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Fredro Starr Takes Heads For A Walk In His New York (Video)

Fredro Starr Takes Heads For A Walk In His New York (Video)

Over a year ago, ONYX's Fredro Starr and Brown Bag AllStar's Audible Doctor released "That New York." The track illustrates the NYC that Starr come up in, from stick-up kids, to bodegas, stuntin' on 7th Avenue, to ski-mask maneuvers. So for the video, Fredro gives it to you live: Related:... Read more
August 28, 2014 Fresh, Video
Jeep Music Returns, With Das EFX’s Krazy Drayz & Smif-N-Wessun (Video)

Jeep Music Returns, With Das EFX’s Krazy Drayz & Smif-N-Wessun (Video)

In 1995, two of New York City's strongest Hip-Hop outfits were Das EFX and Smif-N-Wessun. The culture and skill still runs deep with Hit Squad and Boot Camp Clik. The cliques come together for Krazy Drayz' "Rude Boy," which features Tek and General Steele. With hard, dead-pan rhymes, a scratch... Read more
August 28, 2014 Fresh, Video
Rick Ross Releases the Visuals for Drug Dealers Dream Shot in the Caribbean (Video)

Rick Ross Releases the Visuals for Drug Dealers Dream Shot in the Caribbean (Video)

Rick Ross has released the latest video from the Mastermind LP. "Drug Dealers Dream" is one of the most sonically arresting tracks on the album with its haunting piano loop and cinematic drums. The video, shot on location in the Caribbean, is a hodgepodge of visuals stitched together including footage... Read more
August 27, 2014 Video
D’Angelo & The Roots Cover Prince’s She’s Always in My Hair (Video)

D’Angelo & The Roots Cover Prince’s She’s Always in My Hair (Video)

This year's Afropunk Fest in Brooklyn concluded with surprise guests of epic proportions. The festival, which included performances by Me'shell Ndegeocello, SZA, The Internet, Fishbone, Body Count and more, culminated with a performance by D'Angelo with The Legendary Roots Crew. The ensemble tore through some of D's originals and an... Read more
August 27, 2014 Video
Astro Takes it Back to ’88 on His Latest (Video)

Astro Takes it Back to ’88 on His Latest (Video)

Astro returns with a throwback jam on his latest. While the razor sharp MC re-visited the 90's last year with mixtapes like Deadbeats & Lazy Lyrics and Starvin' Like Marvin for a Cool J Song, this time he goes all the way back to the 80's with an ode to... Read more
August 27, 2014 Video
There’s a New Spider-Man in Town and He’s Voiced By Childish Gambino (Video)

There’s a New Spider-Man in Town and He’s Voiced By Childish Gambino (Video)

Back in 2010 there was a high profile social media campaign to have Childish Gambino (aka Donald Glover) cast as the new Spider-Man. The campaign caught the attention of Marvel Comics creator Stan Lee, who welcomed an audition by Glover for the part. While Glover was not cast for the... Read more
August 27, 2014 Video
50 Cent & Young Buck Talk The Crying Phone Call, 6 Years Later (Video)

50 Cent & Young Buck Talk The Crying Phone Call, 6 Years Later (Video)

Every break-up has its ugliest moment. For the dominant G-Unit group, that happened in 2008. Group-leader 50 Cent famously unveiled a taped phone-call from Young Buck, which was a smoking gun to the Nashville, Tennessee rapper's dire financial straits, along with his confused relationship with his then-mentor. With the release... Read more
August 26, 2014 Fresh, Video
Stalley Shows That Car-Jacking Didn’t Go Out With The ’90s (Video)

Stalley Shows That Car-Jacking Didn’t Go Out With The ’90s (Video)

Fans of N.W.A., The Notorious B.I.G, and Comptons Most Wanted know about jackin'. Whether in Compton or Canarsie, cars at lights were not safe, especially in the early '90s. Heads with cool and valuable rides could be tested for their wheel at any time when the economy is down, along... Read more
August 26, 2014 Fresh, Video
Killer Mike Expounds On Ferguson, Police Brutality & Looting (Video)

Killer Mike Expounds On Ferguson, Police Brutality & Looting (Video)

Following Killer Mike's writing and televised appearances, the Atlanta, Georgia veteran continues to speak about the murder of Michael Brown. Given Mike's unique background (his father was a longtime officer of the law) and the Run The Jewels "Rap villain" persona, Mike Bigga expounded on his views for Power 105's... Read more
August 26, 2014 Fresh, Video
A$AP Rocky Is Surrounded By Hip-Hop & Fashion’s Elite In SVDDXNLY Part 4 (Video)

A$AP Rocky Is Surrounded By Hip-Hop & Fashion’s Elite In SVDDXNLY Part 4 (Video)

While following him during Rihanna's Diamonds Tour in 2013, Noisey and their SVDDXNLY series give another in depth look into the life of A$AP Rocky as he leaves his home in Los Angeles and follow him through the events in between his performance at Tao Nightclub in Las Vegas. Amidst... Read more
August 26, 2014 Fresh, Video
Watch 3 Young Masters At Work In Kembe X, Ab-Soul & Alex Wiley (Video)

Watch 3 Young Masters At Work In Kembe X, Ab-Soul & Alex Wiley (Video)

Although Alex Wiley ultimately skipped on the video, Kembe X and Ab-Soul's "As I Unfold" is incredibly potent. These three highly-skilled MCs, are not short on dues paid, but represent part of Rap's latest regime. You can watch Ab and Kembe chop down their bars in this beautifully-shot visual for... Read more
August 26, 2014 Fresh, Video
Drake On VMA: Says He Won A Hip-Hop Award For A Non-Hip-Hop Song (Video)

Drake On VMA: Says He Won A Hip-Hop Award For A Non-Hip-Hop Song (Video)

Twenty-four hours after Common accepted Drake's 2014 MTV Video Music Award for "Best Hip-Hop Video," the Toronto superstar was able to properly receive his medal. The Young Money Cash Money superstar spoke while on tour with Lil Wayne in Boston, Massachusetts. Delivering fans the speech he was unable to in... Read more
August 26, 2014 Fresh, Video
Your Old Droog Makes a Video and It’s Not Nas…Do You Believe? (Video)

Your Old Droog Makes a Video and It’s Not Nas…Do You Believe? (Video)

The plot thickens around the identity of the mysterious Your Old Droog. For weeks there has been speculation the rapper was actually Nas. That theory was advanced in a very compelling 30+ minute video by producer Marco Polo arguing that Droog was in fact Nas, among other places (including here... Read more
August 25, 2014 Video
Joey Bada$$ Talks Enlightenment, Spirituality & His Respect For 50 Cent & DMX (Video)

Joey Bada$$ Talks Enlightenment, Spirituality & His Respect For 50 Cent & DMX (Video)

With his album B4.DA.$$ near completion, Joey Bada$$ sits down with Montreality for an interview that delves into a wide variety of topics including his late friend and Pro Era affiliate Capital STEEZ (1:59), his new found interest in reading (3:26), the controversy surrounding the Pro Era symbol (4:11), his... Read more
August 25, 2014 Fresh, Video
Mack Wilds Tells The Story About Fighting To Make A Love Real (Video)

Mack Wilds Tells The Story About Fighting To Make A Love Real (Video)

Mack Wilds' New York: A Love Story continues to burn a year after it was released. The Sony Records sensation interpolated classic samples, both from Hip-Hop and the derivatives of some famous Rap records to present himself as a young man with an old Head's sensibility. "Don't Turn Me Down"... Read more
August 25, 2014 Fresh, Video
Dizzy Wright’s State Of Mind Is The State Of The Union (Video)

Dizzy Wright’s State Of Mind Is The State Of The Union (Video)

One of Hip-Hop's busiest sensations of the last 36 months is easily Dizzy Wright. The Las Vegas MC released his State Of Mind EP back around Tax Day. However, for the visual, the Funk Volume MC takes recent events—especially those surrounding Michael Brown's murder in Ferguson, Missouri, and weaves them... Read more
August 25, 2014 Fresh, Video
What Do You Think About Common Accepting Drake’s VMA Award? (Video)

What Do You Think About Common Accepting Drake’s VMA Award? (Video)

Hip-Hop beefs, after they've been squashed, always seem to have an interesting denouement. Following the jaw-dropping on-stage appearance between Jay Z and Nas in 2005 (and subsequent Sway Calloway MTV interview), the ultimate 2000s Rap rumble still has afterburners. Heads prodded at Nas, when as a Def Jam artists making... Read more
August 25, 2014 Fresh, Video
Beyonce’s Legacy Just Earned An Exclamation Point At The 2014 VMAs (Video)

Beyonce’s Legacy Just Earned An Exclamation Point At The 2014 VMAs (Video)

Tonight's (August 24) live airing of the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards was met with some early, real-time criticism. Audio problems, comedic missteps from presenters, odd red carpet segments, and lackluster performances marred some of the show's social media impact. Then, Lorde won "Best Rock Video" for a song featuring... Read more
August 24, 2014 Fresh, Video
Remy Ma Joins DJ Khaled in the Video For They Don’t Love You No More (Remix) (Video)

Remy Ma Joins DJ Khaled in the Video For They Don’t Love You No More (Remix) (Video)

Remy Ma has wasted no time getting back to work since her return from prison. The fierce Bronx MC has spoken with several media outlets about her time away, and has already begun recording her next album. The verse that re-established her right from the start, however, was her lead-off... Read more
August 24, 2014 Video
John Witherspoon Talks Black Jesus, The Boondocks and Memories With Robin Williams (Video)

John Witherspoon Talks Black Jesus, The Boondocks and Memories With Robin Williams (Video)

John Witherspoon is a comedic O.G. The veteran entertainer has worked with the likes of Richard Pryor, Eddie Murphy, Chris Rock, Chris Tucker, Kevin Hart, Aaron McGruder and many, many more. Though he typically plays a supporting role, he often steals the show with his memorable one liners. He dropped... Read more
August 23, 2014 Video
Talib Kweli BLASTS CNN for Skewed Media Coverage on Ferguson (Video)

Talib Kweli BLASTS CNN for Skewed Media Coverage on Ferguson (Video)

Talib Kweli and CNN's Don Lemon got into a very heated exchange on national TV. Kweli expressed a high level of frustration at what he perceives to be skewed coverage by the media of the events in Ferguson, MO, and the "narrative and language of the oppressors taking over." Kweli... Read more
August 21, 2014 Video
Snoop Dogg & William Bell Forgot To Be Your Lover (Video)

Snoop Dogg & William Bell Forgot To Be Your Lover (Video)

Snoop Dogg pens a quick 16 and joins William Bell in the studio for a little behind the scenes look at the remake of Bell's '68, gracefully soulful jam, "I Forgot To Be Your Lover." The powerfully emotive love ballad is featured in the upcoming film, Take Me to the... Read more
August 21, 2014 Fresh, Video
From Oakland To NYC, Hieroglyphics Perform At Tramps & Fat Beats In ’98 (Video)

From Oakland To NYC, Hieroglyphics Perform At Tramps & Fat Beats In ’98 (Video)

From Kanye West to Common, DJ Eclipse unfolds yet another video from his archives featuring a video filled with freestyles from Oakland Hip-Hop collective Hieroglyphics. In this flashback to 1998, Hiero performs the Souls of Mischief cut, "Rock It Like That," at Tramps in New York City before the video... Read more
August 21, 2014 Fresh, Video
We All Know G-Unit Is Back & They’re On The Come Up Once Again (Video)

We All Know G-Unit Is Back & They’re On The Come Up Once Again (Video)

Take a step inside the lavish laps of luxury that is the home of G-Unit captain 50 Cent for the group's latest video, "Come Up." The Unit boast some of the paper chasing bars of a hustler that the group is known for, a la "Stunt 101," on a single... Read more
August 21, 2014 Fresh, Video
Killer Mike Speaks Directly To Americans About The Problems In Ferguson (Video)

Killer Mike Speaks Directly To Americans About The Problems In Ferguson (Video)

In a recent op-ed piece Billboard, MC Killer Mike pens a warning to Americans and gives his thoughts on the recent murders of Michael Brown and Eric Garner and the subsequent violent reaction by our nation's government to the protestors and activists in the streets Ferguson, Missouri. "I have searched... Read more
August 20, 2014 Fresh, Video
With Vintage Footage, Rittz Chronicles His Lifelong Love Affair With Rap (Video)

With Vintage Footage, Rittz Chronicles His Lifelong Love Affair With Rap (Video)

Rittz had a dream of being a professional rapper. While the Strange Music artist and onetime Yelawolf-backed MC has met his dream, the Atlanta native cannot forget the taboo and resistance he once faced for being a "white rapper." In the song, released earlier this week, Rittz tells his story.... Read more
August 20, 2014 Fresh, Video
Souls Of Mischief’s Ghetto Superhero Causes Electric Company Flashbacks (Lyric Video)

Souls Of Mischief’s Ghetto Superhero Causes Electric Company Flashbacks (Lyric Video)

Lyric videos are all fine and good, but not all of them are from artists who really hold lyrics in high honor. Souls Of Mischief have over 23 years playing with words, using them to move crowds and give Hip-Hop's perception of Oakland Hip-Hop a facelift. "Ghetto Superman" from next... Read more
August 20, 2014 Fresh, Video
All Edo G & Pete Rock Need Is 2 Turntables & A Mic (Video)

All Edo G & Pete Rock Need Is 2 Turntables & A Mic (Video)

Between sparse beats, Edo G thrives. The Roxbury, Boston MC vet once known as just "Ed O.G."  has over 23 years cutting tracks that outlasted the times, with wisdom, flare, and pride. For his upcoming After All These Years album (September 9), the Special Teamz member is working with the... Read more
August 20, 2014 Fresh, Video
Action Bronson Rides His Harley Into The Sunset In Easy Rider (Video)

Action Bronson Rides His Harley Into The Sunset In Easy Rider (Video)

Action Bronson whips through the dusty, open roads of the American desert in his drug induced quest for a legendary guitar in cinematic visuals to his single, "Easy Rider." Inspired by the 60's, 70's, and the film of the same name, the Harley riding, bar fighting MC looks comfortable in... Read more
August 20, 2014 Video
Unearth The Beginnings Of The A$AP Mob In SVDDXNLY: Part 3 (Video)

Unearth The Beginnings Of The A$AP Mob In SVDDXNLY: Part 3 (Video)

For A$AP Rocky and the A$AP Mob, it was their collective love of fashion, Texas Hip-Hop, purple drink, and the propensity for open mindedness that first linked the group formerly known as the Piff Crew together. In the latest episode of Noisey's SVDDXNLY series, the cameras follow Rocky through his... Read more
August 19, 2014 Fresh, Video
Cam’ron Calls New York City “Soft” With Respect to Police Violence (Video)

Cam’ron Calls New York City “Soft” With Respect to Police Violence (Video)

Cam'ron spoke with Montreality about a litany of matters recently. He answered their standard questions regarding his "first job," "previous life," "realest line he wrote," etc. In between, however, Cam revealed some very personal nuggets. Among them, he discussed the unorthodox way he "obtained" his G.E.D., which was rendered particularly... Read more
August 19, 2014 Video
AZ Takes Some Red Magic & Shows Off His ‘Limitless’ Style (Video)

AZ Takes Some Red Magic & Shows Off His ‘Limitless’ Style (Video)

Back in June, AZ wove in some Brothers Johnson greatness in his latest '70s derivation, "Red Magic." A master of "nostalgic cool," Tha Visualiza's sample source added to his metaphoric mind-altering substance in the song. For the video, seemingly a partial homage to Limitless, the veteran of The Firm pops... Read more
August 19, 2014 Fresh, Video
Statik Selektah, Joey Bada$$ & Freddie Gibbs Hit The Park In Style (Video)

Statik Selektah, Joey Bada$$ & Freddie Gibbs Hit The Park In Style (Video)

For early What Goes Around single "Carry On," Statik Selektah set his turntables up in Lower Manhattan's famed Washington Square Park. There, the ShowOff shows off on a random afternoon, while Joey Bada$$ and Freddie Gibbs (who recently moved to Harlem) plug in, and put on. The vibe of the... Read more
August 19, 2014 Fresh, Video
Twista Walks With Monsters While Delivering One Of His Hardest Raps (Videos)

Twista Walks With Monsters While Delivering One Of His Hardest Raps (Videos)

Twista's Dark Horse is in stores now. The Chicago pioneer took one of the album's most straight-forward Rap cuts, "Devils Angel," and traveled the world and times. The video features Grateful Dead-esque dancing skeletons, mythical monsters, and detailed green-screen backdrops. All this, while Twista bodies the beat and barely lets... Read more
August 19, 2014 Fresh, Video
Is There An Album-less Artist Out Making Bigger Visuals Than Travi$ Scott? (Video)

Is There An Album-less Artist Out Making Bigger Visuals Than Travi$ Scott? (Video)

Following 2013's "Monster," Travi$ Scott grabbed the attention of Heads. The Horror video had a big budget aesthetic, with a narrative and a real courage by today's video standards. From the just-released Days Before Rodeo mixtape, "Don't Play" measures up. Clearly shot by highly-trained professionals, the video again taps into... Read more
August 19, 2014 Fresh, Video
Chuck D Goes DVD & Book Shopping, What’s He Cop? (Video)

Chuck D Goes DVD & Book Shopping, What’s He Cop? (Video)

Chuck D, a major supporter of Record Store Day, hit up the famed Amoeba Records in California. Public Enemy's main vocalist and a member of the record-slaughtering Bomb Squad group, Mista Chuck admits that his trips to stores like Amoeba are more for books and DVDs these days. However, the... Read more
August 18, 2014 Fresh, Video
Method Man & R.A. The Rugged Man Talk Music Industry Black-Balling (Video)

Method Man & R.A. The Rugged Man Talk Music Industry Black-Balling (Video)

R.A. The Rugged Man, who's been a longtime label-mate of Masta Killa at Nature Sounds, predates a lot of Wu-Tang Clan members, as far as record contracts. The early 1990s Jive Records sensation known as Crustified Dibbs recently got up with Method Man backstage on the road, recalling their circa-1993... Read more
August 18, 2014 Fresh, Video
J. Cole Pays Respect To Michael Brown In Ferguson (Video)

J. Cole Pays Respect To Michael Brown In Ferguson (Video)

Just a few days ago, J. Cole released an incredibly heartfelt track, "Be Free," dedicated to the recent passing of Michael Brown and the tragic events that continue to unfold in Ferguson, Missouri. But that wasn't enough for Cole. Making his way to the scene of Brown's passing, J. Cole... Read more
August 18, 2014 Fresh, Video
M.O.P. Shows How They’re The Original Backstreet Boys Alongside Domingo (Video)

M.O.P. Shows How They’re The Original Backstreet Boys Alongside Domingo (Video)

Back in June, M.O.P. teamed up with Domingo for a Brownsville-to-East New York connection in "We Put It Down." The Same Game, New Rules inclusion is the latest hardcore Hip-Hop track from the veteran acts, all three disciples of late '80s, early '90s Rap music. For the video, Heads travel... Read more
August 18, 2014 Fresh, Video
Jazmine Sullivan Sings a Cautionary Song for Women to a Room Full of Men (Video)

Jazmine Sullivan Sings a Cautionary Song for Women to a Room Full of Men (Video)

Jazmine Sullivan's most powerful songs have had a consistent theme about the fallout when relationships go bad. She continues along those lines with "Stupid Girls," but delivers the message very differently than in the past. She premieres the cautionary tale for women in a New Orleans barbershop...full of men. The... Read more
August 18, 2014 Video
Catch Up On the Best in Hip-Hop Video From the Last Week (Video Playlist)

Catch Up On the Best in Hip-Hop Video From the Last Week (Video Playlist)

The last week brought several gems in Hip-Hop video. Will Smith and DJ Jazzy Jeff reunited to perform "Summertime" in Vegas, DJ Babu recounted what happened to a fan who punched DJ Premier in the face, Marco Polo made a compelling and entertainment argument about why "Your Old Droog" is... Read more
August 17, 2014 Video
Here’s A Supremely Compelling Case For Why Your Old Droog IS Nas (Video)

Here’s A Supremely Compelling Case For Why Your Old Droog IS Nas (Video)

As the debate about the identity of "Your Old Droog" rages on, one of our readers put us on to this supremely entertaining and compelling video from Marco Polovision as to why "Droog" unequivocally IS Nas. Marco painstakingly and quite hilariously lays out dozens of connections between "Droog" and Nas,... Read more
August 17, 2014 Featured-homepage, Video
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince Perform Summertime in Vegas (Video)

DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince Perform Summertime in Vegas (Video)

DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince reunited to perform their classic "Summertime" in Las Vegas. Will this song ever get old?? Check out the video. Related: DJ Jazzy Jeff Recounts His Surprise Performance with The Fresh Prince on Graham Norton (Video)... Read more
August 16, 2014 Video
What Do Remy Ma & Biggie Smalls’ Sway Freestyles Have In Common? (Video)

What Do Remy Ma & Biggie Smalls’ Sway Freestyles Have In Common? (Video)

In Remy Ma's first post-prison freestyle, the former First Lady Of The Terror Squad hits Sway In The Morning with a verse. As Sway Calloway points out, Remy joins The Notorious B.I.G. as the only 2 artists on his show to seamlessly edit her curses on the fly. With Sway... Read more
August 16, 2014 Fresh, Video
Killah Priest Gets Back To Heavy Mental Form In Body Of Light (Video)

Killah Priest Gets Back To Heavy Mental Form In Body Of Light (Video)

When it comes to stuffing raps full of information, historical and religious context, and still opining on social issues, could any crew rival the HRSMN? While Ras Kass and Canibus amassed reputations for these traits, another true master in the realm of dense lyricism is Killah Priest. Twenty years removed... Read more
August 16, 2014 Fresh, Video
A$AP Rocky Reveals His Production Skills & Stories About His Late Brother & Father In SVDDXNLY: Part Two (Video)

A$AP Rocky Reveals His Production Skills & Stories About His Late Brother & Father In SVDDXNLY: Part Two (Video)

Noisey continues their documentary following around A$AP Rocky and his cohorts on their rise to Hip-Hop's forefront in part two of their SVDDXNLY series. In this webisode, we get an inside look into how Rocky first met his assistant Lou way before the A$AP Mob was discovered, as well as... Read more
August 15, 2014 Fresh, Video
Termanology & Sean Price Lyrically Kick Down The Front Door (Video)

Termanology & Sean Price Lyrically Kick Down The Front Door (Video)

Termanology and Boot Camp Clik's own Sean Price hit the studio and the stage to record visuals to the cut, "Front Door," from Termanology's recently released EP, Mas G.O.Y.A. The two talented MC's strap up rhymes about the state of Hip-Hop, keeping their hunger alive for their family and friends,... Read more
August 15, 2014 Fresh, Video
25 Years Later Here’s an Amazing Look at the Making of Do the Right Thing (Video)

25 Years Later Here’s an Amazing Look at the Making of Do the Right Thing (Video)

Spike Lee has teamed with Beats Music to put together an amazing short film on the making of Do the Right Thing, in celebration of the film's 25th anniversary this year. The video features Spike doing a guided tour of all the Brooklyn landmarks featured in the movie, as well... Read more
August 14, 2014 Video
Kool A.D. & Toro Y Moi Rep Hip-Hop’s Golden Age In The Front (Video)

Kool A.D. & Toro Y Moi Rep Hip-Hop’s Golden Age In The Front (Video)

Kool A.D., formerly of the Brooklyn based group Das Racist, enlists the talents of Tory Y Moi and Amaze 88 for his latest video, "The Front." Lacing the track with some funky, feel good instrumentals, Kool A.D. opens the cut with the classic line, "Yes, yes y'all and you don't... Read more
August 14, 2014 Fresh, Video
Witness The Birth Of Flying Lotus’ Brainchild, Captain Murphy (Video)

Witness The Birth Of Flying Lotus’ Brainchild, Captain Murphy (Video)

Back in 2012, the mysterious Captain Murphy hit the airwaves alongside the likes of Earl Sweatshirt and Jeremiah Jae. We then discovered his mixtape, Duality, but still had no idea who was behind this cartoon rapping phenomenon. We later discovered the man behind the animated mask to be Flying Lotus,... Read more
August 14, 2014 Fresh, Video
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