Dom Kennedy – DECODED: My Type of Party (Video)
Dom Kennedy is the latest to participate in the DECODED series. Check out the video of his breakdown of the lyrics to My Type of Party. Related: Dom Kennedy – Yellow Album (Mixtape)... Read more
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Crooked I and Joell Ortiz freestyle in Paris (Video)
Crooked I and Joell Ortiz dropped 2 hot a capella verses in Paris recently in front of the Eiffel Tower (skipping the obvious Watch the Throne reference...kinda). Check out the video. Related: Pusha T, Joell Ortiz & Raekwon – Tick Tock (from The Man with the Iron Fists soundtrack) (Audio)... Read more
Kanye West and Dr. Donda West discuss one of his verses (Video)
Here's a really dope and candid video from back in the day of Kanye West and his mother Dr. Donda West discussing some of his verses. Check out the video. Related: Big Sean, Jay-Z & Kanye West – Clique (Audio)... Read more
Tech N9ne – Don’t Tweet This (Video)
Tech N9ne's latest video is more lighthearted than his last few offerings (and it's a little risque, so careful where you watch...). Check out Don't Tweet This. Related: Tech N9ne & ¡Mayday! – The Noose (Video)... Read more
Sir Michael Rocks – In the Loop (Video)
Sir Michael Rocks drops the video for his G-Funk-influenced In the Loop off his Lap of Lux mixtape. Check it out. Related: Sir Micahel Rocks – Lap of Lux (Mixtape)... Read more
tabi Bonney – High School Jam (Video)
Here's a soulful throwback joint from tabi Bonney. Check out the video for High School Jam. Related: Murs & tabi Bonney – Hip-Hop & Love (Video)... Read more
Elzhi performs in London (Video)
Here's some footage of Elzhi performing in London set to the sounds of Blue Widow. Check it out below. Related: Elzhi - Blue Widow (Video)... Read more
dead prez, Fashawn, Chris Webby & Supa Star Torch Cypher on the Sway in the Morning Show (Video)
We've heard a lot of 5 Fingers of Death from the Sway in the Morning show. Here's a good old-fashioned cypher featuring dead prez, Fashawn, Chris Webby & Supa Star Torch (Sway's intern--he's got bars). Ski Beatz supplies the music. Check out the video. Related: Brother Ali - 5 Fingers... Read more
Slaughterhouse – Interview + Crooked I Freestyle (Video)
Here's a double dose of Slaughterhouse. First up is an interview of Royce Da 5'9" and Crooked I where they give props to Black Hippy and next is a 7-minute a capella lyrical assault from Crooked I. Check out the videos below. Related: Slaughterhouse - On the House (Mixtape)... Read more
Kendrick Lamar & J. Cole in concert in North Carolina (Video)
Kendrick Lamar is on tour with BET as part of their Music Matters initiative where they showcase rising stars. Last night, the tour hit North Carolina and K. Dot was joined by Carolina's own J. Cole. Check out footage of Kendrick and Cole hanging backstage (with Rapsody & 9th Wonder)... Read more
Curren$y & Harry Fraud – Leaving the Dock (Video)
Curren$y & Harry Fraud dropped a mixtape a couple of months back called Cigarette Boats. Here's a new video from the project. Check out Leaving the Dock. Related: Curren$y & Harry Fraud – Cigarette Boats (Mixtape)... Read more
Kurious – White Rum (Video)
90's underground heads will no doubt remember Kurious (Jorge). He's back with a nice new joint. Check out the video for White Rum. Related: Back in the day playlist of mid-90's hip-hop ft Redman, The Roots, Grand Puba, Mobb Deep, The Beatnuts and more (Audio)... Read more
Brother Ali – Only Life I Know (Video)
Here's another new video from Brother Ali's upcoming Mourning in America album (in stores on 9/18), which is sounding like it's going to be one of the best projects of the year. The song is about what it feels like to be trapped in poverty. Once again, Brother Ali kicks... Read more
Boldy James – For the Birds (Video)
Here's the latest video from next generation Detroit spitter, Boldy James. Check out For the Birds. Related: J Dilla – Detroit Game ft Boldy James & Chuck Inglish (from The Cool Kids) (Audio)... Read more
Busta Rhymes – Doin’ It Again ft Reek Da Villain and Chanel Nicole (Video)
Here's a new video from Busta Rhymes for his song Doin' It Again off Year of the Dragon. The song sports the same track used on Hi-Tek's Round & Round and features a dedication to Chris Lighty, Busta's manger of 21 years, in the beginning. Check it out. Related: Busta... Read more
Bink! – Starting 5 ft Boola, Maffew Ragazino, Mickey Factz, Reek Da Villain & Jon Connor (Video)
Bink! lines up 5 next MCs for his song Starting 5. Check out the video. Who had the nicest verse?... Read more
Joe Budden – Quality of Life (Video)
Here are some new visuals from Joe Budden set to his song Quality of Life. The video is basically footage of Joe chilling with friends at a bowling alley. Check it out below. Related: Joe Budden – Going Thru The Motions (Audio)... Read more
Something From Nothing: The Art of Rap Outtakes (Video)
Ice-T's documentary Something From Nothing: The Art of Rap premieres on Vh1 tomorrow night at 9pm EST. Here are 4 sneak peeks from some of hip-hop's biggest icons. Nas speaks on why hip-hop isn't respected, Dr. Dre talks about working with Tupac, Eminem discusses the meaning rap has given to... Read more
Saigon – Not Like Them ft Styles P (Video)
Styles P joins Saigon in Saigon's new video Not Like Them. Check it out below. Related: M.A.R.S. (Cormega, Action Bronson, Saigon & Roc Marciano) – M.A.R.S. (Video)... Read more
Murs & Fashawn – Just Begun (Video)
Here's another new hot track from the upcoming Murs & Fashawn This Generation collabo project. Check out Just Begun, set to visuals of Murs & Fashawn performing at Rock the Bells. Related: Murs & Fashawn perform at Rock the Bells 2012 (Full Set) (Video)... Read more
Common – LUV film trailer (Video)
Common stars in a new film that opens in theaters on Nov. 9. The film also features Charles Dutton, Meagan Good, Michael Kenneth Williams (Omar from The Wire) and more and premiered to critical acclaim at Sundance. Check out the trailer for LUV below. Related: Common - No Sell Out... Read more
Rick Ross – Presidential ft Elijah Blake (Video)
Here's the new video for Rick Ross' Pharrell-produced Presidential featuring Elijah Blake. Check it out. Related: Rick Ross - Amsterdam (Video)... Read more
Whoa. Brother Ali turned in one of the best 5 Fingers of Death performances EVER on the Sway in the Morning show. Check out the video (Video)
The reactions of Murs and Fashawn in the background are equally entertaining. Related: Brother Ali - Mourning in America (Video)... Read more
Xzibit – Napalm (Video)
Xzibit flows over a hardcore heavy metal track on his song Napalm. The video was filmed in Iraq and is equally intense. Check it out. Related: Xzibit – Up Out the Way ft E-40 (Audio)... Read more
Slaughterhouse, Pharoahe Monch, Freeway and more perform in NYC (Video)
Slaughterhouse, Pharoahe Monch, Freeway and more performed in NYC last night. Here's some footage of the highlights. Check out the video. Props: EME Related: Pharoahe Monch speaks with Montreality (Video)... Read more
DMX – Undisputed Short Film (Video)
DMX has long been one of the most enigmatic artists in hip-hop. Here's a short film that gives a window into the present day life of Dark Man X. Check it out. His new album Undisputed drops on Tuesday. Related: DMX – Sh*t Don’t Change ft Snoop Dogg (Audio)... Read more
Run-DMC performed last week at the Made in America Festival and ripped through a bunch of their classics. If you missed it, here’s the full set (Video)
Missed this earlier in the week, but had to post it. Check out the video. Related: Back in the day playlist of 80′s hip-hop classics from Melle Mel, Rakim, MC Lyte, Big Daddy Kane, LL Cool J, Slick Rick, Kurtis Blow, Whodini and more (Audio)... Read more
Jon Connor – The Backroom Freestyle on 106 & Park (Video)
Jon Connor just tore down The Backroom with the verse he spit. He attacked the mic like he was fighting for his life. Be clear. Dude is FOR REAL. Check out the video. Related: Jon Connor – While You Were Sleeping (Mixtape)... Read more
Jay Rock, Ab-Soul and Schoolboy Q interview with Page 31 (Video)
Schoolboy Q, Ab-Soul and Jay Rock spoke to Page 31 about the timing of a Black Hippy album (no time soon...), voting, how dope Kendrick's album is about to be and more. Check out the video. Related: Jay Rock - Yola (Audio)... Read more
Rittz – Questions 2012 (Video)
Earlier in the year, we named Rittz (Tech N9ne's newest signee to Strange Music) one of the MCs to have the biggest come up for a reason--dude has serious skills. If you are not up on him, this video of him wrecking the mic over the beat from Tech N9ne's... Read more
DMX – Already (Video)
DMX has a new album called Undisputed dropping next week. Here's the first video from the project. Check out Already. Related: DMX performs at Rock the Bells 2012 (Video)... Read more
E-40 vs. Nardwaur (Video)
E-40's interview with Nardwar is thorough, even by Nardwaur's standards. E-40 goes deep about his history and music old and new. This is a must for E-40 fans. Check it out. Related: Nardwaur vs. DJ Premier (Video)... Read more
Skyzoo – Jansport Strings (Video)
Here's the video for Skyzoo's 9th Wonder-produced Jansport Strings. Check it out. Related: Skyzoo – Theo vs JJ (Dreams vs Reality) (Mixtape)... Read more
Mystikal & DJ Quik in the studio (Video)
Last week Mannie Fresh & Yasiin Bey dropped a video documenting their unexpected yet dope collabo. This week? It's Mystikal and DJ Quik's turn. Check out this behind the scenes video of them in the studio working on what sounds like it could be something special. Related: Here’s a playlist... Read more
Q-Tip tells the story of writing his first rhyme (Video)
Here's a cool video of Q-Tip telling the story of the first time he over wrote a rhyme. This is an outtake from Ice-T's Something From Nothing documentary. Check it out. Related: Q-Tip – Black Fist Friday Mix (Mixtape)... Read more
Ryan Leslise does 5 Fingers of Death on the Sway in the Morning Show (Video)
Ryan Leslie doing Sway's 5 Fingers of Death? He just might surprise you. Check out the video. Related: Schoolboy Q & Ab-Soul – 5 Fingers of Death (Video)... Read more
Tech N9ne – E.B.A.H. (Video)
Tech N9ne has a new EP called E.B.A.H (Evil Brain Angel Heart) dropping soon. Here's the first video for the title track. Check it out. Related: ¡Mayday! – Badlands (Seven Remix) ft Tech N9ne (Audio)... Read more
Nas performs DJ Khaled’s Hip-Hop live at Rock the Bells (Video)
Nas brought out Scarface during his set at Rock the Bells last night. Face ran through My Mind's Playing Tricks on Me and Guess Who's Back, and he and Nas ended with their instant classic duet Hip-Hop. Check out the footage below. Related: Nas - Bye Baby (Video)... Read more
Made in America Festival (Live Stream)
Jay-Z's Made in America Festival is taking place in Philadelphia this weekend. D'Angelo, Jay Electronica, MMG, Janelle Monae and others performed earlier and Jay-Z performs around 9:30. You can check out a live stream here. Related: Jay-Z – From Marcy to Barclays (Video)... Read more
DJ Premier in Nashville (Video)
Here's a beautifully shot video of DJ Premier rocking a party in Nashville. Check it out. Related: The making of DJ Khaled's Hip-Hop featuring Scarface, Nas & DJ Premier (Video)... Read more
Lil Fame (of M.O.P.) and Termanology – Fizzyology (Video)
Lil Fame of (M.O.P.) and Termanology are doing an album together under the name Fizzyology. The album drops in November and will feature will Busta Rhymes, Styles P, Bun B, Freeway, M.O.P., DJ Premier, Statik Selektah and more. Here's a video for the title track which was produced by The... Read more
Here’s a video documenting the making of an incredibly unexpected but extremely dope collabo between Yasiin Bey and Mannie Fresh. The track is called OMFGOD and it’s about to be a PROBLEM. Check it out (Video)
These are parts 1, 2 and 3 of 4 videos. Related: Yasiin Bey recites Muhammad Ali's Rumble in the Jungle poem (Video)... Read more
Slaughterhouse – Throw It Away ft Swizz Beatz (Video)
Here's the latest video from Slaughterhouse. Check out Throw It Away featuring Swizz Beatz. Related: Slaughterhouse - Throw That ft Eminem (Audio)... Read more
J-Live – As I Start (Over) (Video)
Here's a new video from J-Live. He's still spittin' that flame. Check out As I Start (Over). Related: J-Live - The Authentic (Video) As I Start (Over) (Single) by J-Live... Read more
Big Boi – She Said OK ft Theophilus London (Video)
Here's Big Boi's new video for She Said OK featuring Theophilus London. Check it out. Oddly, I was cool with posting this video but not this one. Thoughts? Related: The making of Big Boi's She Said OK video (Video)... Read more
Here’s the video for Nas’ autobiographical Bye Baby. True to the song, it depicts many of the scenes Nas describes related to his split with Kelis. Powerful ish. Check it out (Video)
Related: Nas speaks on Kelis’ thoughts about the Life is Good album cover (Video)... Read more
Jon Connor – Showoff Radio Freestyle (Video)
Jon Connor is a lyrical monster. Here's a video of him doing a freestyle on Showoff Radio where he did just that: mashed the mic off the dome. Related: Jon Connor - Never Left (Video)... Read more
Brother Ali – Mourning in America (Video)
"This is the title track to my new album, Mourning in America and Dreaming in Color. The first half of the album highlights and critiques the dire situation in which we live. The second half outlines the tremendous opportunity we have to re-imagine and reform our society. This song is... Read more
Trae Tha Truth – F*cked Up World ft Z-Ro & Noble (Video)
Trae Tha Truth updates a Makaveli classic with F*cked Up World featuring Z-Ro & Noble. Check out the video. Related: Trae Tha Truth – I’m On 2.0 ft Big K.R.I.T., Kendrick Lamar, J. Cole, B.o.B., Tyga, Bun B, Gudda Gudda and Jadakiss (Audio)... Read more
Joey Bada$$ and Pro Era Cypher (Video)
Here's a good old-fashioned cypher from Joey Bada$$ and his Pro Era crew. Make no mistake, Joey is not the only one with skills in the crew. The cypher kicks in at about the 2:20 mark. Check out the video. Related: Joey Bada$$ - 1999 (Mixtape)... Read more