DJ Quik rocked the house at SXSW last week. Here’s a good interview about his upcoming album, Book of David.
The album drops on 4/20. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilCGZZBQQ-s&feature=player_embedded... Read more
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Pusha T’s Fear of God mixtape has arrived. Listen to the whole thing and download below.
Download Mixtape Also, here's a cool interview between Miss Info and Pusha T on his thoughts on making Fear of God without Malice. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GE7ZClQUZQ&feature=player_embedded... Read more
It’s a good day for older mixtape gems. Here’s a new video from an old Freddie Gibbs mixtape.
Check out How I Feel from midwestgangstaboxframecadillacmuzik. You can listen to and download the mixtape below if you don't have it already. http://vimeo.com/21238144 Here's the mixtape: Download Mixtape... Read more
Here’s some “new” J. Cole. This is apparently an unreleased track from The Warm Up sessions.
Whatever the case it's 90 seconds of typical J. Cole goodness. Check it out The Good Son Pt. 1. Click here to download. And if there's anyway you missed The Warm Up, click here to dowload 1 of the best mixtapes to drop in the last 5 years.... Read more
There have been a lot of great tributes to Nate Dogg but who better to show love than Warren G, Snoop and Tha Dogg Pound.
Check out their performance at SXSW. Also, below are 2 Nate Dogg mixes from DJ Premier and DJ Skee. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWjlqjhpw6o DJ Premier Tribute Click here to download. DJ Skee Tribute Click here to download.... Read more
Here are 3 new joints from Pusha T. Fear of God the mixtape drops next week. It’s about to be ree-diculous.
You can feel the heat from Spring coming with these. First up is I Still Wanna ft Rick Ross and Ab-Liva. Click here to download. Next is Feeling Myself ft Kevin Cossom. Click here to download. Last but not least is Alone in Vegas. Props to Shade 45 for these... Read more
Here are some random musings from SXSW.
Hip-Hop is alive and well in Austin, TX this week. If you're not up on South By Southwest (SXSW) it is a music festival that has been around for decades. It is now the world's biggest music conference. It has traditionally catered to indie rock but over the last few... Read more
Some of these XXL 2011 Freshman Cyphers are pretty tight (especially parts 2 and 3). Check out all 3 below.
YG, Mac Miller, Diggy Simmons and Lil Twist Yelawolf, Kendrick Lamar, Lil B and CyHi Da Prynce Meek Mill, Big K.R.I.T. and Fred Da Godson... Read more
50 Cent has been putting in work lately. Boomerang is one of his better tracks to drop in a while.
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Here’s a cool new upbeat track from XV ft Pusha T called Awesome.
Feels like a summer time joint. Check it out. Click here to download.... Read more
Mobb Deep wasted no time getting in the studio once Prodigy came home. Check out Love Y’all More.
Alchemist is on the track. There are tags from Funkmaster Flex, but you won't mind... Click here to download.... Read more
Here’s another solid XXL Freshman Freestyle. This one is courtesy of Big K.R.I.T.
K.R.I.T. continues to spit about the everyday struggle. Click here more of the best of these XXL Freshman Freestyles.... Read more
The track for Pusha T’s Cook It Down dropped last week. Here’s the video.
http://vimeo.com/20957311 Click here for the download.... Read more
My heart is heavy. Hip-Hop has lost 1 of its most important voices. The one and only Nate Dogg. Words alone cannot commemorate Nate Dogg. Here’s a playlist that showcases just a few of his great contributions to rap music. His impact cannot be overstated.
From his start with 213 with Warren G and a young Snoop Doggy Dogg, through his work on The Chronic, through more features than can possibly be counted on some of hip-hop's biggest records, Nate Dogg's silky-smooth gangsta flow is synonymous with the sound that put the West Coast on... Read more
Got lyrics? Jay Electronica does. His verses + Kanye’s beats = Blue Magic.
Devil in a Blue Dress that is...Check out the video for Prelude to a Freestyle: http://vimeo.com/21091889 J. Cole spit on this beat too. LOTS of fire on this track. Check out J. Cole's version and Kanye's original Devil in a New Dress below: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7E0Hy6JK00 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rULPq7XEjY... Read more
Trademark Da Skydiver kicks some more meditative ish on Committed.
Check it out. If you need some more music to meditate to, click here. Click here to download.... Read more
It’s a great day for lyricists. Next up is Pharoahe Monch.
The song is called Assassins (guess he and J. Cole are on the same wavelength these days) and features Jean Grae and Royce Da 5'9". Oh yeah...the beat is fire too! Pharoahe's album drops next week on the indie tip. Support good music.... Read more
Here’s some new J. Cole. He and Big K.R.I.T. are carrying the torch for true Southern spitters.
The track is called Killers and there's an interesting story behind it. Here's the story: From Alex Haldi: Hello All, Unfortunately our first single leaked ahead of time but I would really appreciate if you could link the artwork and our blurb. Its for Charity and this is by far... Read more
American Rapstar is the third song to drop from Big K.R.I.T.’s upcoming album. He’s 3 for 3.
Check it out. Click here to download. Click here for more Big K.R.I.T.... Read more
Moe Green is another dude who could have EASILY been a XXL Freshman. Check out his new video for Cruise Control.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCrttg-_CuY&feature=player_embedded Iced Out Lifestyle was another hot one, if you missed it.... Read more
B.o.B. get his X-Files on in the video for Dr. Aden. Check it out.
This is from his No Genre mixtape. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvXXDjL9tOs&feature=player_embedded... Read more
Hollyweerd’s Yellow Pages has a mid-90’s feel to it. Imagine a Southern Souls of Mischief spitting on a Pete Rock track…
Check out the video... http://vimeo.com/21012902 ...and the Pete Rock and Souls of Mischief comparisons: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiTy71nSkKw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONpxDfhMjjk... Read more
CyHi Da Prynce dropped one of the 3 strongest XXL freestyles so far…
The other 2 belonged to Kendrick Lamar and Yelawolf. The XXL one still doesn't hold a candle to this one, though: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iY4BAz4MlJg... Read more
Sir Michael Rocks from The Cool Kids has been dropping some bangers lately. Here’s the full mixtape, The Rocks Report. Listen to the whole thing and download below.
It's 25 songs strong... Download Mixtape... Read more
Keeping it on the Cali underground tip, check out Blu on WhatUWanna by Dela.
This may be Blu's best performance since Below The Heavens. Click here to download. Here's one of my favorite joints from Below the Heavens: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9ghhLhSCVQ... Read more
Two underground legends, Defari and Madlib, connect on Puro. Check out the video.
The Likwit Crew never got the props they deserved. King Tee, Tha Alkaholiks and Xzibit were sikwidit. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRtouB7ZiQs&feature=player_embedded Here's some of that Likwit goodness: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lL-idMUSekU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2clm68lcsQQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H91kWpUNiwU... Read more
MED is the truth. He actually holds his own with Talib Kweli on Classic.
Check out the video. Med - Music - More Music Videos... Read more
You can clearly hear the influence of Outkast in A.Dd’s music…but that’s a GREAT thing.
Check out their song Greedy. Click here to download. Speaking of Outkast, here's a dope track from back in the day: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HarAKzpFSHE... Read more
Phil Ade keeps flexing with Take It Slow. Dude has lyrics for days.
Check out the video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMmhzTK9eek&feature=player_embedded#at=125 Click here for more Phil Ade.... Read more
Ab-Soul is one to watch. He consistently puts out good music that takes you on an aural journey.
The latest is his video for Picture That. Check it out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XicMahwAVXc&feature=player_embedded#at=229 And, click here if you missed some of his other more recent releases.... Read more
Here’s a double dose of new Kanye West. Check out the remix to All of the Lights and the promo video for Kanye’s appearance at SXSW.
The All of the Light remix features Lil Wayne, Big Sean and Drake and the visual is a mix up of some of Kanye's best tracks. Here's the video and you can listen to and download the track below: http://vimeo.com/20948755 Click here to download.... Read more
50 Cent has been dropping some quality joints lately. All About Dough is the latest.
The track is ill and he's kicking grimy verses. Feels like 2003. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFQlgQL2Zf0 Click here to download.... Read more
A couple of weeks ago, Nice & Smooth dropped a new video for a song that is 22 years old. Ironically, the song is called No Delayin’.
In celebration of the video, this week's New World Auder (where Omar Akil re-arranges the tracks of an album for your listening pleasure) is of Nice & Smooth's eponymous album. NEW WORLD AUDER: NICE & SMOOTH "NICE & SMOOTH" This N.W.Aud was inspired by the 2011 flip of a classic... Read more
After 10 years, Backstage is still one of the most candid behind the scenes looks at life on tour in hip-hop. Watch the whole movie below.
It's fascinating to go back and look at the likes of DMX, Method Man, Redman, Ja Rule and Jay-Z in the earlier stages of their careers. Even more insightful is the look at Damon Dash, Jay-Z's infamous partner in crime in building Roc-A-Fella Records. Some of his exchanges vividly depict... Read more
Here’s a new Lupe Fiasco track that didn’t make the album. It’s called Stereo Sun.
Dope track. Maybe this is more the direction he wanted to go in before his label battles...The album is solid though. Click here to buy it. Support good music. Click here to download.... Read more
New EPMD??? Yeah, that’s right…and it’s to the beat of The Breaks.
Check out Don't Get Clapped. Click here to download. And here's Kurtis Blow's The Breaks: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KMrPDiw8PQ... Read more
Trademark Da Skydiver and Young Roddy go in on a classic Oukast beat on their song Figure 8.
Outkast's Hollywood Divorce ft Lil Wayne and Snoop Dogg was slept on a bit because it was on the Idlewild soundtrack. It was a monster though. The Jets do it justice. Check both versions out below. Click here to download. Here's Hollywood Divorce: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNoLHZauCZs... Read more
Grieves’ Lightspeed is also some music for marinating. Check out the video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5So-_z-jkHE&feature=player_embedded#at=143... Read more
Travis Barker’s song Just Chill is just that–a laid back meditative track featuring contemplative rhymes by Beanie Sigel, Bun B and Kobe.
It's cool to see Travis Barker doing these collabos. Dude has been on a journey. Click here to download.... Read more
This week’s playlist is the first in a series dedicated to the greatest producers in hip-hop. First up is the legendary DJ Premier.
Primo burst onto the national scene more than 23 years ago and has been a hip-hop staple ever since. He represents guaranteed credibility for any project he touches and has often been the go-to guy for the greatest rappers in the game. You know what to expect: Biggie, Nas, Jay-Z,... Read more
Here’s another mixtape from a hot newcomer: Dom Kennedy.
Check out The Original Dom Kennedy. You can listen to the whole thing and download it below. Download Mixtape... Read more
Terrace Martin is one of the hottest new beat makers out there. Here’s a whole EP full of solid joints.
It's called The Sex EP. Like the title, it comes in many varieties. There's some funk, some jazz, some slow joints...oh, and some hip-hop. Listen to the whole thing below. Download Mixtape... Read more
Dee Goodz does justice to this 9th Wonder beat. And that’s saying something because the beat is TOUGH.
This is winning. Check out The 10th Wonder of the World.... Read more
Here’s one more from the good folks holding it down for the South–new Big K.R.I.T.
This one is called Time Machine. It's comfort food for your mental. Just a little less than 2 weeks left before K.R.I.T.'s album drops. Click here to download.... Read more
Keeping it on the Southern tip, here’s some new Curren$y. It’s called Soundbombin’.
With live drums, organ and bass, that's exactly what he's doing. It's amazing how much more dynamic tracks sound with live instruments. Click here to download.... Read more
GhostWridah’s song Just Venting is in the pocket. Dope rhymes, dope track. Nuff said.
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Rapper Big Pooh got his shine earlier. Now it’s 9th Wonder and Phonte’s turn.
Check out Lil B's Base For Your Face ft Jean Grae and Phonte (RHYMING) and produced by 9th Wonder. Throw in an old Public Enemy sample and it = Fire. Click here to download. Wanna here that PE original? HERE IT IS...BAM: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyR09SP9qdA And, if you missed Rapper Big Pooh's... Read more
Asher Roth is slowly making a comeback. Back Home with Chip Tha Ripper keeps him moving in the right direction.
He's been on joints with The Kid Daytona, TiRon, Blu, Kev Brown and Nottz lately, and all have been good looks. Back Home is as well. Check it out. Click here to download.... Read more