Late on this one but better late…Check out the video for Dom Kennedy’s Grind’n.
This is the first single from Dom's upcoming album, From the Westside With Love 2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRm2rLiqNoQ&feature=player_embedded#... Read more
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The tributes to Gil Scott Heron continue to roll in. Here’s one by Chuuwee.
The lyrics are potent and talk about the continuing struggle, but the visuals don't quite match...Good song though. Check out Scott Heron. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RN4Z1sRbOZ0&feature=player_embedded... Read more
Ice Cube live on Jimmy Kimmel…Today Was a Good Day. Nuff said.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QP1KLI-PpuM&feature=player_embedded... Read more
Wu-Tang fans get ready. Here’s an 11 and a half minute freestyle from Method Man, U-God and Masta Killa.
Oh yeah, it's serious. This comes courtesy of the Tim Westwood Show. Check it out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cS7sZ1qUqnA&feature=player_embedded... Read more
The audio for Big Sean’s I Do It dropped about a month ago. Here’s the video.
No I.D. is on the track. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_Wh0hz9kZA&feature=player_embedded... Read more
Action Bronson has been dropping a lot of heat rocks lately but how much do you know about the man?
Here's a short video that gives a little insight. His flow has been compared to that of Ghostface Killah, but in reality, he's a Chef...Check out the video (props to Karmaloop TV). http://vimeo.com/25048661 Click here for more from Action Bronson.... Read more
If you’re a Kidz in the Hall fan, their new MTV web series is pretty dope.
Check out Episodes 1 and 2 of Kidz in the Hall: Here Now below. Episode 1 Tags: Sucker Free Episode 2 Tags: Sucker Free... Read more
There are so many bangers on Big K.R.I.T.’s Returnof4eva, it’s hard to pick a favorite.
Here's a video for ONE of them. Check out this live performance video of My Sub which was produced by 3 Little Digs. http://vimeo.com/24975016 Click here for another incredible live performance by K.R.I.T. of The Vent. And, click here to download the album.... Read more
Here’s the latest video from Talib Kweli’s Gutter Rainbows album. Check out Mr. International.
The video features lots of great shots covering Talib's journey across Europe. Great song. Great video. Nuff said. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgqV6bOitxo&feature=player_embedded... Read more
CyHi Da Prynce is an interesting cat. Check out this mini-documentary on him.
Props to the Fader for producing this.... Read more
Curren$y cruises the streets and spits 16 hot bars a capella in this slickly shot video. Check it out.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DG64VU_x_Zw... Read more
Rakim speaks on his favorite verse in this interview. What’s yours?
SO many choices, but mine would be "I take 7 MCs put 'em in a line..." You know the rest. Here's the interview. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRXCSooqqpk&feature=player_embedded... Read more
There have been a LOT of videos dropping lately. Yelawolf’s Daddy’s Lambo is another entertaining one.
Check it out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVcCDRzjtWg&feature=player_embedded... Read more
Chuuwee blazes his lyrics on his new track called May 22nd (uhh…literally). Check out the video.
http://vimeo.com/24544173... Read more
Eminem and Royce Da 5’9″ dropped a sneak preview of the video for Fast Lane a few days ago. Here’s the full clip.
Check it out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJOsjP33nF4&feature=player_embedded... Read more
The videos from Pharoahe Monch’s W.A.R. album have been on the same level as the tracks–top notch.
They are shot elegantly and come with compelling stories. Black Hand Side ft Styles P & Phonte is the latest. Check it out. Also, if you missed it, check out the short film Pharoahe did for Clap (One Day).... Read more
Big K.R.I.T.’s Country Sh*t (remix) video features Ludacris and Bun B. Straight fire.
Check it out. This is from K.R.I.T.'s Returnof4eva mixtape, which is the gift that keeps on giving. Click here to download it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9G49Tdw4KDw... Read more
Here’s the fourth video off Pusha T’s Fear of God mixtape.
Check out Alone in Vegas. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o011Uuqe_Q4&feature=player_embedded Click here for more from Fear of God.... Read more
Nipsey Hu$$le was poised to blow last year after being named an XXL Freshman, and then his album got derailed.
He's back with a new video from his Marathon mixtape. Check out Keys to the City.... Read more
We dropped the audio for Wale’s Cookup ft Stalley, Black Cobain and Tone P a week ago. Here’s the video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oxmn2l81hHQ&feature=player_embedded... Read more
Here’s a new DJ Quik video off The Book of David. Check out Nobody ft Suga Free.
Also, click here for an incredible mini-documentary about DJ Quik.... Read more
eLZhi’s ELmatic mixtape was easily one of the best of the year.
Check out his video for It Ain't Hard to Tell. And, if you're not up on Elzhi's mixtape yet, do yourself a favor and click here to download it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38HmE7fuE1w&feature=player_embedded... Read more
Ready for a new Roots album? Not yet…and not soon enough, but it’s coming.
Check out the interview below of ?uestlove and Black Thought for more details. Here's an excerpt from the story, and click here to read the whole thing: For the follow-up to The Roots' 2010 album, "How I Got Over," drummer ?uestlove says the veteran hip-hop band is planning a "concept... Read more
Big K.R.I.T. rips it on this live version of Time Machine. Check out the video.
A lot of these live clips sound like ish...but this one is shot well and bumps. http://vimeo.com/24712546... Read more
You may have heard by now that Juice is being remade and Soulja Boy is reprising the role of Bishop. All backlash against him aside, could ANYBODY ever fill that role the way Tupac did?
If it's been a while since you saw the hip-hop classic that showed the world Tupac was as much a force to be reckoned with onscreen as he was offscreen, watch the whole movie below. Click here for an article discussing Souja Boy's role in producing the film.... Read more
DJ Quik: Compton Alumni is a REALLY dope mini-documentary.
The film is very well shot and gives some great insight into the life and times of DJ Quik, from the man himself. Check out the whole short film below. http://vimeo.com/24593445 And, if you missed it, click here for our DJ Quik playlist and a link to download a mixtape... Read more
Here’s a video for one of the best songs on The Jets’ Jet Life to the Next Life mixtape.
Check out Nothin' Lesser ft Young Roddy and Trademark Da Skydiver. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkaZuODOgNQ Click here to listen to and download the Jet Life to the Next Life mixtape.... Read more
Kidz in the Hall have been doing it BIG for years but they have never made it big.
They will get their chance starting Sunday as their new reality web series, Here Now, debuts Sunday on www.kidzinthehall.com and suckerfree.mtv2.com. They also have a new album, Occasion, dropping later this Summer. Here's a new video from Occasion, which features a trailer for Here Now, at the end. Check out... Read more
Salute to Shaquille O’Neal. His presence in the NBA will be sorely missed.
In honor of the big fella, here are a couple of dope joints linking Shaq and hip-hop's big fella, Biggie Smalls. First up is Shaq's Can't Stop the Reign ft The Notorious B.I.G., and next is a powerful video ESPN dropped a few months ago examining the connection between Shaq... Read more
The video for Can’t Wait is the 3rd collabo between Cyhi Da Prince and director Decatur Dan for CyHi’s Royal Flush mixtape.
They are 3 for 3. Check it out. Click here for more from CyHi and Decatur Dan and a link to download CyHi's Royal Flush mixtape.... Read more
You can hear 9th Wonder’s influence in Khrysis’ beats…That’s a good thing.
It's in the boom BAP and dark chords. Khrysis laced King Mez with a banger called From the South. Check out the video ft Thee Tom Hardy and Sean Boog. http://vimeo.com/24473359... Read more
Kids These Days are a dope hip-hop BAND. They have a hot spitter, guitar, trombone, saxophone, drums and more…
Check out their new video called Summerscent. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAopeQdGe8Y&feature=player_embedded Click here for more Kids These Days. And, speaking of hip-hop bands, these cats were one of the first (and no, it's not The Roots). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJ2pArGnXJ8... Read more
The video for Bad Meets Evil’s Fast Lane is coming soon. Until then, here’s a sneak preview.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glu-JosmhXY&feature=player_embedded Click here for the latest from the Royce Da 5'9" and Eminem collabo.... Read more
Curren$y + Nardwaur = Straight Entertainment
Check out Round 2 of their interviews. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVvzAZh7LKs&feature=player_embedded Here's their first interview: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VY3IOq4uzpc&feature=related... Read more
Big Sean ripped My Last on Jimmy Kimmel.
The New Edition sample really comes alive with live instrumentation. Check it out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azFV4qHyHA0... Read more
Ahh…here we go. Here’s the new video for Kendrick Lamar’s HiiiPoWeR (ft J. Cole on the production). Get ready for Section 80.
If you're feelin' this, check out this mix featuring new Kendrick Lamar, J. Cole and many, many more "new" cats who are killing the game right now.... Read more
Big K.R.I.T and Slim Thug have been making some incredible collabos lately.
It's cool to see different "generations" of Southern rappers coming together to make good music. Here's the video for Slim Thug's Coming From ft Big K.R.I.T. and J-Dawg. Also, click here for Now or Neva, another heat rock from K.R.I.T. and Slim.... Read more
Here’s the first video from Trademark Da Skydiver, Young Roddy and Curren$y’s stellar mixtape, Jet Life to the Next Life.
Check out Jet Set/Jet Life. Props to 2DopeBoyz for making the mixtape happen. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5S9Y8Nw1tw&feature=player_embedded If you missed it, click here to listen to the whole mixtape and download it.... Read more
Pac Div go in on a sample of one of the best tracks from Andre 3000’s The Love Below.
Check out the video for Fallin', from their mixtape, Mania, which you can listen to and download below. http://vimeo.com/24145207 Need some more Pac Div in your life? Check out their video for Rollin' and download their mixtape, Don't Mention It, here. Here's the Andre 3000 joint: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGriTyFX96k&feature=related Here's Mania: Download... Read more
Erykah Badu’s Window Seat beat is the gift that keeps on giving. The latest beneficiary is The JETS.
Check out their video for Pilot Seat. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7YIu5mDacU&feature=player_embedded Click here to listen to and download The Jets mixtape, Jet Life to the Next Life. And, click here to download Pilot Seat and check out Badu's versions.... Read more
Sir Michael Rocks of The Cool Kids dropped a really hot mixtape in March. Here’s a new video for Livin’ It Up, one of the toughest joints on the mixtape.
It's a Cool Kids/JETS collabo with Sir Michael and Trademark Da Skydiver going in on a super soulful track. Check it out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUh4DNHbSnU&feature=player_embedded Click here to listen to and download the mixtape, The Rocks Report.... Read more
Here’s a cool little short film on Big Boi called The Crown Life.
As the name suggests, it's brought to you by Crown Royal (with product placements aplenty) but it's actually a well done behind the scenes look. They do justice to the often underrated and too little celebrated other half of OutKast. Check it out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kZehIu2--I&feature=player_embedded... Read more
You know Kendrick Lamar’s music but what do you know about the man?
Here's a cool little interview giving some insight into his mental. Check it out. Props to Ruby Hornet for the clip. http://vimeo.com/23803454 Click here for more from Kendrick Lamar.... Read more
Dom Kennedy brings you some more of that new G-Funk with Designer Sh*t.
Check out the video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89u_GEsFcpM&feature=player_embedded This is from The Original Dom Kennedy mixtape. If you haven't gotten it already, do yourself a favor and scoop it here.... Read more
The Kid Daytona dropped one of the hottest mixtapes of 2010. Here’s a video for one of the best songs off the mixtape: Padma (So Buttery).
Check it out. Click here to download The Interlude mixtape. And here's the live version of Padma (So Buttery) from BET's 106 & Park. He did it big with a band. Peep the contrast. http://vimeo.com/20573254... Read more
Kendrick Lamar gets his best Wiz Khalifa flow on. Check out this behind the scenes video.
Not sure if this was made for public consumption but it looks like he was having fun and his impersonation is kinda dope... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRv4U1TUynY&feature=player_embedded... Read more
Slim Thug has been on his grustle lately. He ripped verses for both E-40 and Big K.R.I.T. last month, and here’s a new solo joint from him.
Check out the video for Miss Mary. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7ijfibMf9I&feature=player_embedded Click here for That Candy Paint from E-40 ft Slim Thug and Bun B and click here for Big K.R.I.T.'s Now or Neva remix ft Slim.... Read more
If Pusha T doesn’t win mixtape of the year, he definitely gets the award for most videos for a mixtape.
Here's Blow, video #3 from the Fear of God mixtape.... Read more
Last week Elzhi dropped his incredible tribute to Nas’ Illmatic. Here’s a cool video that tells how it went down.
Check it out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jl-T7RPUT6M&feature=player_embedded If you haven't downloaded ELmatic yet, click here. It's a monster.... Read more
E-40’s That Candy Paint ft Slim Thug & Bun B is one of the strongest songs on his new album. Check out the new video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwGUdiIjROg&feature=player_embedded... Read more