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Lords Of The Underground Are Back… Don’t Sleep On Real Rap (Video)

Lords Of The Underground Are Back… Don’t Sleep On Real Rap (Video)

The New Jersey trio of DoItAll, Mister Funke, and DJ Lord Jazz have made their return to music and are gearing up to release their first album in over a decade. Together as Lords Of The Underground, the group released four albums between 1993-2007, but have been relatively quiet in... Read more
January 12, 2020 Video
Masta Ace & Marco Polo’s New Remix Rescues Heads From A Sunken Place (Video)

Masta Ace & Marco Polo’s New Remix Rescues Heads From A Sunken Place (Video)

It's been just over a year since Masta Ace & Marco Polo teamed up to release their collaborative album together, A Breukelen Story. The Fat Beats Records album was named one of Ambrosia For Heads' Top Albums Of 2018. The conceptual ode to Brooklyn seamlessly balances out two stories. One,... Read more
November 19, 2019 Video
Cam’ron Opens Up About Past Beefs With JAY-Z And Nas & How They Made Peace

Cam’ron Opens Up About Past Beefs With JAY-Z And Nas & How They Made Peace

On December 7, 2019, it will have been 15 years since Cam'ron released what he considers his favorite album in the discography, Purple Haze. The 2004 album was his second with Roc-A-Fella Records, fourth overall, and was arguably when The Diplomats were at their zenith as a New York City... Read more
November 17, 2019 Throwback, Video
Action Bronson & Alchemist Announce A Collaborative EP Arriving This Month

Action Bronson & Alchemist Announce A Collaborative EP Arriving This Month

Today, (November 10), Alchemist and Action Bronson announced that they are teaming up for a seven-song project entitled Lamb Over Rice. The EP is set to drop on November 22, and as Alchemist added, is "out the stashbox," which suggests they could be a collection of songs the duo has... Read more
November 10, 2019 Fresh, News
Ghostface Killah Is Kicking New Flavor In His First Video With CZARFACE

Ghostface Killah Is Kicking New Flavor In His First Video With CZARFACE

With their full-length collaborative project dropping in just a few days (February 15, 2019), CZARFACE and Ghostface Killah have released the first music video from their upcoming collaboration album, Czarface Meets Ghostface. The Silver Age Records LP marks the sixth full-length release from the trio consisting of producer/DJ 7L and... Read more
February 12, 2019 Video
Wu-Tang Puts The Clan In The Front For A Taste Of Their 25th Anniversary Party (Videos)

Wu-Tang Puts The Clan In The Front For A Taste Of Their 25th Anniversary Party (Videos)

The Wu-Tang Clan are just weeks away from officially marking the 25th anniversary of their classic debut album, Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers). The living members of the Clan have come together for most of 2018, hitting the festival circuit and performing live in select cities for their 25th Anniversary... Read more
October 20, 2018 TV, TV/Film, Video
Reason Represents TDE With One Of This Year’s Best Cypher Verses (Video)

Reason Represents TDE With One Of This Year’s Best Cypher Verses (Video)

2018 has been the year Reason's music career has really started to take off. Beginning the year with an appearance on Top Dawg Entertainment's #1 charting Black Panther Soundtrack, Reason has since gone on to officially sign with the coveted label, re-release his debut album There You Have It with... Read more
October 16, 2018 Video
Joell Ortiz, Jon Connor & Locksmith Are Bringing Bars Back To Hip-Hop (Video)

Joell Ortiz, Jon Connor & Locksmith Are Bringing Bars Back To Hip-Hop (Video)

In a time where name-dropping and direct disses are getting all the attention in Hip-Hop, a group of independent MCs is bringing back some old fashioned, cypher-oriented raps with hard punches aimed at no one in particular. The song "Back To The Bars (Intro)" features East Coast spitters MCs Joell... Read more
September 8, 2018 Video
TDE Adds A New MC To Its Championship Roster. Meet Reason. (Audio)

TDE Adds A New MC To Its Championship Roster. Meet Reason. (Audio)

Much like the Golden State Warriors, Top Dawg Entertainment continues to add more pieces to its roster after coming off of The Championship Tour. The newest addition to one of Hip-Hop's most winningest teams comes in the form of Reason, the Carson, California MC whose signing to the label was... Read more
August 8, 2018 Audio, News
J. Cole Says He Has The Best Flow Since Biggie On A Devastating New Freestyle (Video)

J. Cole Says He Has The Best Flow Since Biggie On A Devastating New Freestyle (Video)

J. Cole is about to embark on his KOD Tour, hitting 36 cities across North America, and has been strategically building anticipation as the days get closer to the kickoff in Miami (August 9, 2018). Having previously tweeted out "Feed me beats. Everything gettin murdered.," Cole has now dropped a... Read more
August 7, 2018 Video
The Souls Of Mischief’s Tajai is Designing A Hotel To Chill From 18 ‘Til Infinity (Video)

The Souls Of Mischief’s Tajai is Designing A Hotel To Chill From 18 ‘Til Infinity (Video)

One of the founding members of Souls Of Mischief, as well as the super-group Hieroglyphics, Tajai Massey is stretching his creative capacity beyond music in 2018. Heads may not know that the Oakland, California MC/producer is also an architectural designer, and his latest project comes in the form of a... Read more
July 12, 2018 Lifestyle, News
After Years On The Grind, Demrick Is Lighting Up. He Tells His Story. (Video)

After Years On The Grind, Demrick Is Lighting Up. He Tells His Story. (Video)

Demrick has been putting in work for over a decade. Around 2005, the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania native hooked up with West Coast legend Kurupt and ended up moving to California to pursue his Rap career. Back then known as Young De, he went on to earn the respect of many west-coast... Read more
July 3, 2018 Ready Or Not
Lauryn Hill Adds Nas, Chappelle, De La Soul & More To Miseducation 20th Anniversary Tour

Lauryn Hill Adds Nas, Chappelle, De La Soul & More To Miseducation 20th Anniversary Tour

As previously reported, L-Boogie is embarking on a tour to commemorate the 20th anniversary of The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill. Next month, the New Jersey songstress and MC is celebrating the milestone by touring her beloved solo debut work. However, she has sweetened the deal with a plethora of tour... Read more
June 18, 2018 Fresh
Classified Personifies A Discman In The Digital Age In A Video About Changes In Rap

Classified Personifies A Discman In The Digital Age In A Video About Changes In Rap

Classified has been making music for over two decades, and it's been a slow and steady grind to success. Hailing from Enfield, Nova Scotia, Canada, the MC/producer founded Half Life Records in 1995, and would go almost ten albums deep before gaining national recognition. He first got a national distribution... Read more
June 12, 2018 Ready Or Not, Video
A 1993 JAY-Z Battle Shows He Was Already Dope Beyond A Reasonable Doubt (Video)

A 1993 JAY-Z Battle Shows He Was Already Dope Beyond A Reasonable Doubt (Video)

Back in the early 1990s, before many MCs had coveted record deals, they got their profiles up and buzzes hot through battling. This is the position JAY-Z was in back in 1993, as he was still two years away from founding his independent label, Roc-A-Fella Records, and was only known... Read more
April 28, 2018 Throwback, Throwback, Video
Lauryn Hill Celebrates 20 Years Of “Miseducation” With A Major Tour

Lauryn Hill Celebrates 20 Years Of “Miseducation” With A Major Tour

This year marks the 20th anniversary of Lauryn Hill releasing her classic debut, The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill. The New Jersey songstress and MC is celebrating the milestone by touring her beloved work this summer. The 1998 Ruffhouse/Columbia Records album has earned her many accolades over the years, at first starting... Read more
April 17, 2018 Fresh
Saukrates, Pharoahe Monch & Shad Show Why They Are MCs Who Stand The Test Of Time (Audio)

Saukrates, Pharoahe Monch & Shad Show Why They Are MCs Who Stand The Test Of Time (Audio)

JUNE 25 UPDATE: An official lyric video for "Father Time (2018 Version)" has been created: ORIGINAL MARCH 15 STORY: Last summer Saukrates re-released his 1999 album The Underground Tapes, making it available in digital formats for the first time, while delivering some new remixes and updated versions of those old... Read more
March 15, 2018 Audio, Exclusive
Tory Lanez Delivers The Best Freestyle Of The Year, So Far (Video)

Tory Lanez Delivers The Best Freestyle Of The Year, So Far (Video)

Tory Lanez capped off 2017 with one of the most notable live, on-air freestyles of the year when he went off for eight minutes on Funkmaster Flex's HOT 97 series. Now in early 2018, Lanez appears on Sway In The Morning and topped that showing—not only by spitting for one... Read more
February 28, 2018 Video
Bishop Nehru & DOOM Have A New Album Coming. The 1st Song Raises The Roof (Video)

Bishop Nehru & DOOM Have A New Album Coming. The 1st Song Raises The Roof (Video)

It's been nearly four years since Bishop Nehru & MF DOOM teamed up for their NehruvianDOOM album, and now they've reunited for Nehru's upcoming project, Elevators: Act I & II, slated for a March 16, 2018 release. The split into two acts signifies themes of "Free Falling" and "Ascension," with... Read more
February 21, 2018 Video
Tech N9ne Seamlessly Merges Rap With Breaking To Recreate ’80s Electro-Funk (Video)

Tech N9ne Seamlessly Merges Rap With Breaking To Recreate ’80s Electro-Funk (Video)

Dropping his first music video off of his upcoming solo album, Planet (March 2), Tech N9ne's "Don't Nobody Want None" has him paying homage to that early '80s era when break-dancing and DJing were at the forefront of Hip-Hop. Not only is he going back to Hip-Hop's foundation, but he's... Read more
January 19, 2018 Video
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
Tech N9ne & Logic Put Hot Sauce On Their Flows So They Can Spit Fire (Audio)

Tech N9ne & Logic Put Hot Sauce On Their Flows So They Can Spit Fire (Audio)

Months ago, Heads got to see a video of Tech N9ne and Logic backstage trading techniques on how to rap incredibly fast, both in the studio and on stage. While it was satisfying to see a veteran MC and a younger one building and learning from each other, it also... Read more
October 13, 2016 Audio
Vinnie Paz Is Releasing A New Album To Fill A Void In Hip-Hop (Video)

Vinnie Paz Is Releasing A New Album To Fill A Void In Hip-Hop (Video)

Always one to embrace and shine light on the roots of Hip-Hop culture, Vinnie Paz has enlisted Diggin' In The Crates' very own Buckwild on his new single, "The Void." The single presents a hard percussion-driven beat that brings back the classic D.I.T.C. sound while fitting Vinnie's aggressive delivery perfectly.... Read more
September 12, 2016 Video
Snow Tha Product Will Be Here Long After Lesser MCs. Lyricism Lasts (Audio)

Snow Tha Product Will Be Here Long After Lesser MCs. Lyricism Lasts (Audio)

Always keeping her pen game sharp, Snow Tha Product has released a new track with a wicked rapid-fire verse, venting about how much harder she has to work as a female MC who isn't about showing off her skin. She raps about being able to go on tour even without... Read more
January 14, 2016 Audio
Apathy Has A Message For The Posers: “Rap Is Not Pop” (Audio)

Apathy Has A Message For The Posers: “Rap Is Not Pop” (Audio)

After releasing over 50 songs in 2015 with his EP Weekend At The Cape and his double-disc compilation album The Black Lodge, Apathy is already gearing up for a strong 2016 with the first single off his upcoming album Handshakes With Snakes. The Demigodz/Army of the Pharaohs MC is attacking... Read more
November 30, 2015 Audio
DJ Premier & Royce Da 5’9″‘s Long Awaited Collaboration w/ DOOM & Phonte Is Here (Audio)

DJ Premier & Royce Da 5’9″‘s Long Awaited Collaboration w/ DOOM & Phonte Is Here (Audio)

The first lyrics you hear on "Highs & Lows" are very fitting to the situation, as Royce Da 5'9" sings "hey there music world, you've been keeping 'em waiting." As the group PRhyme, Royce and DJ Premier announced almost a year ago that they would be releasing a deluxe edition... Read more
November 24, 2015 Audio
Necro, Vinnie Paz & Immortal Technique Take Hip-Hop Back To Its Essence (Video)

Necro, Vinnie Paz & Immortal Technique Take Hip-Hop Back To Its Essence (Video)

Remember when hardcore MCs were at the forefront of Hip-Hop? Necro, Vinnie Paz and Immortal Technique are bringing Heads back to those days with their new music video for "Take HipHop Back." Filmed in New York City, the video features all of the Hip-Hop elements: MCing, DJing, breakdancing and graffiti.... Read more
November 10, 2015 Video
Big Boi & Phantogram Bring Out The Big Drums In Brooklyn (Video)

Big Boi & Phantogram Bring Out The Big Drums In Brooklyn (Video)

"Jimmy Kimmel Live!" had a highly appropriate lineup on what was dubbed "Back To The Future Day," with October 21, 2015 being the day Marty McFly lands in the future in the 1989 sequel to the classic film. Jimmy interviewed Michael J. Fox, the actor who played Marty in the... Read more
October 22, 2015 Video
Nitty Scott, MC Puts Spirituality & Lyrics First On Her Birthday (Video)

Nitty Scott, MC Puts Spirituality & Lyrics First On Her Birthday (Video)

Today on her 25th birthday (October 10), Nitty Scott, MC has released her very first self-directed music video. The video is for the first song after the intro on last year's The Art Of Chill album, "Generation Now." It's been over a year since fans have gotten any visuals for... Read more
October 10, 2015 Video
Shots Fired! Hopsin Attacks Every Stereotype He Sees As Polluting Hip-Hop These Days (Video)

Shots Fired! Hopsin Attacks Every Stereotype He Sees As Polluting Hip-Hop These Days (Video)

If Hopsin has been consistent at anything, it has been staying true to the lyrical craftsmanship of MCing, filling his songs with sharp rhymes and witty wordplay. In recent years, mainstream Rap music has rewarded MCs who do the opposite of this; spit simple rhymes with cookie-cutter flows over hard... Read more
October 7, 2015 Video
Will Smith Says He & DJ Jazzy Jeff Are Going On Their First Tour Ever (Video)

Will Smith Says He & DJ Jazzy Jeff Are Going On Their First Tour Ever (Video)

After recently releasing his first rap verse in ten years with a remix of Bomba Estereo's "Fiesta," Will Smith stopped by the Beats 1 studio for an interview with Zane Lowe. The new song of course draws speculation as to whether we can expect a new album from Will Smith... Read more
October 5, 2015 Video
Tyler, The Creator Makes a Video That’s Controversial Even for Him (Visual)

Tyler, The Creator Makes a Video That’s Controversial Even for Him (Visual)

It's been several months since Tyler, The Creator dropped a new music video, and today (Oct. 1) he's back with a double feature. The video covers the songs "Buffalo" and "Find Your Wings," both off of his 2015 album Cherry Bomb. The first part of the video, "Buffalo," is a... Read more
October 1, 2015 Video
R.A. The Rugged Man & Tom Thum Revive The MC & Beatbox Collabo (Video)

R.A. The Rugged Man & Tom Thum Revive The MC & Beatbox Collabo (Video)

Ever since releasing his Legends Never Die album in 2013, R.A. The Rugged Man has been supplying fans with a steady stream of ambitious visuals to go with the project. Today (August 31) he has released his ninth music video off the album, this time for the Tom Tom Club-tinged... Read more
August 31, 2015 Video
2015’s Best Battle On Wax? Funk Volume & Horseshoe Gang Trade Diss Tracks (Audio)

2015’s Best Battle On Wax? Funk Volume & Horseshoe Gang Trade Diss Tracks (Audio)

The year 2015 has seen a re-emergence of "beef" or diss records on wax in the world of Hip-Hop. While Mos Def a/k/a Yasiin Bey had a video leaked of him calling out MCs earlier this year, only for him to retract his challenge, 2015 has seen much hype around... Read more
August 29, 2015 Audio
Ice Cube Talks Rap Beef, Jerry Heller, Dr. Dre’s New Album & More (Video)

Ice Cube Talks Rap Beef, Jerry Heller, Dr. Dre’s New Album & More (Video)

With the highly anticipated N.W.A. biopic, Straight Outta Compton set to be released next Friday (August 14), Ice Cube and the cast of the film sat down with HOT 97's Ebro, Laura Stylez and Peter Rosenberg for an interview. The cast included Ice Cube's son, O'Shea Jackson Junior, who plays... Read more
August 4, 2015 Video
¡Mayday! Are Fueling The Fire On Their Future/Vintage Album (Audio)

¡Mayday! Are Fueling The Fire On Their Future/Vintage Album (Audio)

¡Mayday! are gearing up to release their fourth album on Strange Music, Future/Vintage, due out on August 21, 2015. Today (July 14), they released the first piece of audio from the upcoming album, a song called "Fuel To The Fire." The song showcases the great chemistry Bernz and Wrekonize have... Read more
July 14, 2015 Audio
RZA Is Releasing His Collaborative Album With A Rock Legend, And It Costs $120

RZA Is Releasing His Collaborative Album With A Rock Legend, And It Costs $120

Remember Achozen? Back in 2006, the Wu-Tang Clan's RZA and System of a Down's Shavo Odadjian announced that they were forming a group together, and that they were working on an album under that name. In 2008, they released the single "Deuces" (featured below) which could be heard during the... Read more
July 8, 2015 News
The Plot Thickens in Part 2 of Czarface’s Cinematic Series (Video)

The Plot Thickens in Part 2 of Czarface’s Cinematic Series (Video)

Picking up right where the previous video left off, 7L, Esoteric and Inspectah Deck are back with the second installment of their Czarface music video series. Marking the release of their sophomore album together, Every Hero Needs A Villain, their video for "The Great (Czar Guitar)" started this cinematic series... Read more
July 6, 2015 Video
Return Of The Great: Czarface Is Back On The Scene (Video)

Return Of The Great: Czarface Is Back On The Scene (Video)

Today (June 16) marks the official release date of Inspectah Deck, 7L & Esoteric's follow-up to their self-titled debut as Czarface: Every Hero Needs A Villain. With the release of their sophomore album together, they've also put out a new music video for the song "The Great (Czar Guitar)." The... Read more
June 16, 2015 Video
Shad Remains One Of Hip-Hop’s Best Kept Secrets, 10 Years Deep

Shad Remains One Of Hip-Hop’s Best Kept Secrets, 10 Years Deep

Ten years ago today (June 10), Shadrach Kabango, more widely known as Shad, had a box delivered to his parent’s house in London, Ontario, Canada. As he recalled today via Facebook, the box contained the first CD pressings of his debut album, When This Is Over, which he would take... Read more
June 10, 2015 Food for Thought
Hopsin’s Out To Snatch The Crown On His Next Album (Video)

Hopsin’s Out To Snatch The Crown On His Next Album (Video)

When Hopsin pranked us late last year, the positive that came from it was that Heads would get a new album from him in 2015. That time has come, as he has released a music video for his first single off the album, Pound Syndrome, called "Crown Me." Unlike the... Read more
June 1, 2015 Video
Jedi Mind Tricks & Eamon Call Out The Frauds In Their Lives (Video)

Jedi Mind Tricks & Eamon Call Out The Frauds In Their Lives (Video)

Vinnie Paz and Stoupe The Enemy Of Mankind have come together to craft a new Jedi Mind Tricks album, The Thief And The Fallen, set to hit stores on June 2, 2015, on Enemy Soil. They've released a music video for a new single off the album called "Fraudulent Cloth,"... Read more
May 27, 2015 Video
Nitty Scott, MC Remixes Omarion & Throws A Party Of Her Own (Video)

Nitty Scott, MC Remixes Omarion & Throws A Party Of Her Own (Video)

Nitty Scott, MC has released a new music video for her remix of "Post To Be." The original song is by Omarion featuring Chris Brown & Jhene Aiko, and is featured on Omarion's latest album, Sex Playlist. While the original song is purely R&B, Nitty Scott delivers a desired Rap verse... Read more
May 20, 2015 Video
Earl Sweatshirt & BadBadNotGood Reunite For a Televised Live Performance (Video)

Earl Sweatshirt & BadBadNotGood Reunite For a Televised Live Performance (Video)

While on tour to promote his new album, I Don't Like Shit, I Don't Go Outside, Earl Sweatshirt stopped by the Jimmy Kimmel Live show to perform alongside Canadian Jazz band BadBadNotGood. Earl & BBNG have previously collaborated on the song "Hoarse," off 2013's Doris, but this rare performance together... Read more
May 14, 2015 Video
Moka Only & Illa J Team Up To Deliver A Smooth Jam For The Ladies (Audio)

Moka Only & Illa J Team Up To Deliver A Smooth Jam For The Ladies (Audio)

Today (May 8) Moka Only released a new album called Chicken Wingz on Self Serve Records, the first release on the newly formed, Vancouver-based label. The lead single from the album features label mate Illa J rapping with Moka on a smooth, relaxing, J Dilla-esque production called "Freak Ya Heart... Read more
May 8, 2015 Audio
The Original Jedi Mind Tricks Lineup Reunites In This Dark Visual (Video)

The Original Jedi Mind Tricks Lineup Reunites In This Dark Visual (Video)

Jedi Mind Tricks have reunited and are gearing up to release their eighth album, The Thief and the Fallen on their Enemy Soil label on June 2, 2015. This album will see original JMT members Vinnie Paz & Stoupe The Enemy of Mankind working together for the first time since... Read more
May 5, 2015 Video
Kendrick Lamar Breaks Down To Pimp A Butterfly’s Cover Art and Its Significance (Video)

Kendrick Lamar Breaks Down To Pimp A Butterfly’s Cover Art and Its Significance (Video)

Kendrick Lamar recently sat down with Mass Appeal for an interview, of which an excerpt was released on video of him explaining the album cover of his highly lauded To Pimp A Butterfly. He explains that all the people on the album cover with him are friends and family from... Read more
April 28, 2015 Video
Yelawolf & Eminem Go Behind The Love Story (Video)

Yelawolf & Eminem Go Behind The Love Story (Video)

Last week Yelawolf released his single featuring Eminem, "Best Friend," and today (April 21) he has officially released his second studio album on Shady Records, Love Story. While on set filming a music video for "Best Friend," Yelawolf & Eminem made a quick video to remind fans to buy the... Read more
April 21, 2015 Video
Tech N9ne & Eminem Break Down Their New Collaboration On Sway In The Morning (Video)

Tech N9ne & Eminem Break Down Their New Collaboration On Sway In The Morning (Video)

People are still reacting to the new Tech N9ne single, "Speedom (Worldwide Choppers 2)" featuring Eminem & Krizz Kaliko. Tech N9ne was just on Sway in the Morning a few days ago to talk about his upcoming album, Special Effects, and he returned to the show on April 20 to... Read more
April 20, 2015 Video
Here’s a Look at the Real-Life Settings for Some of Hip-Hop’s Most Iconic Album Covers (Photo)

Here’s a Look at the Real-Life Settings for Some of Hip-Hop’s Most Iconic Album Covers (Photo)

Part of the experience of enjoying an album, Hip-Hop or otherwise, is taking in the cover art that comes with the music. Technology and the Internet have made it so that fewer people actually pay attention to the cover art when they download an album, but recently the internet gave... Read more
April 20, 2015 Throwback
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