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Questlove Animates His Journey To Eat Patti Labelle’s Soul Cooking (Video)

Questlove Animates His Journey To Eat Patti Labelle’s Soul Cooking (Video)

Beyond a drummer, DJ, musical supervisor, and producer, Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson is a foodie. Followers of the Grammy Award-winning Philadelphia, Pennsylvania native's social platforms know, as well as his friends and acquaintances, that ?uest is out for the finest in global culinary offerings. Never shy from a celebrity story, Questlove... Read more
December 18, 2014 Fresh, Video
Royce Da 5’9″ & DJ Premier Shift Between 1992 & 2014 In A Non Album Track (Video)

Royce Da 5’9″ & DJ Premier Shift Between 1992 & 2014 In A Non Album Track (Video)

As if the nine-track, acclaimed PRhyme album was not enough, DJ Premier and Royce Da 5'9" vibe overtop Adrian Younge samples for a bonus round. "PRhyme Time" playfully shifts between 1992 and 2014, with varying BMW coupes, sneakers, and fashion signaling the metamorphosis. In the track, Nickel Nine slams skeptics... Read more
December 17, 2014 Fresh, Video
Chris Rock Dramatically Quotes Ice Cube & N.W.A. In This “Top 5” Clip (Video)

Chris Rock Dramatically Quotes Ice Cube & N.W.A. In This “Top 5” Clip (Video)

Clearly based largely on his own life and experiences, Chris Rock's Top 5, from title alone is built around opinions and rankings. Evident in the currently-screening film's roll-out, Rock loves ranking comedians, rappers, acts, albums, and more—as does his Andre Allen character in the film. The authenticity in this role... Read more
December 17, 2014 Fresh, Video
How Does Johnny Gill Handle the 5 Fingers of Death? Like a G…(Video)

How Does Johnny Gill Handle the 5 Fingers of Death? Like a G…(Video)

Johnny Gill hit the Sway in the Morning show and became the first singer to tackle the 5 Fingers of Death challenge. When faced with five random beats, rather than freestyle as is customary for the MCs who step up to the test, Johnny did what he does best...He riffed... Read more
December 17, 2014 Video
Kendrick Lamar World Premieres a New Song on The Colbert Report (Video)

Kendrick Lamar World Premieres a New Song on The Colbert Report (Video)

As The Colbert Report winds down, Kendrick Lamar had the distinct honor of being the show's last musical guest ever. Following in the footsteps of artists like Paul McCartney, R.E.M., Jack White and Nas, Kendrick stepped up with a world premiere of a brand new untitled song. Not to be... Read more
December 17, 2014 Featured-homepage, Video
Which MCs Motivate Big Daddy Kane Now? The Legend Speaks (Video)

Which MCs Motivate Big Daddy Kane Now? The Legend Speaks (Video)

Big Daddy Kane stopped by the Sway in the Morning show to discuss his new limited edition British Walker shoes. Still a smooth operator, Kane spoke about the kicks but also talked about going bar for bar with Kool G. Rap, the fashion influence of Run-D.M.C. and Public Enemy, and... Read more
December 17, 2014 Video
Ghostface Killah & The Wire’s Michael K. Williams Bring 36 Seasons To Life (Video)

Ghostface Killah & The Wire’s Michael K. Williams Bring 36 Seasons To Life (Video)

In case you missed it, Ghostface Killah's just-released 36 Seasons is a cinematic, storytelling album. Coming home after nine "long" years, Ghost's character is out to restore his relationship, keep peace in the streets, and watch for Jake. The first video, "Love Don't Live Here No More," is the perfect... Read more
December 16, 2014 Fresh, Video
YG Displays His 2015 Flow Without Any Distractions (Video)

YG Displays His 2015 Flow Without Any Distractions (Video)

Often times, YG videos are driven to show the city of Compton, the place that's played such a strong role on the CTE/Def Jam artist's mixtapes, and especially his My Krazy Life debut. After nailing down 2014 as best he could, the California MC wants new things for 2015. From... Read more
December 16, 2014 Fresh, Video
Bogeda BAMZ Is Gifted With Slick Gab, Freestyling Over A B.D.K. Classic (Video)

Bogeda BAMZ Is Gifted With Slick Gab, Freestyling Over A B.D.K. Classic (Video)

Bodega BAMZ has been movin' for more than a minute. Stopping at Tony Touch's Toca Tuesdays show, the New York MC gets a chance to show what he's about. Rhyming over a classic Big Daddy Kane instrumental (that seems to suit BAMZ well), the MC shines politely with some stellar... Read more
December 16, 2014 Fresh, Video
You’ve Never Heard Jean Grae Like This, In A Free-Form Groove With A Star-Studded Band (Video)

You’ve Never Heard Jean Grae Like This, In A Free-Form Groove With A Star-Studded Band (Video)

Early in her solo career, Jean Grae did not make many of videos. The format, which has opened drastically thanks to technology, fits the New York City MC veteran very well, given her charisma, sense of humor, and animation. From the recently-released, non-Rap #5 EP, Jean dropped the visuals for... Read more
December 16, 2014 Fresh, Video
Pusha T Is Taking Lunch Money, Not Losses (Video)

Pusha T Is Taking Lunch Money, Not Losses (Video)

Pusha T's new Kanye West-produced single "Lunch Money" is simply put, the raw uncut. For the video, the G.O.O.D. Music/Def Jam Records star took a similar approach. With some dancing intermissions, Pusha tells his tale to a handheld camera, which may be or simply look like an early '90s RCA... Read more
December 15, 2014 Fresh, Video
Diamond D Links with Evidence & Alchemist and It’s Magic (Video)

Diamond D Links with Evidence & Alchemist and It’s Magic (Video)

Diamond D keeps dropping jewels from his The Diam Piece album. Next up is the video for "It's Magic," Diamond's unfiltered offering featuring Evidence and Alchemist. Evidence and Alchemist flex verses over a raw beat, while Diamond mans the boards. Check it out. Related: Diamond D Remixes Diamond District &... Read more
December 15, 2014 Video
Asher Roth Lyrically Bugs Out On Some Cutting Edge Nottz Production (Video)

Asher Roth Lyrically Bugs Out On Some Cutting Edge Nottz Production (Video)

Asher Roth's 2014 has been experimental, as has been the case surrounding the last three years of the Bucks County, Pennsylvania native MC. However, it also seems that the now-Def Jam-inked artist has really carved his way back into bending bars, witty wordplay, and thoughtful theses on things. This is... Read more
December 15, 2014 Fresh, Video
J. Cole Says Capitalism is Like Paid Slavery and It’s Time for Change (Video)

J. Cole Says Capitalism is Like Paid Slavery and It’s Time for Change (Video)

Remember the Occupy movement and all the energy around the imbalance between the 1% and all the rest? As passionate as many in the country were about those issues, the protests at the time have faded leaving little more than a footnote. Whether it's bills, family issues or just the... Read more
December 13, 2014 Video
Royce Da 5’9″, DJ Premier & Adrian Younge Takeover the Boiler Room (Video)

Royce Da 5’9″, DJ Premier & Adrian Younge Takeover the Boiler Room (Video)

Royce Da 5'9", DJ Premier and Adrian Younge, the collective known as PRhyme, tookover the Boiler Room recently for a night for true music Heads. The event, which was held at New York's Chung King Studios, began with a DJ set by Younge, where he spun 45s of breaks used... Read more
December 13, 2014 Video
J. Cole Delivers a Stunning Performance of Be Free on Letterman (Video)

J. Cole Delivers a Stunning Performance of Be Free on Letterman (Video)

"I'm letting you know that there ain't no gun they can make that can kill my soul." J. Cole is on a different level these days. He performed a powerful version of "Be Free" on Late Show with David Letterman that left everyone in the room stunned, including Dave (visibly).... Read more
December 13, 2014 Video
Kendrick Lamar Addresses Ferguson, Eric Garner and Instilling Self Esteem (Video)

Kendrick Lamar Addresses Ferguson, Eric Garner and Instilling Self Esteem (Video)

Over the last five years, Kendrick Lamar as been one of Hip-Hop's leading social commentators through his music. Songs like "Vanity Slaves," "Keisha's Song" and "Sing About Me, I'm Dying of Thirst" address various issues plaguing the community. So, when MTV recently asked Kendrick about the events around the country... Read more
December 13, 2014 Video
Royce Da 5’9″ & DJ Premier Shut Down The Backroom With a Hot Verse & Beat (Video)

Royce Da 5’9″ & DJ Premier Shut Down The Backroom With a Hot Verse & Beat (Video)

PRhyme (Royce Da 5'9" and DJ Premier) were the latest to hit The Backroom on 106 & Park, and the dynamic duo shut it down. Royce kicked a blistering verse that was part new and part from PRhyme's song "To Me, To U," all over a custom-made Premier beat. Press... Read more
December 12, 2014 Video
It’s Been 15 Years Spent Waiting. Now We MAY Have A D’Angelo Album Next Week… (Video)

It’s Been 15 Years Spent Waiting. Now We MAY Have A D’Angelo Album Next Week… (Video)

Rumors have been swirling surrounding a third D'Angelo album since shortly after 2000's Voodoo. Even those rumors are teenagers now, and D'Angelo Heads have sometimes seemed to abandon all hope that the Soul sensation could, or would ever offer up another LP. Out of thin air, a new album, Black... Read more
December 12, 2014 Fresh, Video
Jhene Aiko Shows Her Sultry Side Next To Martial Arts In Wading (Video)

Jhene Aiko Shows Her Sultry Side Next To Martial Arts In Wading (Video)

As her full length retail debut, Souled Out, is considered with some year-end lists, Jhene Aiko is far from done promoting the Def Jam release. "Wading," the Dot Da Genius (Kid Cudi) produced single from the album gets its visual. Jhene seduces the lens just like her vocals allure the... Read more
December 12, 2014 Fresh, Video
Big K.R.I.T. & Raphael Saadiq Time Travel Back To Soul Food Dinners (Video)

Big K.R.I.T. & Raphael Saadiq Time Travel Back To Soul Food Dinners (Video)

From Cadillactica, "Soul Food" is an evocative center-piece. Produced by Raphael Saadiq, the veteran crooner's transcending soulful sound colors the way for Big K.R.I.T.'s strong commentary on the changing times, and how that has effected family, love, and togetherness. K.R.I.T. laments a modern era where physical community has been replaced... Read more
December 12, 2014 Fresh, Video
Chris Rock Names His Top 5 Comedians From a Battle of 10 (Video)

Chris Rock Names His Top 5 Comedians From a Battle of 10 (Video)

Chris Rock stopped by the Sway in the Morning show to promote his film Top Five (in theaters on December 12th). Ever insightful, he gave some thoughtful commentary on Eric Garner and why there might be less activism in Hip-Hop now as compared to in the 80's and 90's. Rock... Read more
December 11, 2014 Video
Snoop’s Latest Guest on GGN? The Kool-Aid Man…Red, Of Course (Video)

Snoop’s Latest Guest on GGN? The Kool-Aid Man…Red, Of Course (Video)

This is hilarious. Snoop Dogg's latest guest on his GGN show is none other than the Kool-Aid Man (red, of course). Snoop talks to Kool-Aid about him being in the White House now that its occupied by President Obama, his being for all races despite the stereotypes, the bad rap... Read more
December 11, 2014 Video
Your Old Droog Paints a Vivid Lyrical Picture with His Toca Tuesday Freestyle (Video)

Your Old Droog Paints a Vivid Lyrical Picture with His Toca Tuesday Freestyle (Video)

"Musicians acting like mobsters. That's Steven Van Zandt." Your Old Droog stopped by Tony Touch's Shade 45 show and kicked a Toca Tuesday Freestyle. Ever long on colorful metaphors, Droog painted a vivid picture with clever references like the above Soprano's nod. "Your Old Pal" will have another performance at... Read more
December 11, 2014 Video
50 Cent Remembers Being Afraid In The Early 2000s, Big Ups KRS-One (Video)

50 Cent Remembers Being Afraid In The Early 2000s, Big Ups KRS-One (Video)

Ninety-second interviews would be irrelevant for most people, let alone celebrities or MCs. Somehow, 50 Cent's lucid admissions defy that logic though. Sitting down with HOT 97, 50 Cent uses a minute and a half to speak so bluntly about 2000, when the Queens, New York hopeful was shot multiple... Read more
December 10, 2014 Fresh, Video
Royce Da 5’9″ Hid The PRhyme Guests From DJ Premier At First (Video)

Royce Da 5’9″ Hid The PRhyme Guests From DJ Premier At First (Video)

Yesterday, PRhyme's self-titled album released. The three-man crew of DJ Premier, Royce Da 5'9" and Adrian Younge rolled out their fourth segment of the "Raiders Of The Lost Art" documentary series. Tracing the group through their release party performance earlier in the week, Royce admits, "I didn't tell Preme about... Read more
December 10, 2014 Fresh, Video
Kendrick Lamar Explains Who He is Through Verse and Visuals (Video)

Kendrick Lamar Explains Who He is Through Verse and Visuals (Video)

Unless you grew up in or regularly visited Southern California, most Heads have not been to the city of Compton. Kendrick Lamar's rise in Hip-Hop brought renewed attention to Hub-City, making it quite different in some ways, and quite the same in others, as portrayed by N.W.A., DJ Quik, MC... Read more
December 10, 2014 Fresh, Video
Lil Dicky Keeps It 100% Real in Detailing His Criminal Record on White Crime (Video)

Lil Dicky Keeps It 100% Real in Detailing His Criminal Record on White Crime (Video)

Lil Dicky continues his razor sharp satirical streak. On his song "White Crime" he takes aim at studio gangsterism in Hip-Hop by hilariously detailing his real-life criminal offenses on record. His transgressions include such things as sneaking candy into the movie theater, taking shampoo from hotels, jaywalking and...gasp...stealing wifi. Ironically,... Read more
December 10, 2014 Video
Andre 3000 Explains Why Each OutKast Album Sounded So Different; Talks Jimi Hendrix (Video)

Andre 3000 Explains Why Each OutKast Album Sounded So Different; Talks Jimi Hendrix (Video)

Andre 3000 sat down for an extended interview with HardKnock TV where he detailed how he prepared for his role as Jimi Hendrix, explained why each OutKast album sounded so different from its predecessor, discussed his foray into clothing and more. Check out the video and a detailed description from... Read more
December 10, 2014 Video
Detroit Che Follows Her Cypher with a Monster Backroom Freestyle (Video)

Detroit Che Follows Her Cypher with a Monster Backroom Freestyle (Video)

Detroit Che earned her way into the 2014 BET Hip Hop Awards Cypher by winning the Hot 16 contest sponsored by Sprite. She was grouped with MCs like Logic, Lil Mama, Troy Ave and Dee-1. Undaunted, she stood toe to toe with each and came away with one of the... Read more
December 10, 2014 Video
Dee-1 Makes Thoughtful Bounce Music, Evident In This Backroom Freestyle (Video)

Dee-1 Makes Thoughtful Bounce Music, Evident In This Backroom Freestyle (Video)

New Orleans, Louisiana MC Dee-1 has the respect and support of some of the Bayou City's masters of Bounce. Mannie Fresh and Juvenile both clamored to work with the RCA Records-backed artist. In his recent appearance in "106 & Park's" The Backroom, Dee delivers lyrics with substance and flare at... Read more
December 10, 2014 Fresh, Video
Dr. Dre Named Forbes’ Highest Paid Musician Of 2014 (Video)

Dr. Dre Named Forbes’ Highest Paid Musician Of 2014 (Video)

"Either everything is workin', or you're workin' for everything." - Edo G. Dr. Dre did not release an album in 2014. In fact, Dre's Aftermath Entertainment did not release an album in 2014. However, Forbes estimates that the Compton, California 30-year Hip-Hop veteran made more money than any musician in... Read more
December 10, 2014 Fresh, Video
Puff Daddy & Drake Got Physical Over The 0 to 100 Beat. Cameras Don’t Lie (Video)

Puff Daddy & Drake Got Physical Over The 0 to 100 Beat. Cameras Don’t Lie (Video)

Reports flooded the Internet Monday morning (December 8) that the unlikely pair of Drake and Puff Daddy came to a physical altercation over the weekend. Diddy, as he was then known, brought Drizzy on board for his Last Train To Paris album (single "Loving You No More") with Diddy Dirty... Read more
December 10, 2014 Fresh, Video
Finding The GOAT: Nipsey Hussle vs. Jay Rock…Who You Got?

Finding The GOAT: Nipsey Hussle vs. Jay Rock…Who You Got?

As we continue the ultimate battle for the title of the GOAT (Greatest of All-Time), we are asking you to help us rank who is the greatest MC to pick up a mic. We will take over 35 years of Hip-Hop into consideration, pairing special match-ups in a sequence not... Read more
December 10, 2014 Fresh, Video
Fabolous’ Lituation Is Inspired By A Great King Of New York Scene (Video)

Fabolous’ Lituation Is Inspired By A Great King Of New York Scene (Video)

From The Notorious B.I.G. to Schoolly D, Abel Ferrara's 1990 film, King Of New York, had a profound impact on Hip-Hop. The New Line Cinema picture starring Christopher Walken, Laurence Fishburne, and Wesley Snipes captured a style, grit, and era in New York City. In making his The Young O.G.... Read more
December 10, 2014 Fresh, Video
J. Cole Sings About His Mother Losing Her Home to Foreclosure on Apparently (Video)

J. Cole Sings About His Mother Losing Her Home to Foreclosure on Apparently (Video)

J. Cole is his own featured artist on "Apparently." The majority of the song finds Cole in stream of consciousness mode singing about such intimate things as his guilt over being unaware his mother was losing her house on Forest Hills (part of the title of his new album) to... Read more
December 9, 2014 Video
Gangrene’s Oh No Makes A Thumping Beat Out Of Nintendo 64 Samples (Video)

Gangrene’s Oh No Makes A Thumping Beat Out Of Nintendo 64 Samples (Video)

Oh No is the next contestant on the Rhythm Roulette platform. Part of Gangrene, blood brother of Madlib, the Oxnard, California producer/MC wanted to do things a little differently for Mass Appeal's series. That said, Oh No The Disrupt goes D.I.T.C., but not in the record crates. Rather, he uses... Read more
December 9, 2014 Fresh, Video
Joell Ortiz Literally Depicts the Crack Spot with His Latest Visuals (Video)

Joell Ortiz Literally Depicts the Crack Spot with His Latest Visuals (Video)

To date, Joell Ortiz' House Slippers glimpses have charted his growth, improved life outlook, and range as an artist. With "Crack Spot," Joell brings Heads back around the corner from the Bodega, where the villains lurk. Following the age-old dope-to-rap metaphor, Jo's visual shows the literal operation, as he kicks... Read more
December 9, 2014 Fresh, Video
Joey Bada$$ Rolls Deep. They Terrorize The Borough & The Beat (Video)

Joey Bada$$ Rolls Deep. They Terrorize The Borough & The Beat (Video)

Just one day after releasing "No. 99" in audio, Joey Bada$$ drops the video for his Statik Selektah-produced sophomore single. The visual features a faux Brooklyn news report of a menace on the loose. "Badman" is none other than Joey, who with his Pro Era crew is causing mass destruction... Read more
December 9, 2014 Fresh, Video
Trademark Da Skydiver Returns with Lush Strings Attached (Video)

Trademark Da Skydiver Returns with Lush Strings Attached (Video)

Trademark Da Skydiver, longtime JET Life member with Curren$y, has stepped out on his own with his Return of the Super Villain album. Even in his solo endeavors, he still gravitates toward that lush JET Life sound. "The Return" is a laid-back track which surrounds him with melodic Spanish-influenced guitars... Read more
December 8, 2014 Video
Need Some Ways To Express Your Affection For Her? Enter Majid Jordan (Video)

Need Some Ways To Express Your Affection For Her? Enter Majid Jordan (Video)

OVO Sound duo Majid Jordan may have become well-known thanks to their strong assist on Drake's "Hold On (We're Going Home)," but they stand tall on their own four feet. A Place Like This released in July of this year, and third single "Her" carries all of its charms for... Read more
December 8, 2014 Fresh, Video
Ras Kass Joins Some Detroit Bad Boys Around A Barrel Fire For A Cypher (Video)

Ras Kass Joins Some Detroit Bad Boys Around A Barrel Fire For A Cypher (Video)

This year, West Coast MC vet Ras Kass linked with Detroit, Michigan's Apollo Brown to make a celebrated, highly-cohesive LP in Blasphemy. Keeping things focused on Motor City, Ras circles up around a barrel-fire, Doo Wop-style, to unleash a monstrous cypher. Apollo's beat seems to pay careful homage to Diamond... Read more
December 8, 2014 Fresh, Video
3D Na’ Tee Releases a Powerful and Disturbing Video Protesting Police Brutality (Video)

3D Na’ Tee Releases a Powerful and Disturbing Video Protesting Police Brutality (Video)

3D Na'Tee is a New Orleans born video director, songwriter and MC. She has put together one of the most explosive videos yet in the face of seemingly countless killings of Black men around the country by law enforcement officials (and those posing as such), with no accountability. "Who Can... Read more
December 8, 2014 Video
Timbaland Plays Andre 3000’s Full UFO Verse and It’s FIRE (Video)

Timbaland Plays Andre 3000’s Full UFO Verse and It’s FIRE (Video)

Remember that snippet of a Timbaland song that featured Andre 3000 and what many believed was Jhene Aiko? As reported, the female co-vocalist was actually Timbaland's hot new artist named Tink. Timbaland has now released a full preview of the song. Andre 3000 brings a FIRE verse and Tink turns... Read more
December 7, 2014 Video
Chris Rivers Samples Nas and Channels Pun on His Latest (Video)

Chris Rivers Samples Nas and Channels Pun on His Latest (Video)

Chris Rivers (formerly Baby Pun) has had a breakout year in 2014. Big Pun's son has shown that the apple did not fall far from the tree with his razor sharp lyrics and eerily similar tone. On "Ain't Hard to Tell," he puts a Nas sample to good use and... Read more
December 7, 2014 Video
M.O.P. Discuss Their History with Jay Z & Dame Dash, Perform Ante Up & More with Sway (Video)

M.O.P. Discuss Their History with Jay Z & Dame Dash, Perform Ante Up & More with Sway (Video)

M.O.P. sat down with Sway and had an extended conversation amongst Hip-Hop O.G.'s. They discussed their extensive history, including some real talk about their history with Jay Z and Dame Dash and how they handled the fall out of the Roc-A-Fellas. The Mash Out Posse also spoke about the current... Read more
December 7, 2014 Video
Wu-Tang Clan Hope for A Better Tomorrow Against a Backdrop of Visual Chaos (Video)

Wu-Tang Clan Hope for A Better Tomorrow Against a Backdrop of Visual Chaos (Video)

Wu-Tang Clan's "A Better Tomorrow" could not have come at a more relevant time. The group's song about social injustice is the perfect soundtrack to one of the most tumultuous times in American history in the last decade. Set against a backdrop of visual footage from protests for Michael Brown,... Read more
December 6, 2014 Video
Finding The GOAT: Wiz Khalifa vs. Drake…Who You Got? (Video)

Finding The GOAT: Wiz Khalifa vs. Drake…Who You Got? (Video)

As we continue the ultimate battle for the title of the GOAT (Greatest of All-Time), we are asking you to help us rank who is the greatest MC to pick up a mic. We will take over 35 years of Hip-Hop into consideration, pairing special match-ups in a sequence not... Read more
December 5, 2014 Fresh, Video
J. Cole’s 2014 Forest Hills Drive Is Something Meaningful, From Jump (Video)

J. Cole’s 2014 Forest Hills Drive Is Something Meaningful, From Jump (Video)

J. Cole is playing with a different sound on his seeming surprise album, 2014 Forest Hills Drive (December 9). Still almost five days removed from release, Jermaine has taken a page from Taylor Swift, using social media to connect with fans, and personally play them this intimate album–at home. Additionally,... Read more
December 5, 2014 Fresh, Video
He’s Back…Terminator Genisys is Coming Next Summer. Here’s the Trailer (Video)

He’s Back…Terminator Genisys is Coming Next Summer. Here’s the Trailer (Video)

Certain films have penetrated Hip-Hop on such a level that they have become part of the fabric. This is true of movies ranging from Good Fellas to Superfly to Five Deadly Venoms. Another such iconic film is The Terminator. From as far back as EPMD's "You Gots to Chill" to... Read more
December 5, 2014 Video
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