Action Bronson – Big, Bad & Dangerous ft Smoke DZA
Here's a new collabo from Action Bronson & Smoke DZA. Check it out. Click here to download.... Read more
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New Phonte featuring Elzhi and produced by 9th Wonder…Nuff said.. Check out Not Here Anymore.
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Here’s a mix dedicated to the women who helped lay the foundation of hip-hop and those who continue to build the culture. You’ll hear Missy, Yo-Yo, Lauryn Hill, Lil Kim, Foxy Brown, Conscious Daughters, Lady of Rage, Left Eye, Ladybug Mecca, Da Brat, Bahamadia, Jean Grae, Queen Latifah, MC Lyte, Salt N Pepa, Nicki Minaj and more. Check it out.
Seeing Lauryn Hill speak about The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill was a reminder of how important women have been to hip-hop. Ambrosia For Heads Ladies First Mix by Parfit. Also, if you missed BET's My Mic Sounds Nice, which documents the story of women in hip-hop, click here to watch... Read more
Sound FX – Don’t Listen to My Heart (With Your Heart)
Here's a reflective song from Sound FX about dealing with everyday struggles. It uses the same sample featured on J. Cole's You Got It but evokes a completely different mood. Check out Don't Listen to My Heart (With Your Heart).... Read more
Curren$y – Verde Terrace (Mixtape)
Here's a new mixtape from Curren$y. Check out Verde Terrace. You can listen to the whole thing and download it below. Curren$y has been on his grind this year. This is his 3rd project, so far in 2011 (not including what he's been doing with Big Sean and Wiz Khalifa).... Read more
Stat Quo – Summertime Grind
Here's another take on Kool & The Gang's seminal Summer Madness (aka the foundation of DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince's classic Summertime). This one comes from Stat Quo and, as the title suggests, it's much darker than the Fresh Prince or Kid Daytona versions. In many ways, the... Read more
Schoolboy Q – My Homie
Top Dawg Entertainment is killing the game right now. The LA indie label is fresh off two high quality releases from Kendrick Lamar and Jay Rock this Summer, as well as a solid album from Ab-Soul in the Spring. Next up is Schoolboy Q. Check out his new song, My... Read more
Skyzoo – Penny Freestyle Series #4: Take It There
Skyzoo continues to murder tracks from Watch the Throne. In the latest installment, of his Penny Freestyle Series, he takes the instrumental from Lift Off (#2 on Watch the Throne ft Beyonce) in a whole new direction. It highlights the soulfulness of the track and Skyzoo's flow meshes well with... Read more
Big K.R.I.T. – Last King 2 (Mixtape). Click below to download the whole mixtape.
And just when you thought this mixtape madness week couldn't get any better (Click here for links to new mixtapes by The Weeknd and Wale)...Big K.R.I.T. just dropped his latest mixtape. This is not an album like K.R.I.T. Wuz Here and Returnof4eva. It's more like a compilation of songs of... Read more
Trackademicks – Chill ft Freddie Gibbs & Phonte + Eric Roberson – Picture Perfect ft Phonte
Here are 2 smoothed out new joints each featuring the one and only Phonte rhyming (not singing). First is Chill by Trackademicks ft Freddie Gibbs and Phonte. Click here to download Chill. And, if you liked what you heard, you can download Trackademicks new Fresh Coastin' EP here. Next is... Read more
DJ Jazzy Jeff & Ayah – Notorious (Remix) ft Freeway, Dosage & Tona
DJ Jazzy Jeff has had a hand in bringing a lot of greats to the world: Will Smith, Raheem Devaughn, Jill Scott and more. Ayah is his latest protege. She recently dropped a free album. Here's a remix to Notorious, one of the standout cuts, ft Freeway, Dosage & Tona.... Read more
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – Can’t Hold Us ft Ray Dalton
Here's a blazing hot new joint from Seattle's Macklemore. Hit play and buckle up.... Read more
CyHi Da Prynce – Feelin’ It + Mahd – Where I Live
Here are a couple of other new takes on classic 90's tracks. First up, is one from CyHi Da Prynce who flows on Jay-Z's Feelin' It (produced by Ski Beatz--click here for our Ski Beatz playlist). Check it out (with tags from Funkmaster Flex). Click here to download. And, here's... Read more
Oddisee – The Carter Barron
Here's a new track from Oddisee. There are no lyrics, just a super soulful production featuring live instruments. Live drums in hip-hop really make tracks come alive (check out the Elzhi ElMatic project for more proof). Check it out. The Carter Barron by Oddisee... Read more
J-Live – A Day in the Life
J-Live jumps on Diamond D's classic track with Brand Nubian. He lays down hot lyrics and does them in the original flow of each of Diamond D, Sadat X and Lord Jamar. Dude has skills (that's why you named him one of the most underrated MCs of all time--click here... Read more
B.o.B. – High Life (Video)
B.o.B. flexes on this new joint. He hasn't spit like this in a minute. Check out the video for High Life (haters beware). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GymOXu4m7os&feature=player_embedded Kinda reminds me of this B.o.B.... Read more
Action Bronson – Jar of Drugs
Here's another burner from Action Bronson. Check out Jar of Drugs. Click here to download.... Read more
Kendrick Lamar & Jay Rock – My People
Jay Rock and Kendrick Lamar come with some more of that new West Coast heat on My People. It's more music with a message. Check it out (with tags). Click here to download.... Read more
Pusha T – Amen ft Young Jeezy & Kanye West
Pusha T brings out Young Jeezy and Kanye West on his new single from the upcoming Fear of God: Let Us Pray EP. Check out Amen (with tags from Funkmaster Flex). Click here to download.... Read more
Jeezy & Freddie Gibbs – Cosmic Kev Show Freestyle (Video)
Jeezy & Freddy Gibbs traded verses on the Cosmic Kev Show (Gangsta Gibbs killed it). The audio surfaced last week. Here's the video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WdGn2ccJ6A&feature=player_embedded Click here to download.... Read more
Here’s a mix featuring the best double threats in the game: those who can hold down the mic and the MPC. You’ll hear music from Black Milk, Kanye West, MF Doom, Big K.R.I.T., Count Bass D, Pharrell, Q-Tip, Large Professor, Erick Sermon, Warren G, Daz, Prodigy, J. Cole, RZA, Evidence, Pete Rock, DJ Quik and the mighty J. Dilla.
Oh...and don't think we forgot about Dre. Who did we miss though? Who do you think is the best double threat in the game? Check out the mix below and hit us back. Ambrosia For Heads Double Threat Mix by Parfit .... Read more
Lil Wayne – She Will (Remix) ft Drake & Rick Ross
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Asher Roth – In the Kitchen
Asher Roth kicks a laid-back slinky flow to match Chunk Inglish's funky beat. Check out In the Kitchen. Click here to download.... Read more
Meek Mill – Dream Chasers (Mixtape)
You can listen to the whole thing and download it below. Check it out. Download Mixtape |... Read more
The Academy – Let’s Go f. Royce Da 5′9″, Sean Price, Bronze Nazareth & K-Solo
Here's a burner from The Academy ft Royce Da 5′9″, Sean Price, Bronze Nazareth & K-Solo. Check out Let's Go.... Read more
J-Live – The Live Identity (Mixtape)
J-Live has a new album coming in September. In the meantime, he's dropping a trilogy of mixtapes as a lead up to the album. The Live Identity is part 1. A lot of you mentioned him as one of the most underrated MCs of all time (click here for the... Read more
Omar Aura – 1,000 Palm Trees ft Fashawn
Omar Aura and Fashawn jump on a classic sample from the Blackbyrds. Check out 1,000 Palm Trees. Click here to download. Kurious killed this back in the day: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUQ6K91tVwk And, Horace Brown flipped it on the R&B tip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwHtWZh72eQ Here's the original by the Blackbyrds, Mysterious Vibes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ihx5zBJYSok&feature=player_embedded... Read more
Apathy – Stop What Ya Doin’ ft Celph Titled
DJ Premier pulled out an extra grimy track for Apathy on this one. Check out Stop What Ya Doin' ft Celph Titled and Primo's vintage scratching. Click here to download.... Read more
J. Cole – Any Given Sunday v.2 (3 songs)
In the second week of his Any Given Sunday series, J. Cole dropped 3 previously unreleased songs. You can listen to all 3 and download them below. Also, see below for some words J. Cole had about the Any Given Sunday series. Click here if you missed Any Given Sunday,... Read more
Here’s a new joint from 3/4 of Def Squad. Check out Look by Erick Sermon ft Redman and Method Man.
Also, if you missed our Erick Sermon playlist featuring tracks produced by the Green Eyed Bandit, click here. Click here to download.... Read more
Watch The Throne – Album (Snippets)
Can't wait to hear Watch the Throne? Ticketmaster has posted 30 second snippets of every song. As we said in our review, the album is complex, so 30 seconds per song won't do it justice, but at least you'll get a feel for it sonically. Click here for the snippets. ... Read more
Ski Beatz – Illegal ft Freddie Gibbs
Gangsta Gibbs blacks out over an ill guitar sample courtesy of Ski Beatz. Check out Illegal. Ski Beatz's 24 Hour Karate School Pt 2 album drops on 8/9. Click here to download.... Read more
Here’s a mix of some new songs that have come out over the last few months. You’ll find music from Action Bronson, Big K.R.I.T., Yelawolf, Kendrick Lamar, Elzhi, Blu, Black Rob, Chuuwee, Consequence, Rapper Big Pooh, Jay Rock, Zion I & The Grouch, Ghostface Killah, MF Doom Rapsody and more.
This one starts off chill, builds to a crescendo then smooths out again at the end. Check it out. Ambrosia For Heads New Music Mix by Parfit... Read more
Oddisee – 101 (Free Album)
Oddisee released 101, a strong debut album on Mello Music Group, in 2008. The production was tight, the rhymes were solid and it had features from J-Live, Jean Grae, Rapper Big Pooh and several from Phonte (spittin’). They've decided to release the album for free and you can listen to... Read more
Skyzoo – The Penny Freestyle Series Pt 2 (This & That + Wonderfully I)
There are a LOT of these weekly series now: webisodes, freestyles, etc. Skyzoo's Penny Freestyle Series is looking like it's going to be among the better ones. Last week, he killed the Otis beat. This week he jumps on a couple of Neptunes tracks and brings more heat. Check out... Read more
THURZ – Riot ft Black Thought
Black Thought and THURZ team up on a big track. Nuff said. If you missed our Most Underrated MCs of All Time mix, click here. Black Thought leads it off. Check out Riot below. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ms5uhXRpC6c... Read more
Yelawolf – Hard White
Here's another tough new joint from Yelawolf. Check out Hard White. Click here to download.... Read more
Big K.R.I.T. and Yelawolf – Happy Birthday Hip-Hop. Here’s a super-rugged new collabo between K.R.I.T. and Yelawolf, featuring both on vocals and K.R.I.T. on production. They trade verses on their love for hip-hop and what it’s meant to them. Hotness.
Listen to the song below and see the video that chronicled some of the events of the night it was recorded. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzLB_gW1fNM Click here to download (via bigkrit.com). Also, here's a description of the project: "Happy Birthday Hip Hop" produced by Big K.R.I.T. and featuring Yelawolf is the first record... Read more
A.Dd+ – Freakquency
Here's another unorthodox, but dope song from A.Dd+. Props to them for making challenging hip-hop. Check it out. Freakquency by A.Dd+... Read more
Murs & tabi Bonney – Hip-Hop & Love
Here's a nice new soulful joint from Murs & tabi Bonney. Check it out. Click here to download.... Read more
Watch the Throne – The Listening Party
I just attended the listening party for the album at the Rose Center Planetarium in NYC. Below are some quick observations, as well as some clips from an interview Jay-Z did with Angie Martinez earlier. 1. They brought out the heavy-hitters: It was a who's who of music and media... Read more
J. Cole – Any Given Sunday, v.1 (EP). J. Cole has given away a LOT of incredible free music. Here’s some more. Listen to the whole EP and download it below.
His album, Cole World, drops on 9/27. If you feel him, say thanks with your wallet... Download Mixtape... Read more
Royce Da 5’9″ – On the Boulevard ft Nottz & Adonis
On the Boulevard, the latest to drop from Royce's upcoming Success is Certain album, is a story rap about 2 Kenny's. Their lives are in stark contrast but lead to the same result. Check it out. Also, if you need some more storytelling in your life, check out our storytelling... Read more
Drake’s new album, Take Care, is coming in October. Headlines is the first single. Check it out.
Drake - Headlines. Hot or not? Click here to download.... Read more
Chuuwee – Be Cool (Mixtape)
Here's the latest mixtape from Chuuwee. Check out the promo video for the mixtape, then download it below. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTsMAt6-KY4&feature=player_embedded# Click here to download the mixtape, and here's the tracklist:... Read more
Here is a mix of the most underrated MCs of all time, according to YOU. You’ll find music from Black Thought, Phonte, Lauryn Hill, J-Live, Big Daddy Kane, Pharoahe Monch, Ras Kass, Big Pun, AZ, Devin the Dude, Big L, MF Doom, Guru, Blu, Kool G. Rap, Elzhi, Jean Grae, Ghostface Killah, Mos Def, Redman, Talib Kweli, MC Lyte, Common and more.
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Cormega – Live and Learn (Remix)
Cormega's still getting it in. Check out the remix to Live and Learn. Click here to download.... Read more