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Big K.R.I.T. interviews with Bootleg Kev (Video)

Here's an extended interview of Big K.R.I.T. by Bootleg Kev. K.R.I.T. discusses his Country Cousins project with Yelawolf, his favorite MCs of all time, getting booed the first time he performed in NYC, the pressure he faced making Live from the Underground and more. Check out the video below. Related:... Read more

August 11, 2012 Food for Thought, Video

Common talks Cruel Summer and working with Kanye on the Sway inthe Morning Show (Video)

Common discusses working with Kanye West with Sway. Check out the video. Related: Common freestyles on the Sway in the Morning show (Video)... Read more

August 11, 2012 Food for Thought, Video

Evidence – Late for the Sky (Live) (Video)

Here's some footage of Evidence performing Late for the Sky in concert. His album Cats & Dogs was one of the most slept on of last year. Check out the video. Related: Evidence, Zion I, The Grouch & Eligh - Amp Live for President (Video)... Read more

August 10, 2012 Video

Ab-Soul – Black Lip Bastard (Black Hippy Remix) (Video)

Ab-Soul brought out the entire TDE family for his new video. Check out his Black Lip Bastard (Black Hippy Remix) featuring Kendrick Lamar, Schoolboy Q and Jay Rock. Related: Ab-Soul performs Ab-Soul’s Intro live on the Sway in the Morning Show (Video)... Read more

August 9, 2012 Video

Common freestyles on the Sway in the Morning Show (Video)

Uh oh. You thought Common's freestyle game in concert was crack? Check out what he did on the Sway in the Morning Show. Sway threw out words (not ish like "box" but things like "left ventricle") and Common rhymed them off the top never to be stopped. Super ill. Related:... Read more

August 9, 2012 Video

Rakim discusses how he narrowly avoided starting a beef with Big Daddy Kane (Video)

Here’s a really dope video of Rakim discussing the 4 bars he originally included in Let the Rhythm Hit ‘Em where he went at Big Daddy Kane. He also discusses how the potentially epic beef was avoided. Check out the video. Related: Rakim - The Definition of a Classic Documentary... Read more

August 9, 2012 Food for Thought, Video

The making of DJ Khaled’s song Hip-Hop featuring Nas, Scarface & DJ Premier (Video)

Nas and Scarface on a J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League track with DJ Premier scratching on the hooks?? Epic. Here's a behind the scenes video showing the making of the record called Hip-Hop which will be featured on DJ Khaled's upcoming album. Check it out. Related: Nas discusses his "ghost writers" (Video)... Read more

August 9, 2012 Food for Thought, Video

Common freestyles in Montreal (Video)

Common has been going off the top regularly at his recent shows. Here's another freestyle he did plus a performance of The Corner (in part over the NY State of Mind beat) at the Osheaga Music Festival. Check out the video. Related: Common - Raw (How You Like It) (Video)... Read more

August 9, 2012 Video

QuESt – Chase to Nowhere (Video)

QuESt drops some food for your mental on Chase to Nowhere. The song features rapid-fire, meditative lyrics and dark melodic chords that send you further into reflection. Dude is nice. Check out the video. Related: Joe Cool - I Wanna Sell Drugs (Video)... Read more

August 9, 2012 Video

Freddie Gibbs & Madlib – Shame ft BJ The Chicago Kid (Video)

Freddie Gibbs & Madlib just dropped their new video for Shame featuring BJ the Chicago Kid. Gibbs drops a taste of another hot joint as the intro to the video. Check it out below. Related: Freddie Gibbs - Face Down (Audio)... Read more

August 8, 2012 Video

Little Dragon – Mama Told Me ft Big Boi (Live) (Video)

Continuing with the Outkast collabos, here's a video of Big Boi's first ever live performance of the song he did with Little Dragon. Check out Mama Told Me. Related: Big Boi - Gossip featuring Big K.R.I.T. and UGK... Read more

August 8, 2012 Video

B.o.B. – Play the Guitar ft Andre 3000 (Video)

Here's the video for B.o.B.'s collabo with fellow ATLien Andre 3000. Check out Play the Guitar. Related: B.o.B. - Ray Bands (Video)... Read more

August 8, 2012 Video

Nas interview with Big Boy of Power 106 (Video)

UPDATE: Since Nas' interview with Big Boy below, some strong allegations have (re)surfaced that Jay Electronica and Stic Man from Dead Prez did some ghostwriting on Nas' untitled album. The most significant statement came from Dream Hampton (the first female editor of The Source among several other highly respectable credentials).... Read more

August 8, 2012 Food for Thought, Video

Kendrick Lamar interviews with Montreality (Video)

Here's a cool interview of Kendrick Lamar by Montreality. He speaks on what type of student he was, his first job, his biggest fear, his favorite super hero, what he did with his first pay check and more. Check it out. Related: Kendrick Lamar - Swimming Pools (Drank) (Video)... Read more

August 7, 2012 Food for Thought, Video

Iron Solomon – The Empire ft Talib Kweli (Video)

Talib Kweli joins Iron Solomon on The Empire, Solomon’s ode to New York City. In addition to Kweli on the verse, the video features visual cameos from the likes of Pharoahe Monch, Homeboy Sandman, The Kid Daytona, Torae, Jean Grae, Joell Ortiz and more, as well as tons of classic... Read more

August 7, 2012 Video

Sir Michael Rocks – Toca Tuesday Freestyle (Video)

Sir Michael Rocks is the latest to drop some bars for Tony Touch on Toca Tuesday Freestyles. Check out the video. Related: Sir Michael Rocks - Now You Do (Video)... Read more

August 7, 2012 Video

Stalley – Petrin Hill Peonies (Video)

Here's a lighthearted new video from Stalley for his song Petrin Hill Peonies. The director, Alec Sutherland, sets the stage with a funny exchange between Stalley and a "customer" and then employs some cinematography reminiscent of 1990's Spike Lee to advance the video. The song is from Stalley's Savage Journey... Read more

August 7, 2012 Video

Freeway – We Up (Video)

Freeway is back with a burner. Check out the new video for We Up. Related: Freeway - Real Sh*t featuring Young Chris... Read more

August 7, 2012 Video

Pharrell and Rick Ross on the making of Presidential (Video)

Pharrell laced Rick Ross with one of the funkiest tracks on God Forgives, I Don't. Here's some behind the scenes footage of Pharrell and Ross in the studio discussing the making of Presidential. Related: Rick Ross - 3 Kings featuring Dr. Dre & Jay-Z (Video)... Read more

August 7, 2012 Video

Raekwon & J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League discuss the making of The Purple Tape (Video) (Part 1)

Here's a video of Raekwon discussing the making of his classic album Only Built 4 Cuban Linx with superstar producers the J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League. Check it out. Related: Raekwon performs CREAM (Video)... Read more

August 6, 2012 Food for Thought, Video

Sir Michael Rocks – Now You Do (Video)

Sir Michael Rocks drops the first video from his Lap of Luxury Mixtape. Check out Now You Do. Related: Sir Michael Rocks - Lap of Luxury (Mixtape)... Read more

August 6, 2012 Video

Bun B – Turn It Up ft Aaron LaCrate (Video)

Here's a new video from the Trill OG Bun B. Check out Turn it Up featuring Aaron LaCrate. Related: Bun B - Stop Playin' featuring Royce Da 5'9" and Redman... Read more

August 6, 2012 Video

Rapsody – Believe Me (Video)

Here's the video for Rapsody's 9th Wonder-produced Believe Me. Check it out. Related: Rapsody - Non-Fiction featuring Raheem DeVaughn & Ab-Soul... Read more

August 6, 2012 Video

Here’s an in-depth interview with the mighty Ice Cube. He covers his expansive career, discussing everything from the NWA breakup and working with the Bomb Squad to Eazy-E’s death and much more (Video)

It's 40+ minutes of Cube. Check out the video. Related: Ice Cube discusses Detox, working with Chris Tucker on Friday, a new NWA album and more on The Sway in the Morning Show (Video)... Read more

August 6, 2012 Food for Thought, Video

Talib Kweli – Push Thru ft Kendrick Lamar & Curren$y (Video)

Here's the new video for Talib Kweli's red hot Push Thru featuring Kendrick Lamar and Curren$y. Check it out below. Related: Talib Kweli performs in tribute to MCA (Video)... Read more

August 6, 2012 Video

DJ Premier & Bumpy Knuckles interview with Out Da Box TV (Video)

Here's part 2 of Out Da Box TV's fantastic interview with DJ Premier and Bumpy Knuckles. Check out the video and a description below. Related: DJ Premier & Bumpy Knuckles - More Levels (Video) Here's what Out Da Box TV had to say about the video: "As promised, Out Da... Read more

August 4, 2012 Food for Thought, Video

Nas speaks with Dr. Michael Eric Dyson on MSNBC (Video)

Nas sat down with Dr. Michael Eric Dyson to talk about being named one of the top 5 lyricists of all time, his divorce from Kelis, Life is Good, the spirit of Hip-Hop being ALIVE (though on a respirator) and more. Check out the video. Related: Nas performs The Don... Read more

August 4, 2012 Food for Thought, Video

Curren$y rhymes in The Backroom on 106 & Park (Video)

Curren$y is the latest to step into The Backroom on BET's 106 & Park and drop a verse. Check out the video. Related: Curren$y - Toca Tuesday Freestyle (Video)... Read more

August 4, 2012 Video

Asher Roth freestyles on NYC’s Hot 97 (Video)

Asher Roth seamlessly flips from a written to a true off the top freestyle on NYC's Hot 97. Check out the video. Related: Nardwaur vs Asher Roth (Video)... Read more

August 4, 2012 Video

Masta Killa – What You See/Cali Sun (Video)

Here's a new double video for 2 Masta Killa joints. Check out What You See/Cali Sun. Related: RZA & Nas - The Set Up (Mashup)... Read more

August 4, 2012 Video

How to Make Money Selling Drugs film trailer (Video)

Adrian Grenier (aka Vinny Chase from Entourage) has produced a documentary on the $400 Billion per year drug trade that looks both informative and darkly satirical. The film explores how the money is made through the eyes of former kingpins like Freeway Rick Ross (not the rapper...) and also incorporates... Read more

August 3, 2012 Food for Thought, Video

The video for Kendrick Lamar’s Swimming Pools (Drank) matches the brooding intensity of the song. Check it out below (Video)

Related: Kendrick Lamar - Vanity Slaves Pt 1 & 2... Read more

August 3, 2012 Video

Boldy James – Go Fish (Video)

Here's a new video from Boldy James. The frequent Cool Kid collaborator made visuals for his sonically moody track Go Fish. Check it out below. Related: J Dilla - Detroit Game featuring Boldy James & Chuck Inglish... Read more

August 2, 2012 Video

Snoop discusses his change from Dogg to Lion (Video)

There's been a lot of chatter lately about Snoop Dogg's evolution to Snoop Lion. Here's an in-depth piece where we hear about the change from the Boss Lion himself. He discusses the new album, the documentary, his name change, gun control and more. Check out the video below. Props: Noisey... Read more

August 2, 2012 Video

DJ Quik speaks on joining the 2012 Rock the Bells tour (Video)

DJ Quik is part of Rock the Bells this year for the first time ever. Check out what he had to say about that, working with Murs, growing as an artist and more below. Related: DJ Quik mini-documentary (Video)... Read more

August 2, 2012 Food for Thought, Video

Schoolboy Q & A$AP Rocky – Back and Forth interview (Video)

Schoolboy Q and A$AP Rocky have had some dope collabos and they are the latest to sit down and have a Back and Forth convo. They talk marriage, money, women and more, along with a healthy amount of jokes on Danny Brown. Straight comedy. Check out the video. Related: Schoolboy... Read more

August 2, 2012 Video

Jay-Z – From Marcy to Barclays (Video)

Jay-Z's new Rocawear ad gives you a brief and stylish look at his journey from the Marcy Projects to the new Barclays Center of which he is a partial owner ("Now look at me, I can park at my own arena"). Check out the video. Related: Jay-Z talks about his... Read more

August 2, 2012 Video

Stalley & Curren$y in New Orleans (Video)

I'm digging these videos showing artists as who they are as real people, with no floss. Earlier, we saw Action Bronson doing his thing in the kitchen. Now, here's a look at Stalley & Curren$y just vibing. They kick it about their shared love of cars, music and speak of... Read more

August 2, 2012 Food for Thought, Video

Sound Fx – Let Go (Video)

"Life's good. It can get better." That's how Sound Fx end their song Let Go. They drops some jewels about their life experiences before they get there. Check out the video. Related: Sound Fx - Don't Listen to My Heart (With Your Heart)... Read more

August 1, 2012 Video

Keyshia Cole – Enough of No Love ft Lil Wayne (Video)

Keyshia Cole is back with a new video. She still has one of the most emotionally rich voices in music. Check out Enough of No Love featuring Lil Wayne. Related: Super (Neo) Soul Sisters Playlist (Audio)... Read more

August 1, 2012 Video

Angel Haze – New York (Video)

Angel Haze made a mini-horror film as the video for her burner, New York. Check it out below. Related: My Mic Sounds Nice documentary on women in hip-hop (Video) and playlist of female MCs (Audio)... Read more

August 1, 2012 Video

Big K.R.I.T. & EL-P – Back and Forth (Video)

What would Big K.R.I.T. and EL-P talk about if they had a conversation? Wonder no more. They are the latest to sit down and kick it as part of Noisey's Back and Forth series. Check out the video below. Related: Big K.R.I.T - What U Mean featuring Ludacris (Video)... Read more

August 1, 2012 Video

Action Bronson flexes his culinary skills (Video)

Action Bronson brings that HEAT...no, literally. Check out this video showing how he gets down in the kitchen. Vocally, he may remind you of Ghostface Killah but in spirit, he's truly reminiscent of the Chef. Related: Nardwaur vs Action Bronson (Video)... Read more

August 1, 2012 Food for Thought, Video

Snoop Dogg took a trip to Jamaica that had a transformative effect on him. The experience was chronicled and will be the subject of a documentary that premieres at the Toronto International Film Festival in September. Here’s a trailer for the film, Reincarnated (Video)

Check out the video below. Related: A playlist celebrating the 2-decade career of the legendary Snoop Dogg (Audio)... Read more

July 31, 2012 Video

Rick Ross – 3 Kings ft Dr. Dre & Jay-Z (Video)

Here's the video for Rick Ross' 3 Kings featuring Dr. Dre and Jay-Z. Each of Ross, Dre and Jay make appearances in the video...kinda. Instead of taking on the Herculean task of coordinating the schedules of 3 Kings, Ross chose to incorporate previously seen footage and photos of all 3... Read more

July 31, 2012 Video

Miguel – Adorn (Video)

Miguel just dropped a video for his sultry single Adorn. Check it out below. Related: Miguel - Sure Thing (Remix) featuring Pusha T... Read more

July 31, 2012 Video

Stalley spits live on Shade 45 (Video)

Stalley was on Shade 45 and spit some verses over that Rhyme No More beat DJ Premier laced for Jay-Z. Check out the video below. Related: Stalley - Hammers & Vogues ft Curren$y (Video) Here's Rhyme No More.... Read more

July 30, 2012 Audio, The Bridge, Video

Elzhi – Blue Widow (Video)

Here's a new video for Elzhi's Blue Widow. Check it out below. Related: Elzhi - Out Da Box TV Interview (Video)... Read more

July 30, 2012 Video

Here’s a beautifully shot clip where Yasiin Bey recites one of Muhammad Ali’s most famous rhymes–the one leading up to the Rumble in the Jungle with George Foreman (Video)

Check out the video. Related: Yasiin Bey performs with the Brooklyn Philharmonic (Video) Louis Vuitton "Dream" - Directed by Stuart McIntyre from Steam Films on Vimeo.... Read more

July 29, 2012 Food for Thought, Video

Common freestyles in Chicago over Otis (Video)

The mighty Common kicked a true off the top freestyle over the Otis beat (chopped up nicely) in his hometown Chicago. Check out the video below. Related: Common - Celebrate (Video)... Read more

July 29, 2012 Video