Here's a hot new joint from Ab-Soul, Fashawn & One-2. Check out Donnie Brasco. Related: Best New Hip-Hop of May and June 2012 featuring Ab-Soul, Kendrick Lamar and more (Audio)... Read more
D'Angelo made his triumphant return to center stage after 12 years last night at the BET Awards. If you missed his performance (or want to see it again) check it out below. Related: D'Angelo performs at Bonaroo with The Roots (Video)... Read more
Nobody cuts up a hook like DJ Premier. Check out the video for Mind Your Business, the track he produced for La Coka Nostra. Related: DJ Premier & Bumpy Knuckles - B.A.P. (Video)... Read more
Here's the full song for the acapella rhyme Kanye West spit at the end of G.O.O.D. Music's performance of Mercy last night. The song is a collaboration with Pusha T. Kanye's verse is one of his hardest in a long time. Check out New God Flow. Related: G.O.O.D. Music -... Read more
Here's a new Nas joint featuring Large Professor and produced by No ID. Check out Loco-Motive. Game over. Life is Good hits stores on 7/17. Related: Nas - Accident Murderers ft Rick Ross (Audio)... Read more
Kevin Hart and Sam Jackson provided one of the highlights of the BET Awards last night with their Real Husbands of Hollywood skit. Check out the hilarity that ensues when Sam Jackson takes over Kevin Hart's house and uses the force on him. Recommended: Peter Gunz confronts Affion Crocket (Video)... Read more
Here's the full documentary that celebrates the World Famous Beat Junkies' 20th Anniversary. It features interview from other legendary DJs, including DJ Jazzy Jeff. Check it out below. Related: Watch Scratch, a doucumentary on turntablism (Full Video) http://vimeo.com/44995287... Read more
Oooohhh. This Crooked I presented C.O.B. Cypher is SERIOUS! He doesn't spit a verse himself but every MC is nice. Check out the video below. Related: Crooked I - Psalm 82: v6 (Mixtape)... Read more
Here's a new video for Joey Bada$$' song Waves which is one of the best songs from one of the strongest mixtapes to drop all year. His 1999 mixtape is steeped in sounds from the 90's era and features original tracks as well as tracks from J. Dilla, MF DOOM,... Read more
Redman smashed that Drank in my Cup beat Brick City style. Check out his version below. Related: Redman kicks a verse for Ice-T's Art of Rap documentary (Video)... Read more
Here's a rare extended interview of Eminem by DJ Whoo Kid. Em talks working with Dre on his next album, participating in Ice-T's recent Art of Rap documentary, his love of the Beastie Boys and more. Check it out below. Related: Eminem spits a verse for Ice-T's The Art of... Read more
KRS-One has been in the game for 25 years. Ever since Criminal Minded dropped in 1987, the Blastmaster has been teaching and repping hip-hop culture. We celebrate him and his music in this latest installment of our living legends series where we pay homage to our hip-hop greats while we... Read more
Stalley has gotten more recognition since joining MMG last year but he has been on the grind for many years. Stalley is not your average rapper. He combines intelligent lyricism with a blue collar work ethic and relatability. When you put that mix over the deep and soulful tracks toward... Read more
9th Wonder blessed Rapsody with a beautiful track in Believe Me and Rapsody provided her typical clever wordplay. Check it out below. Props: 2DBZ Related: Rapsody - For Everything (Mixtape)... Read more
Aesop Rock just dropped one of the dopest videos of the year. Hands down. In fact, it's not even right to call it a video. Instead, it's a genius short martial arts film. Check out ZZZ Top. And, if you need some more martial arts in your life, check out... Read more
Here's a dope interview of Rakim by OkayPlayer. It also features footage of him performing with The Roots. You can check out the interview and footage of Rakim performing recently in NYC at Joe's Pub below. Related: Playlist celebrating the music of Rakim (Audio)... Read more
This collabo with Tech N9ne and ¡Mayday! is TOUGH. It features a bouncing space-age beat and lyrics to go. Check out Badlands (Seven Remix). Related: Tech N9ne & ¡Mayday! - The Noose (Video)... Read more
Childish Gambino's latest 5 Fingers of Death is one of the best so far. He went in on all 5 beats that were thrown at him (ranging from DJ Premier to Nirvana) and all were of the dome. Afterward, Sway gives him props for what he is doing for hip-hop.... Read more
Wu fans, I don't think you're ready for this. Here's a look at the trailer for The Man With The Iron Fists, which was directed by The RZA, stars Lucy Liu and Russell Crowe and is presented by Quentin Tarantino. The movie looks blazing hot. And, you can also listen... Read more
Here's another one from Slaughterhouse's upcoming Welcome to OUR HOUSE album. Check out Throw It Away featuring Swizz Beatz (with tags). Related: Slaughterhouse - My Life featuring Cee-Lo (Video) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTFjQgwoj-8... Read more
Here's the video for Kids These Days' complete re-invention of Kanye West's Flashing Lights. As mentioned before, the talented hip-hop band flipped it and made the song a brooding story about police harassment. Check it out. Related: Kids These Days - Hard Times featuring Casey Veggies & Asher Roth... Read more
AG from Show & AG has not lost a step. He represented hard for 90's MCs on Tony Touch's Toca Tuesday Freestyles. Check out how he flows on the head-nodding, neck-snapping, slept on track Dr. Dre did for Jay-Z a few years back. Related: New music from Show & AG... Read more
Lupe Fiasco released the video for Around My Way (Freedom Ain't Free). What did you think of the controversy between him and Pete Rock? Here's the video. Related: Lupe Fiasco - B*tch Bad... Read more
Angel Haze went IN on this track. It's good to see a new wave of female MCs on the scene. Check out New York. Related: My Mic Sounds Nice documentary on women in hip-hop (full video) and a mix dedicated to female MCs (Audio)... Read more
Here's a super ill mashup mixtape from 2012. It's called Keys Open Doors and features blends of rhymes from The Clipse and music from The Doors. The Doors' music is no stranger to hip-hop (having anchored Jay-Z's Takeover, among other tracks) but their haunting melodies are tailored-made for The Clipse's... Read more
You'll find music from Nas, Lupe Fiasco, Kanye West, Brother Ali, Dom Kennedy, Phife Dawg, MF DOOM, Big Boi, Big K.R.I.T., MMG, Kanye West, T.I., Kendrick Lamar, Schoolboy Q, Ab-Soul, Childish Gambino, Joell Ortiz, Joe Budden, Pac Div, Goodie Mob, Large Professor, Snoop Dogg and much more. If you're down... Read more
Big Boi dropped a heat rock last night called Gossip featuring UGK and Big K.R.I.T. Here's an interview of Big K.R.I.T. discussing how his part on the track came about as well as possibly working with Big Boi on more tracks. Check it out below. Related: Big Boi - Gossip... Read more
Uh oh. Here we go. Here's a new joint from Big Boi featuring Big K.R.I.T. and UGK (yep, Bun B AND some vocals from the late great Pimp C). Check out Gossip below. Related: Big Boi & Theophilus London - She Said OK Update: CDQ version... Read more
Here's a new one from A$AP Rocky. Check out Ridin' featuring Lana Del Rey. The snippet dropped a while back but this is the full version. Related: A$AP Rocky - Brand New Guy featuring Schoolboy Q (Video)... Read more
Schoolboy Q did the local radio circuit during his stop in NYC. Check out the verses he kicked (one written and one off the dome) on Sway in the Morning over Beanie Siegel's The Truth (TOUGH) and Biggie's Dead Wrong tracks as well as an interview with Peter Rosenberg below.... Read more
Asher Roth is the latest subject of Nardwaur's offbeat interview style. They discuss Cheech & Chong, strip poker, working with Pharrell and much, much more. As usual, Nardwar's research is second to none. Check out the video below. Related: Nardwaur vs. Pharrell (Video) and Asher Roth - Pabst & Jazz... Read more
Here's a new video from XV. It's called Swervin' and it's on his EP Awesome which is in stores now. Related: XV - Popular Culture (Mixtape) and interview of him discussing his earliest experiences with hip-hop (Video)... Read more
Childish Gambino, Schoolboy Q and Danny Brown hit the stage at Central Park in NYC last night and are performing in Brooklyn tonight. Here's some footage of the 3 of them doing a song together and you can check out One Up, a new song from Childish Gambino, below. Related:... Read more
Here's the video for Power Circle, the collabo between MMG and Kendrick Lamar. Check it out below. MMG's Self Made 2 is in stores now. Related: MMG - Self Made 2 (Full Album Stream)... Read more
Salute to Large Professor. He's still making dope hip-hop after more than 20 years in the game. Check out his new video for Keys to the City. Related: Large Professor breaks down the stories behind his classic tracks... Read more
Kendrick Lamar has verses for days. Here's a video of him dropping some flames on the Tim Westwood Show during his UK visit. Check it out below. Kendrick's album Good Kid Mad City drops on 10/2. Get ready. Related: Kendrick Lamar performs his first show in the UK (Video)... Read more
Here's the video for Joell Ortiz's take on Pusha T's Exodus 23:1 track. Check out Iron On You. Related: Crooked I - Exodus 23:1 http://vimeo.com/44484965... Read more
Here's another new joint off Lupe Fiasco's upcoming Food & Liquor 2: The Great American Rap Album. Check out B*tch Bad (don't get the title twisted). Related: Lupe Fiasco - Around My Way (Freedom Ain't Free) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXvDga5ENlQ Click here to download... Read more
Dope hip-hop is getting a lot of international love lately. Last night, we posted a clip of a crowd in Brazil giving mad props to Phonte and 9th Wonder. Now, here's a 6 minute clip showing highlights from Kendrick Lamar's first performance in the UK. The crowd knew EVERY word.... Read more
Here's some more Michael Jackson love on the anniversary of his death. As has become customary on these dates for fallen legends, Mister Cee celebrates MJ's life with a tribute mix. You can listen to the whole thing below. Related: Michael Jackson Video Playlist and DJ Jazzy Jeff Tribute Mix... Read more
De La Soul. From the soul. Here's a cool interview of Plug 1 and Plug 2 courtesy of OkayPlayer. It features some high-quality footage of De La's performance at this year's Roots Picnic as well as Posdnous and Trugoy discussing working on a new album. Check out the video below.... Read more
If someone told me there could be a good Prince documentary without his music, I would not believe it. I stand corrected...Here's an in-depth look at His Royal Badness in a UK documentary called The Glory Days. It features extensive interviews with key players in Prince's career during his first... Read more
Dwele dropped an unexpected gem aptly called What Profit last month. Here's the video. Related: Nottz - You Need This Music featuring Pusha T and Dwele... Read more
Here's the video for sene and blu's song backboards. Check it out below. Scienze - Happiness Is featuring sene & blu http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVhjGJ13iIs&feature=player_embedded... Read more
DJ Premier and Bumpy Knuckles hit you with that (Boom) B.A.P. last year. Here's the video for their collabo. Check it out below. Related: DJ Premier & Bumpy Knuckles - Turn Up the Mic (Remix) featuring Nas http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adTqVPVxV90&feature=player_embedded... Read more
The Beat Junkies DJ Collective will be celebrating its 20th Anniversary next month. As part of the celebration, they will be releasing a documentary tracking their 20-year history that features the likes of DJ Jazzy Jeff and other legendary DJs. Here's a trailer for the film which will be released... Read more
We lost Michael Jackson 3 years ago today. To celebrate his life, here's a look at his 3 most epic videos (Thriller, Remember the Time and Scream) and the performance of Billie Jean at the Motown 25 celebration that changed the game forever. RIP to the King of Pop. Related:... Read more
Wow. This is beautiful on a few levels. Check out the love the fans in Brazil gave 9th Wonder & Phonte while they performed Lovin' It. The video quality is pretty "turrible" but it's beautiful to see the fellas together on stage again and hearing the crowd sing the chorus... Read more
Big Daddy Kane is still putting in work. Here's some footage of him performing Another Victory and Set it Off. Related: 80's Hip-Hop playlist featuring Big Daddy Kane, KRS-One, Slick Rick, Rakim and more (Audio) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaplDsgRG6Q&feature=player_embedded... Read more