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Young Buck Drops a Quick Freestyle to Let Everyone Know He’s Gettin’ Back (Video)

Young Buck has only been back from his stint in prison for a couple of weeks, but he's already going hard in the studio. Here's a quick verse and video from Buck to let everyone know he's Gettin' Back. Related: Young Buck – RAGE ft Marvin Gaye (Video)... Read more

October 29, 2013 Video

Snoop Dogg Releases That’s My Work 2 (Mixtape)

Outta nowhere, Snoop Dogg releases the sequel to his That's My Work mixtape with DJ Drama. The cover art says it all. You can stream and download That's My Work 2 below. Download Mixtape Related: Tha Dogg Pound – U Don’t Know Me Like That ft Snoop Dogg (Audio)... Read more

October 29, 2013 Mixes

Quelle Chris Hits Us With Ghost At The Finish Line (Album Stream)

Detroit, Michigan MC/producer Quelle Chris has had a busy 2013. Following up the first half's Niggas Is Men, Black Milk's tour partner and Mello Music Group unleash Ghost At The Finish Line. The LP features Chris' homies including Alchemist, Oh No, Denmark Vessey, B.M., and Guilty Simpson. Per usual, the... Read more

October 29, 2013 Audio, Fresh

Common Shines on Another Incredible J. Dilla Beat with Yancey Boys’ Quicksand (Video)

J. Dilla blessed a lot of great artists with his beats over his too short career, but there were some with whom he had a special connection. A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul and, naturally, Slum Village instantly come to mind. He and Common, however, had a mind meld... Read more

October 29, 2013 Video

Eminem and Rihanna Team Up on The Monster (Audio)

Eminem and Rihanna connect again on his latest single, The Monster. Related: Mister Cee’s Eminem Birthday Mix (Audio)... Read more

October 28, 2013 Audio

T.I. Shows How He’s Living in His Video for The Way We Ride (Video)

T.I.'s video for the G-Funk-inflected song The Way We Ride is a picturesque tour through the city with Tip. Related: Juicy J – Ain’t No Comin’ Down Remix ft T.I. (Audio)... Read more

October 28, 2013 Video

Action Bronson Goes to Work on Practice, the First Release from Blue Chips 2 (Audio)

Action Bronson goes in on a vintage Isaac Hayes soul sample on the first release from his Blue Chips 2 mixtape. Check out Practice. Related: Alchemist Refreshes With A Coke-Inspired Joint Featuring Action Bronson (Audio)... Read more

October 28, 2013 Audio

Take a Look Back at the Best Video Content of the Past Week (Video Playlist)

The past week in video brought new music videos from Ice Cube, Schoolboy Q and DJ Khaled featuring Scarface, Jadakiss, Meek Mill, Akon, John Legend & Anthony Hamilton, dope freestyles from Crooked I and Childish Gambino and pieces on Mike Tyson, J. Cole, Ab-Soul and more. Check out the video... Read more

October 27, 2013 Featured-homepage, Playlists, Video

Janelle Monae Performs Dance Apocalyptic on SNL (Video)

Janelle Monae brought her quirky soul, funk fusion to SNL last night with a typically high energy performance. You can watch Dance Apocalyptic below. Related: Janelle Monae – Prime Time ft Miguel (Audio)... Read more

October 27, 2013 Video

Redman Releases a New Video from Muddy Waters 2 and a New Remixxes Mixtape (Video + Mixtape)

Redman announced he is releasing Muddy Waters 2, a follow up to his 1996 classic LP. To kick off the campaign, he has released a video for Pump Ya Brakes, the first single from the project, AND a new Remixxes mixtape. You can watch the video and stream and download... Read more

October 27, 2013 Mixes

Common and Marsha Ambrosious Join Robert Glasper Experiment on the Mesmerizing Song Trust (Audio)

Here's yet another amazing song from Robert Glasper Experiment. This one pairs Marsha Ambrosious and Common. Press play and vibe out to Trust. Related: Robert Glasper Experiment - Calls ft Jill Scott (Video)... Read more

October 26, 2013 Audio

Amel Larrieux Brings the Funk on Orange Glow (Audio)

Amel Larrieux ditches the neosoul sound in favor of some good old-fashioned funk on her latest. Check out Orange Glow. Her new album ice cream everyday is in stores now. Related: Amel Larrieux - I Do Take (Audio)... Read more

October 26, 2013 Audio

Nipsey Hussle Gives the Real on Growing Up in Crenshaw on The Juan Epstein Show (Video)

Nipsey Hussle is one of the most authentic cats in the game right now. During a trip to NYC this week, he connected with Peter Rosenberg and Cipha Sounds and discussed his African heritage, the grind as an independent artist, the new West Coast movement, first generation West Coast MCs... Read more

October 26, 2013 Video

Game & Nipsey Hussle – Red and Blue Make Green (Mixtape)

Here's a mixtape that compiles the various collaborations between Game and Nipsey Hussle from over the years. You can stream and download Red and Blue Make Green below. Related: Nipsey Hussle Releases Crenshaw & Slauson Video With Crenshaw Mixtape (Video & Mixtape) + The Game – OKE (Mixtape)... Read more

October 25, 2013 Mixes

Schoolboy Q Releases a High Energy Video for Banger (MOSHPIT) (Video)

Schoolboy Q takes a "less is more" approach to the new video for his song Banger (MOSHPIT). Q releases a video that is all black and white and which mostly features him performing in a black hoodie and black pants. Q's animated performance reinforces the high energy of the song.... Read more

October 25, 2013 Video

Vic Mensa Discusses His New Ceative Team and the Making Of His Innanet Mixtape (Video)

Vic Mensa is one of the most talented MCs to emerge in quite a while. Though not exactly new to the scene, Vic is being re-introduced to the world as a solo artist post the split of his former band Kids These Days. His Innanet mixtape is one of the... Read more

October 24, 2013 Video

Game Releases a Double Track with Schoolboy Q, Skeme, Too $hort & Stacy Barthe (Audio)

Game releases a creative double track with Skeme, Too $hort, Schoolboy Q & Stacy Barthe. The first, Astronaut P*ssy, flips a Britney Spears hook and the second, Welcome to California, is over an amazing chill out track. Totally different...totally dope. Related: The Game Releases Hollywood with Scarface as a Bonus... Read more

October 24, 2013 Audio

Ab-Soul Release Dub Sac (Audio)

As promised by TDE earlier in the week, here's a new track from Ab-Soul. Check out Dub Sac. Related: Ab-Soul Discusses Kendrick Being On Eminem’s MMLP 2 With Montreality (Video)... Read more

October 24, 2013 Audio

Sean “Diddy” Combs Says He Wants to Be the First African-American to Own an NFL Team (Video)

Sean "Diddy" Combs was a guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live last night to discuss his new TV network, Revolt. During the interview, Diddy spoke in detail about why he would like to be the first African-American to own an NFL team. Check out the video below. Related: Diddy & Ma$e... Read more

October 24, 2013 Video

Thurz Brings The American Apparel Ad Life To Screen In Ah Man (Video)

Thurz is an L.A. King, even if he's not signed to a major label or has a CD in stores. The New West warrior from Inglewood teams with Cali Martyr for "Ah Man." This video kinda has a 2011 Big Sean feel to it, and especially speaks to fans of... Read more

October 24, 2013 Fresh, Video

J. Cole Discusses The Evolution of His Career and The Genesis of Crooked Smile (Video)

Here's a truly inspirational video of J. Cole where he discusses how he has gotten to where he is today and the story behind Crooked Smile. Cole is candid and motivational in detailing his mission to make music to "touch the people." Related: DJ Khaled – Hell’s Kitchen ft J.... Read more

October 24, 2013 Video

Childish Gambino Smashes the Pound Cake Track with a Freestyle on Sway in the Morning (Video)

When Childish Gambino started this freestyle it sounded and looked like he was sleepy. He maintained a laid back demeanor throughout but trust and believe HE MURDERED THE MIC. Comparisons of him and Drake have been flying lately, so Sway put Mr. Glover on that Pound Cake track and let... Read more

October 23, 2013 Video

Nas Joins Emeli Sande on the Remix to Rudimental’s Free (Audio)

Nas joins Emeli Sande on the soulful remix to UK Group Rudimental's song Free. This song is a slow burn that swells to an anthem of liberation and inspiration. Check it out below. Related: Emeli Sande Teams Up With Ab-Soul for the Remix to My Kind of Love (Audio)... Read more

October 23, 2013 Audio

Watch the Trailer for Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth Directed by Spike Lee (Video)

Mike Tyson has been one of the most complicated and polarizing figures in sports...ever. His story is rags to riches to rags and ultimately, redemption. Iron Mike was the subject of a 1-man show on Broadway in 2012. That show was captured on film by Spike Lee and will premiere... Read more

October 23, 2013 Video

Stream Blu & Nottz’s New EP Gods in the Spirit EP in Full (Audio)

Blu and Nottz's EP Gods in the Spirit is in stores now. It features guest appearances from Sene, Homeboy Sandman, Aloe Blacc, Scienze and more. If you've been looking for a worthwhile underground project to support, look no further. You can stream the entire EP below and buy it here.... Read more

October 23, 2013 Audio

Big K.R.I.T. Admits Wishing He Could Have Submitted Beats To UGK Back In the Day (Video)

OkayplayerTV recently sat down with one of the nicest lyricists representing the south (or anywhere else...), Big K.R.I.T., and asked him "The Questions." The Mississippi MC discusses his tattoos, how he stays out of trouble, and how he still listens to Aquemini by Outkast on the daily. The interview ends with a... Read more

October 23, 2013 Fresh, Video

Jean Grae Breaks Conventions with Her New Track Football Season is Over (Audio)

Jean Grae has never been a conventional MC. Her new single Football Season is Over, however, is unorthodox even by her standards. Her flow slinks along with a track of syncopated and changing drum patterns and the "hook" is a continuation of commentary that occurs throughout the track. Got that?... Read more

October 23, 2013 Audio

Ab-Soul Discusses Kendrick Being On Eminem’s MMLP 2 With Montreality (Video)

When it comes to interviews, Montreality is definitely holding it down in a unique and creative way. They have a standard set of questions about artists' upbringing, beliefs and favorites that really connect them with the viewer. Their most recent offering features none other than TDE's Ab-Soul. The interview covers... Read more

October 23, 2013 Fresh, Video

Freddie Gibbs & Jynx Assist Freeway & The Jacka On Cherry Pie (Audio)

With the release of their joint LP quickly approaching, Freeway and the Jacka drop off their latest with "Cherry Pie". The track also features Freddie Gibs and Jinx, which compliment the Jeffro production seamlessly. Their LP is titled Highway Robbery, and is set for release on November 12. Related: Freeway & The Jacka... Read more

October 23, 2013 Audio, Fresh

Big Sant Releases The Great American Mattress Sale (Mixtape)

Over the years, Big Sant has been closely associated with Big K.R.I.T. due to their many collaborations, joint tours and overall kinship. If you're not up on Sant, however, now's the chance to get acquainted. He's released a mixtape with features from Rapper Big Pooh & Phonte (though on separate... Read more

October 22, 2013 Mixes

Young Guru Drops Knowledge During His First Class At USC (Video)

Lessons and knowledge about music from the greats usually stays within the Hip-Hop artist community, but Young Guru is breaking the mold and bringing his talents to the classroom. The prolific Delaware native, and Roc-A-Fella Records/Roc Nation producer is now an artist-in-residence at USC's Thorton School of Music. His first... Read more

October 22, 2013 Fresh, Video

Yancey Boys, T3 and C-Minus Trade Verses on a Dope Previously Unreleased Dilla Beat on Jeep Volume (Audio)

J. Dilla passed away more than 7 years ago but he lives on through his music. Yancey Boys (Frank Nitt & Dilla's brother Illa J) have unearthed a previously unreleased Dilla production and gone to work on it with C-Minus and Slum Village's T3. The beat sounds like it is... Read more

October 22, 2013 Throwback

Roc Marciano Flexes His Smooth Flow Over a Grimy Pete Rock Track on The Specialist (Audio)

Pete Rock favors soulful records but he dusted off an underground gem for subterranean mainstay Roc Marciano. Check out The Specialist. Related: Roc Marciano – S**t Hard (Audio)... Read more

October 22, 2013 Audio

Emerging Artist Jim-E-O Comes Into His Own With Ride or Die (Audio)

Jim-E-O, a Texas artist we spotlighted over a year ago, is back with a bouncy new track that celebrates the ladies that hold their fellas down from day 1. Check out Ride or Die featuring Pierre Medor. Related: Jim-E-O – Fastlane (Full Album Stream)... Read more

October 22, 2013 Audio

Emeli Sande Teams Up With Ab-Soul for the Remix to My Kind of Love (Audio)

Since her debut in 2012, Emeli Sande has not been one to be boxed in to any specific genre. On the remix to her song My Kind of Love, she teams up with Ab-Soul, and out of the box MC, on a track that is part rock, part EDM, part... Read more

October 21, 2013 Audio

DeLorean – Sing On Key (Video)

For his latest visual, Houston MC DeLorean finds himself somewhere just a tad hotter than Texas. In the video for "Sing On Key" directed by Chad Tennies, Delorean hits the desert while he spits some hot bars. The track is from his mixtape GRACE, which is available now. Related: DeLorean – Philippe ft.... Read more

October 21, 2013 Audio, Fresh, Video

Childish Gambino Jumps In The Time Machine & Sets To Dial To 3005 (Audio)

With a new album soon on the way, October seems to be new music month for Childish Gambino. On his latest track "3005," Childish sings his own hook along with spitting his raps. Although his new project doesn't have a set release date yet, Mr. Glover has stated that Because The... Read more

October 21, 2013 Audio, Fresh

Crooked I Slaughters The Mic On The Wake Up Show Unplugged (Video)

With his BET Hip-Hop Awards cypher being crowned as one of the best this year, Crooked I and his bars seem to finally be getting the respect they've always deserved. He recently stopped by the relaunch of "The Wake Up Show", and blessed the mic with a freestyle which was... Read more

October 21, 2013 Fresh, Video

AFH: The Week in Video (10/20/13) (Video Playlist)

This week in video brought Cyphers from TDE, Slaughterhouse, Action Bronson, Jon Connor, Rapsody, Rittz and more as well as new videos from Method Man, Jill Scott, Chance the Rapper, Yelawolf & Paul Wall, Joey Bada$$ and more. Check it all out below. The BET Hip Hop Awards Cyphers The... Read more

October 20, 2013 Playlists, Video

Nas Discusses His Upcoming Album, Working With Jay Z & Justin Timberlake, the 20th Anniversary of Illmatic and More

Nas sat down with the Huffington Post to discuss a range of topics, including his collabo with Jay Z and Justin Timberlake, how he intends to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Illmatic, what he wanted to accomplish with Life is Good and more. Check out what he had to say... Read more

October 18, 2013 Fresh

Drake Discusses Career And Love For Hip-Hop (Video)

Fresh off his release of Nothing Was The Same, Drake sits down with Jian Ghomeshi from Toronto's CBC Q for one of his most in depth interviews to date. In the hour long interview, Drizzy covers a plethora of topics, ranging from his writing process, his childhood, and all the way... Read more

October 18, 2013 Fresh, Video

Scarface, Jadakiss and Meek Mill Shine On New DJ Khaled Track That Also Features Akon, Anthony Hamilton & John Legend (Audio)

Granted, seeing DJ Khaled attached to a track makes many Hip-Hop heads a bit hesitant to take a listen. But when a song features both Jadakiss and Scarface, it deserves our ear, even if for just a little bit. Which brings us to "Never Surrender", a track that strays far... Read more

October 18, 2013 Audio, Fresh

Mister Cee’s Eminem Birthday Mix

In case Eminem's recent lyrical assault on the track "Rap God" didn't fully remind you of his prowess on the mic, Mister Cee of New York's Hot 97 has provided yet another refresher course. In honor of Slim Shady turning 41 years of age, Mister Cee put together an ill... Read more

October 18, 2013 Audio, Fresh

DJ Khaled – Hell’s Kitchen ft J. Cole & Bas

Although J. Cole doesn't usually swerve into the DJ Khaled music lane, his flow seems right at home on his latest collab with the We The Best CEO. The track is titled "Hell's Kitchen", and also features Bas on the mic. "Hell's Kitchen" is the latest from DJ Khaled's Suffering From... Read more

October 17, 2013 Audio, Fresh

The Pro Era Cypher (Video)

Rather than complain or whine about not being included in the BET Hip-Hop Awards cyphers, the Pro Era Crew did what a group of MCs is supposed to do: take it to the mic. Featuring DJ Statik Selektah on the turntables, Pro Era delivers an 11 minute cypher showcasing the... Read more

October 17, 2013 Fresh, Video

Schoolboy Q Discusses the TDE Cypher With Sway and Takes on the 5 Fingers of Death Freestyle (Video)

Schoolboy Q chopped it up with Sway about the TDE Cypher, TDE's newest member Isaiah Rashad, Kendrick's Control verse and more. He and Sway also prank called Kendrick on the air. After, Q took a run at the Five Fingers of Death Freestyle. Check out the video. Related: TDE BET... Read more

October 17, 2013 Video

Vic Mensa Discusses His Innanet Mixtape and Spits a Blistering Freestyle (Video)

Vic Mensa sat down with Sway to discuss his Innanet mixtape, staying away from the violence in Chicago, his influences and more, and also dropped an incredible verse. His flow is so unorthodox yet so in the pocket it's CRAZY! Just watch Sway's face while Vic rhymes. It tells the... Read more

October 17, 2013 Video

Nipsey Discusses Why He Priced His Mixtape at $100 (Video)

Nipsey Hussle is true to his name. The Crenshaw MC sat down with DJ Skee to discuss why he priced his new Crenshaw mixtape at $100 as well as the other ventures in which he's involved. Check out what he had to say below. Related: Nipsey Hussle Releases Crenshaw &... Read more

October 17, 2013 Video

The Neighborhood With DJ Clark Kent (Video)

"This is my neighborhood, and I will NEVER turn my back on it." In the latest edition of "The Neighborhood", Complex TV heads to Crown Heights, Brooklyn to catch up with DJ Clark Kent and chop it up about the place that made him who he is today. It definitely... Read more

October 16, 2013 Fresh, Video

Jean Grae – F*ckery Level 3000

Fresh off the release of GOTHAM DOWN: cycle 1: Love In In Infinity last week, Jean Grae is back assaulting the mic with one of the most engaging song titles of the year so far. On the new track "Fuckery Level 3000", Jean paints the picture of a disgruntled employee venting... Read more

October 16, 2013 Audio, Fresh