T.I. – Go Get It
Here's a new song from T.I. Check out Go Get It. Related: T.I. - Love This Life... Read more
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Kids These Days – Flashing Lights
Here's a pretty epic re-take on Kanye West's vintage track Flashing Lights. It's done by the dope up and coming hip-hop band, Kids These Days. Aside from adding live instrumentation and rocking out on the track, they added new lyrics tackling police harassment. Ill. Check it out below. Props: 2DBZ... Read more
Pusha T – In This H* (Lambo) ft Swizz Beatz
A radio rip of Pusha T's new collabo with Swizz Beatz dropped a couple of days ago. Here's the CD-quality version. The G.O.O.D. Music folks have Lamborghinis on their minds these days...Check out In This H* (Lambo). Related: Pusha T - Exodus 23:1 (Video)... Read more
Schoolboy Q – The Back Room Freestyle (Video)
Schoolboy Q had his first ever appearance on 106 & Park today and dropped an ill verse in The Back Room. Check out the video below. Related: Schoolboy Q & Ab-Soul interview (Video)... Read more
Freddie Gibbs & Madlib – Shame ft BJ the Chicago Kid
Here's the title track from the Freddie Gibbs and Madlib collabo EP and it's oh so soulful. Check out Shame featuring BJ the Chicago Kid. Related: Freddie Gibbs decodes the lyrics to Thuggin' which was produced by Madlib (Video)... Read more
Ab-Soul performs at NYC’s SOB’s (Video)
Ab-Soul did his first headlining show in NYC last night. Here's some footage of his performance at SOB's. Related: Ab-Soul and Schoolboy Q interview (Video)... Read more
THURZ – Hell’s Angel ft BJ the Chicago Kid (Video)
Here's a new video for a soulful, laid-back joint from THURZ. He tackles matters of the heart but, in typical THURZ fashion, he ends it with a stark socio-political message. Check out Hell's Angel featuring BJ the Chicago Kid. Related: THURZ - Riot featuring Black Thought... Read more
Dom Kennedy – Yellow Album (Mixtape)
Dom Kennedy drops off a free album. You can listen to and download all of the Yellow Album below. Related: Dom Kennedy - Why the Hell Not (Video) Download Mixtape... Read more
Kendrick Lamar – Cosmic Kev Freestyle (Video)
Need lyrics? Kendrick Lamar's got you covered. Check out the flames he spit on the Cosmic Kev Show. You can watch the video below. Related: Kendrick Lamar & Ab-Soul rap on DJ Green Lantern's Invasion Radio Show (Video)... Read more
Nas teams up with Rick Ross on the smoking hot Accident Murderers. Life is Good…
Check it out below. Related: Nas discusses Life is Good (Video)... Read more
MMG – Self Made Vol. 2 (Full Album Stream)
MMG's Self Made Vol. 2 drops on Tuesday. You can listen to a stream of the entire album below. Standout cuts include Power Circle, where Kendrick Lamar joins MMG and spits fire. Check it out below. Related: Rick Ross - Touch'n You featuring Usher (Video) Here's the tracklist: 01. Gunplay,... Read more
Asher Roth – Good Morning View
Here's a dope new song from Asher Roth. His flow and the sample used by producer David Appleton give it a Blu & Exile type of feel. Check out Good Morning View. Related: Asher Roth - Dope Sh*t (Video) Peep the comparison.... Read more
Here’s a soulful remix to Big K.R.I.T.’s Me and My Old School featuring Slim Thug and Lil Keke, from his 4eva N a Day mixtape.
Check it out below. Related: Big K.R.I.T. - 4eva N a Day (Mixtape) and interview of him discussing the project (Video)... Read more
Slaughterhouse – My Life ft Cee-Lo (Video)
Here's the video for Slaughterhouse's song with Cee-Lo. Check out My Life. Related: Crooked I - Psalm 82: v6 (Mixtape)... Read more
Ab-Soul and Schoolboy Q interview with Karen Civil (Video)
Here's a cool interview of Ab-Soul and Schoolboy Q by Karen Civil. They discuss what it would take to drop a Black Hippy album, how they decide who gets on what track, why Schoolboy Q is now calling himself Puff Daddy and more. Check out the video below. Related: Ab-Soul... Read more
Here’s a back in the day (mostly) video playlist to get you through the day. You’ll hear music from Redman, Grand Puba, The Roots, Chubb Rock, Mobb Deep, Heavy D, The Beatnuts and more (Video Playlist)
Just press play, sit back and take a journey back to the 90's. Related: Back in the Day 80's Hip-Hop Playlist (Audio)... Read more
Brother Ali – Stop the Press
Here's a hot new soulful joint from Brother Ali. It's from his forthcoming album Mourning in America and Dreaming in Color and dude is spitting nothing but knowledge. Check out Stop the Press. Related: Brother Ali - Not a Day Goes By (Video)... Read more
Yuna – Video Playlist and Interview (Video)
Yuna is a special artist. I first heard her when she did a haunting cover of Nirvana's Come As You Are. A few weeks ago, I also had the opportunity to hear her sing live and was blown away. Here's a video playlist of some of her performances from Billboard,... Read more
Rick Ross – Touch’n You ft Usher (Video)
Here's the latest video from Rick Ross. It's from Ross' upcoming God Forgives, I Don't Album. Check out Touch'n You featuring Usher. Related: Rick Ross, Wale, Meek Mill, Stalley, Gunplay & Kendrick Lamar - Power Circle http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8Q76r0nOgI... Read more
Wreckonize (from ¡Mayday!) – Five Fingers of Death on the Sway in the Morning show (Video)
Tech N9ne's Strange Music family visited the Sway in the Morning show yesterday. Wreckonize from ¡Mayday! had the honors of taking on 5 Fingers of Death where Sway has folks rhyme over 5 random beats and he SMASHED IT with a true freestyle off the dome. Check out the video... Read more
50 Cent – Double Up ft Hayes (Video)
Double Up featuring Hayes is the latest video from 50 Cent's The Lost Tape. You can check it out below. Related: 50 Cent - The Lost Tape (Mixtape)... Read more
Slum Village – Reppin’ (Video)
Here's a new video from Slum Village. Check out Reppin'. Related: Slum Village - God Sent/Hunger (Video)... Read more
Crooked I – Psalm 82: v6 (Mixtape)
Here's a new mixtape from Crooked I. It contains features from his Slaughterhouse crew, as well as from Kurupt, Ras Kass, Roc Marciano, Twista and more. You can listen to all of Psalm 82: v6 and download it below. Related: Slaughterhouse rap on Tim Westwood Show (Video) Download Mixtape... Read more
Nas discusses Life is Good (Video)
Nas says he's cooked up some magic with Salaam Remi on Life is Good. Apparently, the producer is comparing Nas' album to the feeling he had about The Fugees' The Score and Amy Winehouse's Back to Black--both classics he produced. Check out what else Nas had to say and have... Read more
Crooked I – Exodus 23:1
Joell Ortiz spit on the Exodus 23:1 beat last week. Now Crooked I takes his turn. Check it out below. Who do you think went in the hardest between Joell, Crooked I and Pusha T? Related: Joell Ortiz - Iron On You http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJ8yFR6F-uM... Read more
Rakim interview with Montreality (Video)
We celebrated the career of Rakim last week with a playlist of some of his many classics. Here's a 20-minute interview of The R that touches on a number of subjects including MCs of today that he's feeling, his top 5 MCs of all time, his biggest fear, what he... Read more
Supernatural freestyles on Hot 97 with Peter Rosenberg (Video)
Supernatural is one of the greatest freestylers to do it. Period. Dude kicks substantive lyrics using clever similes straight off the top of the dome. The word freestyle is now often associated with any written verse no one has heard before. Check this 8 minute video of Supernatural doing what... Read more
Happy Father’s Day (Playlist)
Happy father's day to all the father's out there. Here's some fatherhood hip-hop for you from Common, Kendrick Lamar, Will Smith, Yelawolf, Jay-Z and Nas. Related: Prodigy, DMX, Erick Sermon, Sean Price, Jim Jones & Jadakiss Talk Father’s Day (Video)... Read more
Joe Budden – Mood Muzik Box Set Intro and Sneak Preview (Video)
Joe Budden flexes on this 5 minute intro to his Mood Muzik Box Set. Check out the song and a video preview about the box set below. Related: Slaughterhouse raps on the Tim Westwood Show (Video) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVcK3mXUbz4&feature=player_embedded... Read more
Prodigy, DMX, Erick Sermon, Sean Price, Jim Jones & Jadakiss Talk Father’s Day
The 6 MCs discussed what Father's Day means to them at Rock The Bells. Related: Erick Sermon tells classic stories to Peter Rosenberg and Cipha Sounds (Video) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7hxaDyTnAE&feature=player_embedded... Read more
Happy Birthday 2Pac (Video Playlist)
Happy birthday to the immortal outlaw Tupac Shakur, who would have been 41 today. Here's a video playlist celebrating the born day of a true icon. Related: 2Pac Hologram performs at Coachella (Video) and Kendrick Lamar discusses what 2Pac meant to him (Video)... Read more
Childish Gambino – Shoulda Known
Here's a new one from Childish Gambino. Check out Shoulda Known. Related: Childish Gambino freestyles on 106 & Park (Video)... Read more
Ice-T discusses Something From Nothing: The Art of Rap (Video)
Ice-T dropped a bunch of incredible freestyles from the likes of Eminem, Redman, Lord Finesse, Nas and more leading up to the premiere of his documentary Something From Nothing: The Art of Rap. The film hit theaters today. Here's an interview of the OG Ice-T discussing the movie. Check out... Read more
Here’s XV’s latest mixtape, Popular Culture, and an in-depth interview exploring his earliest musical influences. Check out both below.
XV dropped his new mixtape Popular Culture today. With strong beats and substantive lyrics, it's a great weekend listen. You can listen to the whole thing and download it below, as well as watch our interview where he discusses his earliest musical influences. Related: XV - Zero Heroes (Mixtape) Download... Read more
Joell Ortiz – Iron On You
Joell Ortiz continues his assault on other people's beats. Check out how he attacks Pusha T's Exodus 23:1 track on Iron On You. Related: Joell Ortiz - The Motto... Read more
Rick Ross, Wale, Meek Milll, Stalley, Gunplay & Kendrick Lamar – Power Circle + Kendrick Lamar Legend in the Making Interview (Video)
Kendrick Lamar joins Stalley, Meek Mill, Wale, Gunplay and Rick Ross on the MMG posse cut, Gun Play. Kendrick takes the clean up slot and, as usual, he bodies it. Also, here's a cool interview of K. Dot by Hypetrak. He discusses what it was like performing in front of... Read more
B.o.B. – Ray Bands (Video)
Here's another new video from the Grand Hustle family. Check out B.o.B's Ray Bands. Related: TI - Love This Life (Video)... Read more
XV – AaaHH! Real Monsters ft Schoolboy Q
XV's new mixtape Popular Demand drops tomorrow. Here's a preview of what to expect. Check out AaaHH! Real Monsters featuring Schoolboy Q. Related: XV - The Kick (Video)... Read more
TI – Love This Life (Video)
Here's a new video from TI. Check out Love This Life. Related: Freddie Gibbs - Pull Up featuring Young Jeezy and TI... Read more
DJ Quik & Bone Thugs-N-Harmony perform at the Rock the Bells 2012 Launch Party (Video)
Here's some dope footage of DJ Quik and Bone Thugs-N-Harmony performing at the Rock the Bells 2012 Launch Party. Quik performs Tonight and Bone does Foe Tha Love of $. Check out the video below. Related: DJ Quik mini-documentary (Video)... Read more
Big K.R.I.T. – The Making of Live From the Underground (Video)
Here's a 10-minute behind the scenes look at the making of Big K.R.I.T.'s Live From the Underground album. It breaks down the meaning behind the album cover, the genesis of some of the songs, his getting booed the first time he performed in NYC and more. There's even footage of... Read more
Black Milk – Live at Third Man Records (Full Album Stream)
Here's a hot new album from Black Milk. The entire project was recorded live (full band and all) in Nashville and features him ripping through a number of his best tracks from previous albums. You can listen to all of Black Milk Live at Third Man Records below. Related: Playlist... Read more
Eve – Reebok Classics Mini-Documentary (Video)
Here's a dope mini-documentary about Eve, the first lady of Ruff Ryders, from Reebok Classics. Check it out below. Related: Playlist dedicated to women in hip-hop (Audio) and full version of My Mic Sounds Nice, BET's documentary on women in hip-hop (Video)... Read more
Redman – Something From Nothing: The Art of Rap Freestyle (Video)
Redman spits the latest a capella as a lead up to the premiere of Something From Nothing: The Art of Rap, Ice-T's hip-hop documentary which hits theaters on Friday. Check out the video of Reggie Noble doing what he does best below. Related: Redman talks about the first time he... Read more
Living Legends: A Playlist Celebrating the Career of the One and Only Rakim (Playlist)
Watching Rakim perform last night (see footage below) was a reminder of why he has nicknames like the God MC and Rakim Allah. There was a good 5-10 year stretch where there was NO QUESTION who the GOAT was. The debate started at #2, after the R. For these reasons... Read more
Big K.R.I.T. – Thank You Kindly (Audio) and Interview (Video)
It's a big day for Big K.R.I.T. His Live From the Underground album debuted at #4 on the charts. Here's a video of him discussing the album as well as a new song he released to thank his team and fans for the support. Check out Thank You Kindly and... Read more
9th Wonder – The Wonder Year documentary sneak preview (Video)
Here's a look at the first 8 minutes of The Wonder Year, the documentary chronicling a year in the life of 9th Wonder. The Wonder Year is now available on DVD. Check out the video below. Related: 9th Wonder - The Harvard Fellow documentary preview (Video)... Read more
J Dilla – Rebirth of Detroit (Full Album Stream)
Here's a full album stream of the upcoming posthumous release of previously unheard Dilla tracks featuring a lot of talent from Dilla's hometown. Check out Rebirth of Detroit. Related: J Dilla - Rebirth of Detroit video preview Here's the tracklist: 1. “The New Installment” (Intro) 2. “Detroit Madness” with Phat... Read more
Lord Finesse – Something From Nothing: The Art of Rap freestyle (Video)
Here's another dope a capella verse from Something From Nothing: The Art of Rap. This one is courtesy of Lord Finesse. It's gettin' kinda hectic. Check out the video. Related: Nas - Something From Nothing: The Art of Rap freestyle (Video)... Read more
Talib Kweli – The “It’s the Real” interview (Video)
Here's an interview of Talib Kweli by the It's the Real crew. Comedy ensues. Check out the video. Related: Talib Kweli performs a new song and a tribute to The Beastie Boys' MCA (Video)... Read more