Whoa. Living by Rockie Fresh ft Naledge from Kidz In the Hall and Phil Ade is really dope. Nice surprise heading into the weekend. Check it out.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvank3Ulmis Click here to download.... Read more
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Wiz Khalifa and Curren$y are like the 2010 West Coast gangsta version of Mos Def and Talib Kweli (aka Blackstar). Check out Huey Newton which features a Toto sample…now THAT's gangsta.
Blackstar?! Blasphemy?! Hear me out. In 1999, very few people knew who Mos Def and Talib Kweli were. They were both signed to Rawkus and somebody had the idea to put them together for an album to raise awareness ahead of their solo albums. One hip-hop classic later, hip-hop heads... Read more
I saw J. Cole the other day heading to Atlanta. He's on tour and constantly in the studio trying to complete his new mixtape called Friday Night Lights. He's trying to do it all "Before I'm Gone."
Click here to download. Here's You Got It ft Wale: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7vucpPyPyg Click here to download. And In the Morning ft Drake may just be the best one of all: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlFksVujZ3Q Click here to download. And here's a trailer for the Friday Night Lights mixtape: ExternalVideo.975864&w=425&h=350&fv=... Read more
Lloyd Banks is surprisingly consistent. Sometimes we're So Forgetful…check out the new single of the same name ft Ryan Leslie.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gu6EC0TPb-o Click here to download.... Read more
How Can It Be…that I missed this track by Reks produced by Statik Selektah? Hotness.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SqCc2AUYBQ Click here to download their latest collabo called Outta Control.... Read more
If you're an old R&B head, Spread My Wings by Mitchy Slick ft Talib Kweli will crack your cranium. They rhyme over the Troop classic of the same name.
Click here to listen and download. Here's the Troop joint (never thought I would post this): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hd_krYK8NeA... Read more
J. Cole's new song Purple Rain did not make the cut for his upcoming Friday Night Lights mixtape. Based on Purple Rain, sounds like the mixtape is going to be hot.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBkGnVSPX-w Click here to download.... Read more
Speaking of Old School, you're not ready for this new Swizz Beatz joint ft Rakim Allah. I promise you.
The song is called King Tut. Click here to download. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUyAbHCCpBM... Read more
Old heads rejoice. KRS-One and Grand Puba on a DJ Premier track…and the sh*t is hot!!! The song is called 5%. Get some.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFin4OQoxm4 Click here to download.... Read more
Rihanna's Raining Men ft Nicki Minaj sounds like a mix of Beyonce's Diva and Single Ladies. Confused? Take a listen.
Click here to listen and download. Check out the beat on Diva. Sound familiar? And the Diva beat sounds like this. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNM5HW13_O8&ob=av2e Now check out the chorus on Put A Ring On It. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4m1EFMoRFvY ... Read more
Gotta give props to Cee-Lo Green for always expanding the boundaries of hip-hop. His new song Please ft Selah Sue is just good soul music.
Click here to listen and download.... Read more
KiD CuDi's album is incredible. It makes you understand why Kanye f*cks with him. Here's his performance of Maniac with The Roots on Jimmy Fallon and a couple of other choice cuts.
Warning. You have to be in the right head space to appreciate this. Think night music...rainy night music. Yeah, you got it. Enjoy. Man on the Moon 2: The Legend of Mr. Rager drops on 11/9. Support (G.O.O.D.) hip-hop.... Read more
Diddy said "Don't worry if I write rhymes, I write checks" in Bad Boys for Life. Well…his latest check went to Rick Ross who wrote a nice rhyme for him on Looking for Love ft Usher. Here's the Rick Ross version.
Click here to download. And here's Bad Boys for Life (that line was so gangsta).... Read more
Never been a big David Banner fan but his new joint called Be With You ft Ludacris and Marsha Ambrosius and produced by 9th Wonder is kinda funky. What do you think?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7F17gUybI04 Click here to download.... Read more
It's not Friday but check out Kanye West's new song All of the Lights ft Rihanna, John Legend, The-Dream, Ryan Leslie, Alicia Keys, KiD CuDi, Fergie and Elton John(??!!)
You may remember this one from Runaway. It was the track that played during the "parade" with the Michael Jackson float. Click here to listen and download the full track (props to Nahright.com). Only 19 more days until Kanye's album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy drops. Fast forward to 7:32... Read more
N*E*R*D's new album Nothing dropped today. It is absolutely worth buying if you like good music. Here's a sampler.
Click here to buy the album. Support good music...... Read more
50 Cent and El DeBarge? For real? The song is actually pretty good…plus, you have to give props to DeBarge for the original to one of Biggie's best songs ever.
The song is called Switch Up the Format. Click here to download. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXEWh9HdVTw And the Biggie sample? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CinavBPMy-I http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--TCriRfCS8... Read more
KiD CuDi is a DARK dude. He makes G.O.O.D. Music though. Check out These Worries ft Mary J. Blige.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80HIgt15FY8... Read more
Dayumm. This new Devin the Dude joint is funky. Check out I Like What U Do.
Click here to listen to I Like What U Do, courtesy of Rap Radar. Here's another joint called Gotta Be Me which is the title of the album which drops today. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TsSoRODJhk... Read more
Ever heard of Mac Miller? His song Trippin' Out is pretty dope. Check it out.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lld-78Kx_nI... Read more
Does Swizz Beatz get his props as being one of the best rap producers of all time? Check out his new song Bang Bang ft Pharrell and Pusha T.
You hear a lot about Dre, Kanye, Timbaland and Pharrell, but Swizzy seems to hang below the radar when it comes to recognition as one of the all-time great producers. He's been killing tracks since the late 90's and continues today, more than a decade later. When you check the... Read more
This Super Genius song by Actual Proof is dope. It’s some meditative, intelligent rhyme ish ft Cutlass Reid, Skewby, Naledge, Add2TheMC, Kendrick Lamar, Brittany Street, The Kid Daytona & Law. 9th Wonder blesses the track. Check it out.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqlalS4c2l8&feature=player_embedded Click here to download.... Read more
Omar Akil is on a roll. Check out his re-ordering of The Roots How I Got Over in his latest installment of New World (AU)DER.
NEW WORLD (AU)DER: THE ROOTS HOW I GOT OVER The way you sequence an album can make or break its success, and affect its acclaim. For thier 11th studio album, The Roots got it right the first time around, but see if it doesn't feel any better playing it in... Read more
Rick Ross has some of the best ears in hip-hop. He consistently picks the most soulful tracks in the game. Fountainebleu with Diddy is another one in the collection.
Diddy's and Ross' collaboration as the Bugatti Boyz is slated to drop later this year. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vbxH1B9e8M... Read more
Curren$y spits some of that new G-Funk on Still Choppin’ ft Boo Sledge–laid back gangsta rap. Check it out.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KdubjxCTI0 Click here to download.... Read more
The latest installment of PREEM-EAR is here. This week Omar Akil drops a jewel with Joell Ortiz.
PREEM-EAR: Joell Ortiz "Project Boy" Got another one! Or should I say Joell got ONE!!! I'm hoping that, at this point, there is no need to familiarize you all with the rhyme animal that is Joell Ortiz. Forget repeat, Flex (Funkmaster) has had Joell's HOT97 (NY) freestyle on continuous loop... Read more
If Big L had lived would he be in the discussion as the Greatest Of All Time?
You heard him go head to head with Jigga (the actual G.O.A.T., right?) on the Bobbito show in '95. Here's a previously unreleased track from his upcoming second posthumous album Return of the Devil's Son, called Zone of Danger:... Read more
Ahh yeah it's G.O.O.D. Friday (okay so he dropped this one on Saturday…). Check out Kanye West's newest gift Take One For the Team ft Keri Hilson, CyHi The Prynce and Pusha T
Click here to download (Mediafire, UserShare, Kanye's Blog).... Read more
Big Boi just dropped his remix to Tangerine and he added Bun B, TI (11 more months homie…) and Rick Ross. Check it out.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XW4vwBCaczw Click here to download.... Read more
Speaking of Jay-Z classics, if you have not heard the battle between him and Big L from '95 prepare yourself. It does not get better than this.
Here's the 7-minute version... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRp6iiXvzQk ...and recently this 10-minute version surfaced. Click here to download while you can.... Read more
Diggy Simmons is the latest to flow on the Dead Presidents track with his song As I Am. Who rocks the track better between Diggy, J. Cole and Jay-Z?
The answer is clearly Jay-Z, but it's closer than you might think. Take a listen: Diggy Simmons - As I Am http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tt6wiO3M-HA J. Cole - Dead Presidents II (click here for his original version) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNlkVXGAoIU Jay-Z - Dead Presidents (original version) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BC0_rcoX9XE Jay-Z - Dead Presidents (album version) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYIsa_u_C-s Lonnie... Read more
Nottz breaks down The Cycle of how some leave the pen just to go back in…
Nottz rides a jazzy chopped up loop ft Joell Ortiz. This is the 3rd or 4th hot joint from his upcoming album You Need This Music which drops on 10/26. It sounds like it's definitely one to cop. Support (good) hip-hop. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ustQD4nOic Click here to download.... Read more
Phonte (formerly of Little Brother) and Nicolay continue to push the boundaries of hip-hop as The Foreign Exchange. This is their story.
The Foreign Exchange have dropped 2 stellar albums, but the 2 men comprising the group have kept a relatively low profile. Here's what they have to say about the group that grew from side project to full-time gig: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEadPp2DcUU&feature=player_embedded ...and here are some of their best songs: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnqX9mRDxyI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fy2RjQvBeL4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7ELR-W7BKs... Read more
Lupe Fiasco gets some help from his friends on the I'm Beamin' remix ft Asher Roth, Blu, The Cool Kids, Charles Hamilton, Dosage and B.o.B. There's strength in numbers…
Lupe and his crew have taken on the name All City Chess Club. It's not a stretch to assume they would not be offended by the term "backpackers." It's good to see so many facets of hip-hop again. Check it out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkBXlko3bsU Click here to download.... Read more
Von Pea has a nice EP called Pea's Gotta Have It dropping on 10/19. Check out the sneak preview.
This one is for the backpackers, but it's a good listen if you need a break from BALLIN'. [bandcamp album=73813169 size=venti bgcol=FFFFFF linkcol=4285BB... Read more
Joe Budden's Sober Up ft Crooked I lives up to the name of his new mixtape. It's Mood Muzik 4 you.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nfbaSdryq0 Click here to download.... Read more
G.O.O.D. G*d!!! Kanye West MURDERS his verse on Lloyd Banks' ft Kanye, Swizz Beatz, Ryan Leslie and Fabolous.
G-Unit x G.O.O.D. Music = Fire. You want a problem? Start it up. Start it up. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbVHhYfxveQ&feature=related Click here to download. ... Read more
Curren$y's nickname is "Spitter." Check out his new single Michael Knight and you'll understand why.
This is off Curren$y's upcoming album Pilot Talk 2 which drops on November 16th. Click here to download. The chords and dark feel of the track are reminiscent of this:... Read more
Omar Akil drops the latest installment of PREEM-EAR where he breaksdown the most slept on tracks produced by DJ Premier. This week it's Can't Tell Me by Khaleel.
PREEM-EAR: Khaleel "Cant' Tell Me" The Primo "Stan" strikes again! Today I dug up a new layer of DJ Premier-laced DIRTy south. If you pay attention to Preem like I do, then you may already know that his post-Gang Starr offering to hip-hop comes in the form of his own... Read more
Maniac is vintage KiD CuDi. If you like KiD CuDi or sad Kanye West music, take a listen.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6Mph0uPW7o&feature=related What's "sad Kanye West Music?" You know it when you hear it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Co0tTeuUVhU&ob=av2e Click here to download Maniac.... Read more
Kanye West's latest gift is Child Rebel Soldier ft Pharrell and Lupe Fiasco. Check it out.
If these G.O.O.D. Friday tracks are any indication, his new album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, is sounding like it is going to be incredible. Click here to download Child Rebel Soldier.... Read more
Tyga will be the next member of Young Money to blow. This might be the First Time he's worked with Pharrell but it should not be the last.
What would urban radio sound like right now without Young Money? Drake must be on at least 10 songs in heavy rotation and Nicki Minaj is on at least 5. When you add Lil Wayne, what's left for anyone else not named Kanye? Tyga is the newest Young Money millionaire... Read more
The lovely Nicki Minaj blesses the remix of Willow Smith's Whip My Hair. Fire. Check it out.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFs-JGyZvHw Click here to download.... Read more
There was not a lot cracking in hip-hop today so here’s a little insight into the music that has been influencing the biggest star in hip-hop–Jay-Z. It’s not what you would expect.
Ambrosia for heads has been keeping tabs on the recent musical influences of hip-hop's biggest stars. Over the next few weeks, we will showcase what is moving those driving hip-hop music. As with many cultural movements, those driving the culture often look to outside influences for their inspiration. Hip-hop is... Read more
Kanye West is really killing the game right now. Check out his remix of Power from SNL.
Not only did Kanye change his second verse which originally skewered the SNL cast, he also managed to do a scaled down live version of his groundbreaking video. The new verse is dope, but it's a bit surprising that he changed it. Big Brother Hov had no problem looking the... Read more
Nottz drops another hot one with Dontcha Wanna Be (My Neighbor) and he brought Asher Roth to drop a nice 16 bars.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09yAp5d7-PI Click here to download.... Read more
Chris Brown's Deuces remix ft Drake, T.I., Kanye West, Fabolous and Andre 3000 is fire! Get it while you can…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTLjYiiPy1c Click here to download.... Read more
Check out Kanye West's latest called Christian Dior Denim Flow ft Kid Cudi, John Legend, Pusha T, Lloyd Banks and Ryan Leslie
Here's the latest G.O.O.D Friday installment. What do you think? Click here to download.... Read more