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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Curt@ins – Ruthle$$ ft Schoolboy Q

Here's a new joint from Curt@ins. Check out Ruthle$$ featuring Schoolboy Q. Related: Schoolboy Q - Party (Audio)... Read more

Q-Tip tells the story of writing his first rhyme (Video)

Here's a cool video of Q-Tip telling the story of the first time he over wrote a rhyme. This is an outtake from Ice-T's Something From Nothing documentary. Check it out. Related: Q-Tip – Black Fist Friday Mix (Mixtape)... Read more

Ryan Leslise does 5 Fingers of Death on the Sway in the Morning Show (Video)

Ryan Leslie doing Sway's 5 Fingers of Death? He just might surprise you. Check out the video. Related: Schoolboy Q & Ab-Soul – 5 Fingers of Death (Video)... Read more

Blu & Exile – The Great Escape ft Homeboy Sandman & ADAD

Here's some new music from Blu & Exile. Check out The Great Escape featuring Homeboy Sandman & ADAD. Related: Blu – Rap Dope (Audio)... Read more

Slaughterhouse – Goodbye with Fat Joe

Fat Joe adds a heartfelt tribute to Chris Lighty, his longtime manager, on Slaughterhouse's Goodbye. Check it out. Related: DJ Wonder Chris Lighty tribute mix (Audio)... Read more

Tech N9ne – E.B.A.H. (Video)

Tech N9ne has a new EP called E.B.A.H (Evil Brain Angel Heart) dropping soon. Here's the first video for the title track. Check it out. Related: ¡Mayday! – Badlands (Seven Remix) ft Tech N9ne (Audio)... Read more

Nas performs DJ Khaled’s Hip-Hop live at Rock the Bells (Video)

Nas brought out Scarface during his set at Rock the Bells last night. Face ran through My Mind's Playing Tricks on Me and Guess Who's Back, and he and Nas ended with their instant classic duet Hip-Hop. Check out the footage below. Related: Nas - Bye Baby (Video)... Read more

Lil Wayne – Dedication 4 (Mixtape)

Lil Wayne drops the 2nd high profile mixtape of the day. You can listen to and download Dedication 4 below.  Related:  Keyshia Cole – Enough of No Love ft Lil Wayne (Video) Download Mixtape... Read more

Talib Kweli & Z-Trip – Attack the Block (Mixtape)

Here's a brand new mixtape from Talib Kweli. You can listen to and download all of Attack the Block below. Related: Talib Kweli - Push Thru ft Curren$y & Kendrick Lamar (Video) Download Mixtape... Read more

Blu – Rap Dope

Here's the latest from Blu. Check out Rap Dope. Related: Blu & Exile – A Man (Audio)... Read more

Made in America Festival (Live Stream)

Jay-Z's Made in America Festival is taking place in Philadelphia this weekend. D'Angelo, Jay Electronica, MMG, Janelle Monae and others performed earlier and Jay-Z performs around 9:30. You can check out a live stream here. Related: Jay-Z – From Marcy to Barclays (Video)... Read more

DJ Premier in Nashville (Video)

Here's a beautifully shot video of DJ Premier rocking a party in Nashville. Check it out. Related: The making of DJ Khaled's Hip-Hop featuring Scarface, Nas & DJ Premier (Video)... Read more

Lil Fame (of M.O.P.) and Termanology – Fizzyology (Video)

Lil Fame of (M.O.P.) and Termanology are doing an album together under the name Fizzyology. The album drops in November and will feature will Busta Rhymes, Styles P, Bun B, Freeway, M.O.P., DJ Premier, Statik Selektah and more. Here's a video for the title track which was produced by The... Read more

The impact of Chris Lighty

The hip-hop community is still reeling from the sudden and tragic loss of Chris Lighty on Thursday. Here are links to 2 of the better articles written about both the impact Lighty had on hip-hop culture and the man, himself. First is an article written by Rob Kenner of Complex... Read more

Slaughterhouse – Throw It Away ft Swizz Beatz (Video)

Here's the latest video from Slaughterhouse. Check out Throw It Away featuring Swizz Beatz. Related: Slaughterhouse - Throw That ft Eminem (Audio)... Read more

Stalley – Last Day on the MT ft Rashad

People who have been down with Stalley for a minute may know him as the singer on Stalley's single Slapp as well as the producer of the vast majority of the Lincoln Way Nights album. The 2 reunite on Last Day on the MT. The result is the same: soulful... Read more

J-Live – As I Start (Over) (Video)

Here's a new video from J-Live. He's still spittin' that flame. Check out As I Start (Over). Related: J-Live - The Authentic (Video) As I Start (Over) (Single) by J-Live... Read more

Roc Marciano – Sweet Nothings

Roc Marciano slips into a laid-back flow reminiscent of Raekwon over a soulful flute-driven track. Check out Sweet Nothings. Related: M.A.R.S. (Cormega, Action Bronson, Saigon & Roc Marciano) – M.A.R.S. (Video)... Read more

Big Boi – She Said OK ft Theophilus London (Video)

Here's Big Boi's new video for She Said OK featuring Theophilus London. Check it out. Oddly, I was cool with posting this video but not this one. Thoughts? Related: The making of Big Boi's She Said OK video (Video)... Read more

Various Artists – Closed Sessions Vol. 2 (Mixtape)

We've dropped a few joints from the Closed Sessions Vol. 2 mixtape over the last few weeks. Now you can listen to and download the whole thing which features songs from Blu, Action Bronson, Freddie Gibbs, Sir Michael Rocks, Raekwon and many more. Check it out below. Related: Download the... Read more

Jon Connor – Showoff Radio Freestyle (Video)

Jon Connor is a lyrical monster. Here's a video of him doing a freestyle on Showoff Radio where he did just that: mashed the mic off the dome. Related: Jon Connor - Never Left (Video)... Read more

Casual & J Rawls – Hier-O-Dot ft Souls of Mischief and MHz

Here's another Hieroglyphics reunion. This time Casual teams up with Souls of Mischief. Check out Hier-O-Dot. Related: Casual & J Rawls - Respect Game Or Expect Flames ft Del the Funky Homosapien (Video)... Read more

Brother Ali – Mourning in America (Video)

"This is the title track to my new album, Mourning in America and Dreaming in Color. The first half of the album highlights and critiques the dire situation in which we live. The second half outlines the tremendous opportunity we have to re-imagine and reform our society. This song is... Read more

Pac Div – Black Acura ft Mac Miller & Raven Sorvino

Here's a tough new minimalist track from Pac Div--nothing but beats & rhymes. Check out Black Acura featuring Mac Miller & Raven Sorvino. Related: Pac Div - Bank (Audio)... Read more

Skyzoo – Theo vs JJ (Dreams vs Reality) (Mixtape)

Skyzoo dropped a hot new mixtape with a dope concept. The tape is split into 2 parts. On part 1, he rhymes the perspective of Theo Huxtable—privileged, strong family, etc. On part 2, he takes on the persona of JJ Evans, rhyming more aggressively and with the hunger of someone... Read more

Happy Birthday Michael Jackson – Mister Cee Tribute Mix (Mixtape)

Happy birthday to the King of Pop. As has become his custom on meaningful dates for fallen legends, Mister Cee did a tribute mix. You can listen to the whole thing below. Related: DJ Jazzy Jeff's Micheal Jackson Tribute (Mixtape)... Read more

Showbiz & AG – Every Time I Touch The Mic ft OC & Frank V

Here's a new track from Show & AG featuring OC and Frank V. Check out Every Time I Touch the Mic. Related: Showbiz & AG - Walk With Me (Audio)... Read more