Happy Thanksgiving from AFH (Playlist)
Happy Thanksgiving to all the Heads out there. Here's a mini-playlist celebrating BIG appetites. Related: A video playlist celebrating the one and only Heavy D (Video)... Read more
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YG – Cali Living ft Dom Kennedy (Video)
YG and Dom Kennedy put it down for the Left Coast. Check out the video for Cali Living. Related: The 2012 BET Hip-Hop Awards West Coast Cypher ft YG, E-40, Xzibit, Kendrick Lamar, Snoop Dogg & DJ Quik (Video)... Read more
Sean Price – Haraam (Video)
Need some grimy hip-hop before Thanksgiving? Sean Price has got you covered. Check out his new video for Haraam below. Related: Sean Price – BBQ Sauce ft Pharoahe Monch (Video)... Read more
Big Boi – Mama Told Me ft Kelly Rowland (Video)
Big Boi drops a funkadelic new video for his collabo with Kelly Rowland. Check out Mama Told Me. Related: Big Boi - Lines ft A$AP Rocky (Audio)... Read more
Fashawn – Champagne & Styrofoam Cups (Mixtape)
Two months after dropping his album with Murs, Fashawn is back with a melodic (some dope 90's R&B samples) and moody mixtape. You can listen to and download all of Champagne & Styrofoam Cups below. Related: Fashawn, Murs & Chris Webby rhyme on the Sway in the Morning Show (Video)... Read more
Wiz Khalifa – The Bluff ft Cam’ron + Nardwaur vs. Wiz Khalifa
Cam'ron joins Wiz Khalifa on his latest release from O.N.I.F.C. Check out The Bluff. Also, stick around for a really dope new interview of Wiz by the one and only Nardwaur. Related: Wiz Khalifa – Gone ft Juicy J (Audio)... Read more
Joe Budden – A Loose Quarter (Mixtape)
Joe Budden gives thanks to his fans by dropping his new mixtape early. You can listen to and download all of A Loose Quarter below. Related: Joe Budden – Quality of Life (Video) Download Mixtape... Read more
Behind the scenes footage of the filming of Ghostface Killah’s Mighty Healthy video (Video)
Here's some rare footage from the set of the video shoot for Ghostface Killah's Mighty Healthy, courtesy of Choke No Joke. You can check out the behind the scenes footage and the original video below. Shake that body, party that body...Props: NahRight Related: Ghostface Killah & Sheek Louch - Wu... Read more
Alicia Keys – Fire We Make ft Maxwell
Alicia Keys and Maxwell. Just the names sound soulful. Check out this incredible duet from them called Fire We Make. Hot. Related: A new soul mix featuring Maxwell, Erykah Badu, Jill Scott, Lauryn Hill and more (Audio)... Read more
Styles P – Pop Out (Video)
Here's the latest video from Styles P. Check out Pop Out. His new album The World's Most Hardest MC Project is in stores now. Related: Styles P - I Know (Video)... Read more
Rah Digga – Never Back Down ft Fashawn & REKS (Original Version)
Rah Digga has been releasing some heat lately. Last week she dropped a track with Nitty Scott, MC called Never Back Down. Here's the original version of the song and it features Fashawn and REKS. Check it out below. Related: Rah Digga – And Another One ft Rapsody (Audio)... Read more
Freeway – Early
Freeways teams up with Just Blaze for his latest release. Check out Early. Related: Freeway – Jungle (Video)... Read more
9th Wonder & Buckshot – Crazy (Video)
Here's the latest video from 9th Wonder & Buckshot. Check out Crazy. Their album The Solution is in stores now. Related: 9th Wonder breaks down the making of a beat from The Solution (Video)... Read more
Phonte – Never at a Loss for Words: The Guest Verses (Mixtape)
Phonte fans stand up! Here's a dope mixtape from OkayPlayer and Bama Love Soul that has compiled the best of Phonte's featured verses on one collection. You can listen to and download all of Phonte - Never at a Loss for Words: The Guest Verses below. Related: Phonte – Gonna... Read more
Wiz Khalifa – Gone ft Juicy J
Wiz Khalifa and Juicy J team up for a new collabo. Check out Gone. Related: Wiz Khalifa – Cabin Fever 2 (Mixtape)... Read more
E-40 & Too Short – Money Motivated (Video)
E-40 and Too Short, 2 Bay Area legends, are still putting in work. Check out their new video for Money Motivated. Related: E-40 smashes the 2012 BET Hip-Hop Awards West Coast Cypher (Video)... Read more
Kendrick Lamar freestyles on the Ricky Smiley Morning Show (Video)
K. Dot goes off the top on the Ricky Smiley Morning Show in Atlanta. Check out the video. Related: Kendrick Lamar talks about the impact of hip-hop (Video)... Read more
Pac Div – The Return ft Ty$
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
Freeway – Jungle (Video)
Here's the latest video for Freeway. Check out Jungle. Related: Freeway – Freedom of Speech (Mixtape)... Read more
Styles P – The World’s Most Hardest MC Project full album stream (Audio)
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
Game – Hvn 4 a Gngsta ft Master P (Prod. DJ Premier)
One leak wasn't enough for Game today. Here's another featuring Master P and produced by DJ Premier. Ill combo. Check out Hvn 4 a Gngsta. Related: Game – Black Jesus (Audio)... Read more
Joey Bada$$ takes on London (Video)
Joey Bada$$ is on his first European tour. Here's some beautifully shot footage of his show in London as well as an interview with DJ Semtex. Check out the video below. Related: Joey Bada$$ – Enter the Void ft Ab-Soul (Audio)... Read more
Chi-Ali – Games & Things ft Fat Joe
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
Game – Black Jesus
Here's the latest song from Game's Sunday Service series. Check out Black Jesus. Related: Game – Holy Water (Audio)... Read more
Crooked I – Be Heard Sessions (Video)
Here's a short video of Crooked I talking about why he chose to pursue rap as a career. He also drops a quick but dope a capella verse. Check out the video below. Related: Crooked I – Adorn Freestyle (Audio)... Read more
Miguel performs Do You on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (Video)
Miguel is the latest to do his thing on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and he made the most of it--bounding from stage to stage. Check out the video of his performance of Do You below. Related: Miguel – Do You… (Video)... Read more
Styles P – Empire State High ft Sheek Louch
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
Complex’s 100 Greatest Hip-Hop Beats of All Time (Food For Thought)
Complex recently compiled their list of The 100 Greatest Hip-Hop Beats of All Time. No doubt, there are a ton of bangers on the list, but naturally, it is one that could be endlessly debated. Check out the intro to the list below and you can read the full article... Read more
Kendrick Lamar interview with splash! Magazine (Video)
Here's a great interview of Kendrick Lamar. Kendrick is super laid-back (literally), but he drops some gems and gets incredibly detailed about the thought process behind and construction of good kid, m.A.A.d. city. Check out the video. Related: Kendrick Lamar speaks on what’s real about good kid, m.A.A.d. city (Video)... Read more
Rihanna – Numb ft Eminem
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
Freeway + Talib Kweli perform P.A. and Outstanding on Showoff Radio (Video)
Freeway and Talib Kweli did impromptu performances of a couple of songs on Statik Selektah's Showoff Radio show. Check out the video of Freeway dropping some bars of P.A. and Kweli kicking a verse from Outstanding. Related: Talib Kweli on No Reservations (Video)... Read more
Devin the Dude – Wut Tha Fuk ft Slim Thug & Cory Mo
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 – Adorn Freestyle
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
Jon Connor – Don’t Wanna Be ft Lia Mack (Video)
Another week, another video for some hot bars from Jon Connor. Check out Don't Wanna Be featuring Lia Mack. Related: Jon Connor – Dubby ft Mickey Wallace (Video)... Read more
Rah Digga – Never Back Down ft Nitty Scott, MC
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
Zion I – Trapped Out ft D.U.S.T. & Codany Holiday (Video)
Here's a new video from Zion I. Check out Trapped Out featuring D.U.S.T. & Codany Holiday. Related: Zion I – We Don’t ft Grouch & Eligh (Audio)... Read more
Action Bronson & Alchemist – Rare Chandeliers (Mixtape)
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 – Momma Said
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
Ab-Soul drops a verse in The Backroom on 106 & Park (Video)
Ab-Soul is the latest to grace The Backroom on 106 & Park. Check out his verse below. Related: Joey Bada$$ – Enter the Void ft Ab-Soul (Audio)... Read more
Wale – Freedom of Speech
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
Andre 3000 inteview with Fuse (Video)
Here's a great interview of Andre 3000. He talks about Sorry (his song with TI), Big Boi's new album, the inevitable OutKast reunion question, raising awareness for prostate cancer and more. Check out the video. Related: A playlist celebrating the 18+ year career of OutKast (Audio)... Read more
Jay-Z performs Dead Presidents & Can I Live at the Barclays Center (Video)
Here's some official footage of Jay-Z taking it back to the Reasonable Doubt era at his recent shows opening Brooklyn's Barclays Center. Check out his performances of Dead Presidents and Can I Live. Related: What makes a classic album? (Food for Thought)... Read more
RZA – Coffee with RZA Interview (Video) + Alternate version of Kanye West’s White Dress (Audio)
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
Big Boi talks to Hot 97 (Video)
Here's an extended interview of Big Boi on Hot 97. He talks about his new album, Andre 3000's apology to him on Sorry, his collab with T.I. and more. Check out the video. Related: Big Boi - Lines ft A$AP Rocky (Audio)... Read more
9th Wonder breaks down the making of a beat from The Solution (Video)
9th Wonder's album The Solution with Buckshot dropped earlier today. Here's a video of 9th breaking down how the beat for What I Gotta Say off the album was made. Check it out below. Related: 9th Wonder & Buckshot - The Solution (Full Album Stream)... Read more
AFH: What makes a hip-hop album a classic?
[slider_pro id="13"] Here's a look at the criteria for a classic hip-hop album and our list of all-time classics.... Read more
Mister Cee’s ODB Tribute Mix (Mixtape)
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
Joey Bada$$ – Enter the Void ft Ab-Soul
Wow. Joey Bada$$ 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
Saigon says he wants to punch Rick Ross & 2 Chainz in the face (Video)
The headline is "Saigon says 'I want to punch Rick Ross & 2 Chainz in the face.'" What follows is an interview where he very eloquently makes a case for identifying content as being for mature audiences, where appropriate. Check out the video for some food for thought from Saigon.... Read more
Devin the Dude – We Get High ft Coughee Brothaz (Video)
Here's a brand new video from Devin the Dude. Check out We Get High featuring Coughee Brothaz. Related: Devin The Dude – Seriously Trippin’ (Full EP Stream)... Read more