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Method Man & Slick Rick Wreck A DJ Muggs Beat

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May 24, 2022 Audio

Joey Bada$$’s Next Album Is A Sequel To His Classic Mixtape

In June of 2012, Joey Bada$$ launched what has become a highly-respected catalog with 1999. The mixtape from the Brooklyn, New York MC helped usher in the Pro Era movement, with appearances by Capital STEEZ, CJ Fly, Chuck Strangers, Kirk Knight, Nyck Caution, Dessy Hinds, and more. As a 17-year-old... Read more

May 12, 2022 Audio, Fresh, News

Jack Harlow Shows He’s Drake’s Biggest Threat On Their New Song

One year ago this month, Jack Harlow joined Cordae on Eminem's "Killer (Remix)." On the song, Harlow, the Louisville, Kentucky MC nearly upstaged one of Hip-Hop's revered legends. At just 24 years old, Jack appears to be using a fresh collaboration to show that he embraces the spirit of competition—and... Read more

May 6, 2022 Audio

Ab-Soul Releases His First Song Of 2022

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April 23, 2022 Audio

Method Man, Redman & KRS-One Put On An MC Clinic

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April 8, 2022 Audio

ScHoolBoy Q’s 1st Song In Years Celebrates His Growth

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April 6, 2022 Audio

JAY-Z Raps About Where He’d Stand In Hip-Hop If Biggie Was Alive

On Sunday night (April 3), JAY-Z earned a Grammy Award for "Best Rap Song." The trophy came courtesy of his newsworthy appearance on Kanye West's "Jail" last year. In the last 24 hours, Hov delivered another noteworthy feature verse care of Pusha-T's "Neck & Wrist." The latest look from Pusha's... Read more

April 6, 2022 Audio

J. Cole Starts Dreamville’s Mixtape With Another Monster Verse

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April 1, 2022 Audio

Phife Dawg’s Final Album Releases. It Features Q-Tip, Little Brother & More

Today (March 22) marks six years since Phife Dawg tragically passed away at 45 years old due to kidney failure. At the time, the A Tribe Called Quest co-founder was secretly working on a reunion album with Q-Tip, Jarobi, and Ali Shaheed Muhammad. That 2016 LP, We got it from... Read more

March 22, 2022 Audio

Cypress Hill Recruited Black Milk To Make Their Best Album In Years

This weekend (March 18), Cypress Hill released its tenth album, Back In Black (embedded below). The 10-track self-released LP is produced by a noteworthy guest in the mix, Black Milk. The Detroit, Michigan native producer/MC/musician steps in to assist a collective that dates back more than 30 years, having previously... Read more

March 19, 2022 Audio

Benny The Butcher Adds 10 Crack Commandments To Biggie’s List

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March 11, 2022 Audio

Joell Ortiz & Kxng Crooked Rap About The Fall Of Slaughterhouse

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February 26, 2022 Audio

Snoop Has Released A New Song With Nate Dogg

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February 11, 2022 Audio

Pusha-T Has Released The 1st Single To His New Album

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February 8, 2022 Audio

Benny The Butcher & J. Cole Have Released An Instant Classic

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January 28, 2022 Audio, Video

The 10 MCs Who Will Take Over Hip-Hop In The 2020s

As a new year is upon us, there is a lot of music to look forward to in the 2020s. In Hip-Hop, a new class appears to be forming. A legendary generation of artists and MCs came to fruition during the early 2010s, including Kendrick Lamar, Drake, J. Cole, Travis Scott,... Read more

January 19, 2022 Audio, Video

Kanye West Wants To Beat Up Pete Davidson In A New Song

During the 2000s, The Game and Kanye West made several amazing songs together. In 2005, 50 Cent's protege and JAY-Z's pupil became some of the new stars of Hip-Hop. Kanye produced "Dreams," a video single from Game's double-platinum debut, The Documentary. A year and a half removed from The College... Read more

January 15, 2022 Audio, News

J.I.D. Reminds He’s One Of The Best MCs Of His Generation

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January 14, 2022 Audio

Nas Has Released A New Album With More Hit-Boy Magic

In the closing days of 2021, Nas has released his second album this calendar. In March, Nas won his first Grammy Award, taking home "Best Rap Album" honors for King's Disease, produced entirely by Hit-Boy. Then, in August, Nas and Hit returned with King's Disease 2. The Mass Appeal Records sophomore effort... Read more

December 24, 2021 Audio

Dr. Dre’s Collabo With Snoop, Busta & Anderson .Paak Is Amazing

Dr. Dre's late 2021 takeover continues. He closes a year of serious health concerns and personal life events out with his medicine—music. Approaching next year's headlining Super Bowl Halftime Show performance alongside Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar, and Mary J. Blige, Dre has used December to release more music than... Read more

December 18, 2021 Audio

Nipsey Hussle & Dr. Dre Drop Jewels On A New Song

Nipsey Hussle was a student of Dr. Dre. In 2009, the South Central Los Angeles, California MC modeled his album-making plans after the N.W.A. co-founder. "I remember Rap when 2001 came out how people reacted—especially from [my] generation," Nipsey told XXL in 2009, celebrating a decade since Dre's comeback campaign album.... Read more

December 17, 2021 Audio

Dr. Dre & Eminem’s New Song Is The Truth

Today (December 15), new Dr. Dre music appears in the online video game, Grand Theft Auto Online: The Contract. Dre plays himself in the GTA extension, with Anderson .Paak and other cohorts in the mix. Members of the Aftermath Entertainment family and Dre affiliates Snoop Dogg, Busta Rhymes, and others... Read more

December 15, 2021 Audio

2 Chainz Kicks Words Of Wisdom Over A DJ Premier Track

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December 13, 2021 Audio

Russ Releases A Late Contender For Rap Album Of The Year

In many years for music, some of the best albums arrive towards the end of the calendar. For Ambrosia For Heads readers, 2020's best-of list included late-year albums from Statik Selektah, Nana, 2 Chainz, and Your Old Droog. 2019's AFH tally involved three November titles from Griselda, Gang Starr, and... Read more

December 8, 2021 Audio

Snoop & Big K.R.I.T. Unite On A DJ Premier Production

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December 8, 2021 Audio

Nas, Jadakiss & Rick Ross Unite On A New Collabo

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December 5, 2021 Audio

Method Man & Redman Reunite To Show Hip-Hop Is Alright

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November 20, 2021 Audio

Andre 3000’s Most Personal Verse Has Been Liberated

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November 15, 2021 Audio

Lauryn Hill Blasts Her Haters On A Hard-Hitting New Song

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October 31, 2021 Audio

JAY-Z, Jadakiss & Conway The Machine Are The New Roc Boys

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October 29, 2021 Audio

Atmosphere Has Released What May Be MF DOOM’s Final Verse

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October 10, 2021 Audio

Griselda Have Made A Sequel To A Mobb Deep Classic

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September 25, 2021 Audio

AZ Is Still Keeping It Real On Doe Or Die 2

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September 10, 2021 Audio

Drake Blasts Kanye West On A New Certified Diss Record

Since their brief period of mutual admiration back in 2009, Kanye West and Drake have been embroiled in an on again, off again war of words. When the pair first connected at the end of the aughts, Kanye was publicly complimenting Drake's music, and Drake openly gushed about Kanye being... Read more

September 3, 2021 Audio

Lauryn Hill Gave Nas Her Best Verse In 20 Years

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August 6, 2021 Audio

Mickey Factz Joins The Royce & Lupe Battle With The Best Diss Record Yet

Hip-Hop is witnessing its most exciting battle in more than a year, and it is playing out with more than just two opposing MCs. In 2020, two Midwest giants, Lupe Fiasco and Royce 5'9, partnered in a podcast. The two veterans joined forces to create 45 episodes of The Lupe... Read more

July 27, 2021 Audio, News, Video

Lupe Fiasco & Royce 5’9 Trade Savage Diss Records

For the last several weeks, Royce 5'9 and Lupe Fiasco have been engaged in a debate about what it takes to be the best rapper. While the exchange started as a spirited, but friendly exchange between two podcast co-hosts, somewhere along the way it has escalated. Now, the war of... Read more

July 23, 2021 Audio

Pusha T Helps Pop Smoke Tell His Vision On A New Song

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July 16, 2021 Audio

MF DOOM, Jay Electronica & Westside Gunn Join IDK On A Red Hot Song

IDK, the English-born, Prince George’s County, Maryland-raised MC, has a released "RED," a new song featuring Jay Electronica, Griselda's Westside Gunn and the late, great MF DOOM. The artist, whose name stands for Ignorantly Delivering Knowledge, has a new album called USEE4YOURSELF which will be released tomorrow (July 9). While... Read more

July 8, 2021 Audio

Black Thought Shows He Really Is Every MC On An Unreleased Roots Song

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June 26, 2021 Audio

Lloyd Banks & Benny The Butcher Release A G(riselda) Unit Collabo

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June 4, 2021 Audio

Jack Harlow Almost Murdered Eminem On His Own Killer Remix

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May 28, 2021 Audio

DMX’s New Song With Griselda Is Here & It’s Incredible (Audio)

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May 25, 2021 Audio

J. Cole’s New Album Is Coming Next Week. Here’s The 1st Song

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May 7, 2021 Audio

Hear New Music From Busta, De La, Pharoahe & More Courtesy Of Khrysis

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April 23, 2021 Audio

JAY-Z’s Sale Of TIDAL Will Transform How Artists Are Paid For Music

Just weeks after selling half of his stake in Ace of Spades, JAY-Z made another power move. Hip-Hop's first billionaire mogul sold his stake in Tidal to investor Jack Dorsey's Square company in a reportedly $297 million deal this month. Dorsey, the CEO of Twitter, also leads the mobile payment company, which now welcomes... Read more

March 9, 2021 Audio, Video

Will DMX’s Reunion With Def Jam Return Both To Glory?

This month DMX appeared on N.O.R.E. and DJ EFN's Drink Champs for a second time. Since the Hip-Hop show's inception, X has been a top draw for Drink Champs, sitting at the table and giving a real and raw interview to his past collaborator Noreaga back in episode 3. Great conversations with Puff... Read more

February 23, 2021 Audio, Video

Pharoahe Monch Explains The Hidden Meanings In His New Album

Three weeks ago (January 22), Pharoahe Monch released his first album in nearly seven years. The Queens, New York veteran MC/producer partnered with esteemed guitarist Marcus Machado and Grammy-winning drummer Daru Jones as Th1rt3en. The band, involving two overlapping musicians from Pete Rock's The Soul Brothers collective, has been releasing... Read more

February 13, 2021 Audio, Exclusive, Video

1984 Was The Year That Changed Everything For Hip-Hop

Hip-Hop Heads regularly debate the culture and music's greatest years. There are usual and deserving suspects, of course. However, Ambrosia For Heads' What's The Headline podcast is launching a series where we make a case for those years—and some others too. As we currently live in what some consider Orwellian times, 1984... Read more

February 10, 2021 Audio, Food for Thought, Video

Pharoahe Monch Delivers The Long-Awaited Album Alongside His Band Th1rt3en

In the last week, 2021's Hip-Hop release calendar got an exciting jump-start. Pharoahe Monch treated fans with his first album in more than six-and-a-half years. Since that time, the Queens, New York lyricist and producer had described a dark, Hard Rock-influenced album. In 2021, that presumed material surfaced alongside Monch's... Read more

January 28, 2021 Audio, Fresh

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