Locksmith – Time’s Up (Video)
Locksmith's flow is just plain silly. This new video for Time's Up will DEFINITELY leave you wanting more. Check it out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tim5A56jM-s&feature=player_embedded... Read more
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XV – On the Road (Video)
XV seems like a good dude. He's been on the road for a while and recently touched down in his hometown of Wichita, KS. Here's some footage of some performance and interviews that give some insight into his mental. He's one to watch. Check it out. http://vimeo.com/26667703... Read more
Black Hippy – Toca Tuesdays Freestyle
The audio for this one dropped last week. The visuals make it even better. Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, Ab-Soul and Schoolboy Q show that the West Coast is in good hands with this new generation. Jay Rock's Follow Me Home album is in stores now. Click here to buy it.... Read more
Watch the Throne – Tour Dates and a dope 3 Little Digs video ft CyHi Da Prynce talking about being in the studio with Jay-Z and Kanye
Listen to how CyHi describes Jay-Z's recording process. You've heard it before...but it's still incredible to hear. http://vimeo.com/26713060 Here are the Watch the Throne tour dates: 9/22/11 Detroit, MI Palace of Auburn Hills 9/24/11 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre 9/25/11 Montreal, QC Bell Centre 9/27/11 East Rutherford, NJ Izod Center... Read more
Black Rob – Celebration (Video)
Black Rob is back with a hot new track. Check out the video for Celebration. Click the arrow on the player below to download Celebration.... Read more
3 Little Digs – 9th Wonder (Video)
A lot of new 9th Wonder tracks have been dropping recently (including the ones featured on this Actual Proof mixtape). Here are some words from the man himself. Check out this video where he breaks down 3 of his passions to 3 Little Digs. Lovin' it... http://vimeo.com/26794127 If you're like... Read more
Elzhi – Footage of a performance of ElMatic in Toronto (Video)
As you probably know, Elzhi put out one of the dopest projects released so far this year. If you have not yet heard his Elmatic mixtape, where he remade Illmatic in its entirety with new verses, please download it as fast as possible here. Below is some footage of a... Read more
Stalley – Pound (Video)
This is a video for another gem off Stalley's Lincoln Way Nights album (click here to hear the whole album and download it). Stalley's a part of a growing crew of MCs who talk about a lot more than MOB. He has intelligent lyrics and you don't even notice than... Read more
Wu-Tang – Drunk Tongue (Video)
It's martial arts paired with a RZA beat. Nuff said. Wu-Tang's Legendary Weapons album is in stores today. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivxmrO7If8E&feature=player_embedded... Read more
Footage of Rakim and Nas performing at Paul Rosenberg’s (Eminem’s manager) party.
These videos dropped a couple of days ago, but if you missed them, they are well worth a look. Check them out below. Rakim - Eric B. Is President and Follow the Leader http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPPf552f1Ek&feature=player_embedded Nas -N.Y. State of Mind and The World is Yours http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0Z7CEL96ko&feature=player_embedded... Read more
Big K.R.I.T. Live in Nashville – Video
This video is courtesy of Break on a Cloud. It features some footage of K.R.I.T. going in on Just Touched Down and a montage of his experiences on the road. Check it out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3HAkVaKaKA&feature=player_embedded... Read more
Here’s a cool video of Russell Simmons talking about what led him to Rick Rubin.
Check out the video below and click here to listen to our playlist of Rick Rubin hip-hop productions. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPodlw6YdJw&feature=player_embedded... Read more
There have been a lot of Kendrick Lamar freestyles floating around lately. This one is a little different.
First and foremost, he is truly going off the top of the head instead of kicking a pre-written verse. Secondly, he's rhyming with a live violin player. Check it out. Also, click here if you need more Kendrick Lamar freestyles in your life. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVT9YiWUR1k&feature=player_embedded... Read more
Jay Rock is joined by his Black Hippy crew on Say Wassup.
Check out the video ft Schoolboy Q, Ab-Soul and Kendrick Lamar. Jay Rock's album, Follow Me Home, drops on 7/26. Top Dawg Entertainment is killing it. Support good hip-hop. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UziocaSimyc&feature=player_embedded... Read more
Here’s a short film on the making of Watch the Throne.
It got yanked from YouTube already, so watch it while you can... Watch the Throne drops on August 5th. Click here to download Kanye and Jay-Z's Otis ft Otis Redding.... Read more
This collabo between Smoke DZA and The Kid Daytona is pretty fresh. Check out the video for Cool Sh*t.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ux0L3NkZt4E&feature=player_embedded... Read more
Justin Timberlake and Jimmy Fallon Hip-Hop Medley Video
Justin Timberlake and Jimmy Fallon did a hilarious hip-hop medley several months ago. Last night, they reunited to do a part 2. It's not as good as the first one but still entertaining. Check it out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCxZB6GOtoM If you missed the first medley, click here to watch it.... Read more
Here’s some footage of Q-Tip and Kanye West performing at the Brooklyn Hip-Hip Festival.
Kanye does a medley of 3 songs. The audio is through the boards, so the sound is right. Check it out. http://vimeo.com/26591533 Update: Here's some additional footage from Karmaloop TV: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wgZJf6ellk&feature=player_embedded... Read more
After 25 years in the game The Beastie Boys are still innovating.
Check out the video for Don't Play No Game That I Can't Win ft Santi Gold, Ken, G.I. Joe and others. Not surprisingly, this is from the mind of Spike Jonze who also directed this for Kanye West: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-0siK1w3eM... Read more
Here’s Skewby’s new video for his verse on Actual Proof’s Super Genius.
Last Halloween, Actual Proof dropped Super Genius, a song with socially conscious lyrics and a meditative 9th Wonder track. The song featured Skewby, Cutlass Reid, Naledge, Add2TheMC, Kendrick Lamar, Brittany Street, The Kid Daytona & Law. Skewby just created a new video for his verse. Check it out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGAWOZ0T9rc&feature=channel_video_title Click... Read more
Here’s a new video from Fabolous. Check out Y’all Don’t Hear Me Though ft Red Cafe.
This is from Fabolous' The S.O.U.L. Mixtape. If you missed it, click here to download it.... Read more
Freeway kicks a true freestyle. 3+ minutes of ill lyrics straight off the dome.
The rhymes aren't perfect but the passion in the delivery and the fact that he is truly going off the top of the head more than make up for it. Check out the video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0pHnDhsy7k&feature=player_embedded If you're in the mood for more freestyles, click here to watch the documentary Freestyle.... Read more
Kendrick Lamar now has co-signs from 2 of the dopest producers in hip-hop.
Dr. Dre thought highly enough of him to have Kendrick in the studio working on Detox. Now check out this video where Pharrell gives him major props. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MezI92xjT4&feature=player_embedded Click here to hear one of the many great songs on Kendrick's new album, Section 80. Also, here's a pretty extensive interview... Read more
Rockie Fresh and Casey Veggies trade hot verses on Duckin’ N Dodgin’. Nice track too…Check out the video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPGV5ojyUcE&feature=player_embedded... Read more
Here’s a surprising but entertaining video from N.O.R.E. Check out Like the Way ft Pharrell.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=4Y55FIOeD84... Read more
Freddie Gibbs joins GLC on Head of the Heads. Check out the video.
http://vimeo.com/26429180... Read more
Dr. Dre has said for many years that he prefers working with new talent rather than the hottest established artists. Check out the good Doctor as he listens to newcomer Tito Lopez spit over a blistering hot unreleased track that sounds a lot like it was produced by Dre.
Tito BRINGS IT and gets some much deserved props from Dre. Here's the video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouddIytkW_M&feature=player_embedded... Read more
Nardwaur does it again. Watch him blow Mac Miller’s mind (repeatedly) in this hilarious interview.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NSZyYIHncU&feature=player_embedded#... Read more
New Phil Ade. Check out the video for One in a Million.
It's a hip-hop love song that's not corny...kinda like this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKveOqw5ukY... Read more
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
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
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
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
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
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
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