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T.I. – Memories Back Then ft. Kendrick Lamar, B.O.B & Kris Stephens (video)

After running into some clearance issues for the original version of this song, T.I. decides to drop the visuals for his Memories Back Then cut featuring K. Dot, Bob and the beautiful Kris Stephens as he gears up for the release of his Hustle Gang mixtape entitled, Get Dough Or... Read more

April 22, 2013 Fresh, Video

Joey Bada$$, Ab-Soul, Action Bronson & Travis Scott – XXL Freshmen Cypher Pt. 1 (Video)

Here's a cypher featuring some of the best of this year's XXL Freshmen. Check out the video featuring Joey Bada$$, Ab-Soul, Action Bronson and Travis Scott blistering the mic. Related: Ab-Soul XXL Freshman Freestyle (Video)... Read more

April 22, 2013 Video

Kanye West – The Prerequisite (Mixtape)

Here's a mixtape of previously unreleased Kanye West material from around 2001. The project has songs that never surfaced as well as the original demos of Kanye classics like Jesus Walks, Hey Mama and All Falls Down. You can listen to and download all of The Prerequisite below. Related: Kanye... Read more

April 22, 2013 Mixes

Scarface – The HardKnock TV Interview (Video)

The OG Scarface sat down with HardKnock TV recently. He spoke about how he crafts his rhymes, the importance of expressing vulnerability in your art, not liking his own work, the change in his life perspective when his son was born and more. This is Face at his most unguarded.... Read more

April 22, 2013 Video

Kanye West- All Falls Down (Demo Circa 2001)

D Dot Omen dug up some of Kanye's original demo material. The song was floating around in this form in 2001 before it was remade to feature Syleena Johnson for his College Dropout debut. Related: Yasiin Bey Performs in Paris (Video) Check out the finished product below.... Read more

April 22, 2013 Audio, Fresh

Trips N Slim- The Preface (mixtape)

Check out The Preface from Trips N Slim as they make their claim as a force to be reckoned with. With soulful production, good story lines, and a co-sign from their father, the legendary Dougie Fresh, the project is sure to get a few replays. Related: Square Off – 110th St ft... Read more

April 22, 2013 Fresh, Mixes

Daft Punk – Get Lucky ft Pharrell & Nile Rodgers (Video)

What do you get when you combine 3 generations of hip-hop influencers on one track? A funky little jam. Check out Get Lucky by Daft Punk, Pharrell and Nile Rodgers. Related: Pharrell vs. Nardwaur (Video)... Read more

April 22, 2013 Audio

Beyonce & Andre 3000 – Back to Black

The 2nd sneak preview from The Great Gatsby soundtrack is a haunting cover of Amy Winehouse's Back to Black by Beyonce and Andre 3000. Check it out below. Related: Jay-Z – 100$ Bill (Audio)... Read more

April 21, 2013 Audio

Jay-Z – 100$ Bill

Jay-Z has a new song on The Great Gatsby soundtrack. You can hear a 2-minute sneak preview of the song below. Check out 100$ Bill. Related: Jay-Z- Open Letter (Audio)... Read more

April 21, 2013 Audio

Capone – Get Lifted ft Haiti

Capone from Capone-N-Noreaga gets in on the 420 action by flowing over a super soulful track. Check out Get Lifted featuring Haiti. Related: Capone-N-Noreaga – Blood Money (Video)... Read more

April 20, 2013 Audio

Styles P – I Need Weed (Video)

420 is definitely inspiring to Styles P, as well. He goes hard over a Scram Jones track in his new video. Check out I Need Weed. Related: Styles P – Reckless ft Raekwon... Read more

April 20, 2013 Video

Redman – Hands Up ft Mr. Cheeks & DoItAll (Prod. Easy Mo Bee)

Redman drops a new song for 420 and it's got that KNOCK to it. Check out Hands Up, featuring Mr. Cheeks and produced by Easy Mo Bee. Related: Redman – Lookn’ Fly Too ft Method Man & R.E.A.D.Y. Roc (Video) Click here to download... Read more

April 20, 2013 Audio

Raekwon – Hip-Hop: Yesterday, Today, Forever (Video)

Here's a cool short video on Raekwon. It includes and impassioned performance of C.R.E.A.M. by The Chef as well as an interview where he discusses the current state of hip-hop, including his respect for Kendrick Lamar. Check out the video. Related: Statik Selektah – Bird’s Eye View ft Raekwon, Joey... Read more

April 19, 2013 Video

Guru – Moment of Truth (Video) + Mister Cee Tribute Mix (Audio)

Here's more love for Guru on the 3rd anniversary of his passing. First up is an amazing short film that is previously unreleased. It features never before seen interview and performance footage as well as some really inspiring moments of Guru speaking to students in a school. Next, is Mister... Read more

April 19, 2013 Audio, Video

Smoke DZA – N*ggaz 4 Life (Prod. Pete Rock)

Smoke DZA goes to work on a Pete Rock track. Check out N*ggaz 4 Life. Related: Smoke DZA – Gotham F*cking City ft Joey Bada$$ (Video)... Read more

April 19, 2013 Audio

Ludacris – Raised in the South ft Young Jeezy

Ludacris and Young Jeezy rep their region. Check out Raised in the South. Related: Ludacris – Tell Me What They Mad For ft Pusha T & Swizz Beatz (Audio)... Read more

April 19, 2013 Audio

DJ Premier – Guru Tribute Mix

Today marks the third anniversary of our loss of Guru. To celebrate his life, here's the mix that his Gang Starr partner DJ Premier did as a tribute. Since Guru was also one of the finest MCs to ever come out of Boston, we dedicate this to all those affected... Read more

April 19, 2013 Audio

Miguel – How Many Lies (Remix) ft Kendrick Lamar (Video)

Here's the video for Miguel's How Many Drinks, complete with the verse from Kendrick Lamar. Check it out. Related: Miguel – Candles in the Sun (Video)... Read more

April 19, 2013 Video

Dizzy Wright – XXL Freshmen Freestyle (Video)

Dizzy Wright turns in one of the strongest of the 2013 XXL Freshmen Freestyles. Check out the video. Related: Dizzy Wright – The First Agreement ft Nikkiya and Manny Scott (Video)... Read more

April 19, 2013 Video

Ghostface Killah – Murder Spree ft Inspectah Deck, U-God, Masta Killa & Sin Sin (Apollo Brown Remix)

Apollo Brown put his touch on Ghostface Killah's Murder Spree featuring Inspectah Deck, U-God, Masta Killa and Sin Sin. This version is extra soulful. You literally might break your neck head nodding. Real talk. Check it out below. Related: Adrian Younge & Ghostface Killah – Rise of the Ghostface Killah... Read more

April 18, 2013 Audio

Medusa – Lay Down ft MC Lyte

MC Lyte jumps on a funked up track with Medusa and they CRUSH it. This joint goes hard. Check out Lay Down. Related: UNITY: A salute to the women of hip-hop (Video Playlist)... Read more

April 18, 2013 Audio

Joey Bada$$ – Hotbox ft NYCk Caution

Here's a new one from Joey Bada$$. Check out Hotbox featuring NYCk Caution. Related: Statik Selektah – Bird’s Eye View ft Raekwon, Joey Bada$$ & Black Thought (Audio)... Read more

April 18, 2013 Audio

Marco Polo – G.U.R.U. ft Talib Kweli & DJ Premier

One day before the 3rd anniversary of Guru's passing, here's a really dope tribute to him from Talib Kweli, DJ Premier and Marco Polo. Check out G.U.R.U. Related: Talib Kweli – Come Here ft Miguel (Audio) Click here to download... Read more

April 18, 2013 Audio

Yasiin Bey Performs in Paris (Video)

Yasiin Bey recently performed in Paris with the Robert Glasper Experiment. Here's some video of the event, which includes a guest appearance by Kanye West who performed Can't Tell Me Nothing. Check it out below. Related: Mos Def – The Light is not Afraid of the Dark (Prod. Kanye West)... Read more

April 18, 2013 Video

KRS-One Freestyles and Performs a Verse From Step Into a World (Video)

The Blastmaster KRS-One kicks a freestyle and drops a verse from Step Into a World, and shows that he's still FRESH for 2013...Check out the video. Related: A playlist celebrating the career of the legendary blastmaster KRS-One (Audio)... Read more

April 18, 2013 Video

Crate Diggers: DJ Babu (Video)

Fuse continues its Crate Diggers series with the legendary DJ Babu of Dilated Peoples and The World Famous Beat Junkies. Check out the video below. Related: Crate Diggers: J. Dilla (Video)... Read more

April 17, 2013 Video

Logic – Roll Call

You gotta be mad confident to rock on a classic OutKast track. Logic has got the guts and the skills to do it. Dude is a problem. Check out his song Roll Call that features him blacking out over the Ms. Jackson track. Related: Logic – Young Sinatra III... Read more

April 17, 2013 Audio

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – Can’t Hold Us ft Ray Dalton (Video)

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis' song Can't Hold Us is a BIG anthem. The video is pretty EPIC too. Independent music has come a long way. Check out the video for Can't Hold Us below. Related: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis vs. Nardwaur (Video)... Read more

April 17, 2013 Video

J. Dilla – Trucks

J. Dilla was working on an album called The Diary before he passed away. Some tracks from that project have surfaced over the last few weeks and the full project will be released later this year. The latest release is a riff on the 80's hit Cars. You can listen... Read more

April 17, 2013 Audio

De La Soul – Get Away ft The Spirit of the Wu

The members of De La Soul have put out music over the last few years (some solo, some features and some collabos with one another) but they have not put out an official De La record since 2004. They're baaaack....For their first release, they flow over the beat that was... Read more

April 17, 2013 Audio

DJ Jazzy Jeff – Vinyl Destination Ep. 8 (Video)

Here's episode 8 of DJ Jazzy Jeff's Vinyl Destination series. This episode finds Jeff and Skillz in Paris, Moscow, Niznhy Novgorod (try pronouncing that) and Oslo. In addition to the usual travel stresses, Jeff has to deal with trying to get back a computer he left in an airport. Check... Read more

April 16, 2013 Video

Adrian Younge & Ghostface Killah – Rise of the Ghostface Killah (Video)

The RZA makes an appearance in the video for Ghostface Killah and Adrian Younge's super dope Rise of the Ghostface Killah...but is that the real Ghostface? Take a look at the video below and weigh in. Related: Ghostface Killah, Masta Killa, Killah Priest & Adrian Younge perform I Declare War... Read more

April 16, 2013 Video

REKS – Caged Bird ft EZDREAD

REKS smooths it out over his latest track. Check out Caged Bird featuring EZDREAD. Related: REKS – I Remember ft Rapper Big Pooh... Read more

April 16, 2013 Audio

Havoc – Life We Chose ft Lloyd Banks

Havoc and Lloyd Banks join forces on a gully new joint. Check out Life We Chose. Related: Havoc – Cash Flow ft Slum Village... Read more

April 16, 2013 Audio

Skyzoo & Torae – The Get Up

Skyzoo and Torae team up under the name The Barrel Brothers and drop a red hot track. Check out The Get Up. Related: Skyzoo – Spike Lee Was My Hero (Video)... Read more

April 16, 2013 Audio

Statik Selektah – Bird’s Eye View ft Raekwon, Joey Bada$$ & Black Thought

Statik Selektah assembled the trifecta of Raekwon, Joey Bada$$ and Black Thought on his latest release. Check out Bird's Eye View. It gets no better. Related: Black Thought speaks on his 2013 plans (Video)... Read more

April 16, 2013 Audio

K. Dot (aka Kendrick Lamar) – Y.H.N.I.C. (Mixtape)

Here's Kendrick Lamar's first ever mixtape, Y.H.N.I.C., which was originally released in 2003. It's amazing to hear Kendrick's progression over the years, both in terms of the evolution of his flow and the subject matter he discusses. He went from a more East Coast, Jay-Z-influenced style to one that is... Read more

April 16, 2013 Mixes

Drake – Girls Love Beyonce ft. James Fauntleroy

Here the Toronto MC samples Destiny Child's Say My Name and delivers an oddly soulful track. Check out Girls Love Beyonce ft. James Fauntleroy. Related: Dj Khaled- No New Friends ft. Drake, Rick Ross and Lil Wayne... Read more

April 16, 2013 Audio, Fresh

DJ Khaled- No New Friends ft. Drake, Rick Ross and Lil Wayne

Drake mentioned releasing 2 new songs this week during his trip to Elliot Wilson's radio show last week and delivers as promised. Here's the first of two new song releases. This was the track that was supposed to be the SFTB remix but it "took on a life of it's... Read more

April 16, 2013 Audio, Fresh

Pro Era – Overseas (Video)

Here's a video for one of the toughest joints on the Pro Era mixtape (and that's saying a lot). Check out Overseas. And, if you've been sleeping, you can listen to and download the Pro Era mixtape here.... Read more

April 15, 2013 Video

Jurassic 5 perform at Coachella (Video)

After several years apart, LA underground kings Jurassic 5 reunited and rocked the stage at Coachella. You can watch their entire 1-hour set below. Related: Wu-Tang Clan perform at Coachella (Video) Here's the set list: Back 4 U I Am Somebody Jayou Nu-Mark desk solo Hip-Hop History Break Monkey Bars... Read more

April 15, 2013 Video

Common – Open Letter Pt. II

I wanna rhyme like Common Sense...Common adds a verse in support of Jay-Z over the Open Letter track. Check out Open Letter Pt.II. Related: Common – Congratulations ft Cocaine 80′s Click here to download.... Read more

April 15, 2013 Audio

Dizzy Wright – The First Agreement ft Nikkiya and Manny Scott (Video)

Dizzy Wright drops some serious knowledge in his song The First Agreement. The video features the 2013 Freshman Class member in a throwback X hat along with several stills of historic images. Check it out. Related: XXL Announces Freshman Class 2013 Cover... Read more

April 15, 2013 Video

Wu-Tang Clan perform at Coachella (Video)

In a preview of what may be to come in this 20th anniversary year of Enter the 36 Chambers, Wu-Tang Clan reunited on the stage in Coachella over the weekend. Check out videos of performances of Protect Ya Neck and C.R.E.A.M. below. Related: Mathematics – Face the Problemzz ft GZA,... Read more

April 15, 2013 Video

Styles P – Reckless ft Raekwon

Styles P and Raekwon trade verses over a chopped up Queen loop on the latest Wu Block collabo. Ill joint. Check out Reckless. Related: Styles P – Float ft Jadakiss (Audio)... Read more

April 14, 2013 Audio

Young Roddy – Still Tryna Get It (Video)

Here's a new video from JET Life member Young Roddy. Check out Still Tryna Get It. Related: Young Roddy – Russian Roulette ft Smoke DZA (Video)... Read more

April 14, 2013 Video

Common – Congratulations ft Cocaine 80’s

Here's a new song from Common with longtime collaborator, No I.D. Same result--dopeness. Check out Congratulations featuring Cocaine 80's. Related: Common freestyles over Clique (Video)... Read more

April 13, 2013 Audio

CJ Fly – The Error

Joey Bada$$ was the first to break, but the Pro Era crew is filled with talented MCs. CJ Fly is the latest to step out and shine. True to his other Pro Era brethren, you can hear the deep 90's influence in his music. Check out The Error. Related: Pro... Read more

April 12, 2013 Audio

Frank Ocean – Lost (Video)

Frank continues to pull out hits from his debut Channel Orange. Check out the latest, Lost, and let us know what you think. Related: Frank Ocean – Eyes Like Sky... Read more

April 12, 2013 Fresh, Video

Kendrick Lamar – The Green Files (Mixtape)

Here's a mixtape of some of the many non-album cuts of Kendrick Lamar from over the years. It includes tracks with Talib Kweli, Miguel, Jay-Z, J. Cole, A$AP Rocky and more. If you've missed any of these gems or just want them in one place, this compilation should do the... Read more

April 12, 2013 Mixes