Emilio Rojas’ video for Ex-Girl ft Mickey Factz is WAY TOO HOT FOR TV.
It's even too hot for AFH...The song is hot too though, so...click here if you want to check it out. If you're offended by nudity, it's not for you.... Read more
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TiRon and Ayomari come with that next generation G-Funk on What You Waiting On. Check out the video.
http://vimeo.com/19499713... Read more
CyHi Da Prynce starts out his new video Ring Bellz with an intro from Curtis Mayfield’s Little Child Running Wild from the Superfly soundtrack.
It just gets deeper from there. The video intersperses footage of him and images from the Civil Rights era. Not sure what the visuals have to do with the vocals...but it's an cool interesting video. http://vimeo.com/19414808 And here's Curtis Mayfield's classic: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qH2mPNRO8Q... Read more
Remember Kev Brown? He produced the best version of The Black Album other than the official version.
Here is a video featuring a couple of new songs from his upcoming project with Kaimbr under the name Alexander Green. This one is strictly for the underground. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJbcM6OVEFo&feature=player_embedded# If you missed The Brown Album click here to download it.... Read more
The 1982 album by Statik Selektah and Termanology was one of my favorite albums last year. Here’s the video for The Radio off that project.
Like its title suggests, 1982 is throwback hip-hop. The sound does not reach back to the 80's though. Instead, it lands in the early to mid-90's, the golden age, and is a return to the boom bap (including scratches from DJ Premier). You can find more 1982 here and download... Read more
Vado combines 2 of his stronger cuts in the video for Wake Up and Beat Knocking. Check it out.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxzZ710T2bY&feature=player_embedded... Read more
It’s been 14 years since the death of Biggie Smalls and even longer for Tupac Shakur. Still, the murders remain unsloved.
Earlier this month, news broke that new leads in The Notorious B.I.G.'s murder have been uncovered and the case has been re-opened. Will we finally learn the truth? In the meantime, it's a good time to re-visit Biggie and Tupac, one of the best documentaries out there on their deaths.... Read more
Dr. Dre’s second release from Detox, I Need a Doctor ft Eminem, could not be more different than Kush.
The word is Kush does not reflect the overall direction of the album. It is Detox after all...Which direction do you like better? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3WlVhvyMnY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuJDaOVz2qY... Read more
Wiz Khalifa’s new song Roll Up is a cool flip of Cyndi Lauper’s 80’s classic True Colors.
And, no, the song is not about the medicinal. It's actually a love song...Props to Wiz for changing it up. Click here to download. Here's Cyndi Lauper's True Colors: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPn0KFlbqX8... Read more
Here’s a new Wiz Khalifa video. It’s called On My Level and features one of the oldest G’s in the game–Too Short.
Something to ride to. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmP7TYtDVUU&feature=player_embedded# Click here to download.... Read more
Ever see the movie Dazed and Confused? Mac Lethal just dropped a verse and video where he summarizes the entire movie in 2 minutes.
You have to see this to believe it. Dude may be the fastest rapper in the world. If you haven't seen the movie before, it's a classic. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcFyX2o9zoo&feature=player_embedded... Read more
When’s the last time you heard a tuba on a hip-hop track not made by The Roots? Look no further than Stalley’s SLAPP ft Rashad.
Here's the video. It's another Creative Control production. Props to Damon Dash for constantly reinventing himself just when you count him out (again). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5Je_KUzZYo&feature=player_embedded Click here to download.... Read more
Need some gangsta ish in ya life? Check out Freddie Gibbs just going IN on Learn to Duck. Wow. Just wow.
http://vimeo.com/19176326... Read more
Reks dropped 25th Hour a couple weeks ago. He spits on one of DJ Premier’s best tracks in years. Here’s the video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=oF7AU12LMB0#... Read more
This beat box display by Eklips is seriously ill. Dude does a medley of 30 or so songs in 4 minutes. He hits a lot of hip-hop classics. Check it out.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0_2vmkTmf0&feature=player_embedded... Read more
Laws’ song Honor ft CyHi Da Prynce dropped in December. Here’s the video. Dope song, if you missed it before.
CyHi goes in (as usual). http://vimeo.com/19169345 Click here if you want the download.... Read more
Here’s the first full visual from Big K.R.I.T.’s project with the band Grillade. It’s an in-studio performance of Hometown Hero, shot stylishly in black and white.
Big K.R.I.T. gets MAJOR props for branching out like this so early in his career. Few rappers take on the live band aspect and when they do it's after they're 3 or more albums deep. Even fewer incorporate a rock element into their sound. K.R.I.T. is doing both before even... Read more
Talib Kweli’s Cold Rain dropped a few weeks ago. Here’s the video.
It's a cool concept. He does his spin on The Book of Eli but the precious thing he's protecting is music. Talib has always been a heady MC. It's good to see there is still room for that in hip-hop.... Read more
Lloyd Banks’ album was ridiculously slept on. The video for I Don’t Deserve You ft Jeremih is yet another banger.
Click here to cop the album, HFM2. Support good music.... Read more
The Kid Daytona flew under the radar in 2010 but dude is DOPE. Get ready to hear a lot more from him in 2011. Here’s the video for his song On The Hill.
He takes it back to the nineties, kicking hot lyrics over a super-jazzy sample. You may recognize the sample from when Biggie and Jay-Z murdered it on Puff Daddy's Young G's: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmYks8YKOZU Here's the original--On The Hill by Oliver Sain: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-MSeohFtnM&feature=player_embedded... Read more
Ever see the movie Wildstyle? It was the first hip-hop film ever.
While it was fiction, it plays almost like a documentary, transporting you back to 1983 for a look at the early days of hip-hop culture. It covers all 4 elements of hip-hop culture, from DJing to MCing to Breaking and Graffiti, and features many of hip-hop's pioneers, including Busy Bee,... Read more
Is the art of crate digging dead? Not for ?uestlove of The Legendary Roots Crew. Watch him break down the contents of his shopping bag at Amoeba Records.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CrcLoIPzow&feature=player_embedded... Read more
Kidz in the Hall are one of my favorite groups to drop in the last 5 years. Here’s a video preview for their new song Amzin (yep, that’s how it’s spelled…).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLIbxOoqjJQ&feature=player_embedded Apparently, Kidz in the Hall are also going to start dropping weekly product to set up their new album (told ya Kanye started a revolution). They're branding their campaign "Brain Candy." Click here to download the full track.... Read more
The art of sampling is nearly as fundamental to hip-hop as MCing. Check out this documentary on the history of sampling and its impact.
In the early days of sampling, it was done liberally and, at its finest, was used to create completely new sonic landscapes. Public Enemy's It Takes A Nation of Millions to Hold Us back was groundbreaking in its sound and was one of the most sample-heavy albums of all time.... Read more
I usually don’t post concert videos from phones but: 1. the sound quality is good on this, and 2. It’s Common…Check out his new song Believe.
Sounds like Kanye may have done the track: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-2nFwPdFsk&feature=player_embedded#!... Read more
Ever heard the name Steve Stoute? You definitely know his partner…Jay-Z. Even without the Jay affiliation Steve is one of the most powerful people in hip-hop. Check out this video to see why.
This is from a series called INFLUENCERS. The description of the series is below. http://vimeo.com/18910788 INFLUENCERS In-depth Series features Steve Stoute, Founder and CEO of Translation, a brand management firm that arranges strategic partnerships between Pop Culture icons (Jay-Z, Gwen Stefani, Lebron James, Justin Timberlake, etc.) and Fortune 500 companies.... Read more
The video for Point ‘Em Out by PHZ-Sicks ft Young Scolla and Seanny Greggs was shot on a shoe string budget but it’s dope to see dude’s making it happen no matter what.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5zo2TcPtUI&feature=player_embedded... Read more
Outasight’s song Losing My Mind dropped last week. Here’s the video. Not surprisingly, it’s still dope…The visuals play like a day in the life of Outasight’s New York experience.
Click here for the song. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLCCGvhLoLs&feature=player_embedded#!... Read more
The remix for Groundhog Day by !Mayday! is a catchy little song. It features Cee-Lo, Mack Maine and GhostWridah. Check out the video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVhH__dFhQM&feature=player_embedded... Read more
Are there any better “freestyle” sessions than the one’s on Shade 45’s Toca Tuesdays? Saigon is the latest to drop a verse.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gF95HoNUmFc&feature=player_embedded And this one from Cyhi Da Prynce is still one of my favorites: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iY4BAz4MlJg... Read more
Here’s another video premiere. This one is courtesy of Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa for That Good. I bet you can guess the theme…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4lkXxO4YgY&feature=player_embedded... Read more
You’ve heard Saigon’s Greatest Story Never Told. Here’s the video.
The album drops on 2/15. Support good music.... Read more
Could Araabmuzik be the next producer to dominate hip-hop? @omarakil3 thinks so after seeing his razor sharp skills on the MPC beat machine. What do you think?
The kid in this post just might have invented the next trending topic in hip-hop battling, cause he most likely won't be (or is not) the only game in town for much longer. But for now, ARAABMUZIK is definitely a beat machine savant. If you haven't heard of this guy,... Read more
With the NFL playoffs heating up and DJ Premier dropping some heat on that Reks track, it’s perfect timing for this week’s PREEM-EAR by @omarakil3.
PREEM-EAR: NICK JAVAS PEPSI NFL AUDIBLE Sorry folks about the delay. The PREEM-EARs have been more delayed than a NY snow plow after the 2010 Blizzard. But being a true fan of a the grid-iron I'm back for the NFL Playoffs. Or should I say Nick Javas is back for... Read more
This week’s playlist is an ode to some of the G-Funk greats of the 90s. Some will be expected–Dre, Snoop, DJ Quik, Ice Cube–but there may be a couple of surprises that make your head nod a little harder.
I was catching up on some reading today and finally read the Wiz Khalifa article in the October 2010 issue of XXL magazine (the whole issue was incredible). There was a line in the Wiz article that struck me. It was something to the effect of Wiz having moved from... Read more
Statik Selektah drops a cool animated video on a track that sounds like it could have been done in the mid-90s (and I mean that in the best possible way) for the song 17 ft Mac Miller and JFK.
This is from Statik Selektah's album called Leftovers. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNYFSE3AvTI&feature=player_embedded... Read more
It’s been a good week for Chicago MCs. Rockie Fresh and Naledge from Kidz in the Hall make it even better. Check out the video for Living.
Kids These Days kicked off the week showing there's room for more than one hip-hop band and Rockie Fresh ends it showing there are more Chicago MCs than those named Common and Kanye. Check out Living: http://vimeo.com/18327852... Read more
Once again it’s the man with the master plan, they call him Sam and I think u better recognize. Here’s a “new” Sam Sneed joint called Lady Heroin.
Judging by the looks and sound of this however it's much more likely an unreleased gem from the early 90's. Not mad at that though. It was a classic era in hip-hop, especially G-Funk, and Sam Sneed was one of those "underground" West Coast legends. Here's Sam's classic U Better... Read more
This new Naughty by Nature song caught me by surprise. It’s more proof there’s no expiration date on the age for making good hip-hop. Check out the video for FLAGS ft Jaheim and Bilal.
The video is a mini-movie that features Ice-T. It's a little heavy-handed but has a positive message: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtJi8SE69E8&feature=player_embedded... Read more
It wouldn’t be right to have a night dedicated to underground rap without featuring Mr. Underground, Talib Kweli. Check out this interview on his career and new album.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPBTspue2Xg&feature=youtube_gdata_player... Read more
Let’s keep it strictly underground tonight. Here’s a hot one from J. Pinder aptly titled All That Fire.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUViTbzeNkM&feature=player_embedded#!... Read more
Young Lace may remind you of another young rapper who is a fan of the medicinal. Check out his video for…Gettin’ High.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59_c36UkUsM&feature=player_embedded... Read more
Keeping it on the live hip-hop tip, check out Big K.R.I.T. in the studio with a band called Grillade. If this preview is any indication, K.R.I.T. is still on the come up.
By now, you know we're FANS of K.R.I.T. Here's another reason why: http://vimeo.com/18493067 According to Yours Truly, there will be a whole EP released called The Grillade Sessions. Let's hope. In the meantime, here's the original for Something, the song featured in the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sf_EgwVmXLk... Read more
Kids These Days…are really dope. Like The Roots, they are a true hip-hop band. Check out their video for Darling.
http://vimeo.com/18407602 Here's another one from them called My Days: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mriAvnEctro... Read more
Beat lovers get ready to feast on some true ambrosia for heads. Witness the J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League’s sample battle.
Here's some footage of Drake in the studio with the mighty J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League where he challenges them to battle one another with their dopest samples. It's part of the Any Given Monday series that has been making Mondays a day to look forward to. It ranks right up there with... Read more
Will Nas and DJ Premier do a whole album together? Hear what Omar Akil has to say on the matter in the latest installment of PREEM-EAR.
This ep of PREEM-EAR is more anecdotal than a "display of hidden hotness". I found this little clip of Primo calling out Nas in the motherland. You've heard the rumors. Nasis supposed to do a full album with Premier (a la Jay and Ye, or 9th Wonder and *insert indy... Read more
B.o.B. rocks out on a sample from an 80’s classic by Foreigner. He is one of very few in hip-hop who could pull this off. Check out the performance of Cold As Ice.
http://vimeo.com/18539778 This song just further builds his claim that he can't be defined by one style. Click here to download his No Genre mixtape. Here's Foreigner's version of Cold As Ice: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UdXbMyo1rU... Read more