Pac Div reminisce about back in the day Cali (past music, past women and more) over a throwback track. Check out The Return featuring Ty$. Related: Pac Div – Cross Trainers ft Blu & Kendrick Lamar (Audio)... Read more
Styles P's album The World's Most Hardest MC Project is in stores tomorrow. Until then, you can listen to a full stream of the album courtesy of DJ Booth here. Related: Styles P – I Know (Video)... Read more
The fabulous Chi-Ali and Fat Joe flow over a smooth R&B track. Check out Games & Things. Dope return for Chi-Ali. Related: Skyzoo – Jansport Strings (One Time for Chi Ali) (Prod. 9th Wonder) (Audio)... Read more
New Styles P. Check out Empire State High featuring Sheek Louch. Styles P's The World's Most Hardest MC Project is in stores Tuesday. Related: Styles P – I Know (Video)... Read more
Rihanna and Eminem team up on a track that's part Ska, part EDM and kinda chopped & screwed. Check out Numb. Related: Slaughterhouse – Throw That ft Eminem (Audio)... Read more
Devin the Dude is in a new film called Highway. Here's the second new release from the soundtrack this week. Check out Wut Tha Fuk featuring Slim Thug & Cory Mo. Related: Devin the Dude – We Get High ft Coughee Brothaz (Video)... Read more
Crooked I takes Miguel's Adorn track and makes it sizzle with some red hot verses. Check it out below. Related: Crooked I – Praise God ft K-Young (Video)... Read more
Rah Digga links with another next generation MC on her latest banger. Check out Never Back Down featuring Nitty Scott, MC. Related: Rah Digga – And Another One ft Rapsody (Audio)... Read more
Here's the brand new mixtape from Action Bronson & Alchemist. You can listen to and download all of Rare Chandeliers below. Related: Action Bronson – The Symbol (Video) Download Mixtape... Read more
Joe Budden recounts a personal exchange with is mother on his latest release. Check out Momma Said. Related: Joe Budden – Quality of Life (Video)... Read more
Wale flows over a super soulful 70's soundtrack gem on this release from his upcoming mixtape, Folarin. Check out Freedom of Speech. Related: Wale - Arrival (Audio)... Read more
Here are a couple of new treats from RZA. First up is an interview where he discusses how working with Wu-Tang taught him about working with other artists in all genres of entertainment. Next, he let's loose an alternate mix of Kanye West's White Dress. The instrumentation in the mix... Read more
Today is the 8th anniversary of the day we lost Ol' Dirty Bastard and Thursday 11/15 would have been his birthday. Here's Mister Cee's tribute mix celebrating the life of ODB. Props: 2DBZ Related: Raekwon performs Shimmy Shimmy Ya + C.R.E.A.M. Live (Video)... Read more
Wow. Joey Bada$$ and Ab-Soul take no prisoners on their new collabo. Straight lyrical assassination. Check out Enter the Void below. Click here to purchase on iTunes. Related: Joey Bada$$ performs Waves with The Roots on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (Video)... Read more
Ras Kass drops of his latest mixtape. It features verses from Crooked I, Kurupt, Raekwon, Kendrick Lamar, Saigon, Planet Asia, E-40 and more. You can listen to and download all of Barmageddon below. Related: Ras Kass – The Great Recession ft Doc Hollywood (Video)... Read more
9th Wonder & Buckshot's album The Solution is in stores now. You can listen to a full stream of the album below. Related: 9th Wonder & Murs - Funeral for a Killer + 9th Wonder Interview (Audio & Video)... Read more
Here's the first single from J. Cole's upcoming Born Sinner album. Check out Miss America. Related: J. Cole performs new songs in LA (Video)... Read more
Astro references back in the day artists and flows in his latest release. Check out Methods. Related: Joey Bada$$ performs Waves with The Roots on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (Video)... Read more
Smoke DZA, Styles P and Al-Doe go in over a MONSTER beat from Ski Beatz. Tough!! Check out Independence Day. Related: Young Roddy – Russian Roulette ft Smoke DZA (Video)... Read more
Roc Marciano spits his grimy flow over a signature jazzy beat from Q-Tip. Ill combo. Check out Thread Count. If you like what you hear, you can check out a full stream of the album via Spin here. Roc's album Reloaded is in stores tomorrow. Related: Roc Marciano – Stop... Read more
Raekwon drops a verse over a classic soul break. Check out Don't Look Any Further. Related: Raekwon, Ghostface Killah & Kool G. Rap – Rivers of Blood (Audio)... Read more
Redman drops a verse to raise awareness for the victims of Hurricane Sandy. Check it out below. Related: A (mostly) video playlist of Redman joints to take you on a journey through his 20-year career (Video Playlist)... Read more
With features from Raekwon, Jadakiss, Styles P, Erykah Badu, Masta Killa, Method Man and more, it's about to be 1 of the hottest of the year. Check out the snippets and album track list below. Related: Ghostface Killah’s definition of a Good A$$ Night (Video) Here's the track list: 1... Read more
Salute to Big Pun who would have turned 41 today. Below is the tribute mix Mister Cee did earlier in the year to celebrate the life of the big man. Related: A look at the legacy of Loud Records... Read more
His upcoming album Vicious Lies And Dangerous Rumors is sounding like a winner. Related: Big Boi – Mama Told Me ft Kelly Rowland (Lyric Video)... Read more
Ras Kass and Kendrick Lamar represent 2 generations of dope West Coast MCs as they flow on a G-funk-influenced track. Check out Focus from Ras Kass' upcoming Barmageddon mixtape. Related: Ras Kass – Sushi (Video) Focus (ProVerb, Kendrick Lamar) by Ras Kass... Read more
Here's a new one from Craig G. The Juice Crew member teams up with Chaundon and Rapper Big Pooh on Effortless. Craig G's album Ramblings of an Angry Old Man is in stores now. Related: Craig G – Heaven & Hell ft Styles P (Audio)... Read more
Murs & 9th Wonder are dropping their final album together on Tuesday. Until then, you can listen to a full stream of The Final Adventure below. Related: 9th Wonder discusses the social and political impact of hip-hop (Video)... Read more
Today marks the 1-year anniversary of the day we lost Heavy D. As has become customary on the anniversary of these losses, Mister Cee did a tribute mix celebrating the life and music of the Overweight Lover. You can listen to and download the mix (props to 2DBZ) and also... Read more
Lady Gaga leaks the version of B*tch, Don't Kill My Vibe she originally recorded for Kendrick Lamar's good kid, m.A.A.d. city. It's a pretty significant change in the feel of the record. Check it out below. Which version do you prefer? Related: Kendrick Lamar discusses the 9 years of grinding... Read more
Here's a new one from 9th Wonder and Murs. Murs weaves a regretful story of a red side and blue side of LA. Check out Tale of Two Cities below. Related: Murs & 9th Wonder – Funeral for a Killer (Video)... Read more
New Tigallo, new Tigallo, new Tigallo. It's always a good day when Phonte lets a new verse loose. Check out JR&PH7's Goodbye featuring Median & Phonte. Related: Phonte – Gonna Be a Beautiful Night ft Carlitta Durand (Audio)... Read more
Here's a little something from the West Coast (Underground) Connection. Check out Pac Div's Cross Trainers featuring Blu & Kendrick Lamar (yeah...he's still honorary underground even with a #2 slot on the Billboard charts last week). Related: Pac Div – Truth (Audio)... Read more
Here's a new one from Jeezy called We Done It Again...but it could also be called My President is Black (Pt. 2). Check it out below. Related: Young Jeezy – Get Right (Audio)... Read more
Sadat X and Pharoahe Monch kick some grown man ish. Check out This Is Our Thing featuring Phil G. Related: Ghostface Killah, M.O.P. & Pharoahe Monch – Black Out (Audio)... Read more
Bun B teams up with Lil Fame (of M.O.P.) and Termanology on a blazing hot new joint. Check out Hustler's Ringtone. Related: Lil Fame & Termanology (Fizzyology) – After Midnight (Video)... Read more
9th Wonder & Buckshot drop their grimiest single yet from their upcoming album The Solution. Check out What I Gotta Say below. The Solution hits stores on 11/13. Related: 9th Wonder & Buckshot – Stop Rapping (Audio)... Read more
With all the energy swirling around Wu from The Man with the Iron Fists, Cappadonna gets in some solo action. Here's his new song In the Dungeon featuring Show Stopper. Related: Wu-Tang Clan perform Six Directions of Boxing with The Roots on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (Video)... Read more
Here's a soulful new joint from Slum Village, Rapper Big Pooh, J. Pinder & Go Dreamer. Check out Turn Around. Related: Slum Village – Live It Up ft Vice (Audio)... Read more
LL Cool J reunites with The Trackmasters for a smoothed out new joint, featuring Joe on the hook. Check out Take It. Related: Marley Marl – Classic Recipes: The Making of Mama Said Knock You Out (Video)... Read more
No doubt about it, the end of October sucked for the East Coast. Before that, it was shaping up to be one of the best months of the year for hip-hop. Here's a playlist of some of the best music to drop. You'll hear songs from Yasiin Bey, Phonte, Redman,... Read more
Whoa! Heads may know J. Dilla's classic beat for Common's Dooinit, but did you know the track was built off a popular Rick James record that was chopped and screwed? Here's a video giving the behind the beat breakdown that showcases Dilla's genius. Hot! Check it out. Related: J Dilla... Read more
Big Boi drops off the artwork for his forthcoming album Vicious Lies & Dangerous Rumors. You can also listen to all the singles that have been released from the album below. The album is in stores on 12/11. Related: The making of Big Boi’s She Said OK video (Video)... Read more
KRS-One is still teaching. He drops off a song with sage and timely advice about how to survive a disaster. Check out Disaster Kit. Related: A playlist celebrating the career of KRS-One (Audio)... Read more