Common – No Sell Out
Here's a previously unreleased song from Common that was produced by No I.D. Check out No Sell Out. Related: Playlists celebrating the 20+ year career of Common (Audio & Video)... Read more
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Method Man helms the first release from the soundtrack to RZA’s The Man With the Iron Fist. The song is called Built For This and Freddie Gibbs and Streetlife join Meth on the track (Video)
Tical. If this is any indication, the soundtrack is about to be a MONSTER. Check out the video below which features stills from The Man With The Iron Fists. Related: Method Man & Redman perform Cereal Killer for the first time ever (Video)... Read more
Lupe Fiasco discusses his new album and video on 106 & Park (Video)
Lupe Fiasco stopped by 106 & Park to talk about Food & Liquor 2 and his thought-provoking video for Bitch Bad. Check out the interview below. Related: Lupe Fiasco - Bitch Bad (Video)... Read more
Beanie Sigel – Dangerous ft Young Chris & Game
Beanie Sigel teams up with Game and Young Chris on his latest release. Check out Dangerous. Beanie's album This Time is in stores on Tues 8/28. Related: Beanie Sigel - The Reunion featuring State Property (Video)... Read more
Styles P – The Diamond Life Project (Mixtape)
Here's a new mixtape from Styles P. It has features from Jadakiss, Pusha T, Bun B, Curren$y and more. You can listen to and download all of The Diamond Life Project below. Related: Trademark Da Skydiver - Phone Home featuring Curren$y & Styles P (Audio) Download Mixtape... Read more
Bizarre Tribe – Runnin’
Here's a mashup of A Tribe Called Quest's Electric Relaxation and The Pharcyde's Runnin. Super ill. This is part of an upcoming project called Bizarre Tribe by Gummy Soul that will do several mash ups between the 2 legendary groups. Check out the song and a video trailer for the... Read more
JJ DOOM – Guv’nor (Video)
Here's the first video for DOOM's collaboration with Jneiro Jarel, collectively known as JJ DOOM. Check out Guv'nor. Related: JJ DOOM - Key to the Kuffs (Full Album Stream)... Read more
Nitty Scott, MC – Flower Child ft Kendrick Lamar
Here's a dope new cut from Nitty Scott, MC with Kendrick Lamar. Check out Flower Child. Related: Nitty Scott, MC - Auntie Maria's Crib (Neapolitan Remix) featuring Action Bronson & The Kid Daytona... Read more
The making of Big Boi’s She Said OK video (Video)
Here's a behind the scenes look at the making of the video for Big Boi's She Said OK featuring Theophilus London. Big Boi and the director decided to put a twist on the video that diverges from the theme of the song. Check it out below. Related: Big Boi -... Read more
Here are playlists celebrating the 20+ year career of Common (Audio & Video)
If Common had stopped rhyming in the NINETIES he'd still be a Living Legend. But, he didn't stop...Now, after more than 20 years in the game, he is a hip-hop titan and continues to release some of the best music of his career. Whether solo or collabo he has some... Read more
Styles P – YO Trill Sh*t ft Bun B
Here's new music from Styles P. Check out YO Trill Sh*t featuring Bun B. Related: Craig G - Heaven & Hell featuring Styles P (Audio)... Read more
Chuck D and DMC over nothing but an 808 and some hard scratches?? I’ll take it. Check out the new video for Public Enemy’s RLTK featuring DMC (Video)
Related: Public Enemy - I Shall Not Be Moved (Video)... Read more
Lupe Fiasco – Bitch Bad (Video)
Lupe Fiasco's video for Bitch Bad is a scathing critique of some (actually many) of the images and language put forth in hip-hop. Although the primary focus is misogyny, he doesn't stop there. He also goes in on violence, materialism, exploitation, minstrelism and ignorance generally, as it manifests in music... Read more
Method Man & Redman perform Cereal Killer at Rock the Bells (Video)
Here's a video or Redman and Method Man performing Cereal Killer live (supposedly for the first time ever). The footage is low fi but you get a good sense of the experience. Check it out below. Related: Redman - Bridging the Gap (Audio)... Read more
Coast 2 Coast: Where East meets West on Wax (Audio Playlist)
Here's a playlist of songs featuring MCs from the east rhyming over West Coast (primarily G-Funk) beats. You'll hear music from Nas, Jay-Z, Talib Kweli, Redman, Raekwon, Biggie and more. Related: How the West Was Won: the evolution of West Coast hip-hop (Playlist)... Read more
Mannie Fresh speaks with SoulCulture TV (Video)
Mannie Fresh is undoubtedly one of the most impactful producers in hip-hop. Many of today's beats were inspired by the sonic landscape he architected in the 90's during the first iteration of Cash Money. He's still in the game, working with G.O.O.D. Music on Cruel Summer and many more. Here's... Read more
Nas speaks about the video for Bye Baby (Video)
Nas discusses the video for Bye Baby with Fuse. Check it out below. Related: Nas performs at Rock the Bells (Full Video)... Read more
Ras Kass – Sushi
Ras Kass barely takes a breath on his new song Sushi. He's too busy spittin'. The West Coast underground OG is still doing it. Check it out below. Related: Ras Kass - Holes in the Ozone (Video)... Read more
Strong Arm Steady – Classic (Prod. Statik Selektah) (Video)
Here's the video for Strong Arm Steady's burner Classic. HEAT. Check it out. Related: Strong Arm Steady - Fair Fight featuring Schoolboy Q, Ab-Soul & Jay Rock... Read more
Mann – Bend ft Kendrick Lamar & Frank Ocean
Kendrick Lamar and Frank Ocean lend vocals to a new track by Mann. Check out Bend. Related: Frank Ocean - Sweet Life (Prod. Pharrell)... Read more
THURZ – Another Number ft BJ the Chicago Kid
Here's a new one from THURZ. Check out Another Number featuring BJ the Chicago Kid. Related: THURZ - Hell's Angel featuring BJ the Chicago Kid (Video)... Read more
Craig G – Heaven & Hell ft Styles P
Craig G (yeah, that Craig G) has a soulful new song with Styles P. Check out Heaven & Hell. Related: The greatest posse cuts of all time (Audio & Video Playlist)... Read more
Busta Rhymes – Year of the Dragon (Full Album Stream & Download)
Busta Rhymes released his latest album Year of the Dragon free today. You can listen to and download the entire project below. Related: Busta Rhymes - Life & Rhymes Documentary (Video) Download Mixtape... Read more
Slaughterhouse – Throw That ft Eminem
Eminem joins Slaughterhouse on their latest release from welcome to: OUR HOUSE. Check out Throw That. Related: Slaughterhouse - On the House (Mixtape) Click here to purchase... Read more
Raekwon talks Wu history with the J.U.S.T.I.C.E. Leauge Pt. 3 (Video)
Here's part 3 or Raekwon's conversation with the J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League. In this installment, he discusses ODB's production skills and more. Check out the video below. Related: Raekwon discusses Only Built 4 Cuban Linx with the J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League (Video)... Read more
The Kid Daytona – Summer Games: The Kid With The Golden (Mixtape)
The Kid Daytona dropped his new mixtape. You can listen to and download all of Summer Games: The Kid With The Golden below. Related: The Kid Daytona - Low (Remix) featuring Jadakiss Download Mixtape... Read more
Redman – Bridging the Gap
Here's a new verse that's a special delivery from Redman. Check out Bridging the Gap. Related: A playlist celebrating the career of Redman (Audio)... Read more
Mike Tyson speaks on 2Pac (Video)
Mike Tyson has a new one man show in NYC. Here's an interview of the champ talking about his friendship with 2Pac, how they met and the night Pac was shot after attending Tyson's fight in Vegas. He also talks about Obama and more. Check out the video below. Related:... Read more
Nas – Bye Baby Video Sneak Preview (Video)
Nas has a video on the way for Bye Baby, one of the dopes songs on Life is Good. Here's a sneak preview. The green dress does make an appearance...Related: Nas in 97 Seconds (Video)... Read more
Here are some more highlights from this weekend’s Rock The Bells festival. You can watch the full sets from Nas, J. Cole, DMX, Curren$y, Murs & Fashawn and Wu Block, as well as a freestyle from Common (Video)
Related: The Official Rock the Bells 2012 Mixtape Nas J. Cole DMX Curren$y Murs & Fashawn Wu Block Common... Read more
DJ Quik performs at Rock the Bells 2012 (Video)
DJ Quik performed at Rock The Bells for the first time ever tonight. If you missed it, you can watch his entire set below. Related: A playlist celebrating the 20+ year career of DJ Quik (Audio)... Read more
Rock The Bells 2012 Live Stream (Video)
Day 2 of Rock the Bells is taking place right now in California. Here's a live stream of the event. Today's acts include Big Daddy Kane (2:15 PST), DJ Quik (4pm PST), Bone Thugs-N-Harmony (6:30 PST), E-40 & Too Short (7:20 PST), Ice Cube (8:40 PST) and Nas (9:30 PST).... Read more
J. Cole performs I’m A Fool at Rock the Bells (Video)
J. Cole did a new song called I'm a Fool last night at Rock the Bells. You can watch the entire performance as well as him performing Can't Get Enough below. Related: J. Cole - The Cure... Read more
Here’s Warren G’s new video for Party We Will Throw Now featuring The Game & Nate Dogg (Video)
Happy birthday to Nate Dogg. The king of G-Funk Soul would have been 43 today. In honor of his birthday, Warren G has released the video for his song Party We Will Throw Now, which features The Game and the one and only Nate Dogg. Check it out below. Related:... Read more
ChrisCo – Straight Up ft Jon Connor & Elzhi (Prod. DJ Premier)
DJ Premier laced ChrisCo, Jon Connor and Elzhi with a dope track. This one sounds like it's straight from the 90's, complete with a jazz loop and Primo's signature drums and scratches. Dopeness. Check out Straight Up. Related: DJ Premier goes to work on the turntables (Video)... Read more
Big K.R.I.T. interview with Sermons Domain (Video)
Big K.R.I.T. discusses working with other producers, staying consistent, his collabo project with Yelawolf, the new mixtape that's on the way and more. Check out the video. Related: Big K.R.I.T. - What U Mean featuring Ludacris (Video)... Read more
Rapper Big Pooh speaks with Montreality
Here's a great interview of Rapper Big Pooh by Montreality. He speaks on his biggest fear, why Little Brother split, his hidden talents, the keys to success and more. He also drops a quick freestyle. Check out the video. Related: Rapper Big Pooh & J. Pinder - Clouds... Read more
Kanye West – Runaway Fly Mob (Video)
This is very cool. Dancers for Kanye West's tour broke into their routine for Runaway mid-flight en route to Australia. It's an inflight flash mob. The looks on the faces of some of the passengers (and flight attendants) are priceless. Check out the video for the Runaway Fly Mob. Related:... Read more
Hit-Boy – Old School Caddy ft KiD CuDi
Here's the new video for Hit-Boy's Old School Caddy featuring KiD CuDi. Check it out. Related: Hit-Boy - HIStory (Mixtape)... Read more
Kendrick Lamar – Westside, Right On Time ft Young Jeezy
Kendrick Lamar teams up with Jeezy for the final TDE release of the week. Blazing hot...Check out Westside, Right on Time. Right on time to start the weekend, indeed. Related: DJ Khaled - They Ready ft Kendrick Lamar, J. Cole & Big K.R.I.T.... Read more
Kevin Hart vs. Meek Mill (and crew) (Video)
Kevin Hart recently took on Meek Mill and his entire crew in the dozens backstage. Comedy. Check out the video. Related: Kevin Hart vs. Sam Jackson...(Video)... Read more
Slaughterhouse – Truth or Truth
Here's another drop from the upcoming On the House mixtape from Slaughterhouse. They go in for more than 14 minutes over the instrumental for Ross' Tears of Joy. Check out Truth or Truth. Related: Slaughterhouse - Goodbye (Prod. Boi-1da)... Read more
Schoolboy Q – Party
3 nights, 3 TDE releases. This one is from Schoolboy Q. Check out Party. Related: Schoolboy Q & Kendrick Lamar do their own performance of Rick Ross' Hold Me Back (Video)... Read more
JJ DOOM – Key to the Kuffs (Full Album Stream)
DOOM has a new project with Jneiro Jarel called Key to the Kuffs. Together, they go by the name JJ DOOM. Click here to check out a full stream of the album which hits stores on 8/20.... Read more
Talib Kweli – New Era Flagbearer (Video)
Here's a clip of Talib Kweli discussing the impact growing up in New York City had on his life and career. He also talks about how NYC shaped legends like The Beastie Boys and Run-DMC and more. Check out the video. Related: Talib Kweli - To the Music featuring Maino... Read more
The Kid Daytona – Copy, Copy ft Jon Connor
Here's a hot new joint from The Kid Daytona. Check out Copy, Copy featuring Jon Connor. Related: The Kid Daytona - Angela's Sister M.A.D.E. in America... Read more
T.I. – Go Get It (Video)
Here's T.I.'s latest video. Check out Go Get It. Related: T.I. - F*ck It (So What)... Read more
Ab-Soul – Nibiru
Here's another new song from TDE courtesy of Ab-Soul. He lives up to his name by crafting a dense rhyme about extinction level events. There are not too many MCs in this head space. Check out Nibiru. Related: Ab-Soul - Black Lip Bastard (Black Hippy Remix) featuring Kendrick Lamar, Jay... Read more
Cyhi The Prynce – Good For Me
Here's a soulful, laid-back joint from Cyhi The Prynce. Check out Good For Me. Related: Cyhi The Prynce - Ivy League (Mixtape)... Read more