A... Read more

November 15, 2013 Audio

Hot off the Presses, Timbaland Releases Know About Me featuring Jay Z, Drake & James Fauntleroy (Audio)

Timbaland has been previewing new music from him and Jay Z for the last several weeks. Here's a CD-quality version of a song called Know About Me which features Jay, Drake and James Fauntleroy. Check it out below.... Read more

November 15, 2013 Audio

Just Blaze & 9th Wonder Discuss Their Contributions to Jay-Z’s Black Album (Video)

The credits for Jay-Z's Black Album read like a virtual who's who of Hip-Hop super producers--Timbaland, Kanye West, DJ Quik, Rick Rubin, The Neptunes...Just Blaze and 9th Wonder were also part of that elite corps and each recently reflected on their contributions to the album with Revolt, as part of... Read more

November 15, 2013 Video

RZA and Arsenio Hall Reminisce on 20 Years of Wu-Tang Clan (Video)

RZA sat down with Arsenio Hall to discuss 20-years of Wu-Tang Clan. Check out the video. Related: Method Man Returns to Where He Grew Up in Staten Island to talk Wu Origins (Video)... Read more

November 14, 2013 Video

Crooked I Puts His Stamp on The Shady Dynasty (Audio)

Crooked I continues his monstrous run of the last few months (starting with the Hip-Hop Awards Cypher). This time, he jumps on Jay-Z’s The Dynasty: Roc La Familia intro track. Crook is one of the few who could follow Hov and do it justice. Check it out. Related: Crooked I... Read more

November 14, 2013 Audio

Childish Gambino Chats with Porn Star Abella Anderson in 3005 (Lyric Video)

Childish Gambino has put together one of the most creative executions of a lyric video yet, for his song 3005. He fakes a live cam experience with porn star Abella Anderson (though she is very real...) as the lyrics appear as a chat between Gambino and Anderson. There's no nudity... Read more

November 14, 2013 Video

Casey Veggies and Dom Kennedy Make Perfect Ride Around Music in She in My Car (Video)

Casey Veggies releases the video for his Cali collabo with Dom Kennedy. Check out She in My Car. Related: Casey Veggies Gets Smoker-Soulful With Curren$y On Life$tyle (Audio)... Read more

November 14, 2013 Video

A$AP Rocky Continues His Artistic Visual Choices with Phoenix (Video)

Here's a beautifully shot and incredibly intense new video from A$AP Rocky. It stars Michael Kenneth Williams (Omar from The Wire) and model Joan Smalls who portray a couple that have gotten to a dark place. Check out Phoenix. Related: A$AP Rocky – Fashion Killa (Video)... Read more

November 13, 2013 Video

Pusha T and Rick Ross Unite in the Video for Hold On (Video)

Pusha T releases the video for his collabo with Rick Ross. Check out Hold On. Related: Pusha T Releases His Video Pain Featuring Future (Video)... Read more

November 13, 2013 Video