Freddie Gibbs – Pull Up ft Young Jeezy & T.I.
Here's a new one from Freddie Gibbs featuring Young Jeezy & T.I. Check out Pull Up. Related: Freddie Gibbs breaks down the lyrics to his song Thuggin' (Video) Click here to download... Read more
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Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes Birthday Tribute (Playlist)
Happy Birthday to Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes. We miss you. Here's a playlist celebrating her life. Related: Aaliyah Tribute Video Playlist Birthday by Parfit on Grooveshark... Read more
Childish Gambino – Black Faces ft Nipsey Hu$$le
Here's the latest from Childish Gambino. He goes in on a Boi 1da beat with Nipsey Hu$$le. Check out Black Faces. Related: Childish Gambino - Tell Me featuring Heems of Das Rascist http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccDm0R5MGDw Click here to download... Read more
Official 2012 Roots Picnic Mixtape
Here's the official mixtape for the upcoming 2012 Roots Picnic, just in time for your Memorial Day weekend BBQs. It features music from Eric B & Rakim, De La Soul, Childish Gambino, Danny Brown, The Legendary Roots Crew and much more. You can listen to the whole mixtape below. Related: ... Read more
Terrace Martin – We Fly ft Snoop Dogg & Teedra Moses
Here's a laid-back, funky new track from Terrace Martin. Check out We Fly featuring Snoop Dogg and Teedra Moses. Related: Playlist celebrating the legendary Snoop Dogg (Audio & Video)... Read more
Here’s a playlist celebrating the career of the legendary Snoop Dogg (Playlist)
It's easy to take Snoop Dogg for granted. You don't think so? Ask yourself. When is the last time you included the Boss Dogg in your list of Top 10 MCs or even put him in the discussion? There is no question he should be in the discussion but he... Read more
Dom Kennedy – My Type of Party
Here's a new one from Dom Kennedy. Check out My Type of Party. Related: Dom Kennedy - Why the Hell Not (Audio)... Read more
Pusha T – Exodus 23:1
Here's a new song from Pusha T. It's set to an ominous track and features a slow flow with some tough talk that many speculate is aimed at YMCMB. Check out Exodus 23:1. Related: Pusha T discusses a new Clipse album, religion in Malice's life and more (Video)... Read more
Childish Gambino – Tell Me ft Heems of Das Racist
Here's the latest drop from Childish Gambino. It features a soulful 70's-sounding sample on the track. Check out Tell Me featuring Heems from Das Racist (with tags). Related: Childish Gambino - Unnecessary ft Schoolboy Q... Read more
Yung Menace – Bam Bam (Video)
Remember how Dancehall used to set a party off? If so, this one's for you. Here's a new video from Brooklyn MC Yung Menace set to an instantly recognizable classic. The title says it all. Check out Bam Bam. The track was produced by Chuck Strangers of Pro Era. Related:... Read more
50 Cent – The Lost Tape (Mixtape)
Here's the latest mixtape from 50 Cent. Standout cuts include Murder One featuring Eminem, Remain Calm featuring Snoop and Can't Help Myself. You can listen to all of The Lost Tape and download it below. Related: Slaughterhouse performs at SXSW (Video) Download Mixtape... Read more
Trademark Da Skydiver – Phone Home ft Curren$y & Styles P
JET Life meets D-Block. Check out Trademark Da Skydiver's Phone Home featuring Curren$y and Styles P. Related: Young Roddy - The Plot (Video)... Read more
Here’s a track from Blu that slipped through the cracks. Check out Kiss the Sky featuring Mela Machinko.
Props: NahRight Related: Scienze - Happiness Is featuring Blu and Sene Click here to buy it... Read more
Cocaine 80s – Chain Glow ft Nas
Nas drops a hot 16 bars on this track from Cocaine 80s, a loose group of artists that includes Common, No ID and more. Check out Chain Glow. Related: Cocaine 80s - Six ft Common... Read more
Lupe Fiasco – Around My Way (Freedom Ain’t Free)
Here's a new single from Lupe Fiasco's upcoming Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album Pt. 1. It's set to the tune of Pete Rock & CL Smooth's classic T.R.O.Y. Check out Around My Way. Related: Game - Skate On ft Lupe Fiasco (Prod. Pharrell) Here's the Pete... Read more
Rick Ross – So Sophisticated ft Meek Mill
Here's the latest release from Rick Ross' upcoming God Forgives, I Don't album. Check out So Sophisticated ft Meek Mill. If this is any indication, it's going to be a long summer for Rick Ross haters. Related: Rick Ross - High Definition (Video)... Read more
It’s been a minute since we heard something new from Dwele but not much has changed…He still makes dope music. Check out What Profit.
Props: 2DBZ Related: AFH Neosoul Playlist Click here to download from iTunes... Read more
Oh No – 3 Dollars ft MF DOOM
Here's another tough new joint from Oh No's album featuring tracks from Dolemite soundtracks. MF Doom lends some verses on this one. Check out 3 Dollars. Related: Oh No - Whoop Ass ft Sticky Fingaz... Read more
Kendrick Lamar – War Is My Love
Here's a new track from Kendrick Lamar for Ghost Recon Future Soldier. Check out War is My Love. Related: Kendrick Lamar discusses his peet peeves, his top 5 MCs, the 2Pac hologram and more (Video)... Read more
Yasiin Bey (pka Mos Def) – Bey
Here are some new verses from Yasiin Bey (pka Mos Def) over the John track in honor of the birthdays of Malcolm X and The Notorious BIG. Malcolm X was born on May 19th and Biggie would have been 40 today. Check out Bey. Related: Rare footage of Biggie performing... Read more
Big K.R.I.T. – Yeah Dats Me
Here's the newest release from Big K.R.I.T.'s upcoming Live for the Underground album (in stores on 6/5). Check out Yeah Dats Me. Related: Big KRIT talks about the drive it takes to succeed (Video)... Read more
Here’s a new track from Goodie MOB, complete with a Cee-Lo verse and some soul singing on the hook. Check out Is That You God.
Related: 5 Reasons Why Cee-Lo Will Always Be Hip-Hop... Read more
Donna Summer Tribute Playlist
Rest in peace to the Queen of Disco, Donna Summer. While she wasn't hip-hop, her musical influence was felt in hip-hop, most notably as the underpinning to Digital Underground's Freaks of the Industry. As seems to be the case with all of our musical legends, she was taken too soon... Read more
Curren$y – Capitol ft 2 Chainz
Here's the latest release from Curren$y's upcoming The Stoned Immaculate album. It's a funky, slinky joint that features 2 Chainz. Check out Capitol. Related: Curren$y - Fast Cars Faster Women (Video)... Read more
Childish Gambino – We Ain’t Them
Here's a dope new song from Childish Gambino. He provides his typically unique and insightful take on the world. Check out We Ain't Them. Related: Childish Gambino - Unnecessary ft Schoolboy Q... Read more
GhostWridah – 1995 (Video)
GhostWridah joins a growing list of talented MCs who have flowed over Milkbone's Keep It Real beat. Logic recently killed it and its probably most recognized as the song that Big L and Jay-Z rhymed over in their classic freestyle session. Check out GhostWridah's 1995 video and the Big L/Jay-Z... Read more
DMX – Sh*t Don’t Change ft Snoop Dogg
DMX goes in on a track Dre produced for Snoop's Tha Blue Carpet Treatment album. The Boss Dogg also adds some ad libs. DMX's new free EP The Weigh In drops on 5/15. Click here to download. Related: DMX performs in NYC (Video) Here's Snoop's original Boss' Life ft Nate... Read more
Childish Gambino – Unnecessary ft Schoolboy Q
Schoolboy Q joins Childish Gambino on his latest drop. Check out Unnecessary (with tags). Related: Our list of MCs to watch in 2012, including Childish Gambino and Schoolboy Q... Read more
Ab-Soul – Control System (Full Album Stream)
Ab-Soul's Control System album dropped on Friday. If you haven't heard it yet, you can stream the full album below, courtesy of Top Dawg Entertainment. If you like what you hear, you can click here to buy it. Related: Ab-Soul speaks on his earliest musical influences (Video)... Read more
Mother’s Day Playlist
Shout out to all the mamas out there. Here's a playlist for you. Happy Mother's Day from Ambrosia For Heads. Related: Hip-Hop & Love Playlist Mamas by Parfit on Grooveshark... Read more
We asked the AFH community who the best rap group of all time was and (not surprisingly) the response was strong and varied. Here’s a playlist featuring music from (almost) all of the groups mentioned. (Playlist)
You'll hear 32 groups including Wu-Tang Clan, Public Enemy, EPMD, Tha Dogg Pound, ATCQ, De La Soul, Run-D.M.C., The Beastie Boys, The Pharcyde, Jedi Mind Tricks, Mobb Deep, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Whodini, Eric B & Rakim, NWA, Black Star, Slaughterhouse and MANY MORE. You can listen to the whole thing below.... Read more
Scarface kicks off the first playlist in our new Living Legends series dedicating to celebrating Hip-Hop icons that have not received their proper shine lately. You can listen to a playlist that highlights 2 decades of Scarface music below (Playlist)
The loss of MCA was a reminder of how much love we show to fallen hip-hop legends. It's time to show some to the LIVING Legends too. We're kicking off a new series of playlists where we celebrate those hip-hop icons still with us (especially those who may not have... Read more
Ab-Soul – Black Lip Bastard (Black Hippy Remix) ft Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock & Schoolboy Q
Damn. Black Hippy is going to hurt some feelings with this one. Here's the remix to Ab-Soul's Black Lip Bastard, featuring the entire TDE crew--Kendrick Lamar, Schoolboy Q and Jay Rock. In a word: blistering. Check it out below. Ab-Soul's album drops on 5/11. Get ready. Related - Ab-Soul- ILLuminate... Read more
Ab-Soul – ILLuminate ft Kendrick Lamar
Here's some new FIRE from Ab-Soul and Kendrick Lamar. Check out ILLuminate. Ab-Soul's album controlsystem drops on 5/11. Related: Ab-Soul - Empathy ft Alori Joh and JaVonte (Video)... Read more
The Beastie Boys – Mister Cee Tribute Mix (Mixtape) + Chappelle Show Performance (Video)
The love for The Beastie Boys' MCA continues to flow. Like Mick Boogie, Mister Cee also did a mix honoring The Beasties when they were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and he has released. You can listen to and download it below. Also, The Beastie Boys... Read more
Roc Marciano – Change
Here's a hard new joint from Roc Marciano. Check out Change. Related: Kool G Rap - Men At Work 2020 ft Roc Marciano, Marley Marl, Action Bronson & Ras Kass... Read more
Meek Mill – Dream Chasers 2 (Mixtape)
Here's the sequel to Meek Mill's Dream Chasers mixtape. It includes A1 Everything, a collabo with Kendrick Lamar, and several other features. You can listen to all of Dream Chasers 2 and download it below. Related: Stalley - Savage Journey to the American Dream (Mixtape) Download Mixtape... Read more
9th Wonder – Tutankhamen (Album) + He and Cyhi The Prynce collaborate for the first time (Video)
Here's a double dose of 9th Wonder. He released a 40-song album of instrumentals called Tutankhamen, which you can download here. Also, he and Cyhi The Prynce recently worked together for the first time. Check out the video of them together in the studio below. Related: Phonte - The Life... Read more
Old School Hip-Hop playlist featuring The Beastie Boys, Run-DMC, Whodini, Kool Moe Dee, Slick Rick, Biz Markie, The Fat Boys, LL Cool J and more (Playlist)
Why so serious? As I've listened to Licensed to Ill over the last 24 hours, it reminded me how much the subject matter of rap music has changed. Back in the day of The Beastie Boys, even the most serious rappers still had a sense of humor. In the spirit... Read more
Meek Mill – Amen ft Drake and Jeremih
Here's a new joint from Meek Mill's Dream Chasers 2 mixtape which drops on Monday. Check out Amen featuring Drake and Jeremih. Related: Meek Mill - Faded Too Long (Video)... Read more
Rest in Peace to Adam Yauch aka MCA from The Beastie Boys. Here’s a Mick Boogie Beastie Boys Tribute Mixtape to help celebrate the life of MCA.
UPDATE: Adam Yauch, better known as MCA, passed away today. As stated below, The Beastie Boys were recently inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and MCA had not attended, presumably due to the illness to which he ultimately succumbed. His raspy raucous rhymes were one of the... Read more
Just Blaze – Hard Knock Life Interview (Video) + A Playlist of His Classics
The mighty Just Blaze often is overlooked in discussions about the best hip-hop producers but he has been behind the boards for classic upon classic upon classic. Hard Knock TV sat down with the legendary producer for a lengthy interview. Just talks about working with Jay Electronica, Joe Budden and... Read more
Kurupt – Let Off ft Terrace Martin, Ill Camille and Jay Rock
Here's another track featuring West Coast OG's and New G's. Check out Kurupt's Let Off featuring Terrace Martin, Ill Camille and Jay Rock. Related: Tha Dogg Pound - Bouncin' ft Snoop Dogg and Dom Kennedy... Read more
J. Rocc – Sing About It
Here's a lush new track from legendary Beat Junkie DJ (and founder), J. Rocc. He took a break from hip-hop to produce a Brazilian house track. Check out Sing About It. And, speaking of legendary hip-hop producers doing house music, check out DJ Jazzy Jeff's house mix of The Temptations'... Read more
Nipsey Hu$$le – Proud of That ft Rick Ross
With all the hubbub about MMG today, I thought one of the announcements might have been that MMG was signing Nipesy Hu$$le, since the rumors have been circulating. That wasn't the case, but Nipsey did drop a collabo with Rick Ross today so it still might be coming. Check out... Read more
Jadakiss – Without You (Video) + Consignment (Mixtape)
Here's the newest video from Jadakiss. Check out Without You. This is from Jada's Consignment mixtape which you can also listen to and download below. Related: Styles P - Hoody Season Download Mixtape... Read more
Oh No – Whoop Ass ft Sticky Fingaz
When's the last time you hear a new verse from Sticky Fingaz??? Oh No (Madlib's younger brother) got a tight verse from the Onyx alum on his new song Whoop Ass. On top of that, the track is built on samples from the old Dolemite movies. Hotness. Check it out... Read more
Chief Keef, Kanye West, Big Sean, Jadakiss, Pusha T & Big Sean – I Don’t Like (Remix)
Here's the latest G.O.O.D. Music release. Check out the remix to I Don't Like featuring Kanye West, Pusha T, Big Sean, Jadakiss and Chief Keef. Related: Kanye West - Mercy ft Big Sean, Pusha T & 2 Chainz... Read more
Apollo Brown & OC – Just Walk
Here's another Old School meets Now School banger. Check OC and Apollo Brown on Just Walk. Related: Apollo Brown & OC - Prove Me Wrong Just Walk by Apollo Brown & OC... Read more
Tiron – Love Me Not ft Schoolboy Q
Schoolboy Q joins Tiron on Love Me Not. The Cool Kids' Chuck Inglish provides the production. This is another hot one from Tiron's upcoming The Cafeteria Line project. Check it out below. Related: Schoolboy Q talks competition with his Black Hippy crew, weak rappers and many other things (Video)... Read more