Here’s another hot one from Jay Rock. Check out the video for Life’s a Gamble.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=NJDmy89OJyo#... Read more
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Here’s another ode to Summer. Check out the video for Asher Roth’s Summertime.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiueK4736m0&feature=player_embedded And, if you missed it, click here for The Kid Daytona's remake of DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince's Summertime.... Read more
Kendrick Lamar has solified his place in that increasingly rarefied class of MCs with clever lyrics and a compelling message with Section 80.
Check out this video where he breaks down the meaning of HiiiPower and how Tupac has inspired him. If you don't have Section 80, it may just be the best rap album of the year so far. Click here to buy it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCGS25RXaDE&feature=player_embedded... Read more
Here’s a great behind the scenes look at the making of Ghetto dreams. Common, Nas and No I.D. were interviewed in the studio during the recording of the song.
The sneak peek of this dropped a couple of days ago. Check out the full video. http://vimeo.com/26338579... Read more
Freeway stays consistent. Check out his latest–Listen.
Stream-only. Click here to buy it on iTunes.... Read more
Here are 2 soul singer projects that have some hip-hop heavy hitters affiliated.
First is a song from Nikki Jean which features verses from Lupe Fiasco and Black Thought. Next up is the full album from Ayah, an incredible singer who has been working with Jazzy Jeff and his camp for a few years. I've been a fan ever since Jeff played several... Read more
Here’s a new joint from 80 Blocks from Tiffany’s (Pete Rock & Camp Lo) ft Rapper Big Pooh. Nuff Said.
Check out Booming System. 80 Blocks from Tiffany's dropped an album in March (click here to download it). Booming System is from their forthcoming album. Click here to download.... Read more
Black & White is a pretty ill combo…Black Milk and Jack White (of the White Stripes) that is.
The 2 collaborated to create some soulful, bluesy music with live instruments. Black Milk provides the verses. Here's what he had to say about the collabo: "The time we spent in Nashville collaborating with Jack White was one of the greatest moments in my music career. It not only inspired... Read more
Cormega brought out a bunch of legends for his song Fresh. It features vocals from Parrish Smith, Grand Puba, KRS-ONE, Big Daddy Kane and DJ Red Alert.
Check out the video. Also, if you missed our Back in the Day mix featuring most of the above cats, check this out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DqTG9-M56k&feature=player_embedded... Read more
Here’s some interesting food for thought from Young Guru, one of the sonic architects behind much of the music of Jay-Z, Kanye West and many others.
For many years, Young Guru has worked as the engineer on much of the music to come out of the Roc-A-Fella camp, as well as on tracks by De La Soul, Mariah Carey, Little Brother, T.I., Talib Kweli and many more. Having been in the game as long as he... Read more
Here’s a Summer Heat mix for you. You’ll find new music from the last few months, including Kendrick Lamar, Curren$y, CyHi Da Prynce, Big Sean, Jay Rock, UGK, Chuuwee, Pete Rock & Smiff N Wessun, Big K.R.I.T., Bumpy Knuckles, Ghostface Killah, Action Bronson, Termanology, Common, Nas, Yelawolf and many more.
You'll find music from Kendrick Lamar, Curren$y, CyHi Da Prynce, Big Sean, Jay Rock, UGK, Chuuwee, Pete Rock & Smiff N Wessun, Big K.R.I.T., Bumpy Knuckles, Ghostface Killah, Action Bronson, Termanology, Common, Nas, Yelawolf and many more. Enjoy. Ambrosia For Heads Summer Heat Mix... Read more
Ghostface Killah + Action Bronson + Termanology = Get the weekend started!
Check out Meteor Hammer.... Read more
It looks like Watch the Throne will actually drop before the end of the Summer.
Jay-Z had a listening session for the album last night. Complex has posted a compilation of the reviews. You can check out the articles and a summary below. From Complex: Our very own Editor-In-Chief, Noah Callahan-Bever—who was there as a portion of the album was created—took to Twitter and tweeted... Read more
Chuuwee is a student of the game. You can hear it in his rhymes and the beats he chooses.
He made it clear in JJ Evans, his open letter to DJ Premier, and his new track, Get Yours, is no exception. There's a Nas sample on the hook and the track is reminiscent of early Reflection Eternal. Check it out. Click here to download. Here's the Reflection Eternal track... Read more
Nas’ collabo game has been kinda crazy lately.
He laced Raekwon with some ill verses on Rich & Black and his feature on Common's Ghetto Dreams has generated a lot of heat the last few weeks. Here's a sneak preview of what's to come with the Ghetto Dreams video and the full video for Raekwon's Rich & Black.... Read more
Kool G Rap has not lost a step. In Too Deep has fire lyrics and a soulful 70’s sample.
Check out the video. And, check out our Back in the Day mix featuring songs from the late 80's and early 90's if you want to hear some vintage G Rap and other dope MCs from that era. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AvWTkN_TGs&feature=player_embedded... Read more
Here’s a previously unreleased cut from RZA ft Kool G Rap and newcomer Kosha Dillz.
Check out Operator. Click here to download. Here's what RZA had to say about the song: “Here’s a demo of a song we made about a year and a half ago at my east coast studio 36 East. It’s featuring Kosha Dillz, one of the rawest Jewish kids I know... Read more
New Chiddy Bang. Check out the video for I Can’t Stop.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=lUA9GjSfm5Y... Read more
Jay Rock drops some heavy verses on Just Like Me. He goes in about the perils of gang-banging and the toll that selling drugs takes on the community.
Dude is official. Check out the video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GprpUNzYvNk&feature=player_embedded Also, click here for the video for Jay Rock's Hood Gone Love It.... Read more
Here’s another sneak peek at the upcoming A Tribe Called Quest documentary.
This one features a very candid interview about Phife's ongoing battle with Diabetes. Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels Of A Tribe Called Quest hits most theaters this month. Click here for a list of dates and places and a link to a playlist we did of joints produced by... Read more
Kidz in the Hall have been making moves lately. They have a web series on MTV2.com and just dropped this hot new video.
Check out the video for My Diatribe and you can find episodes 3 and 4 of Here Now, their web series, below. http://vimeo.com/25518189 Here's Kidz in the Hall: Here Now. Episode 3 http://vimeo.com/25364562 Episode 4 http://vimeo.com/25669758 Click here for episodes 1 and 2.... Read more
Curren$y’s This is the Life is one of the strongest songs on his new Weekend at Burnie’salbum. Check out the video.
Click here to buy Weekend at Burnie's. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubodG_cv9JI&feature=player_embedded... Read more
Trek Life has a different vibe than some of the other recent underground West Coast artists.
Though he hails from LA, his style is more East Coast. Check out What It Is (Apollo Brown Remix). Click here to download.... Read more
This video does a good job of showing how DJ Jazzy Jeff and Skillz get down when they throw a party (but the mixtape is even better).
Check out the video and the mixtape of their full set is below. http://vimeo.com/26028272 DJ Jazzy Jeff and Mad Skillz - Live in the mix Click here to download the mixtape of the full set.... Read more
Rapsody got her turn on Toca Tuesday Freestyles and she ripped it.
She went in on the beat Primo did for EDO.G, held it down for the state of NC and paid hommage to her brothers in rap and residence: Little Brother. That's a lotta ground in 60 seconds. Check it out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeb7TfZBv_I&feature=player_embedded Speaking of Little Brother, here's one of Phonte's illest... Read more
Saigon re-ups on his vows to hip-hop on Married to the Game. Check it out.
Click here to download. If you missed his first declaration of love for hip-hop, check this out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJ6ZiJKGJI0... Read more
Ice Cube’s Behind the Music drops tomorrow. Here’s a sneak preview.
Tags: Reality TV Shows, Reality TV Shows 6 I know what I'm going to be rockin' tomorrow: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4UqMyldS7Q... Read more
Tyler the Creator put together a pretty ill Summer Mix.
As you might expect, it's pretty heavily Pharrell-influenced, but there are some cool surprises, as well. Here's what Tyler had to say about it: Hi. I’m On A Big Tour In Europe Right Now, Pretty New To This. I’m Used To Spending Summers Not Doing Anything Productive With My Friends.... Read more
The mighty Pimp C’s album, Still Pimping, drops on 7/12. Check out his song Finer Things ft Slim Thug.
It's sounding like this is going to be a hot album (not often the case for posthumous releases). Click here to download. And, check out What Up by Pimp C, Drake and Bun B below. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtrSF8O72FU... Read more
Kendrick Lamar’s Section 80 album is hands down one of the best of the year.
It's a concept album about present day life for people born in the 80's (the era of Reaganomics, the crack epidemic and the onset of AIDS). Fast-forward 20+ years and Kendrick Lamar tackles a number of issues from the profane to the profound. The music is incredible and the lyrics... Read more
A snippet of this new Common and Nas joint dropped a few weeks ago. Here’s the full song.
Check out Ghetto Dreams ft 2 of the illest MCs to ever do it. Click the arrow on the player to download it.... Read more
Here’s another Back in the Day Mix. This one features a lot of joints from the late 90’s and early 00’s. You’ll find music from Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Pharoahe Monch, Common, Sadat X, Grand Puba, Gang Star, Method Man, Black Star, De La Soul, Lauryn Hill, Ludacris, Clipse, Outkast, M.O.P. and many more.
Enjoy. Ambrosia For Heads Millenium Mix by Parfit on Mixcloud... Read more
DJ Jazzy Jeff and Mick Boogie dropped a crushing July 4th mix last year. Here’s part 2…
Click here to listen to and download Summertime 2. The tracklist is below. Here's Part 1 if you didn't get it last year. Here's the tracklist: 1 Intro: Summer Breeze 2 Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince: Summertime 3 Smif–n-Wessun: Bucktown 4 Jagged Edge: Where The Party At? 5 R. Kelly:... Read more
Kendrick Lamar’s Section 80 album is now available.
If you've liked the leaks you've heard, you can click here to buy the album. Below is one last free sneak peek, if you're not convinced yet. Check out No Makeup (Her Vice) ft Colin Munroe.... Read more
Curren$y has the rare good fortune to be working 2 dope projects at the same time.
Smoke Break is not from his new Weekend at Burnie's album, but it's from the Covert Coup project he recently dropped with The Alchemist. Check out the video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3aIXuo3tl4&feature=player_embedded... Read more
Yelawolf + CyHi Da Prynce = A dope first single. Check out Gangsta of Love.
This is from Yelawolf's upcoming album, Radioactive. Click here to download.... Read more
Here’s a super low-budget but engaging video from Chuuwee…all done in one take.
Check out This One is for You. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5vEQBVeBMk&feature=player_embedded... Read more
Here’s a new joint from the Kid Daytona to take you through the 4th of July weekend. Check out his remake of Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince’s Summertime.
Here's Summertime in the City. Click here to download. Here's the original. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kr0tTbTbmVA... Read more
Here’s the latest from Kendrick Lamar’s Section 80 project. Tammy’s Song (Her Evils) is a cautionary tale about love gone bad.
Check out the video. Section 80 drops on 7/2. http://vimeo.com/25830137... Read more
El Prez’s Steady Mobbin’ is not a remake of Ice Cube’s classic, but he does kick verses about self-empowerment and a corrupt system–much like vintage Cube.
Check it out. Click here to download. And, here's some of that vintage Cube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8jO3KcMlWE... Read more
Missy Elliott has always been one to push the boundaries of hip-hop and pop culture, generally.
She has been a pioneer musically and visually for nearly 15 years and she is the only female MC to have 6 platinum albums. Vh1 recently did a Behind the Music telling Missy's story. Check out the full episode here.... Read more
Laced Cheeba is vintage Ghostface Killah.
This is from the upcoming Wu-Tang: Legendary Weapons album. The song also features Sean Price and Trife Diesel. For a double dose of Wu, click here to download Make a Move ft Thoth and Raekwon. Click here to download Laced Cheeba.... Read more
Here’s a new video from Curren$y ft Young Roddy and Trademark Da Skydiver.
Check out Still. Curren$y's Weekend at Burnie's album is in stores now. Click here to buy it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=_uYptLJ2U78... Read more
It’s been 15 years since Jay-Z’s timeless Reasonable Doubt album was released.
To commemorate the anniversary, Philadelphia's DJ Colby Colb just released this rare Jay-Z interview and Criminology freestyle from '95, 10 months before he dropped Reasonable Doubt. Check it out. Also, if you missed it, check out this article discussing what might have been if Reasonable Doubt was a mixtape instead... Read more
Mmm, mmm, mmm. Check out this documentary on Big Daddy Kane.
This is the latest installment of TV One's Unsung series. And, click here if you missed our Back in the Day mix. It features lots of Kane and his contemporaries. 2116285939 by yardie4lifever2... Read more
Here’s a new video from J Dilla’s 2006 Donuts project and it’s pretty awesome.
It's a submission from a contest Stones Throw, Jay Dee's label, is doing as part of their 15th anniversary celebration. With Dilla passing the same year of Donuts' release, the project never got a video. Check out Last Donut of the Night. Also, if you missed this incredible live jazz... Read more
Dom Kennedy’s album was also released today. Here’s a new song from him ft Asher Roth and Sir Michael Rocks.
Check out New Jeeps (stream only). Click here to buy the album, From the Westside With Love II.... Read more