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Jhene Aiko – Keep Ya Head Up (Video)

No I.D. was crazy about this Los Angeles songstress that went from kickin' it with B2K back in the early 2000s to rhyming with ScHoolboy Q and Drake 10 years. Here she is covering 2Pac's breakthrough single for Rap-Up TV's "Rap-Up Sessions." Jhene Aiko's solo debut album will be promoted... Read more

July 19, 2013 Fresh, Video

Mick Jenkins – Cross Roads FT Chance The Rapper & Vic Mensa

Chicago is having one helluva year for music. This is a pensive track from rising star Mick Jenkins, featuring the scorching-hot Chance The Rapper, and another artist we're into here at A4H, Vic Mensa. Related:... Read more

July 19, 2013 Audio, Fresh

Pete Rock Confirms “Mecca & The Soul Brother” Live Re-Make (Video)

A true Hip Hop classic is getting re-consideration. Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth's 1992 full-length debut is getting re-made, with a live band. The on-again, off-again duo from money-earnin' Mount Vernon is going to back to their Elektra Records gem (which featured "T.R.O.Y." and others), which the Chocolate Boy Wonder... Read more

July 19, 2013 Fresh, Throwback

E-40 – All My Niggas FT ScHoolboy Q & Danny Brown

Like Three 6 Mafia and Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, E-40 has timeless appeal to the new crop of MCs. Here, the leader of The Click links up with Black Hippy's ScHoolboy Q and Black & Brown's Danny Brown. From Vallejo to Detroit to L.A., this one is a smooth collaboration across some... Read more

July 19, 2013 Audio, Fresh

Tech N9ne Hardknock TV Interview Pt. 1 (Video)

Tech N9ne is gearing up for his Something Else album, which has appearances from Kendrick Lamar, B.o.B., ¡Mayday! and more. On a couch in Venice Beach, California Tech broke down some frustrations he has with critics with Hard Knock TV's Nick Huff. Tech also discusses his recent flood of album... Read more

July 19, 2013 Fresh, Throwback, Video

Dom Kennedy – Erica Pt. 1

Dom Kennedy speeds up his flow to near double time (at least for him) on his latest release. Still G though...Check out Erica Pt 1. Related: Dom Kennedy – Never (Audio)... Read more

July 18, 2013 Audio

Rittz: Beyond the Booth (Video)

Rittz's music is readily available (especially if you're a Head) but interviews with the Strange Fruit MC are much rarer. A3C recently sat down with Rittz to get insight into his beginnings and goals. Check out Behind the Booth.... Read more

July 18, 2013 Video

Schoolboy Q Performs New Song in NYC (Video)

Schoolboy Q performs a super tough new track that is presumably from his forthcoming Oxymoron album and possibly called Gangsta. Check out the video and prepare to get your mean face on with this one. YACH! YACH! YACH! YACH! Related: Schoolboy Q – Collard Greens ft Kendrick Lamar (Audio)... Read more

July 18, 2013 Video

Jay-Z’s Interview with the BBC’s Zane Lowe, Part 4 (Video)

The final part of Jay-Z's interview with the BBC finds him focusing on family. He talks about fatherhood, his daughter's character, performing with Mrs. Carter and more. Check out the video. Related: Jay-Z’s Interview with the BBC’s Zane Lowe (Part 3) (Video)... Read more

July 18, 2013 Video

Stalley – Raise Your Weapons

Stalley adds lyrics with a message of wanting more for the people of this country to a melancholy Deadmau5 sample. The result is a metaphorical call to arms. Check out Raise Your Weapons. Related: Stalley – Swangin’ ft Scarface (Video)... Read more

July 18, 2013 Audio

Joey Bada$$ – Alowha (Video)

Here's some footage from Joey Bada$$ recent overseas trip. The visuals feature behind the scenes video as well as music from his Summer Knights mixtape and more. Check out Alowha. Related: Joey Bada$$ – Summer Knights (Mixtape)... Read more

July 18, 2013 Video

The Illest Drum Machine Collection Ever (Video)

Boston-based Get On Down Records has done crazy re-issues like Raekwon's Only Built 4 Linx... purple tape edition, Nas' Illmatic gold CD, and The Fat Boys' pizza box album. In their Beantown offices, the owners have an amazing collection of drum machines. Rob @ Unkut hit up the offices and... Read more

July 18, 2013 Fresh, Throwback

Tony Touch Power Cypher FT A.G., Black Thought, M1, Lil Fame, Sean Price & Illa Ghee (Video)

In honor of his just-released The Piece Maker 3 (Return Of The 50 MC's), Tony Toca brought some albums guests and friends to his Shade 45 show to kick some off the dome bars. This really calls back to the great cassettes Touch used to make in the '90s. Delegates... Read more

July 18, 2013 Fresh, Video

Redman Performs Time 4 Sum Aksion, I’ll Bee Dat and Da Rockwilder at the Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival (Video)

Redman performed at the Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival this past weekend and he took it ALL THE WAY back. Check out his performances of Time 4 Sum Aksion, I'll Bee Dat and Da Rockwilder below. Related: Mathematics – Notorious ft Redman, Eyes Low & Mr. Cream (Video)... Read more

July 18, 2013 Throwback

Vic Mensa – Hollywood LA (Video)

Vic Mensa is a STAR. The former Kids These Days frontman recently embarked on a solo career and is quickly establishing himself as one of the dopest MCs in the new West Coast movement. He effortlessly switches from a laid-back sing-songy flowy to spitting fire, much the way The Pharcyde... Read more

July 17, 2013 Video

Hieroglyphics – The Kitchen (Full Album Stream)

It's official...The 90's are back! Specifically, the mighty Hieroglyphics return with a new project that hit stores yesterday. You can stream their entire album The Kitchen here and buy it on iTunes. Related: Hieroglyphics – Gun Fever (Video)... Read more

July 17, 2013 Audio

Nipsey Hussle – Blessings

Nipsey Hussle is back and he's kicking some self-empowerment knowledge. Check out Blessings. Related: Rockie Fresh – Life Long ft Rick Ross & Nipsey Hussle (Video)... Read more

July 17, 2013 Audio

Jay-Z’s Interview with the BBC’s Zane Lowe (Part 3) (Video)

One of the better Jay-Z interviews post-Decoded. In Part 3, Jay-Z tells Zane Lowe about venturing into sports, his plans with Roc Nation and the success of young J. Cole. Related: Part 1, Part 2.... Read more

July 17, 2013 Fresh, Video

The White Mandingos – Warn A Brotha (Video)

Murs, Sacha Jenkins and Darryl Jenifer continue the captivating visuals from The Ghetto Tryna Kill Me. This one is from the song, "Warn A Brotha." The album is out now on Fat Beats Records.... Read more

July 17, 2013 Fresh, Video

Slum Village – Let It Go FT Blu

From their newly-released album Evolution, T3, Illa J and Young RJ team up with a Dilla disciple in Blu to appear on the heartfelt "Let It Go." Related: Slum Village – Evolution (Full Album Stream)... Read more

July 17, 2013 Audio, Fresh

Tech N9ne – Fragile FT Kendrick Lamar, Mayday! & Kendall Morgan

Get this early glimpse from Tech N9ne's Something Else, coming on July 30. On this lyrical clinic, he enlists Strange Music's band ¡Mayday!, along with longtime Tech collaborator Kendrick Lamar, and Kendall Morgan.... Read more

July 17, 2013 Audio, Fresh

Jay-Z’s Interview with the BBC’s Zane Lowe (Part 2) (Video)

I'm digging Jay-Z's choice to have a series of intelligent conversations instead of standard interviews to support MCHG. Here's part 2 of his sit down with the BBC where he discusses the price and payoff of fame, the media and more. Check it out below. Related: Jay-Z Interview On BBC... Read more

July 16, 2013 Video

Killer Mike & El-P – 36″ Chain (Video)

Killer Mike and El-P release the first video from their incredibly underrated (FREE) Run the Jewels project and it does not disappoint. It's a dark comic trip where they kill more than just a few cliches. Check out 36" Chain. Related: Killer Mike & El-P – Run the Jewels (Free... Read more

July 16, 2013 Video

Bishop Nehru – strictly FLOWz (Mixtape)

Sixteen year-old Bishop Nehru drops strictly FLOWz today, hosted by Peter Rosenberg and DJ Semtex. In addition to those two radio heavy-weights, Bishop has cosigns from from Nas, MF DOOM and a tour coming up with Wu Tang Clan in the United Kingdom. You can listen to and download the... Read more

July 16, 2013 Fresh, Mixes

Pete Rock & Camp Lo – Clean Getaway ft Uncle Murda

Need some boom bap? Here's another banger from Pete Rock and Camp Lo. Check out Clean Getaway featuring Uncle Murda. Related: Pete Rock & Camp Lo – Megan Good ft Mac Miller (Audio)... Read more

July 16, 2013 Audio

3rd Bass Reunion in Brooklyn (Video)

3rd Bass recently hit the stage in Brooklyn for a reunion show. Here's some footage of them performing Gas Face and more. Check it out.... Read more

July 16, 2013 Throwback

Harvard University Establishes the Nasir Jones Fellowship

This is an incredible landmark for hip-hop. Harvard University has established the Nasir Jones Fellowship "to seek projects from scholars and artists that build on the rich and complex hip-hop tradition." Nas released a statement saying that “In my rollercoaster of a life I’ve endured good and bad for sure,... Read more

July 16, 2013 Food for Thought

Schoolboy Q Interview with Karen Civil (Video)

Schoolboy Q (aka Puff Daddy) is the next in line for a solo project from Black Hippy. Here's an interview where the TDE MC talks wanting to work with Action Bronson and Jill Scott, his new Oxymoron album and manning up to Wale about his reckless tweets from back in... Read more

July 16, 2013 Video

Bishop Nehru – Mobb Dizzle

Bishop Nehru is an MC to watch. He's back with another track that sports a vintage 90's flow and similarly retro-influenced beats. Check out Mobb Dizzle. Hip-hop is alive and flourishing. You just need to know where to look...Related: Bishop Nehru – Fickle Mind$ (Video)... Read more

July 15, 2013 Audio

Clip from Kanye West’s HBO Pilot (Video)

You think Kanye West takes himself too seriously? Think again. Here's a dark and twisted fantasy of a different sort from him. Apparently, back in 2010, Kanye was in talks with HBO to do an improv show in the vein of Curb Your Enthusiasm. Here's a short clip showcasing the... Read more

July 15, 2013 Video

The Weeknd – Belong To The World (Video)

The Weeknd is gearing up for his true debut Kiss Land late next month. Now speaking openly in the new Complex cover-story on magazine, check out his latest single "Belong To The World." This one rides that Portishead wave right to Kiss Land. Related: The Weeknd – Kiss Land &... Read more

July 15, 2013 Fresh, Video

Jay-Z Interview On BBC Part 1 (Video)

After Jay-Z's candid interviews with New York's HOT 97 and Power 105 last week, the Roc Nation head honcho crosses the pond to speak with the BBC Radio One's Zane Lowe. Live from The Beatles' Abbey Road Studios, Jay discusses his own ever-changing labs for music-making, clicking with Timbaland for... Read more

July 15, 2013 Video

Rapsody – Dark Knights ft Wale

Rapsody is back with a dope new track and she gets a guest verse from Wale. Check out Dark Knights. Related: Rapsody discusses the Idea of Beautiful, culture over everything and more with AFH (Video)... Read more

July 15, 2013 Audio

Ka – The Night’s Gambit (Full Album Stream)

Ka's Grief Pedigree album was met with widespread critical acclaim last year due to its gritty and incisive lyrics as well as spare and unflinching beats. The Brooklyn MC is back with another project that stands to be one of the breakout underground projects of the year. You can listen... Read more

July 15, 2013 Audio

Raheem DeVaughn – Trigga Man (Travyon Martin Tribute) ft Styles P

Raheem DeVaughn has released a tribute to Trayvon Martin which features a guest verse from Style P. Here's Trigga Man. Related: Young Jeezy – It’s a Cold World (Trayvon Martin Tribute) (Audio)... Read more

July 15, 2013 Audio

Bone Thugs-N-Harmony – Everything 100

The mighty Bone Thugs-N-Harmony release their first new song in 5 years a new song, with all 5 members, and it features those trademark harmonies. Here's Everything 100. Related: Game – Celebration (Remix) ft Bone Thugs-N-Harmony (Video)... Read more

July 14, 2013 Audio

Young Jeezy – It’s a Cold World (Trayvon Martin Tribute)

In the wake of the George Zimmerman verdict, Jeezy releases a tribute to Trayvon Martin with some words about the song. You can listen to It's a Cold World and read Jeezy's statement below. Related: Reflections on Trayvon Martin (Audio Playlist) Here's what Jeezy had to say about the song:... Read more

July 14, 2013 Audio

Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival 2013 (Live Stream)

The 2013 Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival is in progress right now and EPMD just hit the stage (6:26pm EST). Redman and Pusha T will also be performing later. Check out the live stream below. Related: A Tribe Called Quest & Leaders of the New School perform Scenario live at the Brooklyn... Read more

July 13, 2013 Video

Ka – Off The Record (Video)

Ka just dropped a brilliant song and video. He seamlessly weaves the titles of several classic records that shaped him into his verses and digs in the crates flipping through the album covers in the video. Pure hip-hop at its finest. Check it out. Related: Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival 2013 (Live... Read more

July 13, 2013 Video

Alchemist – SSUR Empire State EP (Audio)

Here's a 3-song EP from Alchemist that features guest vocals from Action Bronson, Blu, Freddie Gibbs, Roc Marciano and more--soulful and gritty. You can listen to SSUR Empire State below. Related: Prodigy & Alchemist – Give ‘Em Hell (Video)... Read more

July 13, 2013 Audio

Fruitvale Station Trailer (Video)

As painful as it will be, please see this film. Remember Oscar Grant III. Remember Trayvon Martin. Let there be no more.... Read more

July 12, 2013 Video

Justin Timberlake – Take Back the Night

As his tour with Jay-Z approaches, Justin Timberlake is already on to the next one...next album that is. Here's the first release from his upcoming The 20/20 Experience (2 of 2) and it's another super soulful feel good Summer jam. Check out Take Back the Night. Related: Jay-Z – Holy... Read more

July 12, 2013 Audio

Rapper Big Pooh – Gold Chain (Video)

Rapper Big Pooh releases the video for Gold Chain--his anthem about shunning materialism and learning to be true to himself. Check it out below. Related: Rapper Big Pooh – Cognac ft Chaundon (Audio)... Read more

July 12, 2013 Video

Phil Ade Freestyles in The Backroom on 106 & Park (Video)

Phil Ade is the latest to step into The Backroom on 106 & Park and he took a different approach. Instead of just spitting a freestyle, he crafted a verse that was a mini-highlight reel of his life. Check out the video. Related: Phil Ade – 2AM ft Bun B... Read more

July 12, 2013 Video

Almighty (Canibus/M-Eighty/Cappadonna/Bronze Nazareth/Planet Asia & Nino Graye) – Immaculate Bosses

Almighty (Canibus/M-Eighty/Cappadonna/Bronze Nazareth/Planet Asia & Nino Graye) return with the second release from their upcoming LP, The 2nd Coming. Check out Immaculate Bosses. Related: Planet Asia & Ras Kass – Kings (Audio)... Read more

July 11, 2013 Audio

Erick Sermon, Snoop Dogg & Method Man – Let Me Explain (Video)

Erick Sermon, Snoop Dogg and Method Man teamed up on the title track for Kevin Hart's Let Me Explain film. The result? STRAIGHT FIRE!!! Check out the video below. Related: Erick Sermon Tells Classic Stories to Cipha Sounds and Rosenberg (Video)... Read more

July 11, 2013 Video

Prodigy Freestyles on ShowOff Radio (Video)

Prodigy goes in over a vintage Alchemist track on ShowOff Radio. Check out the video. Related: Prodigy & Alchemist – Give ‘Em Hell (Video)... Read more

July 11, 2013 Video

Hiatus Kaiyote – Nakamarra (Remix) ft Q-Tip

Wow. Here's a real treat from a group called Hiatus Kiyote. The group plays a neo-soul-esque song complemented by lush vocals from the female lead and a guest verse from none other than Q-Tip. It's 4.5 minutes of sunshine. Check out the remix to Nakamarra. Props: 2DBZ Related: Q-Tip Speaks... Read more

July 11, 2013 Audio

Jadakiss, Styles P & Sheek Louch perform in NYC (Video)

Salute to The Lox who hit the stage at BB King's in NYC earlier this week. Here's some highlight footage of their performance which included many of their joint classics and even some solo joints. Check out the video. D-Block...Related: Peter Jackson – Can’t Get Enough ft Jadakiss, Styles P,... Read more

July 11, 2013 Video

The Smokers Club & Jonny Shipes Present: OIL: 710 (Mixtape)

Here's a new mixtape from The Smokers Club and Jonny Shipes (who manages artists such as Big K.R.I.T, Smoke DZA, Joey Bada$$, Pro Era and more). The mixtape features music from DZA, Joey, CJ Fly, Boldy James and more. You can listen to and download The Smokers Club & Jonny... Read more

July 10, 2013 Mixes