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Curren$y & Harry Fraud – Leaving the Dock (Video)

Curren$y & Harry Fraud dropped a mixtape a couple of months back called Cigarette Boats. Here's a new video from the project. Check out Leaving the Dock. Related: Curren$y & Harry Fraud – Cigarette Boats (Mixtape)... Read more

September 12, 2012 Video

Kurious – White Rum (Video)

90's underground heads will no doubt remember Kurious (Jorge). He's back with a nice new joint. Check out the video for White Rum. Related: Back in the day playlist of mid-90's hip-hop ft Redman, The Roots, Grand Puba, Mobb Deep, The Beatnuts and more (Audio)... Read more

September 12, 2012 Video

Brother Ali – Only Life I Know (Video)

Here's another new video from Brother Ali's upcoming Mourning in America album (in stores on 9/18), which is sounding like it's going to be one of the best projects of the year. The song is about what it feels like to be trapped in poverty. Once again, Brother Ali kicks... Read more

September 12, 2012 Video

Boldy James – For the Birds (Video)

Here's the latest video from next generation Detroit spitter, Boldy James. Check out For the Birds. Related: J Dilla – Detroit Game ft Boldy James & Chuck Inglish (from The Cool Kids) (Audio)... Read more

September 12, 2012 Video

Pusha T, Joell Ortiz & Raekwon – Tick Tock (from The Man with the Iron Fists soundtrack)

Ohhh...here we go. This is the 2nd release from RZA's Man With the Iron Fists soundtrack. Check out Tick, Tock featuring Pusha T, Raekwon and Joell Ortiz. There's really nothing more to say. Related: Method Man, Freddie Gibbs & Streetlife - Built For This (from The Man With the Iron... Read more

September 12, 2012 Audio

Busta Rhymes – Doin’ It Again ft Reek Da Villain and Chanel Nicole (Video)

Here's a new video from Busta Rhymes for his song Doin' It Again off Year of the Dragon. The song sports the same track used on Hi-Tek's Round & Round and features a dedication to Chris Lighty, Busta's manger of 21 years, in the beginning. Check it out. Related: Busta... Read more

September 12, 2012 Audio, The Bridge, Video

Bink! – Starting 5 ft Boola, Maffew Ragazino, Mickey Factz, Reek Da Villain & Jon Connor (Video)

Bink! lines up 5 next MCs for his song Starting 5. Check out the video. Who had the nicest verse?... Read more

September 12, 2012 Video

Joe Budden – Quality of Life (Video)

Here are some new visuals from Joe Budden set to his song Quality of Life. The video is basically footage of Joe chilling with friends at a bowling alley. Check it out below. Related: Joe Budden – Going Thru The Motions (Audio)... Read more

September 12, 2012 Video

Something From Nothing: The Art of Rap Outtakes (Video)

Ice-T's documentary Something From Nothing: The Art of Rap premieres on Vh1 tomorrow night at 9pm EST. Here are 4 sneak peeks from some of hip-hop's biggest icons. Nas speaks on why hip-hop isn't respected, Dr. Dre talks about working with Tupac, Eminem discusses the meaning rap has given to... Read more

September 12, 2012 Food for Thought, Video

Danny Brown – Change

Danny Brown's upcoming album is going to be produced entirely by Blu & Mainframe (Johnson & Johnson) and will be called Danny Johnson. Change, the first release from the project, has an early (Dilla-influenced) Slum Village feel to it. Check it out. Related: The Alchemist – Flight Confirmation ft Danny... Read more

September 11, 2012 Audio

Blu – Lemonade

Here's a super tough new joint from Blu, complete with scratches of Guru vocals on the hook (peep the reference below). Check out Blu Lemonade. Related: Blu & Exile – The Great Escape ft Homeboy Sandman & ADAD (Audio) Here's that Guru vocal.... Read more

September 11, 2012 Audio

Mister Cee – Best of Bad Boy Records (Mixtape)

Hot 97's Mister Cee is starting a new weekly series he creates "Best of Tuesday" mixes. He kicks it off with a 1-hour long mix of hits from Bad Boy Records. You know the names: Biggie, Craig Mack, The Lox, Total, 112...You can listen to and download the entire mix... Read more

September 11, 2012 Audio, Mixes

Saigon – Not Like Them ft Styles P (Video)

Styles P joins Saigon in Saigon's new video Not Like Them. Check it out below. Related: M.A.R.S. (Cormega, Action Bronson, Saigon & Roc Marciano) – M.A.R.S. (Video)... Read more

September 11, 2012 Video

G.O.O.D. Music – Cruel Summer snippets & track list (Audio)

G.O.O.D. Music's Cruel Summer compilation hits stores on 9/18. Check out snippets and a track list for the album below. Related: Big Sean - Clique ft Jay-Z & Kanye West (Audio) Here's the track list: 01. To The World by Kanye West & R. Kelly 02. Clique by Kanye West,... Read more

September 11, 2012 Audio

Murs & Fashawn – Just Begun (Video)

Here's another new hot track from the upcoming Murs & Fashawn This Generation collabo project. Check out Just Begun, set to visuals of Murs & Fashawn performing at Rock the Bells. Related: Murs & Fashawn perform at Rock the Bells 2012 (Full Set) (Video)... Read more

September 11, 2012 Video

Jon Connor – What I Do

Jon Connor puts on another lyrical display on the Statik Selektah-produced What I Do. Check it out. Related: Jon Connor - The Backroom Freestyle (Video)... Read more

September 11, 2012 Audio

Missy Elliott – 9th Inning ft Timbaland

This has been one of the best years for female MCs in a looong time...and it just got better. Here's a preview of a new song from Missy Elliott featuring Timbaland. Check out 9th Inning. Related: J. Cole Nobody's Perfect video featuring Missy Elliott... Read more

September 11, 2012 Audio

Slum Village – Live It Up ft Vice

Here's a new track from Slum Village. Check out Live It Up featuring Vice. Related: Slum Village - Reppin' (Video)... Read more

September 11, 2012 Audio

Common – LUV film trailer (Video)

Common stars in a new film that opens in theaters on Nov. 9. The film also features Charles Dutton, Meagan Good, Michael Kenneth Williams (Omar from The Wire) and more and premiered to critical acclaim at Sundance. Check out the trailer for LUV below. Related: Common - No Sell Out... Read more

September 10, 2012 Video

Nipsey Hu$$le – Get Away ft Ken Malik

Nipsey Hu$$le goes in on an early 2000s throwback track (see below). Check out Get Away featuring Ken Malik. Related: Nipsey Hu$$le - They Know (Video) Here's the original track.... Read more

September 10, 2012 Audio, The Bridge

Buddy – Far as They Know ft Pharrell

Here's another collabo between Compton MC Buddy and Pharrell. Check out Far as They Know. Related: Buddy - Inspired (Prod. Pharrell) (Audio)... Read more

September 10, 2012 Audio

Rick Ross – Presidential ft Elijah Blake (Video)

Here's the new video for Rick Ross' Pharrell-produced Presidential featuring Elijah Blake. Check it out. Related: Rick Ross - Amsterdam (Video)... Read more

September 10, 2012 Video

Whoa. Brother Ali turned in one of the best 5 Fingers of Death performances EVER on the Sway in the Morning show. Check out the video (Video)

The reactions of Murs and Fashawn in the background are equally entertaining. Related: Brother Ali - Mourning in America (Video)... Read more

September 10, 2012 Video

Xzibit – Napalm (Video)

Xzibit flows over a hardcore heavy metal track on his song Napalm. The video was filmed in Iraq and is equally intense. Check it out. Related: Xzibit – Up Out the Way ft E-40 (Audio)... Read more

September 10, 2012 Video

Styles P – Holiday Any Emcee

Here's a new one from Styles P. Check out Holiday Any Emcee. Related: Styles P – The Diamond Life Project (Mixtape)... Read more

September 9, 2012 Audio

Slaughterhouse, Pharoahe Monch, Freeway and more perform in NYC (Video)

Slaughterhouse, Pharoahe Monch, Freeway and more performed in NYC last night. Here's some footage of the highlights. Check out the video. Props: EME Related: Pharoahe Monch speaks with Montreality (Video)... Read more

September 9, 2012 Video

DMX – Undisputed Short Film (Video)

DMX has long been one of the most enigmatic artists in hip-hop. Here's a short film that gives a window into the present day life of Dark Man X. Check it out. His new album Undisputed drops on Tuesday. Related: DMX – Sh*t Don’t Change ft Snoop Dogg (Audio)... Read more

September 9, 2012 Food for Thought, Video

Kendrick Lamar, Schoolboy Q, & Jay Rock – Highway to Hell

Kay Slay serves up the original version of Highway to Hell featuring Kendrick Lamar, Schoolboy Q and Jay Rock on his new mixtape The Return of the Gatekeeper. Check out the song and Kay Slay's full mixtape below. Related: Jay Rock, Ab-Soul and Schoolboy Q interview with Page 31 (Video)... Read more

September 8, 2012 Audio

Here’s a playlist celebrating the legendary career of Mary J. Blige (Audio)

Mary J. Blige is not an MC...but she has been the Queen of Hip-Hop Soul for more than 20 years. She is the next artist we salute as part of our Living Legends series where we celebrate the careers of our hip-hop icons while we still have them. Here's a... Read more

September 8, 2012 Audio, Playlists, Throwback

Miguel – Kaleidoscope Dream: The Air Preview (Audio)

Miguel is dropping a new album called Kaleidoscope Dream in October. Here's a 3-song sampler from the album, including one where he rides the same sample Eminem did for My Name Is (see below). Check it out. Related: Miguel – Adorn (Video) Here's the original track sampled on track #2. ... Read more

September 8, 2012 Audio

Run-DMC performed last week at the Made in America Festival and ripped through a bunch of their classics. If you missed it, here’s the full set (Video)

Missed this earlier in the week, but had to post it. Check out the video. Related: Back in the day playlist of 80′s hip-hop classics from Melle Mel, Rakim, MC Lyte, Big Daddy Kane, LL Cool J, Slick Rick, Kurtis Blow, Whodini and more (Audio)... Read more

September 7, 2012 Video

Jon Connor – The Backroom Freestyle on 106 & Park (Video)

Jon Connor just tore down The Backroom with the verse he spit. He attacked the mic like he was fighting for his life. Be clear. Dude is FOR REAL. Check out the video. Related: Jon Connor – While You Were Sleeping (Mixtape)... Read more

September 7, 2012 Video

Jay Rock, Ab-Soul and Schoolboy Q interview with Page 31 (Video)

Schoolboy Q, Ab-Soul and Jay Rock spoke to Page 31 about the timing of a Black Hippy album (no time soon...), voting, how dope Kendrick's album is about to be and more. Check out the video. Related: Jay Rock - Yola (Audio)... Read more

September 7, 2012 Food for Thought, Video

Rittz – Questions 2012 (Video)

Earlier in the year, we named Rittz (Tech N9ne's newest signee to Strange Music) one of the MCs to have the biggest come up for a reason--dude has serious skills. If you are not up on him, this video of him wrecking the mic over the beat from Tech N9ne's... Read more

September 7, 2012 Video

DMX – Already (Video)

DMX has a new album called Undisputed dropping next week. Here's the first video from the project. Check out Already. Related: DMX performs at Rock the Bells 2012 (Video)... Read more

September 7, 2012 Video

Freddie Gibbs – The Hard ft Dana Williams

Freddie Gibbs slows it down with his new song The Hard...but it's still gangsta. Check it out. Related: Freddie Gibbs – Bout It Bout It ft Kirko Bangz... Read more

September 7, 2012 Audio

E-40 vs. Nardwaur (Video)

E-40's interview with Nardwar is thorough, even by Nardwaur's standards. E-40 goes deep about his history and music old and new. This is a must for E-40 fans. Check it out. Related: Nardwaur vs. DJ Premier (Video)... Read more

September 7, 2012 Food for Thought, Video

Skyzoo – Jansport Strings (Video)

Here's the video for Skyzoo's 9th Wonder-produced Jansport Strings. Check it out. Related: Skyzoo – Theo vs JJ (Dreams vs Reality) (Mixtape)... Read more

September 6, 2012 Video

Mystikal & DJ Quik in the studio (Video)

Last week Mannie Fresh & Yasiin Bey dropped a video documenting their unexpected yet dope collabo. This week? It's Mystikal and DJ Quik's turn. Check out this behind the scenes video of them in the studio working on what sounds like it could be something special. Related: Here’s a playlist... Read more

September 6, 2012 Food for Thought, Video

Big Sean, Jay-Z & Kanye West – Clique

Big Sean, Jayy-Z & Kanye West link on the latest G.O.O.D. Music release. Check out Clique. Related: Kanye West & Pusha T - New God Flow (Audio)... Read more

September 6, 2012 Audio

Joey Bada$$ – Rejex (Mixtape)

Joey Bada$$ drops off his 2nd mixtape of the year. This is a coda to his 1999 mixtape called Rejex because these cuts didn't make the first mixtape. Far from throwaways, these tracks are of the same quality as those on 1999--more vintage 90's beats laced with Joey's throwback flow.... Read more

September 6, 2012 Audio, Mixes

Jean Grae – Kill Screen

Here's a banger from Jean Grae (#sounderrated). Gamers from back in the day will recognize the theme song immediately. Check out Kill Screen. Related: Pharoahe Monch & Jean Grae experience South Africa (Video)... Read more

September 6, 2012 Audio

Xzibit – Up Out the Way ft E-40

Here's some more new music from Xzibit. Check out Up Out the Way featuring E-40. Related: Xzibit – Louis XIII ft King T & Tha Alkaholiks (Prod. Dr. Dre)... Read more

September 6, 2012 Audio

Big Sean – Detroit (Mixtape)

Here's Big Sean's new mixtape. It sports features from J. Cole, Kendrick Lamar, Royce Da 5'9" and more. You can listen to and download all of Detroit below. Related: Kanye West, Big Sean, 2 Chainz & Pusha T – Mercy (Video) Download Mixtape | Free Mixtapes Powered by DatPiff.com... Read more

September 5, 2012 Audio, Mixes

Throwback: Classic Audio of Rakim and Biz Markie Rhyming in High School (Audio)

Wow. Wow. WOW. Here's a super rare gem--audio footage of Biz Markie and Rakim rhyming in high school. It's so vintage Rakim rhymed under a different name...SUPER FRESH. This is from a project called the Lunchroom Battles. Check it out. Related: Rakim vs Big Daddy Kane: the playlist that settles... Read more

September 5, 2012 Audio, Throwback