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Eminem & Slaughterhouse Revive Rap City With A Backroom Freestyle + Interview (Video)

Eminem & Slaughterhouse Revive Rap City With A Backroom Freestyle + Interview (Video)

Although "Rap City" has been largely defunct in the Slaughterhouse-era, the Shady Records super-group is a call-back to the latter years of BET's flagship Hip-Hop program. Individually, Royce Da 5'9, Joe Budden, Crooked I were part of the Basement-era. Eminem was among Rap's biggest stars in the Big Tigger era... Read more
November 6, 2013 Fresh, Video
Take a Raw Behind the Scenes Look at Big K.R.I.T.’s Tour with Macklemore (Video)

Take a Raw Behind the Scenes Look at Big K.R.I.T.’s Tour with Macklemore (Video)

Big K.R.I.T. recently commenced a nationwide tour with Macklemore. Here's an intimate behind the scenes look at some of K.R.I.T.'s experiences thus far on the journey. Related: Big K.R.I.T. Reflects on Life & Hip-Hop Through King Remembered in Time (Video)... Read more
November 6, 2013 Video
Fashawn Unveils The Ecology With The Evidence-Produced Single, The Beginning (Video)

Fashawn Unveils The Ecology With The Evidence-Produced Single, The Beginning (Video)

Fresno's Fashawn has let four years slide between Boy Meets World and his studio sophomore album. After dabbling with many styles in between on mixtapes and joints with the likes of Wiz Khalifa, Murs, and Alchemist, Fash comes home to start rolling out The Ecology. Taking its name from the... Read more
November 6, 2013 Fresh, Video
Snoop Dogg & Dam-Funk Got 7 Days Of Funk In The Jheri Curled Faden Away (Video)

Snoop Dogg & Dam-Funk Got 7 Days Of Funk In The Jheri Curled Faden Away (Video)

Snoop Dogg makes Reggae. Snoop Dogg makes '80s-tinged R&B. Now, Snoop D-O-double-G makes Funk. Teaming with Stones Throw's Dam-Funk, the pair (as 7 Days Of Funk) channel the kind of music that pioneers like George Clinton and Bootsy (the inspiration for the Snoopzilla moniker) made and which eventually led to... Read more
November 5, 2013 Video
Mathematics Releases Double Video for “Shorty” & “Four Horsemen” With Inspectah Deck, Masta Killa, Method Man & Cappadonna (Video)

Mathematics Releases Double Video for “Shorty” & “Four Horsemen” With Inspectah Deck, Masta Killa, Method Man & Cappadonna (Video)

Mathematics has released a double video for Shorty and Four Horsemen, two Wu bangers featuring Cappadonna & Masta Killa and Method Man & Inspectah Deck, respectively. Here's what Mathematics had to say about the videos: "This is a two-in-one video: "Shorty" featuring Cappadonna and Masta Kill (Wu-Tang Clan) set it... Read more
November 5, 2013 Video
AFH: The Week in Video (11/03/13) (Video Playlist)

AFH: The Week in Video (11/03/13) (Video Playlist)

This week in video brought red hot freestyles from Vic Mensa, Young Buck, Lanatan and Lil Fame, as well as new music videos from Yancey Boys & Common (Prod. J Dilla), Stalley, Game and Crooked I, a celebration of G.U.R.U., and Kool G Rap discussing his Top 10 MCs. Click... Read more
November 5, 2013 Playlists, Video
Eminem Unloads Groundhog Day The Same Weekend He Performs Rap God (Video)

Eminem Unloads Groundhog Day The Same Weekend He Performs Rap God (Video)

In less than 24 hours, one of the biggest Rap release dates of 2013 takes place care of Eminem's Marshall Mathers LP 2 (aka #MMLP2). The follow-up to Em's 2000 classic includes a revived sound and style in the lyrics, with production inspired by the sample-heavy Rock/Rap synergy of the... Read more
November 4, 2013 Audio, Fresh, Video
Pharrell Revisits Working with Jay Z on The Black Album (Video)

Pharrell Revisits Working with Jay Z on The Black Album (Video)

10 years after working with Jay Z on The Black Album, Pharrell Williams discussed the process and what it meant to him with Life & Rhymes. Skateboard P discusses Jay with the utmost humility and labels him an artist's artist. He speak from the perspective of a true fan. Here's... Read more
November 4, 2013 Video
TDE and A$AP Mob Squash All the Rumors in an Interview with The Breakfast Club (Video)

TDE and A$AP Mob Squash All the Rumors in an Interview with The Breakfast Club (Video)

Making it crystal clear that there's no beef between their crews (nor with Drake), Kendrick Lamar, A$AP Rocky, Jay Rock, A$AP Ferg and Schoolboy Q conducted a joint interview where they addressed all the speculation point blank. They also discussed upcoming projects from Q and Ab-Soul, Ferg's album and the... Read more
November 4, 2013 Video
Serial Killers (B-Real, Demrick & Xzibit) Start a Riot with Wanted (Video)

Serial Killers (B-Real, Demrick & Xzibit) Start a Riot with Wanted (Video)

Serial Killers (B-Real, Demrick and Xzibit) release the video for Wanted. The visuals depict a riot scene that closely matches the lyrical molotov cocktails being tossed by the MCs. Check it out below. Related: B-Real, Demrick & Xzibit - Serial Killers (Mixtape)... Read more
November 4, 2013 Video
Kool G Rap Discusses Nas, Big Pun and His Top 10 MCs (Video)

Kool G Rap Discusses Nas, Big Pun and His Top 10 MCs (Video)

When one of the most highly-regarded MCs of all-time discusses his top 10 MCs, the world listens. Kool G. Rap sat down on the Juan Epstein Show and discussed his first meetings with Nas and Big Pun, as well as his top 10 MCs of all time. Surprisingly, Biggie and... Read more
November 2, 2013 Video
Logic Takes on the Montreality Questions (Video)

Logic Takes on the Montreality Questions (Video)

Logic steadily has been establishing himself as one of the illest up and coming lyricists in Hip-Hop. He recently interviewed with Montreality and answered their typical thought-provoking questions--first job, first check, favorite cartoon character, etc. What followed is one of the most engaging Montreality interviews so far. Check it out... Read more
November 2, 2013 Video
Lil Fame Get’s Busy on a New Freestyle (Video)

Lil Fame Get’s Busy on a New Freestyle (Video)

What is it about Lil Fame's voice that makes you want to tear ish up every time he spits? The M.O.P. marksman has released a video for a short (but not sweet) freestyle on a hard-hitting DJ Ronin track. Check out Get Busy. Related: M.O.P.’s Billy Danze, Sean Price &... Read more
November 2, 2013 Video
Action Bronson Explains Why He Body Slammed The Fan Who Crashed the Stage (Video)

Action Bronson Explains Why He Body Slammed The Fan Who Crashed the Stage (Video)

Action Bronson gave an extended interview to Splash! Mag where he explained why he infamously body slammed a fan who crashed the stage (context is everything), discusses his favorite wrestlers, talks about how he got his name, whether he is signed to TDE and more. Check out the video. Related:... Read more
November 2, 2013 Video
Game Celebrates the Woman in His Life with a Flip of D’Angelo’s Lady (Video)

Game Celebrates the Woman in His Life with a Flip of D’Angelo’s Lady (Video)

Game releases another video from his 2012 album Jesus Piece. All That (Lady) is built on D'Angelo's neosoul classic ode to the Lady in his life. Game, Big Sean and Lil Wayne all drop verses celebrating the lady in their lives. Check it out below. Related: Game & Nipsey Hussle... Read more
November 1, 2013 Video
Talib Kweli, Marco Polo & DJ Premier Honor Guru (Video)

Talib Kweli, Marco Polo & DJ Premier Honor Guru (Video)

Guru has been gone for three and a half years. However, the man also known as Baldhead Slick will never be forgotten. Marco Polo enlists Guru's Gang Starr partner DJ Premier, as well as late in life collaborator Talib Kweli for "G.U.R.U." This is heartfelt, and the latest tribute, following... Read more
November 1, 2013 Fresh, Video
Stalley Lights Up Paris With Gettin’ By (Video)

Stalley Lights Up Paris With Gettin’ By (Video)

Few artists in 2013 can rival Ohio's Stalley in terms where they started the year, and here they ended up. After years of tapes and feature work, Honest Cowboy seemed to really cement Stalley's status as a star in the making. From that project, the video to "Gettin' By" really... Read more
October 31, 2013 Fresh, Video
Theophilus Martins Pops That Mid-Tempo With Balloons (Video)

Theophilus Martins Pops That Mid-Tempo With Balloons (Video)

Theophilus Martins is one of the breaking MCs that has displayed many styles in his burgeoning career. What's particularly interesting about Martins is that he lets his music do all the talking, with very little interview press or revelation on his own site. The approach to "Balloons" is especially catchy,... Read more
October 31, 2013 Fresh, Video
Action Bronson & Party Supplies Set Up A Screen For Blue Chips 2 (Mixtape Trailer)

Action Bronson & Party Supplies Set Up A Screen For Blue Chips 2 (Mixtape Trailer)

Fans of Action Bronson often debate between Blue Chips and Rare Chandeliers. Bam Bam announced sequels to both projects following 2012. With the November 1 release date coming, Rik Cordero directed Bronson's trailer to Blue Chips 2. Ever the charmer, A.B. sports the brick cell phone, a dreadfully-bad suit, and... Read more
October 30, 2013 Fresh, Video
Vic Mensa Delivers One of the Best Backroom Freestyles Ever and the First Rap Genius Version (Video)

Vic Mensa Delivers One of the Best Backroom Freestyles Ever and the First Rap Genius Version (Video)

Vic Mensa is a microphone killer. He gave a taste of his freestyle capabilities last week on The Sway in the Morning Show and he's upped the ante with his Backroom freestyle. Mensa combines an unorthodox flow with complex metaphors to to deliver one mind-bending line after another. To give... Read more
October 30, 2013 Video
Crooked I Releases the Video for His Tupac-Inspired Against All Odds (Video)

Crooked I Releases the Video for His Tupac-Inspired Against All Odds (Video)

Crooked I has been on a tear lately. First he smashed the Cypher. Then he blistered the mic on The Wake Up Show. Now, he releases the video for his Tupac-inspired song Against All Odds. Check it out below. Related: Crooked I Slaughters The Mic On The Wake Up Show... Read more
October 30, 2013 Video
EPMD’s DJ Scratch Speaks About His Friend and Mentor Jam Master Jay (Video)

EPMD’s DJ Scratch Speaks About His Friend and Mentor Jam Master Jay (Video)

Rest in Peace to Jam Master Jay who we lost 11 years ago today. Jay was a friend and mentor to EPMD's DJ Scratch while Run-D.M.C. and EPMD toured together. Scratch recently sat down to discuss their friendship and how Jay looked out for him in the beginning of Scratch's... Read more
October 30, 2013 Video
Lantana Spits an Adrenaline-Fueled Freestyle on Sway in the Morning (Video)

Lantana Spits an Adrenaline-Fueled Freestyle on Sway in the Morning (Video)

Few things in Hip-Hop get the heart beating like a killer verse...especially when it's unexpected. That's precisely why Kendrick's Control verse created an explosion for nearly 2 months in the Hip-Hop universe. We recently learned of a Cincinnati MC named Lantana. He spit a verse on Sway in the Morning... Read more
October 30, 2013 Video
Young Buck Drops a Quick Freestyle to Let Everyone Know He’s Gettin’ Back (Video)

Young Buck Drops a Quick Freestyle to Let Everyone Know He’s Gettin’ Back (Video)

Young Buck has only been back from his stint in prison for a couple of weeks, but he's already going hard in the studio. Here's a quick verse and video from Buck to let everyone know he's Gettin' Back. Related: Young Buck – RAGE ft Marvin Gaye (Video)... Read more
October 29, 2013 Video
Common Shines on Another Incredible J. Dilla Beat with Yancey Boys’ Quicksand (Video)

Common Shines on Another Incredible J. Dilla Beat with Yancey Boys’ Quicksand (Video)

J. Dilla blessed a lot of great artists with his beats over his too short career, but there were some with whom he had a special connection. A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul and, naturally, Slum Village instantly come to mind. He and Common, however, had a mind meld... Read more
October 29, 2013 Video
Jhene Aiko Makes A Lazy Day Anthem With Childish Gambino In Bed Peace (Video)

Jhene Aiko Makes A Lazy Day Anthem With Childish Gambino In Bed Peace (Video)

In time for cold season, when it's often harder to get out of bed in the morning, Def Jam's Jhene Aiko makes a jam about her ideal day. This plays like a modern day version to LL Cool J's "The Doo Wop" kinda, as she talks about a day filled... Read more
October 28, 2013 Fresh, Video
T.I. Shows How He’s Living in His Video for The Way We Ride (Video)

T.I. Shows How He’s Living in His Video for The Way We Ride (Video)

T.I.'s video for the G-Funk-inflected song The Way We Ride is a picturesque tour through the city with Tip. Related: Juicy J – Ain’t No Comin’ Down Remix ft T.I. (Audio)... Read more
October 28, 2013 Video
RJD2 Explains His Ethos Of Crate Digging & What He Looks For In Records (Video)

RJD2 Explains His Ethos Of Crate Digging & What He Looks For In Records (Video)

Fuse's Crate Diggers series continues with Philly-based RJD2. A founding member of the MHz with Copywriter, Camu Tao, and others, RJ became famous in the early 2000s for his solo works on Def Jux. Since those days, RJ's laced joints for Little Brother, Aceyalone, and Cage, among many others. His... Read more
October 28, 2013 Fresh, Video
Take a Look Back at the Best Video Content of the Past Week (Video Playlist)

Take a Look Back at the Best Video Content of the Past Week (Video Playlist)

The past week in video brought new music videos from Ice Cube, Schoolboy Q and DJ Khaled featuring Scarface, Jadakiss, Meek Mill, Akon, John Legend & Anthony Hamilton, dope freestyles from Crooked I and Childish Gambino and pieces on Mike Tyson, J. Cole, Ab-Soul and more. Check out the video... Read more
October 27, 2013 Featured-homepage, Playlists, Video
Janelle Monae Performs Dance Apocalyptic on SNL (Video)

Janelle Monae Performs Dance Apocalyptic on SNL (Video)

Janelle Monae brought her quirky soul, funk fusion to SNL last night with a typically high energy performance. You can watch Dance Apocalyptic below. Related: Janelle Monae – Prime Time ft Miguel (Audio)... Read more
October 27, 2013 Video
Nipsey Hussle Gives the Real on Growing Up in Crenshaw on The Juan Epstein Show (Video)

Nipsey Hussle Gives the Real on Growing Up in Crenshaw on The Juan Epstein Show (Video)

Nipsey Hussle is one of the most authentic cats in the game right now. During a trip to NYC this week, he connected with Peter Rosenberg and Cipha Sounds and discussed his African heritage, the grind as an independent artist, the new West Coast movement, first generation West Coast MCs... Read more
October 26, 2013 Video
Schoolboy Q Releases a High Energy Video for Banger (MOSHPIT) (Video)

Schoolboy Q Releases a High Energy Video for Banger (MOSHPIT) (Video)

Schoolboy Q takes a "less is more" approach to the new video for his song Banger (MOSHPIT). Q releases a video that is all black and white and which mostly features him performing in a black hoodie and black pants. Q's animated performance reinforces the high energy of the song.... Read more
October 25, 2013 Video
Ice Cube Calls Himself Sasquatch In A New Single Right In Time For Halloween (Video)

Ice Cube Calls Himself Sasquatch In A New Single Right In Time For Halloween (Video)

Twenty years ago, Ice Cube was flat-out "Wicked." Now, the N.W.A/Westside Connection alum is aligning himself with Sasquatch. In a straightforward Trap-influenced song, Cube lets the video do the talking. Always dabbling in Horror, this comes seemingly out of nowhere and in time for Halloween. Tales From The Hood soundtrack-meets-2013.... Read more
October 25, 2013 Fresh, Video
R.A. The Rugged Man, Vinnie Paz & Sadat X Honor Sam Peckinpah In Style (Video)

R.A. The Rugged Man, Vinnie Paz & Sadat X Honor Sam Peckinpah In Style (Video)

In addition to his knowledge of Hip-Hop, R.A. The Rugged Man is a boxing enthusiast and huge film buff. On his 2013 acclaimed LP Legends Never Die, R.A. linked with frequent collaborator Vinnie Paz (of Jedi Mind Tricks) and Brand Nubian's Sadat X for "Sam Peckinpah." For those who might... Read more
October 25, 2013 Fresh, Video
Vic Mensa Discusses His New Ceative Team and the Making Of His Innanet Mixtape (Video)

Vic Mensa Discusses His New Ceative Team and the Making Of His Innanet Mixtape (Video)

Vic Mensa is one of the most talented MCs to emerge in quite a while. Though not exactly new to the scene, Vic is being re-introduced to the world as a solo artist post the split of his former band Kids These Days. His Innanet mixtape is one of the... Read more
October 24, 2013 Video
Killer Mike & El-P Run The Jewels & Get It (Video)

Killer Mike & El-P Run The Jewels & Get It (Video)

A couple years ago, TDE offered up Kendrick Lamar's Section.80 for a free Soundcloud stream when the indie effort was released. Easily accessible, the acclaimed album felt like a mixtape to many. The same was true of Ab-Soul's #ControlSystem and a host of other albums these last three years. Killer... Read more
October 24, 2013 Fresh, Video
Sean “Diddy” Combs Says He Wants to Be the First African-American to Own an NFL Team (Video)

Sean “Diddy” Combs Says He Wants to Be the First African-American to Own an NFL Team (Video)

Sean "Diddy" Combs was a guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live last night to discuss his new TV network, Revolt. During the interview, Diddy spoke in detail about why he would like to be the first African-American to own an NFL team. Check out the video below. Related: Diddy & Ma$e... Read more
October 24, 2013 Video
Thurz Brings The American Apparel Ad Life To Screen In Ah Man (Video)

Thurz Brings The American Apparel Ad Life To Screen In Ah Man (Video)

Thurz is an L.A. King, even if he's not signed to a major label or has a CD in stores. The New West warrior from Inglewood teams with Cali Martyr for "Ah Man." This video kinda has a 2011 Big Sean feel to it, and especially speaks to fans of... Read more
October 24, 2013 Fresh, Video
J. Cole Discusses The Evolution of His Career and The Genesis of Crooked Smile (Video)

J. Cole Discusses The Evolution of His Career and The Genesis of Crooked Smile (Video)

Here's a truly inspirational video of J. Cole where he discusses how he has gotten to where he is today and the story behind Crooked Smile. Cole is candid and motivational in detailing his mission to make music to "touch the people." Related: DJ Khaled – Hell’s Kitchen ft J.... Read more
October 24, 2013 Video
Childish Gambino Smashes the Pound Cake Track with a Freestyle on Sway in the Morning (Video)

Childish Gambino Smashes the Pound Cake Track with a Freestyle on Sway in the Morning (Video)

When Childish Gambino started this freestyle it sounded and looked like he was sleepy. He maintained a laid back demeanor throughout but trust and believe HE MURDERED THE MIC. Comparisons of him and Drake have been flying lately, so Sway put Mr. Glover on that Pound Cake track and let... Read more
October 23, 2013 Video
Watch the Trailer for Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth Directed by Spike Lee (Video)

Watch the Trailer for Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth Directed by Spike Lee (Video)

Mike Tyson has been one of the most complicated and polarizing figures in sports...ever. His story is rags to riches to rags and ultimately, redemption. Iron Mike was the subject of a 1-man show on Broadway in 2012. That show was captured on film by Spike Lee and will premiere... Read more
October 23, 2013 Video
Big K.R.I.T. Admits Wishing He Could Have Submitted Beats To UGK Back In the Day (Video)

Big K.R.I.T. Admits Wishing He Could Have Submitted Beats To UGK Back In the Day (Video)

OkayplayerTV recently sat down with one of the nicest lyricists representing the south (or anywhere else...), Big K.R.I.T., and asked him "The Questions." The Mississippi MC discusses his tattoos, how he stays out of trouble, and how he still listens to Aquemini by Outkast on the daily. The interview ends with a... Read more
October 23, 2013 Fresh, Video
Ab-Soul Discusses Kendrick Being On Eminem’s MMLP 2 With Montreality (Video)

Ab-Soul Discusses Kendrick Being On Eminem’s MMLP 2 With Montreality (Video)

When it comes to interviews, Montreality is definitely holding it down in a unique and creative way. They have a standard set of questions about artists' upbringing, beliefs and favorites that really connect them with the viewer. Their most recent offering features none other than TDE's Ab-Soul. The interview covers... Read more
October 23, 2013 Fresh, Video
Young Guru Drops Knowledge During His First Class At USC (Video)

Young Guru Drops Knowledge During His First Class At USC (Video)

Lessons and knowledge about music from the greats usually stays within the Hip-Hop artist community, but Young Guru is breaking the mold and bringing his talents to the classroom. The prolific Delaware native, and Roc-A-Fella Records/Roc Nation producer is now an artist-in-residence at USC's Thorton School of Music. His first... Read more
October 22, 2013 Fresh, Video
DeLorean – Sing On Key (Video)

DeLorean – Sing On Key (Video)

For his latest visual, Houston MC DeLorean finds himself somewhere just a tad hotter than Texas. In the video for "Sing On Key" directed by Chad Tennies, Delorean hits the desert while he spits some hot bars. The track is from his mixtape GRACE, which is available now. Related: DeLorean – Philippe ft.... Read more
October 21, 2013 Audio, Fresh, Video
Scarface, Jadakiss, Meek Mill, John Legend, Akon & Anthony Hamilton Appear In DJ Khaled’s Never Surrender (Video)

Scarface, Jadakiss, Meek Mill, John Legend, Akon & Anthony Hamilton Appear In DJ Khaled’s Never Surrender (Video)

DJ Khaled has pulled off some pretty substantial collaborations over the years. In addition to his extensive work with YMCMB and Maybach Music Group, it was Khaled who united Jadakiss and Beanie Sigel, it was Khaled who pushed the button on "Grammy Family," which will be a highlight of the... Read more
October 21, 2013 Fresh, Video
Crooked I Slaughters The Mic On The Wake Up Show Unplugged (Video)

Crooked I Slaughters The Mic On The Wake Up Show Unplugged (Video)

With his BET Hip-Hop Awards cypher being crowned as one of the best this year, Crooked I and his bars seem to finally be getting the respect they've always deserved. He recently stopped by the relaunch of "The Wake Up Show", and blessed the mic with a freestyle which was... Read more
October 21, 2013 Fresh, Video
Reap The Naturaw Gets Heat From Large Professor On The Wild Wild (Video)

Reap The Naturaw Gets Heat From Large Professor On The Wild Wild (Video)

The great Hip-Hop producers always seem to have a soft-spot for the hardcore storytellers. While not lyricists by some technical standards, Brooklyn duo Group Home was worthy of some of DJ Premier's finest creations on their Livin' Proof 1995 debut album. RZA looked out for Wu Killa Bees such as... Read more
October 21, 2013 Fresh, Video
AFH: The Week in Video (10/20/13) (Video Playlist)

AFH: The Week in Video (10/20/13) (Video Playlist)

This week in video brought Cyphers from TDE, Slaughterhouse, Action Bronson, Jon Connor, Rapsody, Rittz and more as well as new videos from Method Man, Jill Scott, Chance the Rapper, Yelawolf & Paul Wall, Joey Bada$$ and more. Check it all out below. The BET Hip Hop Awards Cyphers The... Read more
October 20, 2013 Playlists, Video
Drake Discusses Career And Love For Hip-Hop (Video)

Drake Discusses Career And Love For Hip-Hop (Video)

Fresh off his release of Nothing Was The Same, Drake sits down with Jian Ghomeshi from Toronto's CBC Q for one of his most in depth interviews to date. In the hour long interview, Drizzy covers a plethora of topics, ranging from his writing process, his childhood, and all the way... Read more
October 18, 2013 Fresh, Video
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