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Eminem Speaks on His Addiction to Pain Killers (Video)

Wow. Here's a deep interview with Eminem where he goes into candid detail about his struggles with drug addiction, including a near death experience. The video deeply humanizes one of hip-hop' larger than life figures. The clip is from Adrian Grenier's documentary How to Make Money Selling Drugs (coming soon... Read more

June 28, 2013 Video

Jay-Z Decodes His New Songs Oceans, Heaven & Jay Z Blue for Rick Rubin, Timbaland, Swizz Beatz & Pharrell (Video)

Here are videos of Jay-Z decoding the concepts behind Oceans featuring Frank Ocean, Heaven and Jay Z Blue (3 songs from Magna Carta Holy Grail) for Rick Rubin, Timbaland, Swizz Beatz and Pharrell. You can check out the videos and the full lyrics to Oceans below. Related: Swizz Beatz Speaks... Read more

June 28, 2013 Video

Action Bronson Demonstrates His Wrestling Skills (Video)

So if things don't work out for Action Bronson as a rapper or chef, he can add professional wrestler to his list of career opportunities. Check out the UFC-style take down he broke out on a stage crasher last night (his name isn't Action for nothing!!!). Related: Action Bronson –... Read more

June 28, 2013 Video

Pharrell Performs Happy on Jimmy Kimmel Live (Video)

Skateboard P performs his feel good Summer song off the Despicable Me 2 soundtrack. Check out Happy. Related: Pharrell Discusses the Making of Feds Watching with 2 Chainz (Video)... Read more

June 27, 2013 Video

Styles P – Enjoy the Atmosphere (Video)

Here's Styles P's video for Enjoy the Atmosphere. He, Chris Rivers (who sounds just like his dad--Big Pun) and Tyler Woods rock over a timeless Curtis Mayfield sample. Check it out below. Related: Styles P – Ready to Die (Remix) ft Baby Pun, Whispers & Mr. Ivory Snow (Video)... Read more

June 27, 2013 Video

Joey Bada$$ on The Combat Jack Show (Video)

Joey Bada$$ is the latest guest on The Combat Jack Show. The young gun discussed working with DJ Premier, meeting Jay-Z, why he decided to make his album Summer Knights free, his digital strategy and more. Check out the videos below. Related: Joey Bada$$ – Amethyst Rockstar ft Kirk Knight... Read more

June 27, 2013 Video

Bridget Kelly – Street Dreamin’ ft Kendrcik Lamar (Video)

Bridget Kelly releases a video for Street Dreamin', her bouncy collabo with Kendrick Lamar over a re-take on 2Pac's classic Got My Mind Made Up track. Check it out below. Related: Kendrick Lamar Speaks on His Recent Discussion With Eminem (Video)... Read more

June 26, 2013 Video

Swizz Beatz Speaks on Jay-Z’s Upcoming Magna Carta Holy Grail Album (Video)

Swizz Beatz produced the monstrous beat for Jay-Z's controversial Open Letter earlier in the year. He's also featured in the Samsung video that announced Jay's album, so it's safe to say he's plugged in to the process. He recently spoke about what to expect from the album. Check out what... Read more

June 26, 2013 Video

Wale – Hella ft Dom Kennedy & YG

Wale gets some help from Dom Kennedy and YG on his G-funked up song Hella. This is one to ride to. Check it out below. Wale's new album The Gifted is in stores now. Related: Wale – MJ (Prod. Just Blaze) (Audio)... Read more

June 26, 2013 Audio

Killer Mike & El-P – Run the Jewels (Free Album)

Killer Mike & El-P (aka Run the Jewels) have been dropping some sonic bombs the last several weeks and now they've released their full album...for free. You can listen to and download Run the Jewels below. Related: Killer Mike & El-P on The Combat Jack Show (Video) Click here to... Read more

June 26, 2013 Mixes

Slum Village – Summer Breeze (Video)

Here's a new video from Slum Village for their dope song Summer Breeze. The video isn't crazy but it's NSFW either, so be mindful of where you view. Check it out below. Related: Slum Village – Evolution (Full Album Stream)... Read more

June 26, 2013 Video

RZA – The Montreality Interview (Video)

The RZA gets the Montreality treatment. Check out the video and hear what he has to say about what kind of student he was, what he did with his 1st paycheck, his favorite superhero, the upcoming Wu reunion album and more. Related: Method Man interview with Montreality (Video)... Read more

June 26, 2013 Video

DJ Jazzy Jeff – Vinyl Destination Ep. 13 (Video)

2 of the greatest minds in music unite in the latest episode of DJ Jazzy Jeff's Vinyl Destination. In addition to playing with The Roots, in this clip, Jeff spins with Queen Latifah, Common and many more in his hometown of Philly. He also pays tribute to DJ AM. Check... Read more

June 25, 2013 Video

Kanye West Tops the Billboard Album Chart for the 6th Time

As expected, Kanye West took the sales crown for last week's hip-hop super tuesday, moving nearly 329K units of Yeezus (followed by J. Cole's nearly 298K units). The conversation about the album continues though. Here are 2 articles that perfectly reflect the debate. The first is a hilarious and deceptively... Read more

June 25, 2013 Food for Thought

DeLorean – Grace (Mixtape)

Newcomer DeLorean surrounds himself with good company. The Houston native's new mixtape has guest verses from Bun B, Big K.R.I.T., Smoke DZA, Slim Thug, Trae Tha Truth and more, and DeLorean more than holds his own. You can listen to and download all of Grace below. Related: DeLorean – Breathe... Read more

June 25, 2013 Mixes

Mack (aka Tristan Wilds) – Own It

You may remember Tristan Wilds from The Wire as Big Mike (or from 90210). He's now making a transition to music and has a serious camp behind him, including all-star producer Salaam Remi (Nas, The Fugees, Amy Winehouse, to name a few...). I attended a listening session last night that... Read more

June 25, 2013 Audio

Casey Veggies – Everything Wavy (Video)

Casey Veggies releases the video for Everything Wavy, the latest off his Life Changes mixtape. If you missed this mixtape, it is well worth a listen (or 10). Related: Casey Veggies – Life Changes (Mixtape)... Read more

June 25, 2013 Video

Prodigy & Alchemist – Give ‘Em Hell (Video)

Here's the video for Give 'Em Hell, another tough joint from Prodigy and Alchemist off their Albert Einstein joint project. Related: Prodigy & Alchemist – Dough Pildin’ (Video)... Read more

June 25, 2013 Video

Joey Bada$$ – Amethyst Rockstar ft Kirk Knight (Prod. DOOM)

DOOM blesses Pro Era brethren Joey Bada$$ and Kirk Knight with a beat. Check out Amethyst Rockstar. Related: Joey Bada$$ – 95 Til Infinity (Audio)... Read more

June 25, 2013 Audio

The Bullits – Muder Death Kill ft Jay Electronica

The elusive Jay Electronica lays down a verse for another Bullits track. Check out Murder Death Kill below. Related: They Die By Dawn – The Bullits ft Yasiin Bey, Jay Electronica & Lucy Liu (Video)... Read more

June 25, 2013 Audio

Action Bronson – Heel Toe

Action Bronson rocks on an 80's soul sample, courtesy of Harry Fraud. Check out Heel Toe. Related: Action Bronson on The Combat Jack Show (Video)... Read more

June 25, 2013 Audio

Nas Performs in 1993 (Video)

Here's another incredible gem from the vault of Tony Touch. Witness footage from 1993 of Nas performing One Love (to the beat of All Night Long), NY State of Mind and Life's a Bitch (with AZ). Get this hip-hop goodness! Related: The Beatnuts & Big Pun Perform Off The Books... Read more

June 25, 2013 Throwback

Wu Wisdom – Back and Forth with Wu-Tang Clan – Part 1 (Video)

Inspectah Deck and Mathematics talk about the early days of Wu (imagine Inspectah Deck battling Ghostface in a breakdance competition...). You can hear about that story and more in the video. Related: Mathematics – Four Horsemen ft Inspectah Deck, Rakewon, Method Man & Ghostface Killah (Audio)... Read more

June 24, 2013 Video

Fabolous – Young OG

Fabolous reflects on life lessons learned (guns & butter...) in his latest freestyle. Check out Young OG. Related: Fabolous – B.I.T.E. (Video)... Read more

June 24, 2013 Audio

Wiz Khalifa – Old Chanel ft Smoke DZA (Video)

Wiz Khalifa teams up with Smoke DZA on Old Chanel. The song is a return to Wiz's darker, edgier mixtape sound. Check out the video. Related: Wiz Khalifa & Curren$y – For Her (Cookin’ Soul Remix)... Read more

June 24, 2013 Video

Mac Miller Performs with The Roots on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (Video)

Mac Miller rocked with The Roots on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Check out his performance of S.D.S. (and do not sleep on that Watching Movies with the Sound Off album...). Related: Mac Miller – Suplexes Inside of Complexes & Duplexes ft Jay Electronica (Audio)... Read more

June 24, 2013 Video

Kendrick Lamar Speaks on His Recent Discussion With Eminem (Video)

A picture of TDE and Shady 2.0 in the studio surfaced a few weeks ago. Kendrick Lamar spoke about what it was like to really chop it up for the first time. They talked about 8 Mile, Kendrick's album, staying creative and more. Check out the video. Related: Schoolboy Q... Read more

June 24, 2013 Video

Mayer Hawthorne – Her Favorite Song (Remix) ft Large Professor

Large Professor blesses singer Mayer Hawthorne with a vintage Extra P verse on the remix to Hawthorne's bluesy and soulful Her Favorite Song. Check it out below. Related: Large Professor Gives the Inside Story on Jay-Z’s Takeover (Video)... Read more

June 24, 2013 Audio

Jay Rock Decodes His Verse on Kendrick Lamar’s Money Trees (Video)

Jay Rock dropped one of the most celebrated verses on Kendrick Lamar's good kid, m.A.A.d. city album. He sat down to Decode the verse and break down the story behind how the song was created. Check out the video. Related: Jay Rock discusses the role of hip-hop as a voice... Read more

June 24, 2013 Video

Kid Tsunami – The Chase (Full Album Stream)

With all the commotion about Kanye, J. Cole, Mac Miller and Statik Selektah's album, it was easy for Kid Tsunami's to get lost in the shuffle. But, with guest appearances from Masta Ace, OC, J-Live, Bahamadia, Sadat X, Kool Keith, Kool G Rap, KRS-One, Chubb Rock, Pharoahe Monch, Buckshot and... Read more

June 23, 2013 Audio

Sadat X – I Know This Game (Video)

Sadat X is still putting in quality work. In his latest song he talks about his grind as an independent artist. Check out the video for I Know This Game. Related: Sadat X – This is Our Thing ft Pharoahe Monch & Phil G (Video)... Read more

June 23, 2013 Video

Jay-Z – Magna Carta Holy Grail (Tracklist)

After announcing his album during the NBA Finals last week (during one of the hottest commercials in years), Jay-Z announces the tracklist for Magna Carta Holy Grail (with no features or producer credits). Check it out below. Related: Extended Trailer for Jay-Z’s new Magna Carta Holy Grail Album (Video) 1.... Read more

June 22, 2013 Fresh

J. Cole – Let Nas Down (Remix) (Made Nas Proud) ft Nas

Let Nas Down, one of the standout cuts on J. Cole's stellar Born Sinner album, just got better. Nas jumped on the remix to the song and you know HE RIPPED IT. Check out Let Nas Down (Remix) (Made Nas Proud). Related: J. Cole Freestyles on the Funkmaster Flex Show... Read more

June 22, 2013 Audio

Daz Dillinger & WC – Stay Out the Way ft Snoop Dogg

Here's another OG West Coast connection. Check out Daz Dillinger and WC's Stay Out the Way featuring Snoop Dogg. Related: Daz Dillinger & WC – Wha’cha Gon Do (Audio)... Read more

June 22, 2013 Audio

Drake Releases 4 New Songs to Kick Off the Launch of his New Album Nothing Was the Same

Drake has a new album called Nothing Was the Same dropping on September 17th. To kick off the promo campaign, he's released 4 new songs. You can listen to and download The Motion, Jodeci Freestyle (ft J. Cole--straight fire), Over Here and Versace (Remix) below. Related: Drake – Girls Love... Read more

June 22, 2013 Audio

Dom Kennedy – Never

Here's the latest from Dom Kennedy. Check out Never. Related: DJ Mustard – Nothin’ Like Me ft Dom Kennedy (Audio)... Read more

June 21, 2013 Audio

Raekwon Speaks on His Relationship With Jay-Z and More (Video)

Raekwon sat down with Bootleg Kev to talk about his relationships with Jay-Z (though he played it close to the vest about the collabo), Kanye West and much more. Check out the video. Related: Mathematics – Four Horsemen ft Inspectah Deck, Rakewon, Method Man & Ghostface Killah (Audio)... Read more

June 21, 2013 Video

Curren$y – Grizzly ft Young Roddy

Curren$y & Young Roddy take that Miguel All I Want is You, slow it down, add some knock to the drums and make it extra funky on their latest track. Check out Grizzly. Related: Curren$y – Sunroof ft Corner Boy (Video)... Read more

June 21, 2013 Audio

Vince Staples & Larry Fisherman (aka Mac Miller) – Stolen Youth (Full Album Stream)

Vince Staples and Larry Fisherman (aka Mac Miller) release their free album. You an listen to and download Stolen Youth below. Related: Cashius Green – I Ain’t Happy ft Vince Staples (Video)... Read more

June 21, 2013 Audio

Freddie Gibbs – ESGN (Full Album Stream)

Freddie Gibbs adds his album to the mix of records that were released this week. The project has a cool mix of established and new artists, including Daz, Spice 1, Problem, Jay Rock and BJ the Chicago Kid. You can listen to a full stream of ESGN below and buy... Read more

June 21, 2013 Audio

Realm Reality Freestyles in The Backroom (Video)

Realm Reality is not playing with this rap thing. The actor, also known as Rick Gonzales, got a strong co-sign from Prodigy who signed Realm to his label, and he dropped one of the better mixtapes of the year. Now, he commits a lyrical assault in The Backroom on 106... Read more

June 20, 2013 Video

Prince – Extralovable Reloaded

Here's a 2nd "new" (and very funky) track from Prince in 2 weeks. The song is an updated version of a song that Prince originally created in 1982 for Vanity 6 but which was never used. Check out Extraloveable Reloaded. Related: Prince – Ain’t Gonna Miss You When You’re Gone... Read more

June 20, 2013 Audio

Action Bronson on The Combat Jack Show (Video)

Action Bronson is the latest guest on The Combat Jack Show. He discusses life after his major label deal, how he chose his rap name, his earliest hip-hop influences and more. He also spits a few bars. Check out the video. Related: Action Bronson – Seven Series Triplets ft Prodigy... Read more

June 20, 2013 Video

A Discussion of the Yeezus Album Between Combat Jack, Dallas Penn, Premium Pete and Me (Podcast)

I had the pleasure of joining The Combat Jack Show as a guest this week to discuss Kanye West's Yeezus album. True to the provocative nature of the album, it was a lively discussion with many diverse opinions (starting at about the 1:50 mark). The show also features an in-depth... Read more

June 20, 2013 Audio, Featured-homepage

Big K.R.I.T. – King Pt. 3

No I.D.'s Stay track was one of the most soulful on Nas' album (as it was when No I.D. first provided the track to Cyhi the Prynce). Now, Big K.R.I.T. gets his shot on the beat and puts it to good use. Check out King Pt. 3. Related: AFH Presents... Read more

June 20, 2013 Audio

Rest in Peace to James Gandolfini

The actor, who died at the age of 51 today from a heart attack, created one of the most iconic characters in TV history. Tony Soprano was deeply influential in hip-hop culture. Our condolences to Mr. Gandolfini's family.... Read more

June 19, 2013 Fresh

¡MAYDAY! – Believers (Video)

The visuals for Believers by ¡MAYDAY! match the intensity of the vocals. Like their label head, TechN9ne, the group does not shy away from the provocative. Check out the video. Related: ¡MAYDAY! – Roaches ft Cyhi The Prynce & SpaceghostPurrp (Remix) (Video)... Read more

June 19, 2013 Video

T.I. – Check This, Dig That ft Trae Tha Truth (Video)