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Saigon drops another hot one ironically called It’s Cold. Here’s the video.

It's no secret we're Saigon fans. Here's why.  His album drops on 2/15. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26c4oVsfIhI&feature=player_embedded... Read more

Some may say Jay-Z but my money is on Snoop Dogg to be the first rapper to have a hit after turning 50. Check out his new video for Wet.

This one could be called Sexual Eruption--The Sequel. As with most sequels, it's not nearly as good as the original, but the video is too hot for TV. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-Fj33r2qdc&feature=player_embedded... Read more

It’s a slow day for new hip-hop so we take matters into our own hands. Check out this playlist of some classic joints.

Each Thursday night, we will be bringing you a different playlist to ease you into the weekend.  This week's is full of old gems.  You'll hear joints from Common, Wu-Tang Clan, De La Soul, Snoop, Biggie, Outkast, Gang Starr, Nas, The Roots and others.  Just press play, sit back and... Read more

We’ve been drawing the comparisons between Big K.R.I.T. and J. Cole for some time. Now you can witness their first meeting. Check it out.

The 2 were joined by CyHi Da Prynce, another dope up and comer in the game. Peep some of the other similarities between J. Cole and Big K.R.I.T. here. http://vimeo.com/18394927... Read more

Josh Groban singing Kanye West tweets? Priceless. Check out the video.

This one is from the Jimmy Kimmel show. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Axzxe1a78E&feature=player_embedded... Read more

Rick Ross is still hustlin’ everyday. He’s even doing videos for mixtapes. Check out the one for 9 Pieces/Even Deeper.

These are from Rick Ross' Ashes to Ashes mixtape.  Click here to download if you missed. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IG4xgt-OVA&feature=player_embedded With Ross riding that Barry White sample it makes me realize he's kind of like the hip-hop Barry White:  husky voice, overweight sex symbol, big bushy beard...hmm...Check the comparison: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=np5VvHx-1T4... Read more

Tis the season to sample songs from movies. Lil Wayne samples One Night Only from Dreamgirls on his new song.

Wayne's version maintains the darkness of the original Jennifer Hudson version. Click here to download.  Here's the Dreamgirls version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRJAOzzg1nE... Read more

Remember The Blood Bath Scene In Blade? Akon Uses The Music From It For A New Song With Ludacris

Always thought this music was dope in the movie.  I guess Akon did too...... Read more

Can you believe one of the first shows on the new Oprah Winfrey Network is about Jay-Z? And, it’s a cool concept?

It's been pretty well-documented that Oprah has had her issue with hip-hop, primarily regarding lyrics she believes to be detrimental to the community. It makes sense then that if she were to do a show about hip-hop, it would be one that was designed to inspire and uplift. Thus, the... Read more

10 reasons why 2010 was the best year ever in hip-hop: #1 YMCMB…could it be anything else?

Has there ever been 1 hip-hop label more dominant in a year than Young Money/Cash Money?  It depends on how you define "dominant."  If you're talking purely about record sales, Death Row and maybe even Bad Boy had more dominant years in the 90s.  But this is a different era... Read more

Whoa. Kanye West’s new video is kinda scary…but that’s fitting for a Monster. Check it out.

This one is more high art from Kanye.  The execution of Nicki Minaj's verse is very dope.  This is clearly a work in progress, but you get the picture. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WL-J0uo7_Y&feature=player_embedded... Read more

10 reasons why 2010 was the best year ever in hip-hop: #4 Whut? Thee album???…there have been a lot of great songs in hip-hop over the years but not a lot of great ALBUMS. In 2010, there were at least 10…

When's the last time you went back and listened to some of your favorite hip-hop albums from back in the day? I'm guessing if you randomly picked 10 of your favorites and listened to them from front to back, you would want to skip at least 5 tracks on each... Read more

Vado and Raheem DeVaughn make some gangsta Quiet Storm hip-hop with It’s You. Check it out.

This one is surprisingly dope.  Vado and Raheem mesh much better than you would expect. Click here to download.  It's a fine line between corny and laid back, but when a hip-hip ballad is done properly it's a good look.  Here are a few others that have straddled the line... Read more

Merry Christmas to all. May your years only get better.

Christmas Rap http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fh8hB1tAip8 Christmas in Harlem... Read more

10 reasons why 2010 was the best year ever in hip-hop: #7 Rappin’ all over the world…you know that’s right when the hottest rapper of the year was from Canada.

Everyone knows New York City was the birthplace of hip-hop.  For years, the dominant s0und in the genre was from the city that never sleeps.  In the late 80's the West Coast, particularly LA, began to take over and it had a several year reign that corresponded with the fall... Read more

You have to see this new Saigon video. It's so simple but SO incredibly creative. The song is called Together (Dear Black America). Brilliant

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otTDPrtg2sY&feature=player_embedded#! Props to 2dopeboyz for putting the video together.  Click here for more Saigon.... Read more

Pace Won and Mr. Green's My Song ft Rival is pretty dope. Check out the video.

Pace Won's verse in particular is worth a listen. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oT6hTkcfWVw&feature=player_embedded... Read more

10 reasons why 2010 was the best year ever in hip-hop: #9 Change the game…several artists expanded the boundaries of hip-hop in 2010.

1. B.o.B. - Bobby Ray dropped several crunk-filled mixtapes before releasing his first official album.  When the album dropped, however, it was filled with lots of pop, rock and just a little bit of crunk...and it was dope.  In addition to garnering 5 Grammy nominations, including Record of the Year,... Read more

There's been a lot of heat around Pusha T since he linked with Kanye West's G.O.O.D. Music but Malice has always been my favorite half of The Clipse. Check out his verse on Ab Liva's Where Do We Go.

http://www.vimeo.com/18002640 Here's a side-by-side comparison of the brothers Thornton, aka The Clipse.  Who do you think is nicer on the mic?... Read more

Curren$y's lyrics are always tight so did his tracks keep his album from being a hit? Check out how he rides the Kanye West-produced Live Fast, Die Young track and see if this one moves you.

Curren$y's version is called Daze of Thunder.  Rick Ross and Kanye still rocked this track the best, but Curren$y holds his own. http://www.vimeo.com/17995715... Read more

Eminem and Lil Wanyne together performing on the same stage. This is a fitting coda to the best year ever in hip-hop.

Eminem and Lil Wayne performed on SNL last night. Welcome back, Weezy.  They did No Love, Won't Back Down and the first televised version of 6'7".  Could this be the next hip-hop stadium bill?... Read more

Rick Ross' 9 Piece ft T.I. sounds like the third part of a trilogy that started with MC Hammer and B.M.F. What do you think?

Click here to download.  Here are parts 1 and 2 of the "trilogy": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdNLClvoqro http://www.vimeo.com/13285609... Read more

Has the color barrier been broken yet in hip-hop?

It's not a secret that hip-hop was born from black culture and, to date, has been comprised primarily of black performers.  As a result, there have been few rappers of other colors who have gained mainstream acceptance, and they generally have come one at a time (The Beastie Boys, 3rd... Read more

Jae Millz has been killing the clubs with Green Gobblin ft Chris Brown (spitting no less). Check out the video.

What would 2010 be without Young Money?  The Chris Brown comeback is complete... http://www.vimeo.com/17871774... Read more

Diddy's Ass on the Floor is one of the doper songs on Dirty Money's Last Train to Paris album. Check out the video.

This song continues the "dancefication" of hip-hop, but it works.  Check out NahRight's take on the video and the trials of blogging here. http://www.vimeo.com/17795826... Read more

Rapsody keeps it 100% real with Honda Accord Music ft Skyzoo and Thee Tom Hardy. She can't afford Maybachs (or Aston Martins) but the music is dope.

She and her crew bless a 9th Wonder track.  This one is for the underground. http://www.vimeo.com/17715023... Read more

Here's some new music from Uncle Snoop Dogg ft Hustle Boys, who sound like the 2010 version of Tha Dogg Pound. The video is called For the Good Times. [fbshare]

This one looks like it was funded by Landy cognac but the music is cool, so it's all good. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dAfOTb-Abg&feature=player_embedded Check the comparison to Tha Dogg Pound: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pvR48FvXy4 The West Side is making a long-awaited comeback.... Read more

The good Dr. Dre dropped Kush after an 11-year absence and it was like he was never gone (in the best possible way). Now here's the video.

Snoop also hasn't sounded this dope in years.  What is it about Dre beats that brings out the best in him?... Read more

There's a reason Jay-Z (the G.O.A.T.) signed Jay Electronica. He's incredible. Check out Jay E's tribute to the mighty GURU. The song is called Jazzmatazz but the sample is The Beatle's Yesterday.

The intro is crazy long but it's worth the wait: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3m1BZYfQ3o Click here to download.  Here's the classic Beatles track: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwS_YDzxH3M  ... Read more

Moment 4 Life is probably the dopest song on Nicki Minaj's album. Check out her performance of it on George Lopez's show.

George Lopez is actually starting to rival Jimmy Fallon for dope hip-hop performances. Nicki did this solo, but the original with Drake is even (just a little bit) hotter.  Pink Friday is a solid album.  Here's the version with Drake: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAnr9afMn5Q... Read more

B.o.B. is back with a new video and mixtape. No more pop ish. He's strictly spittin'. Check out The Watchers (video) and No Genre (mixtape).

Click here to listen to and download the mixtape No Genre.  It's aptly-titled...The tracklist is below: 01. Beast Mode (Prod. by Infinity) 02. So So (Prod. by Jim Jonsin) 03. How U Do That (Prod. by Kutta) 04. Feet Don’t Fail Me Now (feat. T.I.) (Prod. by Kutta) 05. Higher... Read more

Blu continues to rep hard for the underground. Check out this performance of a new song called EaseYourMind.

Here's another Blu song (with Exile) called In Remembrance from one of my favorite albums of 2007 called Below the Heavens. Both the lyrics and the track are on point. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIhY62SRWXY... Read more

I slept on Show Tufli a bit, but better late than never…Check out the video for 1st Class Ticket.

Show Tufli has an interesting story.  When he was 17 he had a stroke and was paralyzed for 40 days.  He overcame that and is now trying to conquer the rap game.  The song he spit over this chopped up sample of Erykah Badu's Window Seat is a nice start.:... Read more

It's a shame Big Boi's album didn't get the type of attention it deserved. It was up to Outkast standards. Check out the video for The Train, Pt. 2.

Sir Lucious Left Foot...The Son of Chico Dusty is in stores now.  And here's how Big Boi gets down live (Follow Us ft Vonnegutt):  ... Read more

Even Yelawolf wants to keep it old school right now. Check out his verses over the tracks for So Fresh, So Clean and Shook Ones.

[vodpod id=ExternalVideo.978750&w=425&h=350&fv=fake%3D1] Here are the originals (2 of the best duos of all time): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwD4gA7F_qk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cP0wsET8__Y  ... Read more

Cee Lo Green's singing is dope no doubt but remember when he used to be a rapper? Here's a reminder.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuWB9Nhoypw And here's his latest (singing) video for his song called It's OK: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGe3GFWEO2I&feature=player_embedded... Read more

The Bullits are not hip-hop…but Jay Electronica is…and he kicks a verse on their track called Close Your Eyes. Check out the video.

Another cool thing about The Bullits?  Lucy Liu (from Charlie's Angels) is one of the members of the group and is on the vocals.  You can learn (a tiny bit) more about them here.... Read more

Big K.R.I.T. is like the J. Cole of the South. He's a dope up and coming lyricist who actually has something to say. If you're not up on him, remember his name. Check out the video for Can't Be All.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z83PpWGeARo&feature=player_embedded#! If you haven't heard his mixtape, it's one of the best of the year.  You can find it here.... Read more

Before his recent troubles T.I. did one of his best interviews ever for BET in their Food For Thought series right before things went down (again). If you want to hear something deeper from him than what's been in the tabloids, check this out. It might actually leave you with a different impression of Tip.

This is part of BET's ongoing series which has also featured Jay-Z, 50 Cent and Ice Cube in the past.  It features 3 different conversations between T.I. and Angie Martinez, Harry Allen and Stephen A. Smith that are cut together to flow like one conversation.  In case you missed it,... Read more