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Mistah F.A.B. Says Push Through & Don’t Cry About It (Video)

Mistah F.A.B. Says Push Through & Don’t Cry About It (Video)

Mistah F.A.B. could cry, if he was the type. One of the faces of the Hyphy movement, F.A.B. was signed by Atlantic Records in the mid-2000s. The label never released the output, and Fabby Davis was seemingly dismissed as the posterchild for Hyphy after the mainstream hype passed. In actuality,... Read more
November 20, 2013 Fresh, Video
Pharrell, Just Blaze & Irv Gotti Recall The Premature Advertising For Jay Z’s Black Album (Video)

Pharrell, Just Blaze & Irv Gotti Recall The Premature Advertising For Jay Z’s Black Album (Video)

Okay, so there's been a nonstop flow of Black Album 10th anniversary content coming from the Internet. AmbrosiaForHeads even added to that maylay in remembering the LP. In what appears to be one of the final vignettes from this month's decade-anniversary, Revolt has a nice montage of footage including 2003... Read more
November 20, 2013 Fresh, Video
Kanye West Unveils Bound 2 Visual Extensively Featuring Kim Kardashian (Video)

Kanye West Unveils Bound 2 Visual Extensively Featuring Kim Kardashian (Video)

The closing track to Yeezus is one of its most potent. Kanye West revisits his The College Dropout and Late Registration technique ever so slightly, with a song that's clearly a love ballad, as only 'Ye can do it. Kanye stopped by comedian/actress/television talk mogul Ellen Degeneres to air the... Read more
November 20, 2013 Fresh, Video
Need Some Feel Good Music? India.Arie Has Got You Covered with Break the Shell (Audio)

Need Some Feel Good Music? India.Arie Has Got You Covered with Break the Shell (Audio)

Ever since India.Arie picked up the six-string on Video Girl, she has been healing listeners with her silky tone and words of empowerment. Break the Shell is another song in that spirit. India sings about having the courage to step out and be the best you. Here's the video. Related:... Read more
November 19, 2013 Video
Did You Know PSA Almost Didn’t Make it Onto Jay-Z’s Black Album? Just Blaze Tells the Story of the Epic Track (Video)

Did You Know PSA Almost Didn’t Make it Onto Jay-Z’s Black Album? Just Blaze Tells the Story of the Epic Track (Video)

Just Blaze produced one of the most epic songs not just on Jay-Z's Black Album, but in Hov's entire catalog. If you've ever been to a Jay-Z concert, when you hear those 6 ominous notes and then "Allow me to reintroduce myself," you prep for the ensuing EXPLOSION. Just Blaze... Read more
November 19, 2013 Video
Freddie Gibbs & ESGN Cover 3 X Krazy’s Keep It On The Real (Video)

Freddie Gibbs & ESGN Cover 3 X Krazy’s Keep It On The Real (Video)

Okay, you might not have heard of 3 x Krazy. But if you've been active in national Hip-Hop movements over the last decade, you've probably heard of Keak Da Sneak. Keak was a founding member of 3xK, and signed with the group to Virgin/Noo-Trybe Records back in the wild '90s.... Read more
November 19, 2013 Fresh, Video
Eminem Talks Loving Hip-Hop Again, Sobriety, & His Producer Chops In Interview (Video)

Eminem Talks Loving Hip-Hop Again, Sobriety, & His Producer Chops In Interview (Video)

Part two of Eminem's sit-down with Zane Lowe unveils the elite MC's love of production. The beat-maker for Jay Z, 2Pac, Nas, and a lot of his Shady Records artists talks his love of Hip-Hop. Certainly on The Marshall Mathers LP 2, one can hear it, with vast references to... Read more
November 19, 2013 Fresh, Video
Action Bronson & Party Supplies Get Unplugged For Amadu Diablo (Video)

Action Bronson & Party Supplies Get Unplugged For Amadu Diablo (Video)

Action Bronson & Party Supplies bring some '90s MTV/VH1 humor to life in the stripped down take on Blue Chips 2's "Amadu Diablo." It's all about the charisma, in one of 2013's best sequels, and talk of the town mixtapes... Related: Action Bronson Completes a Day of Mixtape Madness with... Read more
November 19, 2013 Fresh, Video
The Stepbrothers (Alchemist & Evidence) Have The Ultimate Showdown In Step Masters (Video)

The Stepbrothers (Alchemist & Evidence) Have The Ultimate Showdown In Step Masters (Video)

Video director Jason Goldwatch worked with both Evidence and Alchemist separately at Decon, where both California natives dropped solo projects in recent years. Carrying that connection to Rhymesayers Entertainment, where as The Stepbrothers, the longtime homies and collaborators kept Jason in their arsenal for the captivating visual to "Step Masters."... Read more
November 19, 2013 Fresh, Video
Eminem Explains Why He Didn’t do a Sequel to Stan on MMLP2 and More to Zane Lowe (Video)

Eminem Explains Why He Didn’t do a Sequel to Stan on MMLP2 and More to Zane Lowe (Video)

Like Jay Z and Kanye West earlier in the year, Eminem made the trek to the UK and sat down for an extended interview with the BBC's Zane Lowe. Em discussed Rap God, why he did a sequel to The Marshall Mathers LP, why he was nervous to work with... Read more
November 18, 2013 Video
Soul II Soul’s Caron Wheeler Supports Omar On The Delightfully Soulful Treat You (Video)

Soul II Soul’s Caron Wheeler Supports Omar On The Delightfully Soulful Treat You (Video)

At the height of the "Hip-House" movement, Soul II Soul was seemingly in every Head's Walkman, car stereo, or home music library. It was Caron Wheeler's jaw-dropping notes (along with her songwriting) that made that music like "Back To Life" and "Keep On Movin'" time-pieces for an era of club-going,... Read more
November 18, 2013 Fresh, The Bridge, Video
Lady GaGa and R. Kelly Performing Do What U Want on SNL…Controversial or Comical? (Video)

Lady GaGa and R. Kelly Performing Do What U Want on SNL…Controversial or Comical? (Video)

You be the judge. Related: Kendrick Lamar – B*tch, Don’t Kill My Vibe (Lady Gaga Version) (Video)... Read more
November 17, 2013 Video
Catch up on the Best in Hip-Hop Videos for the Week featuring RZA, Just Blaze, Young Buck, Pusha T, 9th Wonder, Childish Gambino, A$AP Rocky, Slum Village & More (Video Playist)

Catch up on the Best in Hip-Hop Videos for the Week featuring RZA, Just Blaze, Young Buck, Pusha T, 9th Wonder, Childish Gambino, A$AP Rocky, Slum Village & More (Video Playist)

This week in video brought one of the best lyric videos of the year from Childish Gambino, new music videos from Pusha T, A$AP Rocky, Drake, Roc Marciano, Ka, Slum Village and Young Buck, interviews celebrating 20 years of Wu-Tang Clan and the 10th anniversary of Jay-Z's Black Album, and... Read more
November 17, 2013 Featured-homepage, Playlists, Video
DJ Scratch Lets Fuse Dig In The Crates (Video)

DJ Scratch Lets Fuse Dig In The Crates (Video)

DJ Scratch is one of the more versatile, yet under-sung producers in Hip-Hop. A major DJ component in the late '80s-through-'90s iteration of EPMD, Scratch was a turntablism award-winner who learned under Jam Master Jay, before tackling production. In the 2000s, Scratch produced hits for Busta Rhymes, 50 Cent, and... Read more
November 17, 2013 Fresh, Video
When’s the Last Time You Saw a Dave Chappelle Interview?? Exactly. Here’s the First in Years (Video)

When’s the Last Time You Saw a Dave Chappelle Interview?? Exactly. Here’s the First in Years (Video)

During a stop in Minneapolis on his comedy tour, Dave Chappelle sat down with his longtime friend, Reg Chapman. Dave spoke about why playing Minneapolis' First Avenue club was like playing Carnegie Hall for him, whether he was returning to TV, the infamous Hartford incident and more. Check out the... Read more
November 16, 2013 Video
All Eyes are on Rihanna in the Video for What Now (Video)

All Eyes are on Rihanna in the Video for What Now (Video)

Is Rihanna the Madonna of this generation? The comparisons are all there: monster sales--check; boundary-pushing--check; sex-as-a-weapon--check. But, to compare the 2 would be to do both a disservice. Madonnna was the Queen of Pop in her time and now, it's Bad Girl Ri-Ri's time to shine. Her latest video, What... Read more
November 16, 2013 Video
Who’s Better, JAY-Z or KRS-One? Here’s What Brother Ali Had to Say (Video)

Who’s Better, JAY-Z or KRS-One? Here’s What Brother Ali Had to Say (Video)

Brother Ali connected with Mass Appeal and weighed in on many debates including KRS-One vs. Jay Z, Rakim vs. Melle Mel, Erykah Badu vs. Lauryn Hill and more. Check out what he had to say about each below. Related: Brother Ali – Left In The Deck (Free Album)... Read more
November 16, 2013 Video
Dom Kennedy Explains His Place In Hip-Hop To Mass Appeal (Video)

Dom Kennedy Explains His Place In Hip-Hop To Mass Appeal (Video)

Dom Kennedy is so West Coast, and it's part of what's made his music in 2013 (and before) so resonant with fans from Cali and beyond. Speaking with them Brooklyn boys at Mass Appeal Dom explains the void he fills, the Biggie Smalls and Bobby Womack influence, and his unique... Read more
November 15, 2013 Fresh, Video
Just Blaze & 9th Wonder Discuss Their Contributions to Jay-Z’s Black Album (Video)

Just Blaze & 9th Wonder Discuss Their Contributions to Jay-Z’s Black Album (Video)

The credits for Jay-Z's Black Album read like a virtual who's who of Hip-Hop super producers--Timbaland, Kanye West, DJ Quik, Rick Rubin, The Neptunes...Just Blaze and 9th Wonder were also part of that elite corps and each recently reflected on their contributions to the album with Revolt, as part of... Read more
November 15, 2013 Video
RZA and Arsenio Hall Reminisce on 20 Years of Wu-Tang Clan (Video)

RZA and Arsenio Hall Reminisce on 20 Years of Wu-Tang Clan (Video)

RZA sat down with Arsenio Hall to discuss 20-years of Wu-Tang Clan. Check out the video. Related: Method Man Returns to Where He Grew Up in Staten Island to talk Wu Origins (Video)... Read more
November 14, 2013 Video
Vic Mensa, A$AP Rocky & Bun B Drop Bars In Rap Fix Freestyle (Video)

Vic Mensa, A$AP Rocky & Bun B Drop Bars In Rap Fix Freestyle (Video)

Think Vic Mensa takes an appearance alongside Bun B, Kool DJ Red Alert, A$AP Rocky, A$AP Yams, Sway Calloway and Nadeska lightly? Hardly. When was the last time you've seen an MC go so far that he nearly had to be pried off the mic. A$AP, a disciple of Bun's... Read more
November 14, 2013 Fresh, Video
Childish Gambino Chats with Porn Star Abella Anderson in 3005 (Lyric Video)

Childish Gambino Chats with Porn Star Abella Anderson in 3005 (Lyric Video)

Childish Gambino has put together one of the most creative executions of a lyric video yet, for his song 3005. He fakes a live cam experience with porn star Abella Anderson (though she is very real...) as the lyrics appear as a chat between Gambino and Anderson. There's no nudity... Read more
November 14, 2013 Video
Casey Veggies and Dom Kennedy Make Perfect Ride Around Music in She in My Car (Video)

Casey Veggies and Dom Kennedy Make Perfect Ride Around Music in She in My Car (Video)

Casey Veggies releases the video for his Cali collabo with Dom Kennedy. Check out She in My Car. Related: Casey Veggies Gets Smoker-Soulful With Curren$y On Life$tyle (Audio)... Read more
November 14, 2013 Video
Esoteric, Reef The Lost Cauze, Planetary & Blacastan Stage An Old School 2 On 2 Battle (Video)

Esoteric, Reef The Lost Cauze, Planetary & Blacastan Stage An Old School 2 On 2 Battle (Video)

Following the smashing indie success of CZARFACE with Inspectah Deck and DJ 7L, Esoteric is on the horizons of Machete Music, a solo LP produced entirely by another New England-based Hip-Hop artist, Stu Bangas. Stu's produced joints for Sean Price, Blaq Poet, Vinnie Paz and plenty more. For the video... Read more
November 14, 2013 Fresh, Video
A$AP Rocky Continues His Artistic Visual Choices with Phoenix (Video)

A$AP Rocky Continues His Artistic Visual Choices with Phoenix (Video)

Here's a beautifully shot and incredibly intense new video from A$AP Rocky. It stars Michael Kenneth Williams (Omar from The Wire) and model Joan Smalls who portray a couple that have gotten to a dark place. Check out Phoenix. Related: A$AP Rocky – Fashion Killa (Video)... Read more
November 13, 2013 Video
Pusha T and Rick Ross Unite in the Video for Hold On (Video)

Pusha T and Rick Ross Unite in the Video for Hold On (Video)

Pusha T releases the video for his collabo with Rick Ross. Check out Hold On. Related: Pusha T Releases His Video Pain Featuring Future (Video)... Read more
November 13, 2013 Video
Slum Village Makes A New Orleans-Inspired Sequel To Let It Go (Video)

Slum Village Makes A New Orleans-Inspired Sequel To Let It Go (Video)

Slum Village shoots a lot of videos in the last three years. So much so, that they made a second look at "Let It Go." They pull a reverse Reggie Bush, and go from Detroit to New Orleans to bring some Mitten flavor to the bayou. Evolution is making its... Read more
November 13, 2013 Fresh, Video
Ka Gives A Textured Visual To Know It’s About (Video)

Ka Gives A Textured Visual To Know It’s About (Video)

One of the year's most-heralded albums came self-released from Brownsville, Brooklyn MC Ka. The veteran of the Natural Elements has a unique delivery, and an approach to songwriting big on lessons and a cautionary tone. He really captured the vibe on '13's The Night's Gambit as an ill continuation of... Read more
November 13, 2013 Fresh, Video
Kendrick Lamar Freestyles for GQ as Their Rapper of the Year (Video)

Kendrick Lamar Freestyles for GQ as Their Rapper of the Year (Video)

GQ announced their Men of the Year last week and Kendrick Lamar was selected as Rapper of the Year. Here's a video where Kendrick spits a brief a capella verse and physically and lyrically changes his image. Related: Jhene Aiko & Kendrick Lamar Stay Ready On The Latest Link (Audio)... Read more
November 13, 2013 Video
Bun B Drops Knowledge and a True Freestyle on Sway in the Morning (Video)

Bun B Drops Knowledge and a True Freestyle on Sway in the Morning (Video)

The Trill OG Bun B hit the Sway in the Morning show and dropped knowledge. He spoke about the class he is currently teaching at Rice University, his new Trill OG: The Epilogue album (in stores now), how he sees the current state of Hip-Hop and more. After, he kicks... Read more
November 13, 2013 Video
Killer Mike & El-P’s Run The Jewels Team With Big Boi To Bring The Toys Out (Video)

Killer Mike & El-P’s Run The Jewels Team With Big Boi To Bring The Toys Out (Video)

Just as was the case with last year's "Big Beast," Killer Mike & El-P know how to show Southern style in their collaboration's visuals. The Dungeon Family reunion of "Banana Clipper" with Outkast's Big Boi is no exception. Muscle cars and burning rubber color this potent track from one of... Read more
November 13, 2013 Fresh, Video
El Da Sensei Returns To His Graf Writer Roots On SilentSomeone’s ‘Lab 82 (Video)

El Da Sensei Returns To His Graf Writer Roots On SilentSomeone’s ‘Lab 82 (Video)

The Artifacts' El Da Sensei and Tame One had a lot to do with educating early/mid-'80s babies on the importance of graffiti in Hip-Hop. Signed to Big Beat Records through Atlantic, the New Jersey duo kicked ill tracks that were about breaking into train yards, gettin' zooted, and going all-city.... Read more
November 13, 2013 Fresh, Video
Mac Miller Kicks A Powerful, Smoky Freestyle For SBTV (Video)

Mac Miller Kicks A Powerful, Smoky Freestyle For SBTV (Video)

The realness in Mac Miller's raps in 2013 might go overlooked by some, but there's so much there. Nonchalantly, Mac smokes a cigarette through his SBTV freestyle over The Notorious B.I.G. & 112's minimalistic "Sky's The Limit" instrumental. Mac makes the beat his own, and kicks some fly bars with... Read more
November 12, 2013 Fresh, Video
¡MAYDAY! & Tech N9ne Kick It With Kimbo Slice In Last Man Standing (Video)

¡MAYDAY! & Tech N9ne Kick It With Kimbo Slice In Last Man Standing (Video)

Hip-Hop and martial arts have a long history of influencing each other. South Florida's ¡MAYDAY! and their label boss Tech N9ne made a survival, sports-inspired anthem in "Last Man Standing." To illustrate the message and premise of the record, the Strange Music camp welcomed Kimbo Slice to the studio, as... Read more
November 12, 2013 Fresh, Video
Isaiah Rashad Freestyles For Tony Touch (Video)

Isaiah Rashad Freestyles For Tony Touch (Video)

Not all freestyles are crisp and buttery. In the TV era, many MCs kept unheard (and many times heard) writtens memorized for on-the-spot beckons for free's, whether Big Tigger or Sway & King Tech. Tony Touch has long been a DJ demanding dope content from MCs. With Top Dawg Entertainment's... Read more
November 12, 2013 Fresh, Video
Young Buck Raps About a Friendship Gone Wrong on The Separation (Video)

Young Buck Raps About a Friendship Gone Wrong on The Separation (Video)

Young Buck has been steady grinding since his return from prison. He's back with a new video for The Separation, a song where he details the consequences of betrayal by a friend. Check it out. Related: Young Buck Drops a Quick Freestyle to Let Everyone Know He’s Gettin’ Back (Video)... Read more
November 12, 2013 Video
Astro Catches Wreck in Another Cypher (Video)

Astro Catches Wreck in Another Cypher (Video)

After wrecking shop at the BET Hip Hop Awards Cypher, Astro gets busy during another one for The Cypher Effect. His verse commences at the 8:40 mark. Check it out below. Related: Astro Speaks on His New Mixtape and Drops a Verse (Video)... Read more
November 12, 2013 Video
Boldy James & Alchemist Get Vivid For Moochie (Video)

Boldy James & Alchemist Get Vivid For Moochie (Video)

Boldy James' My First Chemistry Set has alchemy from the longtime producer for Prodigy, Action Bronson, and Dilated Peoples. Decon unleashes a colorful, informational video-inspired visual to the Alchemist-featuring single, the Big L-inspired "Moochie." Related: Boldy James & Alchemist – Reform School ft Earl Sweatshirt, Domo Genesis & Da$h... Read more
November 12, 2013 Fresh, Video
Nas Releases Trailer To His Shake The Dust Breakin’ Documentary (Video)

Nas Releases Trailer To His Shake The Dust Breakin’ Documentary (Video)

"Back in '83, I was an MC sparkin' / But I was too scared to grab them mics in da mic." - Nas Coming from Queens, Nas has always had close ties to the pillars of Hip-Hop. At a time when breakin' (or breakdancing) is seemingly endangered in its rooted... Read more
November 11, 2013 Fresh, Video
Madlib Serves Up the Ill Soul Sample for Roc Marciano on The Sacrifice (Video)

Madlib Serves Up the Ill Soul Sample for Roc Marciano on The Sacrifice (Video)

Madlib has provided sonic heat for Blu and Freddie Gibbs this year and now Roc Marciano is the benficiary. Here's the video for Marciano's soulful song, The Sacrifice. Related: Roc Marciano - The Pimpire Strikes Back (Mixtape)... Read more
November 11, 2013 Video
Drake Channels Memphis Soul In The Visual To Worst Behavior (Video)

Drake Channels Memphis Soul In The Visual To Worst Behavior (Video)

Drake loves having fun. Drizzy knows that audiences will laugh with him, and sometimes at him, so with Nothing Was The Same and its roll-out, he seems to be having tons of fun. For the "Worst Behavior" video, Aubrey channels his ties to Memphis, Tennessee and visually references Willie Mitchell... Read more
November 11, 2013 Fresh, Video
AFH: The Week in Video (11/10/13) (Video Playlist)

AFH: The Week in Video (11/10/13) (Video Playlist)

The past week in video brought Eminem's first ever live performance of Rap God, super creative videos from Vic Mensa and Deltron 3030 featuring Zach De La Rocha, as well as strong interviews with J. Cole and Black Milk. You can check those videos out and more below and, if... Read more
November 10, 2013 Playlists, Video
5 Things We Learned From J. Cole’s Interview With Hard Knock TV (Video)

5 Things We Learned From J. Cole’s Interview With Hard Knock TV (Video)

You gotta love Hard Knock TV's interviews. Nick Huff gets down to the heart of the matter with his subjects in a relaxed, no-pressure environment. J. Cole's cooled off on press as his fame has grown. However, the Roc Nation/Sony sensation opens up to Hard Knock, with his b-boy reflection... Read more
November 8, 2013 Fresh, Video
Black Milk Discusses the Events of the Hardest Year of His Life and More (Video)

Black Milk Discusses the Events of the Hardest Year of His Life and More (Video)

Black Milk chopped it up with Montreality about working with Eminem, Proof and J Dilla, the new era of Detroit artists, some of his favorite current MC/Producers, the events of the hardest year of his life and more. Check out the video. Related: Black Milk – Sunday’s Best / Monday’s... Read more
November 8, 2013 Video
Deltron 3030 and Zach De La Rocha Combine for a Visual Melding of the Minds (Video)

Deltron 3030 and Zach De La Rocha Combine for a Visual Melding of the Minds (Video)

Rage Against the Machine's Zach De La Rocha joined Deltron 3030 (Del the Funky Homosapien, Dan the Automator & Kid Koala) on Melding of the Minds, an aptly-titled space age Hip-Hop track powered by pounding guitar riffs. The video for the song is a dark animated short film about a... Read more
November 7, 2013 Video
Snoop Dogg, Daz and Kurupt Reminisce on Menace II Society in Bad 4 Me (Video)

Snoop Dogg, Daz and Kurupt Reminisce on Menace II Society in Bad 4 Me (Video)

Snoop Dogg enlists the services of Daz and Kurupt in his video for Bad 4 Me. The visuals also incorporated several instantly recognizable scenes from Menace II Society. Check it out below. Related: Snoop Dogg - That's My Work 2 (Mixtape)... Read more
November 7, 2013 Video
Did You Know Eminem Was Originally Going to Sign with Buckshot and Duck Down? (Video)

Did You Know Eminem Was Originally Going to Sign with Buckshot and Duck Down? (Video)

Eminem released a dope remake of Black Moon's Don't Front earlier in the week. Buckshot gave the inside story on how the song came to pass and his involvement. During the interview, he also revealed that Eminem was going to sign with Buckshot on Duck Down before going to Dre... Read more
November 7, 2013 Video
STS Says Things As They Are On Hell Wrong (Video)

STS Says Things As They Are On Hell Wrong (Video)

The Roots' affiliate and Money Making Jam Boys member STS (Sugar Tongue Slim) is one of the nicest MCs out who's yet to release an album. He has a unique voice and style, but the content of his verses is usually spot-on to the new generation's opinion, with old-guard wisdom.... Read more
November 7, 2013 Fresh, Video
Does Marco Polo Have What it Takes to Make a Hot Beat from 3 Completely Random Records? (Video)

Does Marco Polo Have What it Takes to Make a Hot Beat from 3 Completely Random Records? (Video)

Marco Polo is on a pretty epic run this year, having released tracks with Rakim, Big Daddy Kane, Lil Fame, Large Professor, Das EFX, The Artifacts, Organized Konfusion, King T, MC Eiht and more. His production skills were recently put to the test when he played Mass Appeal's Rhythm Roulette... Read more
November 7, 2013 Video
Vic Mensa & Eliza Doolittle Shape-Shift On YNSP (Video)

Vic Mensa & Eliza Doolittle Shape-Shift On YNSP (Video)

Without a deal, Vic Mensa damn sure gets it done. In the video to "YNSP," some ill post-production allows the MC to change shape and trail like some retro special EFX that looks super-tight in the visual to the INNANET TAPE joint. With the song talking about labels trying to... Read more
November 7, 2013 Fresh, Video
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