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Jay Electronica Makes Magic With MF DOOM On A New Song

Jay Electronica Makes Magic With MF DOOM On A New Song

Life is too short to listen to bad music. So…let Ambrosia For Heads sift through it for you and only supply you with that great stuff. Despite the reports, Hip-Hop is alive and well and, in many ways, it’s better than it’s ever been. Not only can we go back... Read more
August 20, 2022 Audio
Black Thought & Raekwon Bring Out Each Other’s Best On A New Song

Black Thought & Raekwon Bring Out Each Other’s Best On A New Song

Life is too short to listen to bad music. So…let Ambrosia For Heads sift through it for you and only supply you with that great stuff. Despite the reports, Hip-Hop is alive and well and, in many ways, it’s better than it’s ever been. Not only can we go back... Read more
August 18, 2022 Audio
Black Thought Raps With MF DOOM On An Instant Classic

Black Thought Raps With MF DOOM On An Instant Classic

Life is too short to listen to bad music. So…let Ambrosia For Heads sift through it for you and only supply you with that great stuff. Despite the reports, Hip-Hop is alive and well and, in many ways, it’s better than it’s ever been. Not only can we go back... Read more
August 12, 2022 Audio
The Game Uses Eminem’s Style To Diss Him For 10 Minutes

The Game Uses Eminem’s Style To Diss Him For 10 Minutes

Nearly 18 years ago, Eminem was among the all-star cast that helped welcome The Game to the top of mainstream Rap. Marshall Mathers co-produced and appeared on The Documentary, courtesy of the song "We Ain't." Much of the G-Unit/Aftermath Entertainment family supported The Game in an album that topped the... Read more
August 12, 2022 Audio
DJ Premier & Benny The Butcher Have Made A Rough & Tough New Song

DJ Premier & Benny The Butcher Have Made A Rough & Tough New Song

Life is too short to listen to bad music. So…let Ambrosia For Heads sift through it for you and only supply you with that great stuff. Despite the reports, Hip-Hop is alive and well and, in many ways, it’s better than it’s ever been. Not only can we go back... Read more
August 5, 2022 Audio, Video
The Pharcyde Have Reunited On A Song About Their Regrets

The Pharcyde Have Reunited On A Song About Their Regrets

Since the mid-2010s, there have been several unexpected Hip-Hop reunions. Earlier this year, Black Star released its highly-anticipated sophomore album after nearly a quarter-century since Talib Kweli and Yasiin Bey's debut. A Tribe Called Quest's founding four members secretly reconvened for 2016's chart-topping We got it from here...thank you 4 your... Read more
August 1, 2022 Audio, News
Joey Bada$$ Has Released The Best Album Of His Career

Joey Bada$$ Has Released The Best Album Of His Career

Life is too short to listen to bad music. So…let Ambrosia For Heads sift through it for you and only supply you with that great stuff. Despite the reports, Hip-Hop is alive and well and, in many ways, it’s better than it’s ever been. Not only can we go back... Read more
July 22, 2022 Audio
Conway The Machine & Funkmaster Flex Release A Freestyle But Have They Made Peace?

Conway The Machine & Funkmaster Flex Release A Freestyle But Have They Made Peace?

Earlier this month, Conway The Machine called out Funkmaster Flex on Instagram Live. The Buffalo, New York MC demanded new Hip-Hop gatekeepers. This came after the artist reportedly saw Flex publicly say he was not a fan of Griselda while speaking to Wallo, the high-profile podcast host who recently appeared... Read more
July 22, 2022 Audio, Fresh, News
Lil Wayne & Slick Rick Show Lyricism Is The Root Of Hip-Hop

Lil Wayne & Slick Rick Show Lyricism Is The Root Of Hip-Hop

Yesterday (July 15), DJ Premier released his five-song Hip Hop 50: Volume 1. The five songs feature Preemo beats with an array of MCs from different generations, regions, and styles. The last song on the Mass Appeal Records release unites Slick Rick and Lil Wayne. “The Root Of It All” bonds... Read more
July 16, 2022 Audio
Remy Ma & Rapsody Go Scorched Earth Over A Preemo Beat

Remy Ma & Rapsody Go Scorched Earth Over A Preemo Beat

Today (July 15), DJ Premier released his first solo project in years. Hip Hop 50: Volume 1 is a five-song EP from the Gang Starr legend. Each cut features top MCs representing over 35 years of rapping greatness. Along with appearances by Nas, Run The Jewels, Lil Wayne, Slick Rick, and others,... Read more
July 15, 2022 Audio
Nas & DJ Premier’s New Song Takes Hip-Hop Back To Its Golden Era

Nas & DJ Premier’s New Song Takes Hip-Hop Back To Its Golden Era

It has been over a decade Hip-Hop Heads received a Nas song produced by DJ Premier. In late 2011, Nas connected with Premier and The Berklee Symphony Orchestra for "REgeneration." Four years prior, in 2007, Preemo supplied Nasir Jones, KRS-One, Rakim, and Kanye West with "Classic," a promotional video single for... Read more
July 15, 2022 Audio, Trending Stories
Scarface & Freddie Gibbs Blackout On A DJ Muggs Beat For The Streets

Scarface & Freddie Gibbs Blackout On A DJ Muggs Beat For The Streets

Life is too short to listen to bad music. So…let Ambrosia For Heads sift through it for you and only supply you with that great stuff. Despite the reports, Hip-Hop is alive and well and, in many ways, it’s better than it’s ever been. Not only can we go back... Read more
July 10, 2022 Audio
Joey Bada$$ Celebrates Capital STEEZ With Some Of His Best Work

Joey Bada$$ Celebrates Capital STEEZ With Some Of His Best Work

Life is too short to listen to bad music. So…let Ambrosia For Heads sift through it for you and only supply you with that great stuff. Despite the reports, Hip-Hop is alive and well and, in many ways, it’s better than it’s ever been. Not only can we go back... Read more
July 9, 2022 Audio
AZ Drops Another Vintage Verse On A New Song With Logic

AZ Drops Another Vintage Verse On A New Song With Logic

Life is too short to listen to bad music. So…let Ambrosia For Heads sift through it for you and only supply you with that great stuff. Despite the reports, Hip-Hop is alive and well and, in many ways, it’s better than it’s ever been. Not only can we go back... Read more
June 17, 2022 Audio
Eminem Raps About How He & Elvis Are Alike While Blasting His Haters

Eminem Raps About How He & Elvis Are Alike While Blasting His Haters

Twenty years and one month ago, Eminem's single "Without Me" spoofed the late singer Elvis Presley. In the Bass Brothers-produced song, he rapped, "But it's just me, I'm just obscene / Though I'm not the first king of controversy / I am the worst thing since Elvis Presley / To... Read more
June 16, 2022 Audio, News
Black Thought & Joey Bada$$’s Song Is A Hip-Hop Cheat Code

Black Thought & Joey Bada$$’s Song Is A Hip-Hop Cheat Code

Life is too short to listen to bad music. So…let Ambrosia For Heads sift through it for you and only supply you with that great stuff. Despite the reports, Hip-Hop is alive and well and, in many ways, it’s better than it’s ever been. Not only can we go back... Read more
June 10, 2022 Audio
Benny The Butcher Releases His Most Conscious Song Ever

Benny The Butcher Releases His Most Conscious Song Ever

Less than one month ago, Benny The Butcher's hometown of Buffalo, New York was struck by tragedy. Now, one of the city's biggest music stars of all time is helping those who continue to suffer from what transpired on May 14 at Tops Friendly Market on the East Side. He... Read more
June 9, 2022 Audio
Brandy Outraps Jack Harlow On His Own Beat

Brandy Outraps Jack Harlow On His Own Beat

Earlier this month (May 10), Jack Harlow promoted his recently-released Come Home The Kids Miss You with a HOT 97 appearance. While appearing on Ebro In The Morning, the multi-platinum Louisville, Kentucky MC was asked to guess artists while hearing songs. As Ebro, Peter Rosenberg, and Laura Stylez played Brandy's... Read more
May 25, 2022 Audio, News
Method Man & Slick Rick Wreck A DJ Muggs Beat

Method Man & Slick Rick Wreck A DJ Muggs Beat

Life is too short to listen to bad music. So…let Ambrosia For Heads sift through it for you and only supply you with that great stuff. Despite the reports, Hip-Hop is alive and well and, in many ways, it’s better than it’s ever been. Not only can we go back... Read more
May 24, 2022 Audio
Joey Bada$$’s Next Album Is A Sequel To His Classic Mixtape

Joey Bada$$’s Next Album Is A Sequel To His Classic Mixtape

In June of 2012, Joey Bada$$ launched what has become a highly-respected catalog with 1999. The mixtape from the Brooklyn, New York MC helped usher in the Pro Era movement, with appearances by Capital STEEZ, CJ Fly, Chuck Strangers, Kirk Knight, Nyck Caution, Dessy Hinds, and more. As a 17-year-old... Read more
May 12, 2022 Audio, Fresh, News
Jack Harlow Shows He’s Drake’s Biggest Threat On Their New Song

Jack Harlow Shows He’s Drake’s Biggest Threat On Their New Song

One year ago this month, Jack Harlow joined Cordae on Eminem's "Killer (Remix)." On the song, Harlow, the Louisville, Kentucky MC nearly upstaged one of Hip-Hop's revered legends. At just 24 years old, Jack appears to be using a fresh collaboration to show that he embraces the spirit of competition—and... Read more
May 6, 2022 Audio
Ab-Soul Releases His First Song Of 2022

Ab-Soul Releases His First Song Of 2022

Life is too short to listen to bad music. So…let Ambrosia For Heads sift through it for you and only supply you with that great stuff. Despite the reports, Hip-Hop is alive and well and, in many ways, it’s better than it’s ever been. Not only can we go back... Read more
April 23, 2022 Audio
Method Man, Redman & KRS-One Put On An MC Clinic

Method Man, Redman & KRS-One Put On An MC Clinic

Life is too short to listen to bad music. So…let Ambrosia For Heads sift through it for you and only supply you with that great stuff. Despite the reports, Hip-Hop is alive and well and, in many ways, it’s better than it’s ever been. Not only can we go back... Read more
April 8, 2022 Audio, Trending Stories
ScHoolBoy Q’s 1st Song In Years Celebrates His Growth

ScHoolBoy Q’s 1st Song In Years Celebrates His Growth

Life is too short to listen to bad music. So…let Ambrosia For Heads sift through it for you and only supply you with that great stuff. Despite the reports, Hip-Hop is alive and well and, in many ways, it’s better than it’s ever been. Not only can we go back... Read more
April 6, 2022 Audio
JAY-Z Raps About Where He’d Stand In Hip-Hop If Biggie Was Alive

JAY-Z Raps About Where He’d Stand In Hip-Hop If Biggie Was Alive

On Sunday night (April 3), JAY-Z earned a Grammy Award for "Best Rap Song." The trophy came courtesy of his newsworthy appearance on Kanye West's "Jail" last year. In the last 24 hours, Hov delivered another noteworthy feature verse care of Pusha-T's "Neck & Wrist." The latest look from Pusha's... Read more
April 6, 2022 Audio
J. Cole Starts Dreamville’s Mixtape With Another Monster Verse

J. Cole Starts Dreamville’s Mixtape With Another Monster Verse

Life is too short to listen to bad music. So…let Ambrosia For Heads sift through it for you and only supply you with that great stuff. Despite the reports, Hip-Hop is alive and well and, in many ways, it’s better than it’s ever been. Not only can we go back... Read more
April 1, 2022 Audio
Phife Dawg’s Final Album Releases. It Features Q-Tip, Little Brother & More

Phife Dawg’s Final Album Releases. It Features Q-Tip, Little Brother & More

Today (March 22) marks six years since Phife Dawg tragically passed away at 45 years old due to kidney failure. At the time, the A Tribe Called Quest co-founder was secretly working on a reunion album with Q-Tip, Jarobi, and Ali Shaheed Muhammad. That 2016 LP, We got it from... Read more
March 22, 2022 Audio
Cypress Hill Recruited Black Milk To Make Their Best Album In Years

Cypress Hill Recruited Black Milk To Make Their Best Album In Years

This weekend (March 18), Cypress Hill released its tenth album, Back In Black (embedded below). The 10-track self-released LP is produced by a noteworthy guest in the mix, Black Milk. The Detroit, Michigan native producer/MC/musician steps in to assist a collective that dates back more than 30 years, having previously... Read more
March 19, 2022 Audio
Benny The Butcher Adds 10 Crack Commandments To Biggie’s List

Benny The Butcher Adds 10 Crack Commandments To Biggie’s List

Life is too short to listen to bad music. So…let Ambrosia For Heads sift through it for you and only supply you with that great stuff. Despite the reports, Hip-Hop is alive and well and, in many ways, it’s better than it’s ever been. Not only can we go back... Read more
March 11, 2022 Audio
Joell Ortiz & Kxng Crooked Rap About The Fall Of Slaughterhouse

Joell Ortiz & Kxng Crooked Rap About The Fall Of Slaughterhouse

Life is too short to listen to bad music. So…let Ambrosia For Heads sift through it for you and only supply you with that great stuff. Despite the reports, Hip-Hop is alive and well and, in many ways, it’s better than it’s ever been. Not only can we go back... Read more
February 26, 2022 Audio
Snoop Has Released A New Song With Nate Dogg

Snoop Has Released A New Song With Nate Dogg

Life is too short to listen to bad music. So…let Ambrosia For Heads sift through it for you and only supply you with that great stuff. Despite the reports, Hip-Hop is alive and well and, in many ways, it’s better than it’s ever been. Not only can we go back... Read more
February 11, 2022 Audio
Pusha-T Has Released The 1st Single To His New Album

Pusha-T Has Released The 1st Single To His New Album

Life is too short to listen to bad music. So…let Ambrosia For Heads sift through it for you and only supply you with that great stuff. Despite the reports, Hip-Hop is alive and well and, in many ways, it’s better than it’s ever been. Not only can we go back... Read more
February 8, 2022 Audio
Benny The Butcher & J. Cole Have Released An Instant Classic

Benny The Butcher & J. Cole Have Released An Instant Classic

Life is too short to listen to bad music. So…let Ambrosia For Heads sift through it for you and only supply you with that great stuff. Despite the reports, Hip-Hop is alive and well and, in many ways, it’s better than it’s ever been. Not only can we go back... Read more
January 28, 2022 Audio, Video
The 10 MCs Who Will Take Over Hip-Hop In The 2020s

The 10 MCs Who Will Take Over Hip-Hop In The 2020s

As a new year is upon us, there is a lot of music to look forward to in the 2020s. In Hip-Hop, a new class appears to be forming. A legendary generation of artists and MCs came to fruition during the early 2010s, including Kendrick Lamar, Drake, J. Cole, Travis Scott,... Read more
January 19, 2022 Audio, Video
Kanye West Wants To Beat Up Pete Davidson In A New Song

Kanye West Wants To Beat Up Pete Davidson In A New Song

During the 2000s, The Game and Kanye West made several amazing songs together. In 2005, 50 Cent's protege and JAY-Z's pupil became some of the new stars of Hip-Hop. Kanye produced "Dreams," a video single from Game's double-platinum debut, The Documentary. A year and a half removed from The College... Read more
January 15, 2022 Audio, News
J.I.D. Reminds He’s One Of The Best MCs Of His Generation

J.I.D. Reminds He’s One Of The Best MCs Of His Generation

Life is too short to listen to bad music. So…let Ambrosia For Heads sift through it for you and only supply you with that great stuff. Despite the reports, Hip-Hop is alive and well and, in many ways, it’s better than it’s ever been. Not only can we go back... Read more
January 14, 2022 Audio
Nas Has Released A New Album With More Hit-Boy Magic

Nas Has Released A New Album With More Hit-Boy Magic

In the closing days of 2021, Nas has released his second album this calendar. In March, Nas won his first Grammy Award, taking home "Best Rap Album" honors for King's Disease, produced entirely by Hit-Boy. Then, in August, Nas and Hit returned with King's Disease 2. The Mass Appeal Records sophomore effort... Read more
December 24, 2021 Audio
Dr. Dre’s Collabo With Snoop, Busta & Anderson .Paak Is Amazing

Dr. Dre’s Collabo With Snoop, Busta & Anderson .Paak Is Amazing

Dr. Dre's late 2021 takeover continues. He closes a year of serious health concerns and personal life events out with his medicine—music. Approaching next year's headlining Super Bowl Halftime Show performance alongside Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar, and Mary J. Blige, Dre has used December to release more music than... Read more
December 18, 2021 Audio
Nipsey Hussle & Dr. Dre Drop Jewels On A New Song

Nipsey Hussle & Dr. Dre Drop Jewels On A New Song

Nipsey Hussle was a student of Dr. Dre. In 2009, the South Central Los Angeles, California MC modeled his album-making plans after the N.W.A. co-founder. "I remember Rap when 2001 came out how people reacted—especially from [my] generation," Nipsey told XXL in 2009, celebrating a decade since Dre's comeback campaign album.... Read more
December 17, 2021 Audio
Dr. Dre & Eminem’s New Song Is The Truth

Dr. Dre & Eminem’s New Song Is The Truth

Today (December 15), new Dr. Dre music appears in the online video game, Grand Theft Auto Online: The Contract. Dre plays himself in the GTA extension, with Anderson .Paak and other cohorts in the mix. Members of the Aftermath Entertainment family and Dre affiliates Snoop Dogg, Busta Rhymes, and others... Read more
December 15, 2021 Audio
2 Chainz Kicks Words Of Wisdom Over A DJ Premier Track

2 Chainz Kicks Words Of Wisdom Over A DJ Premier Track

Life is too short to listen to bad music. So…let Ambrosia For Heads sift through it for you and only supply you with that great stuff. Despite the reports, Hip-Hop is alive and well and, in many ways, it’s better than it’s ever been. Not only can we go back and listen... Read more
December 13, 2021 Audio
Russ Releases A Late Contender For Rap Album Of The Year

Russ Releases A Late Contender For Rap Album Of The Year

In many years for music, some of the best albums arrive towards the end of the calendar. For Ambrosia For Heads readers, 2020's best-of list included late-year albums from Statik Selektah, Nana, 2 Chainz, and Your Old Droog. 2019's AFH tally involved three November titles from Griselda, Gang Starr, and... Read more
December 8, 2021 Audio
Snoop & Big K.R.I.T. Unite On A DJ Premier Production

Snoop & Big K.R.I.T. Unite On A DJ Premier Production

Life is too short to listen to bad music. So…let Ambrosia For Heads sift through it for you and only supply you with that great stuff. Despite the reports, Hip-Hop is alive and well and, in many ways, it’s better than it’s ever been. Not only can we go back and listen... Read more
December 8, 2021 Audio
Nas, Jadakiss & Rick Ross Unite On A New Collabo

Nas, Jadakiss & Rick Ross Unite On A New Collabo

Life is too short to listen to bad music. So…let Ambrosia For Heads sift through it for you and only supply you with that great stuff. Despite the reports, Hip-Hop is alive and well and, in many ways, it’s better than it’s ever been. Not only can we go back and listen... Read more
December 5, 2021 Audio
Method Man & Redman Reunite To Show Hip-Hop Is Alright

Method Man & Redman Reunite To Show Hip-Hop Is Alright

Life is too short to listen to bad music. So…let Ambrosia For Heads sift through it for you and only supply you with that great stuff. Despite the reports, Hip-Hop is alive and well and, in many ways, it’s better than it’s ever been. Not only can we go back and listen... Read more
November 20, 2021 Audio
Andre 3000’s Most Personal Verse Has Been Liberated

Andre 3000’s Most Personal Verse Has Been Liberated

Life is too short to listen to bad music. So…let Ambrosia For Heads sift through it for you and only supply you with that great stuff. Despite the reports, Hip-Hop is alive and well and, in many ways, it’s better than it’s ever been. Not only can we go back and listen... Read more
November 15, 2021 Audio
Lauryn Hill Blasts Her Haters On A Hard-Hitting New Song

Lauryn Hill Blasts Her Haters On A Hard-Hitting New Song

Life is too short to listen to bad music. So…let Ambrosia For Heads sift through it for you and only supply you with that great stuff. Despite the reports, Hip-Hop is alive and well and, in many ways, it’s better than it’s ever been. Not only can we go back and listen... Read more
October 31, 2021 Audio
JAY-Z, Jadakiss & Conway The Machine Are The New Roc Boys

JAY-Z, Jadakiss & Conway The Machine Are The New Roc Boys

Life is too short to listen to bad music. So…let Ambrosia For Heads sift through it for you and only supply you with that great stuff. Despite the reports, Hip-Hop is alive and well and, in many ways, it’s better than it’s ever been. Not only can we go back and listen... Read more
October 29, 2021 Audio, Trending Stories
Atmosphere Has Released What May Be MF DOOM’s Final Verse

Atmosphere Has Released What May Be MF DOOM’s Final Verse

Life is too short to listen to bad music. So…let Ambrosia For Heads sift through it for you and only supply you with that great stuff. Despite the reports, Hip-Hop is alive and well and, in many ways, it's better than it's ever been. Not only can we go back and listen... Read more
October 10, 2021 Audio
Griselda Have Made A Sequel To A Mobb Deep Classic

Griselda Have Made A Sequel To A Mobb Deep Classic

Life is too short to listen to bad music. So…let Ambrosia For Heads sift through it for you and only supply you with that great stuff. Despite the reports, Hip-Hop is alive and well and, in many ways, is better than it’s ever been. Not only can we go back... Read more
September 25, 2021 Audio
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