Video Archives

Phonte – The Life of Kings ft Big K.R.I.T. & Evidence (Video)

I needed this in my life today. New Tigallo, New Tigallo, New Tigallo. Well...not exactly a new song but it is a new video from Phonte. Check out The Life of Kings featuring Big K.R.I.T. and Evidence, with 9th Wonder on the boards. Phonte's super slept on Charity Starts at... Read more

April 25, 2012 Video

Jill Scott – Blessed (Video)

Jill Scott is not hip-hop but she's in the family and she's DOPE. Check out the new video for her song Blessed. Related: Pharoahe Monch - Still Standing ft Jill Scott (Video) http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=jXeXV0vgrtY... Read more

April 25, 2012 Video

Erick Sermon Tells Classic Stories to Cipha Sounds and Rosenberg

Erick Sermon recently sat down and talked with Peter Rosenberg and Cipha Sounds about Redman, Keith Murray, Dr. Dre, dollars, missing out on the opportunity to sign Biggie and Wu-Tang and a bunch of other topics. Check out the full video interview below. Related: Erick Sermon tells the stories behind... Read more

April 23, 2012 Food for Thought, Video

Here’s the video for Slaughterhouse’s Hammer Dance. Check it out below (Video)

Related: Crooked I - Nikki http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdnjbzB8Nh4&feature=player_embedded... Read more

April 22, 2012 Video

Nas Behind The Music Full Episode (Video)

Related: Nas - The Don Video Sneak Preview... Read more

April 19, 2012 Video

Tha Dogg Pound – 21 Gun Salute + Warren G plays a snippet of a new song featuring previously unreleased Nate Dogg vocals (Video)

Here's another West Coast OG double play. First is a video of Warren G playing a snippet of some new music featuring previously unreleased Nate Dogg vocals and next is a second new song from Tha Dogg Pound in 2 days. No complaints...Check out the Warren G video and Tha... Read more

April 18, 2012 Audio, Video

Sneak preview of Nas’ video for The Don (Video)

The video for Nas' The Don is dropping soon. Here's a sneak preview. Related: Sneak preview of Behind The Music: Nas (Video) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1rG2IqJv0I&feature=player_embedded... Read more

April 18, 2012 Video

Previously unreleased interview of The Notorious BIG on the set of the video for The Warning (Video)

It's been a big week for hip-hop and it just got bigger. The week kicked off with Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg including a mind-blowing hologram of 2Pac in their set and now here's a previously unreleased interview of The Notorious BIG (and he discusses the change from Biggie Smalls)... Read more

April 18, 2012 Food for Thought, Video

Chuuwee – Le Pere Du Peuple (Video)

Here's another hot new joint from Sacramento MC Chuuwee. Check out the video for Le Pere Du Peuple. Chuuwee continues to show why he's one to watch in 2012 and beyond. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jn63aPR5gM4&feature=player_embedded... Read more

April 17, 2012 Video

Schoolboy Q – Toca Tuesday Freestyle + Ab-Soul – Pineal Gland (Video)

Here's a double play from 2 Black Hippies. First up is Schoolboy Q kicking a verse on Toca Tuesday Freestyles and next is a tripped out (literally) new video from Ab-Soul for his song Pineal Gland (if you read up on the Pineal Gland you'll have a whole different level... Read more

April 17, 2012 Video

Cyhi The Prynce – The Open Letter (Video)

Cyhi The Prynce released his new song The Open Letter last week. Here's the video. Check it out below. http://vimeo.com/40522229... Read more

April 17, 2012 Video

Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg perform at Coachella 2012 with Eminem, 50 Cent, Kendrick Lamar, Wiz Khalifa and 2Pac’s Hologram

The performance with 2Pac's hologram got all the shine earlier today, but from the looks of it, Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg all around shut it down last night at Coachella. In addition to the 2Pac hologram, Eminem, 50 Cent, Wiz Khalifa and Kendrick Lamar all shared the stage with... Read more

April 16, 2012 Playlists, Video

Nas Behind The Music Sneak Preview (Video)

Behind The Music continues to show love to hip-hop. The next installment will tell Nas' story. Check out the 10 minute sneak preview below. The full show premierex Wednesday night on Vh1. Related: Nas interview with Peter Rosenberg (Video)... Read more

April 16, 2012 Video

2Pac hologram hits the stage at Coachella 2012 with Snoop Dogg (Video)

Rumors were circulating around the web last week that a hologram of Nate Dogg would be joining Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg during their set at Coachella. When the smoke lifted however, instead of Nate Dogg, a hologram of 2Pac hit the stage at Coachella during performances of Hail Mary... Read more

April 16, 2012 Video

Beastie Boys’ Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Tribute (Video)

Joining legends like Run-DMC and Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five, The Beastie Boys were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame last night. Kid Rock, The Roots and Travie McCoy from Gym Class Heroes ripped through a medley of Beastie classics, in tribute to the band. Check... Read more

April 15, 2012 Video

Young Guru speaks on Jay Electronica’s album (Video)

Young Guru is among the rarefied few who has heard Jay Electronica's near mythical album. See what he had to say about it below. Related: Jay Electronica - Dear Moleskine http://vimeo.com/38712039... Read more

April 14, 2012 Video

Frank Ocean performs at Coachella 2012 (Video)

Frank Ocean performed at Coachella last night. Here's a look at the whole performance. Related: Frank Ocean - Voodoo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FymmcleIhEo... Read more

April 14, 2012 Video

Method Man shifts into Johnny Blaze mode and drops a red hot a capella verse in a late night cypher. Check it out below(Video)

Wow. Method Man just simultaneously co-signed and son'd up and coming MC, Bigstat. The 2 were hanging out and Meth was giving Bistat big props. After Meth's strong endorsement of Bigstat's skills, they started to rhyme and, while Bigstat was nice, Meth said it best in his verse: "Don't ever... Read more

April 13, 2012 Video

Chuuwee – West Francia (Video)

Here's a new video from Chuuwee. Be on the lookout for his debut Wild Style in June. He will revisit sounds, themes and lyricism from the 90's and apply them to today's situations. This latest video is from his mixtape Crown Me King which drops on 4/24. Check out West... Read more

April 13, 2012 Video

Kendrick Lamar speaks with Hima of Das Racist about an assortment of random (but funny) ish (Video)

Here's a hilarious interview between Kendrick Lamar and Hima from Das Racist. They talk about everything from characters on Home Improvement to trying to honorary members of Black Hippy and a number of other bugged out topics. It definitely shows a different side to K. Dot. Check it out below.... Read more

April 13, 2012 Food for Thought, Video

Ice-T directed a documentary about hip-hop that is setting the film festival world on fire. It features a who’s who of MCs who have contributed to the culture from KRS-ONE to Eminem to Big Daddy Kane to Ice Cube to Q-Tip to…the list goes on and on. Here’s a preview of the documentary, called Something From Nothing (Video)

Related: Big Daddy Kane, Jazzy Jeff, Kendrick Lamar, 9th Wonder, Freddie Gibbs, Stic Man and more discuss their first experiences with hip-hop (Video) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhwBUydknWI... Read more

April 13, 2012 Video

RZA speaks on his career and the history of hip-hop (Video)

Here's a super dope interview of RZA. It's incredibly well shot, includes a ton of classic photos of hip-hop legends and features the RZA speaking philosophically about his life, his music history, Wu-Tang Clan, the impact of hip-hop culture and much more. This a must for Wu fans and any... Read more

April 12, 2012 Food for Thought, Video

J. Cole – Sideline Story (Video)

Here's the video for the title track to J. Cole's album. Check out Sideline Story. Related: J. Cole - Drank in My Cup... Read more

April 11, 2012 Video

Meek Mill – Faded Too Long (Video)

Meek Mill dropped Faded Too Long (some verses he kicked over The Ride track from Take Care) a few months ago. Here's the video. The end of the video also features a sneak peek of some new music from Meek Mill. Check it out below. Related: Wale - Ambition ft... Read more

April 11, 2012 Video

BJ The Chicago Kid – Dream II (Video)

Here's a video for one of the illest songs on BJ The Chicago Kid's Pineapple Now-Laters album. Check out Dream II. If you need some motivation in your life, this song's for you. Related: BJ The Chicago Kid - The World is a Ghetto ft Kendrick Lamar http://vimeo.com/40097723... Read more

April 11, 2012 Video

Raekwon – Shimmy Shimmy Ya + C.R.E.A.M. Live (Video)

Raekwon paid homage to his fallen brother ODB by performing Shimmy Shimmy Ya at SXSW. Check out video of that performance as well as C.R.E.A.M. below. Related: GZA performs Shimmy Shimmy Ya at SXSW (Video) http://vimeo.com/40099792... Read more

April 10, 2012 Video

Slaughterhouse Tour Episode. 4 (Joe Budden Arrested) (Video)

Slaughterhouse has been releasing a cool series of videos chronicling their latest tour. Here's installment #4 which addresses their recent show in NYC where Joe Budden was arrested. Joell Ortiz provides some comic relief about the arrest as well as some behind the scenes commentary on the show. Check it... Read more

April 10, 2012 Video

We caught up with Stalley and chopped it up about his new mixtape Savage Journey to the American Dream, the meaning behind the title, his patriotism, what it was like working with Chad Hugo from the Neptunes and more (Video)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKFzSX2YlFM Also, check out Stalley's 5 Fingers of Death on the Sway in the Morning show, where he flowed over 5 different beats. Previously: Stalley - Savage Journey to the American Dream (Mixtape)... Read more

April 10, 2012 Video

We caught up with Kendrick Lamar and chopped it up about his tour with Drake, being signed to Interscope Records, staying true to himself musically and what to expect from his new album (Video)

Also, check out Kendrick's performance of The Recipe, his new single with Dr. Dre, and an interview with Whoo Kid where Kendrick discusses the 30 tracks he's recorded with Dre, Detox, the TDE family, recording with Nas and more below. Related: Schoolboy Q interview (Video) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxbIG9oos0s Here's the Whoo Kid... Read more

April 9, 2012 Video

Drake – Take Care ft Rihanna (Video) + HYFR ft Lil Wayne (Video)

Here are the latest 2 videos from Drake. Check out Take Care ft Rihanna and HYFR ft Lil Wayne. Related: Nicki Minaj - Beez in the Trap ft 2 Chainz (Video) Take Care http://vimeo.com/39762226 HYFR http://vimeo.com/39912287... Read more

April 7, 2012 Video

Nicki Minaj – Beez in the Trap ft 2 Chainz (Video)

Here's the latest video from Nicki Minaj. Check out Beez in the Trap featuring 2 Chainz. Related: Drake - Take Care (Video) and HYFR - Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmZvOhHF85I... Read more

April 7, 2012 Video

Behind the scenes look at the making of the Trayvon Martin tribute featuring Yasiin Bey (pka Mos Def) and Dead Prez (Video)

Here's a behind the scenes look at the making of a Trayvon Martin tribute that's being done by Yasiin Bey (pka Mos Def) and Dead Prez. The song will be called Made You Die and is set to the track from Nas' Made You Look. Check out the video below.... Read more

April 6, 2012 Video

E-40 – What Happened to Them Days ft J Banks (Video)

E-40 waxes nostalgic on the Warren G-produced What Happened to Them Days featuring J Banks. Check out the video. Previously: E-40 - Just Be You ft Too Short & J Banks (Video) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8N0LTBHFD0... Read more

April 4, 2012 Video

Stalley – Everything New (Video)

Stalley dropped his hot mixtape Savage Journey to the American Dream last week. Here's the video for his song Everything New off the project, which was produced by Chad Hugo of the Neptunes. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdrRUG_2s_8&context=C436d77aADvjVQa1PpcFOglyDylYti5mzn_uU-z3jIMp8hzfYggSo=... Read more

April 4, 2012 Video

Planet Asia – Furniture (Video)

Here's another video from Planet Asia's stellar Black Belt Theatre album. Check out Furniture. Previously: Planet Asia - Street Clothes (Video) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hu9Zl1ZhMMg... Read more

April 4, 2012 Video

Planet Asia – Street Clothes (Video)

Planet Asia keeps it grimy on Street Clothes. Check out the video. Previously: Planet Asia - Whirlwind Patterns (Video) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTHZCws9cBs... Read more

April 3, 2012 Video

Tito Lopez – Toca Tuesday Freestyle (Video)

With the Kendrick Lamar & Dr. Dre collabo that dropped earlier and these hot verses from Dre's protege Tito Lopez on Toca Tuesday Freestyles, it's a new kind of Dre day. Check out Tito in the video below as he blazes the mic with Tony Touch. Previously: Tito Lopez gets... Read more

April 2, 2012 Video

Stalley & Rick Ross – Party Heart (Video)

Fresh off dropping his new mixtape, Stalley releases a new video for Party Heart, his collabo with Rick Ross, which is featured on both Stalley's Savage Journey to the American Dream and Rick Ross' Rich Forever. Check out the video below. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPaRt_7hfU0... Read more

March 31, 2012 Video

Slaughterhouse performs in NYC (Video)

Slaughterhouse stormed NYC last night. Here's some video footage including a REE-DICULOUS a capella verse from Crooked I. Check it out below. Previously: Slaughterhouse perform at SXSW 2012 (full concert video)... Read more

March 30, 2012 Video

We chopped it up with Schoolboy Q about the meaning behind the name Black Hippy, how he Kendrcik Lamar, Jay Rock and Ab-Soul compete to make each other better, the tragedy that inspired Blessed, making records about real life ish, weak rappers, his respect for Nas, 2Pac and Eminem and much much more.

Check out the interview and the blazing hot verses he spit on the Brainstorm beat Cardo did for Wiz Khalifa's Taylor Allerdice mixtape below. Previously: A Day in the Life of Schoolboy Q http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-px5HCRJQEw... Read more

March 29, 2012 Audio, Video

E-40 – Just Be You ft Too Short & J-Banks (Video)

Here's a new video featuring some Bay Area OGs and it comes with a positive message of being true to yourself. Check out E-40's Just Be You featuring Too Short and J-Banks. Previously: E-40 - That Candy Paint (Video) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaazqOC-K5E... Read more

March 29, 2012 Video

Here’s an in-depth interview of Nas that was done by Peter Rosenberg at SXSW. Nas talks about his favorite MCs, speaking with Michael Jackson, working with Damien Marley and more (Video)

Peter Rosenberg has a dope series called Noisemakers where he sits down with hip-hop legends and has an in-depth conversation with them about their entire career. He's done this with Diddy, ?uestlove, Bun B and more. His latest convo was with Nas and they spoke about everything from working with... Read more

March 29, 2012 Food for Thought, Video

Sheek Louch & Ghostface Killah – Batman

Here's yet another burner from Sheek Louch and Ghostface Killah. This time they rock out over the classic Funky Drummer beat (with a hook that's a nod to the Toto track MC Lyte flowed over back in the day). Check out Batman. Previously: James Brown Playlist Here's that MC Lyte... Read more

March 28, 2012 Audio, The Bridge, Video

RapFix Live ft Nas, Bun B, Killer Mike and Prodigy (Live Stream)

Nas will be on RapFix Live today to chop it up with Sway about his upcoming album, Life Is Good. Bun B is currently on and Killer Mike and Prodigy will join later. All 4 MCs will also discuss the Trayvon Martin tragedy. Click below to watch the live stream... Read more

March 28, 2012 Food for Thought, Video

Joey Bada$$ & The Pro-Era speak with VICE (Video)

Here's a tight piece that VICE did on Joey Bada$$ and his Pro-Era crew. If you're not familiar with Joey Bada$$ yet this is a great look at an MC who has the chops to be in the game for several years. Once you've seen the video, check out Joey's... Read more

March 28, 2012 Food for Thought, Video

Kendrick Lamar Speaks With Carson Daly + A Day in the Life of Schoolboy Q (Video)

Here are a couple of dope videos featuring 2 of the Black Hippy crew. First is an engaging conversation between Kendrick Lamar and Carson Daly and the other piece is a short film chronicling a day in the life of Schoolboy Q when he recently performed in NYC. Check out... Read more

March 27, 2012 Food for Thought, Video

We sat down with Big K.R.I.T. and talked about what it takes to succeed not only in music but in life. Ultimately, it’s about GRIT. See what K.R.I.T. had to say, in his words (Video).

Think Big K.R.I.T. has been rapping for just a few years? Think again. He's been putting in work since 1999...and it ain't been easy. Previously: Big K.R.I.T. talks about his earliest musical influences (Video) Props: Cinematic Music Group... Read more

March 26, 2012 Food for Thought, Video

Behind The Music: Game (Video)

Vh1 premiered its Behind The Music: Game earlier in the week. The show covers Game's childhood, his entry into rap, the beef with 50 Cent, his split and reconciliation with Dr. Dre and more. Here's the full video. Previously: Game - The City ft Kendrick Lamar (Video)... Read more

March 25, 2012 TV, Video

Nardwaur vs. Kendrick Lamar (Video)

Here's another Nardwaur interview from SXSW and this one features Kendrick Lamar. Kendrick speaks on how he met Dr. Dre, Compton's Most Wanted, King Tee, WC and the Maad Circle and several other West Coast legends. Check it out below. Previously: Nardwaur vs. Action Bronson + Nardwaur vs. A$AP Rocky... Read more

March 23, 2012 Food for Thought, Video

Slaughterhouse interview with RawHustle TV (Video)

It's been a strong week of interviews, with clips dropping from 9th Wonder, Pharoahe Monch, Big K.R.I.T., Nas and more. Now it's Slaughterhouse's turn. Check out this video where they discuss how the group formed, working with Eminem, their recording process, the making of Hammer Dance (straight jokes) and more... Read more

March 22, 2012 Food for Thought, Video