Havoc – Tell Me to My Face ft Royce Da 5’9″
Havoc is back with a new collabo with Royce Da 5'9". Check out Tell Me to My Face. Related: Havoc (of Mobb Deep) – Same Sh*t Different Day (Video)... Read more
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Prince – Screw Driver (Lyric Video)
Here's a great new song from the one and only Prince. It's an uptempo soulful rock joint in the vein of songs like Cream, Let's Go Crazy and Willing & Able (for the Prince heads out there). Check out Screw Driver below. Related: Prince – Rock & Roll Love Affair... Read more
Skyzoo – Spike Lee Was My Hero (Video)
Here's Skyzoo's super dope new video for Spike Lee Was My Hero, featuring Talib Kweli. The video features Skyzoo in Mars Blackmon glases, tons of vintage photos from Spike Lee's classic films and a cameo from Spike, himself. Check it out below. Related: Skyzoo and Spike Lee discuss the making... Read more
Homeboy Sandman – Couple Bars (Video)
Homeboy Sandman flexes the art of courtship in his new video for Couple Bars. Check it out below. Related: Blu & Exile – The Great Escape ft Homeboy Sandman & ADAD (Audio)... Read more
Ab-Soul & JMSN – You’re Gone
Ab-Soul and singer JMSN are working on a joint project together called Unit 6. The first track is a moody vibe track with Soul handling the verses and JMSN on the hook. Check out You're Gone. Click here to download from iTunes. Related: Ab-Soul – ILLuminate ft Kendrick Lamar (Video)... Read more
Casey Veggies – Life Changes (Mixtape)
Here's a new mixtape from Casey Veggies. It features top notch production from The Futuristiks (Curren$y, Redman, Freddie Gibbs), Cardiak (Wiz Khalifa, T.I., Joe Budden), Harry Fraud (Joey Bada$$, Ab-Soul, Smoke DZA) and more. You can listen to and download all of Life Changes below. Related: Casey Veggies – Smart... Read more
DJ Jazzy Jeff – Vinyl Destinations (Ep. 2) (Video)
Here's episode 2 of DJ Jazzy Jeff's Vinyl Destination series which showcases the legendary DJ's world travels. This episode features footage of Jeff and Skillz's time in Shanghai and Singapore. Check out the video. Related: DJ Jazzy Jeff – Vinyl Destinations Ep. 1 (Video) VINYL DESTINATION | EPISODE 2 from... Read more
50 Cent – Major Distribution ft Snoop Dogg & Young Jeezy (Video)
50 Cent drops a video for his collabo with Snoop and Jeezy. Check out Major Distribution. Related: 50 Cent speaks to LA’s Power 105 (Video)... Read more
The Kid Daytona – Very Good ft Phil Ade
Here's some new heat from The Kid Daytona and Phil Ade. Check out "Very Good." Related: The Kid Daytona – Low ft Jadakiss (Video)... Read more
Terrace Martin Breaks Down the Making of Kendrick Lamar’s Real (Part 2) (Video)
Here's part 2 of the video where Terrace Martin breaks down the making of Kendrick Lamar's song "Real" from good kid, m.A.A.d. city. In this episode Terrace gets more technical about some of the techniques used to create the lush instrumentation on the track. Check out the video. Related: Kendrick... Read more
Slum Village – Long Way Down ft Black Milk & Victor Scope
Black Milk joins Slum Village on their latest release from their upcoming Dirty Slums 2 mixtape. Check out "Long Way Down." Related: Slum Village – Decadence/How It Feel ft Guilty Simpson (Video)... Read more
Dr. Dre’s The Chronic Turns 20 Years Old (Video)
This past December 15th was the 20th Anniversary of Dr. Dre's The Chronic. Here's some vintage footage of Dre, Snoop, Tha Dogg Pound, The Lady of Rage and Warren G from shortly after the album was released. It features candid moments of Dre and DPG in the studio as well... Read more
CZARFACE (Inspectah Deck and 7L & Esoteric) – It’s Raw ft Action Bronson
Here's another new release from CZARFACE (Inspectah Deck and 7L & Esoteric). Check out It's Raw featuring Action Bronson. Related: CZARFACE (Inspectah Deck, 7L & Esoteric) – Czar Refaeli (Audio)... Read more
Skyzoo – Behind The Scenes of the Spike Lee Was My Hero Video Shoot (Video)
The homie Skyzoo has a dope song called Spike Lee Was My Hero that features Talib Kweli on his album A Dream Deferred. Here's an inside look at the making of the video where Skyzoo breaks down the concept of the video and talks about how Spike Lee ultimately heard... Read more
Method Man Interview with Montreality (Video)
Method Man is the latest to get the Montreality treatment in an interview. Tical discusses what type of student he was in school, what he spent his first big check on, his favorite cartoon character, the likelihood of another Wu album, what he learned from working with Biggie and Tupac... Read more
Talib Kweli – Push Thru ft Curren$y & Kendrick Lamar (Marco Polo Remix)
Here's a dope remix to Talib Kweli's "Push Thru" featuring Curren$y and Kendrick Lamar. The remix was done by Marco Polo and has a much darker feel to it. Check it out below. Related: Talib Kweli – Art Imitates Life ft Black Thought & Rah Digga (Audio)... Read more
Celebrating MLK and Inauguration Day (Playlist)
Today is a day of reflection and hope. We look back on the monumental impact of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and look forward with optimism to the next four year's under 44's leadership. Here's a playlist celebrating the legacy of Dr. King and the inauguration of President Obama for... Read more
?uestlove Interview with The Bee Shine (Video)
The mighty ?uestlove is one of hip-hop's most stately ambassadors. Here's an introspective interview where he discusses his love for music, how Whitney Houston's death caused him to change his lifestyle, the difficulty with maintaining dignity as a hip-hop artist and more. Check out the video. Related: A Day in... Read more
The Making of DMX’s Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood Album Cover (Video)
Here's a dope inside look at how the cover art of DMX's Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood was created. Photographer Jonathan Mannion recounts how the photo was onceived and the events of the day it was shot and shares several other versions of the iconic photo. Check... Read more
Ill Bill (of Non Phixion) – Truth (Prod. Pete Rock)
Ill Bill (formerly of Non Phixion) is teeing up a new album. For his first release, he spits lyrics of fury over a Pete Rock track. Check out Truth. Related: Pete Rock: Reminisce for a Spell (Video)... Read more
Wale – Never Never (Video)
The production on Wale's "Never Never" track is reminiscent of The Roots circa Do You Want More?!!!??! Jazzy hip-hop at it's finest. Check out the video. And, trust me, you wanna stick around for what follows. Related: Wale - Folarin (Mixtape)... Read more
Roc Marciano, Sean Price & Buckshot in Concert (Video)
Roc Marciano, Sean Price and Buckshot are on a limited East Coast tour of Boston, NYC and DC. If you're not in any of those 3 cities or can't make it out to a show, here's a video playlist of performances from each of the 3 dope MCs. Check it... Read more
Fabolous – Ready ft Chris Brown
Fabolous got Chris Brown for the feature on his first single from the upcoming Loso's Way II. Check out Ready. Related: Fabolous – Life Is So Exciting ft Pusha T (Video)... Read more
Rick Ross & Stalley – Love Sosa (Video)
Stalley & Rick Ross laid verses over the Love Sosa beat for the upcoming Maybach Music Group 2013 mixtape. Check out the video for their version of Love Sosa. At the end there's a trailer for Ross' new Mastermind album that is set to one of the coldest Curtis Mayfield... Read more
Oh No – Rollin’ Up ft Alchemist
Oh No re-teams with Alchemist for his latest release. Check out Rollin' Up. Related: The Alchemist – Flight Confirmation ft Schoolboy Q & Danny Brown (Video)... Read more
Fat Joe & Chi Ali – Games & Things (Video)
Here's a new video for Chi Ali & Fat Joe's collabo, "Games & Things." Dope track. Check out the video. Related: Chi Ali – A Million Freestyle (Audio)... Read more
Meek Mill – From Da Bottom
Meek Mill is working on a Dreamchasers 3 mixtape. Here's the first release from the project. Check out "From Da Bottom." Related: Meek Mill – Tony’s Story 2 (Audio)... Read more
Loaded Lux – The Backroom Freestyle (Video)
Loaded Lux is the latest to drop some gems in The Backroom on 106 & Park. Check out the video of his verse below. Related: Loaded Lux – Santino (Video)... Read more
DECODED: Joey Bada$$ & CJ Fly “Hardknock”
Joey Bada$$ and CJ Fly break down some of their verses from Hardknock in the latest edition of DECODED. It definitely gives a good taste of how ill their wordplay is--even they had missed some of the other's double entendres. Check out the video. Related: Joey Bada$$ - 1999 (Mixtape)... Read more
E-40 & Too Short – Bout My Money ft Jeremih & Turf Talk (Video)
E-40 and Too Short flow over a vintage Bay Area funk track on Bout My Money featuring Jeremih & Turf Talk. Check out the video. Related: E-40, Too Short & Wiz Khalifa – Say I (Video)... Read more
Terrace Martin Speaks on How the Track for Kendrick Lamar’s Real was Crafted (Video)
Much has been discussed about the lyrical content and story told on Kendrick Lamar's good kid, m.A.A.d. city. So much so that it's easy to forget that it is one of the most lushly-produced albums (in any genre) in the last several years. Here's part 1 of a video of... Read more
Big Boi Performs CPU ft Phantogram on Jimmy Kimmel Live (Video)
Big Boi performed his song CPU with a full band on Jimmy Kimmel Live. Check out the video. Related: Frank Ocean – Pink Matter (Remix) ft OutKast (Audio)... Read more
Raekwon – Came Up (Video)
Fresh off the release of his free Lost Jewelry album, here's a new video from Raekwon. Check out Came Up. Related: Raekwon - Lost Jewelry (Free Album)... Read more
Raekwon – Lost Jewelry (Free Album)
Here's a brand new free album from Raekwon. The Chef has features from Freddie Gibbs, Faith Evans and more and flows over several vintage soul and R&B tracks. You can listen to and download all of Lost Jewelry below. Related: Raekwon - Unexpected Victory (Mixtape) Download Mixtape... Read more
Ab-Soul – ILLuminate ft Kendrick Lamar (Video)
Ab-Soul drops an ill video for his collabo with Kendrick Lamar off Control System (one of our picks for best albums of 2012). Check out ILLuminate. Related: Ab-Soul – Only 1 (Audio)... Read more
Atmosphere – It Ain’t the Prettiest ft Brother Ali, Carnage the Executioner & Haphduzn
Here's a new track from Atmosphere. Check out It Ain't the Prettiest featuring Brother Ali, Carnage the Executioner & Haphduzn. Related: See why we picked Brother Ali's Mourning in America as one of the best albums of 2012... Read more
Kendrick Lamar on the Backseat Freestyle Video (Video)
Kendrick Lamar broke down the behind the scenes of the Backseat Freestyle. He talks about his dad's participation in the video, the "Sherane" look alike and more. Check it out. Related: Kendrick Lamar - Backseat Freestyle (Video)... Read more
Edo G – Power (Video)
January has been a good month for hip-hop veterans. Earlier, we had new music from Black Thought as well as Big Noyd, Large Professor and Kool G Rap. Here's a new video from Edo G. Check out Power. Related: Edo G - Fast Lane (Prod. DJ Premier) (Audio)... Read more
Reese – My N*ggas My Dogs (Video)
Here's some new heat from Reese. Check out the video for My N*ggas My Dogs. Related: Rockie Fresh – Life Long ft Rick Ross & Nipsey Hussle (Audio)... Read more
Big Noyd, Large Professor & Kool G Rap – Naturally Born
Big Noyd, Large Professor and Kool G Rap rep hard for Queens on a super dope track from Ayatollah. Check out Naturally Born. Related: Raekwon, Ghostface Killah & Kool G. Rap – Rivers of Blood (Audio)... Read more
Black Thought & J. Period – N.Y. State of Mind Freestyle
Very few MCs should dare to get on a Nas beat. Black Thought is one who has that privilege...Check out how he rips up N.Y. State of Mind. Related: The most underrated MCs of all-time (Audio Playlist)... Read more
The Making of The Real Husbands of Hollywood (Video)
Kevin Hart is in a new show on BET that spoofs the current slew of Housewives shows. The show is called Real Husbands of Hollywood and also stars Nick Cannon, Duane Martin, Robin Thicke, JB Smoove, Boris Kodjoe and more. Here's a hilarious inside look at the "making of" the... Read more
Rockie Fresh – Life Long ft Rick Ross & Nipsey Hussle
Rockie Fresh brings out Rick Ross and Nipsey Hussle on a hot Boi-1da track. Check out Life Long. Related: Action Bronson – Dear Heather ft Rockie Fresh & Macie Stewart (Audio)... Read more
REKS – Ahead of My Time ft C-Scharp
Here's a nice new joint from Reks. Check out Ahead of My Time featuring C-Scharp. Related: REKS & Lucky Dice – Heavy in the Winter (Audio)... Read more
Joey Bada$$ – Unorthodox (Prod. DJ Premier)
A radio rip of Joey Bada$$' dope new track produced by DJ Premier dropped over the weekend. Here's the CD-quality version. Check out Unorthodox. Related: Joey Bada$$ – Enter the Void ft Ab-Soul (Audio)... Read more
Allen Hughes speaks in depth about his relationship with Tupac and their altercation (Video)
Last week we saw part of Allen Hughes' interview on Sway in the Morning and it ended just before the Menace II Society director got into how his relationship with Tupac soured. Here's the full interview and the Hughes brother goes into great detail about his initial friendship with Tupac... Read more
Slum Village – Decadence/How It Feel ft Guilty Simpson (Video)
The latest video from Slum Village is a double play. Check out Decadence/How It Feel featuring Guilty Simpson. Related: Slum Village – Riot ft Rapper Big Pooh, Joe Scudda, T3 & Kam Corvet... Read more
Justin Timberlake – Suit & Tie ft Jay-Z (Prod. Timbaland)
Justin Timberlake stays true to his word and releases his first solo song in nearly 7 years. It's a soulful 80's R&B-influenced joint that was produced by Timbaland and features a verse from Jay-Z. Check out Suit & Tie. Click here to buy it. Related: Justin Timberlake announces his return... Read more
Peter Jackson – Can’t Get Enough ft Jadakiss, Styles P, Sheek Louch, Jay Vado (Video)
Here's a very racy video from rapper Peter Jackson for a track that features Jadakiss, Styles P, Sheek Louch and Jay Vado. Unless you are working in a strip club at the time of viewing, do not watch this at work. Check out Can't Get Enough. Related: Ghostface Killah &... Read more
Ultramagnetic MCs perform in London in 1990 (Video)
Wow. Here's a dope back in the day gem. Check out this video of a full Ultramagnetic MCs set from 1990. Props: Tim Westwood Related: Kool Keith – Goodbye Rap (Video)... Read more