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Drake Discusses Career And Love For Hip-Hop (Video)

Drake Discusses Career And Love For Hip-Hop (Video)

Fresh off his release of Nothing Was The Same, Drake sits down with Jian Ghomeshi from Toronto's CBC Q for one of his most in depth interviews to date. In the hour long interview, Drizzy covers a plethora of topics, ranging from his writing process, his childhood, and all the way... Read more
October 18, 2013 Fresh, Video
Scarface, Jadakiss and Meek Mill Shine On New DJ Khaled Track That Also Features Akon, Anthony Hamilton & John Legend (Audio)

Scarface, Jadakiss and Meek Mill Shine On New DJ Khaled Track That Also Features Akon, Anthony Hamilton & John Legend (Audio)

Granted, seeing DJ Khaled attached to a track makes many Hip-Hop heads a bit hesitant to take a listen. But when a song features both Jadakiss and Scarface, it deserves our ear, even if for just a little bit. Which brings us to "Never Surrender", a track that strays far... Read more
October 18, 2013 Audio, Fresh
Mister Cee’s Eminem Birthday Mix

Mister Cee’s Eminem Birthday Mix

In case Eminem's recent lyrical assault on the track "Rap God" didn't fully remind you of his prowess on the mic, Mister Cee of New York's Hot 97 has provided yet another refresher course. In honor of Slim Shady turning 41 years of age, Mister Cee put together an ill... Read more
October 18, 2013 Audio, Fresh
DJ Khaled – Hell’s Kitchen ft J. Cole & Bas

DJ Khaled – Hell’s Kitchen ft J. Cole & Bas

Although J. Cole doesn't usually swerve into the DJ Khaled music lane, his flow seems right at home on his latest collab with the We The Best CEO. The track is titled "Hell's Kitchen", and also features Bas on the mic. "Hell's Kitchen" is the latest from DJ Khaled's Suffering From... Read more
October 17, 2013 Audio, Fresh
The Pro Era Cypher (Video)

The Pro Era Cypher (Video)

Rather than complain or whine about not being included in the BET Hip-Hop Awards cyphers, the Pro Era Crew did what a group of MCs is supposed to do: take it to the mic. Featuring DJ Statik Selektah on the turntables, Pro Era delivers an 11 minute cypher showcasing the... Read more
October 17, 2013 Fresh, Video
Schoolboy Q Discusses the TDE Cypher With Sway and Takes on the 5 Fingers of Death Freestyle (Video)

Schoolboy Q Discusses the TDE Cypher With Sway and Takes on the 5 Fingers of Death Freestyle (Video)

Schoolboy Q chopped it up with Sway about the TDE Cypher, TDE's newest member Isaiah Rashad, Kendrick's Control verse and more. He and Sway also prank called Kendrick on the air. After, Q took a run at the Five Fingers of Death Freestyle. Check out the video. Related: TDE BET... Read more
October 17, 2013 Video
Crooked I Channels Makaveli & Goes For Broke On Against All Odds (Audio)

Crooked I Channels Makaveli & Goes For Broke On Against All Odds (Audio)

When you upset Crooked I, you've got problems. Following this week's airing of Slaughterhouse's 2013 BET Hip-Hop Awards Cypher, Crooked I does his rendition of 2Pac's (as Makaveli) "Against All Odds." While this is not a cover by any means, this is a thematic homage to the Don Killuminati closer,... Read more
October 17, 2013 Audio, Fresh
Vic Mensa Discusses His Innanet Mixtape and Spits a Blistering Freestyle (Video)

Vic Mensa Discusses His Innanet Mixtape and Spits a Blistering Freestyle (Video)

Vic Mensa sat down with Sway to discuss his Innanet mixtape, staying away from the violence in Chicago, his influences and more, and also dropped an incredible verse. His flow is so unorthodox yet so in the pocket it's CRAZY! Just watch Sway's face while Vic rhymes. It tells the... Read more
October 17, 2013 Video
Nipsey Discusses Why He Priced His Mixtape at $100 (Video)

Nipsey Discusses Why He Priced His Mixtape at $100 (Video)

Nipsey Hussle is true to his name. The Crenshaw MC sat down with DJ Skee to discuss why he priced his new Crenshaw mixtape at $100 as well as the other ventures in which he's involved. Check out what he had to say below. Related: Nipsey Hussle Releases Crenshaw &... Read more
October 17, 2013 Video
Scoe Is Above Tha Unfluence With Kendrick Lamar, Just Blaze, Hi-Tek & Xzibit (Mixtape)

Scoe Is Above Tha Unfluence With Kendrick Lamar, Just Blaze, Hi-Tek & Xzibit (Mixtape)

Once known as Roscoe, Scoe has redefined himself in a 15-year career waiting in the wings. Kurupt's younger brother shared Young Gotti's ability to combine a Philadelphia childhood with a South Central adolescence for years. The onetime Priority Records hopeful has stayed strong in the role-playing position. Ten years removed... Read more
October 17, 2013 Fresh, Mixes
Cam’ron Delivers A Cold Freestyle In BET’s Backroom (Video)

Cam’ron Delivers A Cold Freestyle In BET’s Backroom (Video)

The production and fashions might change, but Cam'ron stays the same. Killa hits BET's Backroom to talk first-person to part-time lover about the protocol of a relationship with the Diplomats' breakout star. The flow, wordplay, and sense of humor is here—word to "You're in good hands, but I ain't All-State."... Read more
October 16, 2013 Fresh, Video
The Neighborhood With DJ Clark Kent (Video)

The Neighborhood With DJ Clark Kent (Video)

"This is my neighborhood, and I will NEVER turn my back on it." In the latest edition of  "The Neighborhood", Complex TV heads to Crown Heights, Brooklyn to catch up with DJ Clark Kent and chop it up about the place that made him who he is today. It definitely... Read more
October 16, 2013 Fresh, Video
Chuck Inglish, Mac Miller & Ab-Soul Channel The Beastie Boys In Came Thru / Easily (Video)

Chuck Inglish, Mac Miller & Ab-Soul Channel The Beastie Boys In Came Thru / Easily (Video)

The Cool Kids' Chuck Inglish built a reputation on combining late '80s 808 drums with futuristic flows and style. For the video for "Came Thru / Easily," Chuck channels The Beastie Boys, tracking shots with his homies Ab-Soul and Mac Miller. Some dope animation matches the songs sensibilities nicely. Came... Read more
October 16, 2013 Fresh, Video
Jean Grae – F*ckery Level 3000

Jean Grae – F*ckery Level 3000

Fresh off the release of GOTHAM DOWN: cycle 1: Love In In Infinity last week, Jean Grae is back assaulting the mic with one of the most engaging song titles of the year so far. On the new track "Fuckery Level 3000", Jean paints the picture of a disgruntled employee venting... Read more
October 16, 2013 Audio, Fresh
Blu & Nottz – Crooks In Castles ft ANTHM, Homeboy Sandman, Sene & Johaz

Blu & Nottz – Crooks In Castles ft ANTHM, Homeboy Sandman, Sene & Johaz

If you enjoyed the cypher takeover at the BET Hip-Hop Awards last night, the latest from Blue & Nottz might be right up your alley. With roughly four minutes of straight bars and no hook, all that's missing from "Crooks In Castles" is a black and white video with DJ... Read more
October 16, 2013 Audio, Fresh
Exclusive: Rapsody & 9th Wonder Are In Our Area, Causing Mass Hysteria (Audio)

Exclusive: Rapsody & 9th Wonder Are In Our Area, Causing Mass Hysteria (Audio)

As Rapsody pulled from Nas' famous entrance phrase on "Halftime," 9th Wonder channeled Large Professor's echoey reverb and thumbing percussion for "Mass Hysteria"—which we are proud to premiere at AFH. Rap gives some of her finest wordplay on this cut which is mostly about being dope, but veers into some... Read more
October 16, 2013 Audio, Fresh
Black Moon Tells Enta Da Stage Stories 20 Years Later (Video)

Black Moon Tells Enta Da Stage Stories 20 Years Later (Video)

Twenty years ago this month, Buckshort, DJ Evil Dee and 5FT made history with their debut album Enta Da Stage. As Black Moon, the Brooklyn trio gave Hip-Hop a sound that sounded just as edgy as the lyrics. A careful balance of stick-up tactics, weed-induced riddims, and '90s NYC imagery,... Read more
October 16, 2013 Fresh, Throwback
Jon Connor Explains Chemistry With Dr. Dre & Preparing BET Awards Cypher (Video)

Jon Connor Explains Chemistry With Dr. Dre & Preparing BET Awards Cypher (Video)

Ambrosia For Heads has been a big fan/supporter of Flint, Michigan MC Jon Connor for some time. Co-signed by Nas years ago, Jon has indeed confirmed that he's the latest act signed to Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment. Speaking with MTV News to coincide with the BET Hip-Hop Awards Cypher that... Read more
October 16, 2013 Fresh, Video
Members Of Ultramagnetic MCs & Main Source Remember The Late Paul C.

Members Of Ultramagnetic MCs & Main Source Remember The Late Paul C.

For those that don't know, one of Hip-Hop's unseen hands in the late 1980s was a Queens, New York engineer/producer named Paul "C" McKasty. Large Professor, who came up with Paul (both with works uncredited) on albums by Eric B. & Rakim and Kool G. Rap & DJ Polo, named... Read more
October 16, 2013 Fresh, Throwback
Here are the Official Winners of the 2013 Hip Hop Awards and Highlights from the Show (Video)

Here are the Official Winners of the 2013 Hip Hop Awards and Highlights from the Show (Video)

Last night's BET Hip Hop Awards honored MC Lyte with the I Am Hip Hop lifetime achievement award and featured performances from Schoolboy Q, Kendrick Lamar & Jay Rock, as well as a back in the day medley from Bone Thugs-N-Harmony. You can watch Lyte's acceptance speech, view those performances... Read more
October 16, 2013 Video
Did Slaughterhouse Have the Best Overall Cypher? (Video)

Did Slaughterhouse Have the Best Overall Cypher? (Video)

Kendrick Lamar’s Cypher verse has gotten the most attention (so far) but which group had the best overall Cypher? We polled Heads and the vote was resoundingly in favor of the SH crew. If you go back and really study their verses, dudes had BARS…for days…ALL of them. Check out... Read more
October 16, 2013 Video
Can you DeCypher Kendrick Lamar’s Cypher Verse? (Lyrics & Video)

Can you DeCypher Kendrick Lamar’s Cypher Verse? (Lyrics & Video)

Now that you’ve witnessed Kendrick Lamar’s Cypher verse (Control Pt. 2?), it’s time to de-cypher it. The verse was incredibly complex. Many shots were fired—some specific, some general. Take a look at the Cypher and lyrics below and see if you can crack the Da Vinci code. Before you get... Read more
October 16, 2013 Featured-homepage, Video
Wax, Rapsody, Emis Killa, Rittz & Jon Connor Shine in the 2013 BET Hip Hop Awards Cypher (Video)

Wax, Rapsody, Emis Killa, Rittz & Jon Connor Shine in the 2013 BET Hip Hop Awards Cypher (Video)

2013 was a strong year for up and coming MCs in the Cypher. In addition to Problem, Asia Sparks, Bad Lucc and Astro getting busy in a previously released Cypher, Wax, Emis Killa, Rapsody, Rittz and Jon Connor put in work last night. In the midst of it all, Jon... Read more
October 16, 2013 Video
Mistah FAB Has Something To Say About Life’s Letdowns, Including Cancer (Audio)

Mistah FAB Has Something To Say About Life’s Letdowns, Including Cancer (Audio)

If you've ever seen him Rap live, you will testify that Mistah FAB's MC'ing is elite. A true off-the-noggin freestyle master, FAB can battle, rock the party, and as seen here, tell you stories that rattle your core. Once an Atlantic Records hope, FAB's best-selling discography has never been a... Read more
October 15, 2013 Audio, Fresh
Madlib The Beat Konducta Provides A Psychedelic Time Machine Interlude In Black Widow (Audio)

Madlib The Beat Konducta Provides A Psychedelic Time Machine Interlude In Black Widow (Audio)

Much has been written about J Dilla's Donuts. Seemingly, it's the most-discussed instrumental Hip-Hop project since DJ Shadow's Entroducing. With volumes upon volumes of "Beat Konducta" albums, it's disheartening that Madlib's works are often picked and chosen, as far as acclaim and notoriety. Now veering into a "Rock Konducta" series,... Read more
October 15, 2013 Audio, Fresh
Yelawolf Enlists Paul Wall For Some Trunk Muzik Hustling That Works On Two Levels (Video)

Yelawolf Enlists Paul Wall For Some Trunk Muzik Hustling That Works On Two Levels (Video)

"Hustle" has become such a Hip-Hop cliche. Ever since Ricky Rozay's breakthrough 2006 single, everybody's hustling and/or a hustler, but everybody's looking for dividends. Both Yelawolf and Paul Wall have entered the scene (five-plus years apart, at the mainstream level) focused more on style than pushing the hustling envelope. For... Read more
October 15, 2013 Fresh, Video
DMX Helps Omar Wilson Tell The World To Have A Little Faith (Audio)

DMX Helps Omar Wilson Tell The World To Have A Little Faith (Audio)

If this were 1999, this would be one of the biggest hits on radio: homogenous R&B/Rap collaboration, melody, and hard-edged, personal revelations from Earl Simmons. Omar Wilson cranks out an inspirational, uplifting tune, while DMX gives it some texture talking about growing up too fast, and claiming that he wants... Read more
October 15, 2013 Audio, Fresh
Freeway & The Jacka Coast 2 Coast Collaborate For Write My Wrongs (Mixtape)

Freeway & The Jacka Coast 2 Coast Collaborate For Write My Wrongs (Mixtape)

Given his debut album's seamless collaborations with Nate Dogg and Snoop Dogg, Freeway has always been a versatile vocalist. While the Soul-sampling, the aggression, and the subject matters of Freezer's work has always had a strong Philly backbone, this is an MC who has worked with Paul Wall, Kanye West,... Read more
October 15, 2013 Audio, Fresh, Mixes
Terrace Martin Gives Drake’s From Time The Electro-Jazz Treatment (Audio)

Terrace Martin Gives Drake’s From Time The Electro-Jazz Treatment (Audio)

Los Angeles-based Terrace Martin has been stepping out since Snoop Dogg's Ego Trippin' album. The Locke High alum has many styles, which are evident from his dynamic works with Kendrick Lamar, Kurupt, or Snoop. With his horn, keys, and synths, Terrace can make anything his own, while sharing it with... Read more
October 15, 2013 Audio, Fresh
Eminem Blisters the Mic in His Latest Song Rap God (Audio)

Eminem Blisters the Mic in His Latest Song Rap God (Audio)

Lest you forget, Eminem is one of the nicest MCs to ever touch a mic. Ever. On his latest record, Rap God, he gets on a trap beat and proceeds to straight ABUSE it. This is battle rap Em. Check it out below. Related: Eminem – Survival (Video)... Read more
October 14, 2013 Audio
An Animated Method Man Goes to Battle in the Graphic Novel Style Video for The Pit by Doctor P and Adam F (Video)

An Animated Method Man Goes to Battle in the Graphic Novel Style Video for The Pit by Doctor P and Adam F (Video)

What do you get when you put a dub step track, stylized ultra-violent anime and Method Man together? The radical new video for The Pit by Doctor P and Adam F. Method Man lays down the vocals for the track and also plays a super hero in the graphic novel-style... Read more
October 14, 2013 Video
Iamsu! Stays True to the Title of the Song in the Video for Hipster Girls (Video)

Iamsu! Stays True to the Title of the Song in the Video for Hipster Girls (Video)

Iamsu! stays true to the spirit of his bouncy ode to hipster girls by filling it with a slew of attractive women who fit the bill. Sometimes it's best to keep it simple...Check out Hipster Girls. Related: Donald Glover (aka Childish Gambino) – Clapping for the Wrong Reasons (Short Film)... Read more
October 14, 2013 Video
Lloyd Banks and Raekwon Hook Up the G-Unit/Wu-Tang Collabo on Drop a Diamond (Audio)

Lloyd Banks and Raekwon Hook Up the G-Unit/Wu-Tang Collabo on Drop a Diamond (Audio)

Lloyd Banks is back with an ominous new track and he recruited Chef Raekwon to help dice it up. Check out Drop a Diamond. Related: Action Bronson – Strictly 4 My Jeeps (Remix) ft LL Cool J & Lloyd Banks (Audio)... Read more
October 14, 2013 Audio
Black Milk Releases Posion From His Forthcoming No Poison No Paradise Album (Audio)

Black Milk Releases Posion From His Forthcoming No Poison No Paradise Album (Audio)

Black Milk's new album No Poison No Paradise hits stores tomorrow. On the eve of its release, he treats us to one last drop. Check out Poison, a bonus cut from the LP. Related: Black Milk – Sunday’s Best / Monday’s Worst (Video)... Read more
October 14, 2013 Audio
Jill Scott’s Star Shines Bright in the Video for Robert Glasper Experiment’s Calls (Video)

Jill Scott’s Star Shines Bright in the Video for Robert Glasper Experiment’s Calls (Video)

Robert Glasper has released a video for Calls, featuring Jill Scott, that is equally gorgeous and complex as the song. Jilly from Philly is the star of the song and the video and she flexes her acting muscle as a damsel in distress. Check it out. Related: Robert Glasper Experiment... Read more
October 14, 2013 Video
Devin the Dude Laments the One That Got Away in the Video for Probably Should Have (Video)

Devin the Dude Laments the One That Got Away in the Video for Probably Should Have (Video)

Devin the Dude does a comedic re-enactment of his tale of love that was taken for granted and then lost in the video for Probably Should Have. Related: Devin The Dude – One For The Road (Album Stream)... Read more
October 14, 2013 Video
James Blake and Chance the Rapper Team Up in a Striking and Surreal Video for the Life Round Here Remix (Video)

James Blake and Chance the Rapper Team Up in a Striking and Surreal Video for the Life Round Here Remix (Video)

James Blake and Chance the Rapper team up in a striking black and white high art video for the Life Round Here remix. Noisey says "the video, shot entirely in black and white, tracks Blake and Chance as they cruise in a lowrider through an eerie forest inhabited by stallions... Read more
October 14, 2013 Video
Joey Bada$$ Releases Hilary Swank, the Newest Video from Summer Knights (Video)

Joey Bada$$ Releases Hilary Swank, the Newest Video from Summer Knights (Video)

Joey Bada$$ releases the video for Hilary Swank, the latest from his Summer Knights mixtape. The video intermixes psychadelic visuals and clips from some of Joey's past milestones, to depict his coming of age. Check it out. Related: Joey Bada$$ – Summer Knights (Mixtape)... Read more
October 14, 2013 Video
Kendrick Lamar: The Grammy Interview (Video Playlist)

Kendrick Lamar: The Grammy Interview (Video Playlist)

Kendrick Lamar's good kid, m.A.A.d. city album wasn't eligible for a Grammy last year, but it's clear the talented MC is on the Grammy radar for this year's ceremony. Compton's current Most Wanted MC was the subject of an extensive interview by the organization. Kendrick discussed why he starts every... Read more
October 13, 2013 Video
Here’s an 89-Song Compilation of the Best of Action Bronson (Mixtape)

Here’s an 89-Song Compilation of the Best of Action Bronson (Mixtape)

Here's a must have for any Action Bronson fan or anyone who is just catching on to the big man. Hip-Hop is Read has put together an 89-song compilation (yes, 89) of the best of Action Bronson. You can stream and download the entire set below. Part 1 Part 2... Read more
October 13, 2013 Mixes
Here’s a Video Playlist of Some of the Best Music Videos, Performances and Interviews From the Past Week

Here’s a Video Playlist of Some of the Best Music Videos, Performances and Interviews From the Past Week

This week in video brought new music videos from Black Milk, Pusha T, Slum Village, Murs, Childish Gambino and Prince, words from Kanye West & Jimmy Kimmel, Pharrell & Spike Lee, Devin the Dude, Bun B, Common and Questlove, a performance from MC Lyte, a great documentary on Ice Cube... Read more
October 12, 2013 Featured-homepage, Playlists, Video
SZA, the First Lady of TDE, Brings a Breath of Fresh Air With Teen Spirit (Video)

SZA, the First Lady of TDE, Brings a Breath of Fresh Air With Teen Spirit (Video)

TDE's latest signee SZA is not a rapper. The first lady of TDE is a singer in the vein of Bjork and Sia. Her breathy vocal over a dark brooding trap track in her song Teen Spirit are more Trip-Hop than Hip-Hop. Check out the video. Related: Yuna – Live... Read more
October 12, 2013 Video
Xzibit, B Real & Demrick (Serial Killers) – The First 48 (Video)

Xzibit, B Real & Demrick (Serial Killers) – The First 48 (Video)

The three-headed lyrical monster of Xzibit, B Real, and Demrick have emerged with the latest song/video from their upcoming Serial Killers project. The title of the track is "The First 48," and will serve as the fitting intro to their album. As the track suggests, it features each MC spitting... Read more
October 12, 2013 Fresh, Video
Pharrell Interviews Spike Lee About Filmmaking, NYC ’77 (Video)

Pharrell Interviews Spike Lee About Filmmaking, NYC ’77 (Video)

You'd be hard-pressed to find two more versatile, dynamic artists than Spike Lee and Pharrell Williams. Both of these men draw influence from an array of cultures, styles, social attitudes, and more. In an Interview magazine style setting, Skateboard P sits down with Spike Lee to discuss what prompted the... Read more
October 12, 2013 Video
Termanology Releases the Video for His Lox/M.O.P. Collabo Straight Off the Block Featuring DJ Kay Slay (Video)

Termanology Releases the Video for His Lox/M.O.P. Collabo Straight Off the Block Featuring DJ Kay Slay (Video)

Termanology recruited Lil Fame and Sheek Louch for his new banger Straight Off the Block. Each makes an appearance in the video which you can watch below. Related: Termanology – Judo ft N.O.R.E. (Video)... Read more
October 11, 2013 Video
Serial Killers (Xzibit, Demrick and Cypress Hill’s B-Real) Release Legends Never Die Featuring Ea$y Money and Produced by Statik Selektah (Audio)

Serial Killers (Xzibit, Demrick and Cypress Hill’s B-Real) Release Legends Never Die Featuring Ea$y Money and Produced by Statik Selektah (Audio)

The latest release from the recently formed group Serial Killers (comprised of Xzibit, B-Real and Demrick) is driven by an acoustic guitar and has a vibe similar to some of Everlast's solo material post-House of Pain. It is reflective and moody, yet catchy. Check out the aptly titled Legends Never... Read more
October 11, 2013 Throwback
Nipsey Hussle Releases Crenshaw & Slauson Video With Crenshaw Mixtape (Video & Mixtape)

Nipsey Hussle Releases Crenshaw & Slauson Video With Crenshaw Mixtape (Video & Mixtape)

The visuals for Nipsey Hussle's song Crenshaw & Slauson are part documentary and part music video, but all tribute to Nipsey's neighborhood. Nipsey gets testimonials from several local folks and walks the streets hitting places he still frequents. You can watch the video and stream and download Nipsey's new Crenshaw... Read more
October 11, 2013 Mixes
A Behind the Scenes Look Inside a Concert With Kendrick Lamar (Video)

A Behind the Scenes Look Inside a Concert With Kendrick Lamar (Video)

Here's a look inside a concert with Kendrick Lamar, as described by K. Dot, himself. Kendrick discusses how he prepares for shows, how he involves the crowd, his writing process and more. The video also features a lot of high quality footage from Kendrick's live show which now includes a... Read more
October 11, 2013 Video
The Game Releases Hollywood with Scarface as a Bonus Cut for OKE (Audio)

The Game Releases Hollywood with Scarface as a Bonus Cut for OKE (Audio)

Fresh off releasing his new OKE mixtape, The Game drops a bonus cut that features Scarface. Check out Hollywood below. Related: The Game - OKE (Mixtape)... Read more
October 11, 2013 Audio
Prince – Breakfast Can Wait (Video)

Prince – Breakfast Can Wait (Video)

Prince's Breakfast Can Wait is easily one of his funkiest tracks in years. He's released a video for the song and, while His Royal Badness doesn't make an appearance, his presence is very much felt by way of an actress dressed to look like the Purple Rain-era Prince. Check out... Read more
October 11, 2013 Video
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