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Blu – Lemonade

Here's a super tough new joint from Blu, complete with scratches of Guru vocals on the hook (peep the reference below). Check out Blu Lemonade. Related: Blu & Exile – The Great Escape ft Homeboy Sandman & ADAD (Audio) Here's that Guru vocal.... Read more

September 11, 2012 Audio

Mister Cee – Best of Bad Boy Records (Mixtape)

Hot 97's Mister Cee is starting a new weekly series he creates "Best of Tuesday" mixes. He kicks it off with a 1-hour long mix of hits from Bad Boy Records. You know the names: Biggie, Craig Mack, The Lox, Total, 112...You can listen to and download the entire mix... Read more

September 11, 2012 Audio, Mixes

Saigon – Not Like Them ft Styles P (Video)

Styles P joins Saigon in Saigon's new video Not Like Them. Check it out below. Related: M.A.R.S. (Cormega, Action Bronson, Saigon & Roc Marciano) – M.A.R.S. (Video)... Read more

September 11, 2012 Video

G.O.O.D. Music – Cruel Summer snippets & track list (Audio)

G.O.O.D. Music's Cruel Summer compilation hits stores on 9/18. Check out snippets and a track list for the album below. Related: Big Sean - Clique ft Jay-Z & Kanye West (Audio) Here's the track list: 01. To The World by Kanye West & R. Kelly 02. Clique by Kanye West,... Read more

September 11, 2012 Audio

Murs & Fashawn – Just Begun (Video)

Here's another new hot track from the upcoming Murs & Fashawn This Generation collabo project. Check out Just Begun, set to visuals of Murs & Fashawn performing at Rock the Bells. Related: Murs & Fashawn perform at Rock the Bells 2012 (Full Set) (Video)... Read more

September 11, 2012 Video

Jon Connor – What I Do

Jon Connor puts on another lyrical display on the Statik Selektah-produced What I Do. Check it out. Related: Jon Connor - The Backroom Freestyle (Video)... Read more

September 11, 2012 Audio

Missy Elliott – 9th Inning ft Timbaland

This has been one of the best years for female MCs in a looong time...and it just got better. Here's a preview of a new song from Missy Elliott featuring Timbaland. Check out 9th Inning. Related: J. Cole Nobody's Perfect video featuring Missy Elliott... Read more

September 11, 2012 Audio

Slum Village – Live It Up ft Vice

Here's a new track from Slum Village. Check out Live It Up featuring Vice. Related: Slum Village - Reppin' (Video)... Read more

September 11, 2012 Audio

Common – LUV film trailer (Video)

Common stars in a new film that opens in theaters on Nov. 9. The film also features Charles Dutton, Meagan Good, Michael Kenneth Williams (Omar from The Wire) and more and premiered to critical acclaim at Sundance. Check out the trailer for LUV below. Related: Common - No Sell Out... Read more

September 10, 2012 Video

Nipsey Hu$$le – Get Away ft Ken Malik

Nipsey Hu$$le goes in on an early 2000s throwback track (see below). Check out Get Away featuring Ken Malik. Related: Nipsey Hu$$le - They Know (Video) Here's the original track.... Read more

September 10, 2012 Audio, The Bridge

Buddy – Far as They Know ft Pharrell

Here's another collabo between Compton MC Buddy and Pharrell. Check out Far as They Know. Related: Buddy - Inspired (Prod. Pharrell) (Audio)... Read more

September 10, 2012 Audio

Rick Ross – Presidential ft Elijah Blake (Video)

Here's the new video for Rick Ross' Pharrell-produced Presidential featuring Elijah Blake. Check it out. Related: Rick Ross - Amsterdam (Video)... Read more

September 10, 2012 Video

Whoa. Brother Ali turned in one of the best 5 Fingers of Death performances EVER on the Sway in the Morning show. Check out the video (Video)

The reactions of Murs and Fashawn in the background are equally entertaining. Related: Brother Ali - Mourning in America (Video)... Read more

September 10, 2012 Video

Xzibit – Napalm (Video)

Xzibit flows over a hardcore heavy metal track on his song Napalm. The video was filmed in Iraq and is equally intense. Check it out. Related: Xzibit – Up Out the Way ft E-40 (Audio)... Read more

September 10, 2012 Video

Styles P – Holiday Any Emcee

Here's a new one from Styles P. Check out Holiday Any Emcee. Related: Styles P – The Diamond Life Project (Mixtape)... Read more

September 9, 2012 Audio

Slaughterhouse, Pharoahe Monch, Freeway and more perform in NYC (Video)

Slaughterhouse, Pharoahe Monch, Freeway and more performed in NYC last night. Here's some footage of the highlights. Check out the video. Props: EME Related: Pharoahe Monch speaks with Montreality (Video)... Read more

September 9, 2012 Video

DMX – Undisputed Short Film (Video)

DMX has long been one of the most enigmatic artists in hip-hop. Here's a short film that gives a window into the present day life of Dark Man X. Check it out. His new album Undisputed drops on Tuesday. Related: DMX – Sh*t Don’t Change ft Snoop Dogg (Audio)... Read more

September 9, 2012 Food for Thought, Video

Kendrick Lamar, Schoolboy Q, & Jay Rock – Highway to Hell

Kay Slay serves up the original version of Highway to Hell featuring Kendrick Lamar, Schoolboy Q and Jay Rock on his new mixtape The Return of the Gatekeeper. Check out the song and Kay Slay's full mixtape below. Related: Jay Rock, Ab-Soul and Schoolboy Q interview with Page 31 (Video)... Read more

September 8, 2012 Audio

Here’s a playlist celebrating the legendary career of Mary J. Blige (Audio)

Mary J. Blige is not an MC...but she has been the Queen of Hip-Hop Soul for more than 20 years. She is the next artist we salute as part of our Living Legends series where we celebrate the careers of our hip-hop icons while we still have them. Here's a... Read more

September 8, 2012 Audio, Playlists, Throwback

Miguel – Kaleidoscope Dream: The Air Preview (Audio)

Miguel is dropping a new album called Kaleidoscope Dream in October. Here's a 3-song sampler from the album, including one where he rides the same sample Eminem did for My Name Is (see below). Check it out. Related: Miguel – Adorn (Video) Here's the original track sampled on track #2. ... Read more

September 8, 2012 Audio

Run-DMC performed last week at the Made in America Festival and ripped through a bunch of their classics. If you missed it, here’s the full set (Video)

Missed this earlier in the week, but had to post it. Check out the video. Related: Back in the day playlist of 80′s hip-hop classics from Melle Mel, Rakim, MC Lyte, Big Daddy Kane, LL Cool J, Slick Rick, Kurtis Blow, Whodini and more (Audio)... Read more

September 7, 2012 Video

Jon Connor – The Backroom Freestyle on 106 & Park (Video)

Jon Connor just tore down The Backroom with the verse he spit. He attacked the mic like he was fighting for his life. Be clear. Dude is FOR REAL. Check out the video. Related: Jon Connor – While You Were Sleeping (Mixtape)... Read more

September 7, 2012 Video

Jay Rock, Ab-Soul and Schoolboy Q interview with Page 31 (Video)

Schoolboy Q, Ab-Soul and Jay Rock spoke to Page 31 about the timing of a Black Hippy album (no time soon...), voting, how dope Kendrick's album is about to be and more. Check out the video. Related: Jay Rock - Yola (Audio)... Read more

September 7, 2012 Food for Thought, Video

Rittz – Questions 2012 (Video)

Earlier in the year, we named Rittz (Tech N9ne's newest signee to Strange Music) one of the MCs to have the biggest come up for a reason--dude has serious skills. If you are not up on him, this video of him wrecking the mic over the beat from Tech N9ne's... Read more

September 7, 2012 Video

DMX – Already (Video)

DMX has a new album called Undisputed dropping next week. Here's the first video from the project. Check out Already. Related: DMX performs at Rock the Bells 2012 (Video)... Read more

September 7, 2012 Video

Freddie Gibbs – The Hard ft Dana Williams

Freddie Gibbs slows it down with his new song The Hard...but it's still gangsta. Check it out. Related: Freddie Gibbs – Bout It Bout It ft Kirko Bangz... Read more

September 7, 2012 Audio

E-40 vs. Nardwaur (Video)

E-40's interview with Nardwar is thorough, even by Nardwaur's standards. E-40 goes deep about his history and music old and new. This is a must for E-40 fans. Check it out. Related: Nardwaur vs. DJ Premier (Video)... Read more

September 7, 2012 Food for Thought, Video

Skyzoo – Jansport Strings (Video)

Here's the video for Skyzoo's 9th Wonder-produced Jansport Strings. Check it out. Related: Skyzoo – Theo vs JJ (Dreams vs Reality) (Mixtape)... Read more

September 6, 2012 Video

Mystikal & DJ Quik in the studio (Video)

Last week Mannie Fresh & Yasiin Bey dropped a video documenting their unexpected yet dope collabo. This week? It's Mystikal and DJ Quik's turn. Check out this behind the scenes video of them in the studio working on what sounds like it could be something special. Related: Here’s a playlist... Read more

September 6, 2012 Food for Thought, Video

Big Sean, Jay-Z & Kanye West – Clique

Big Sean, Jayy-Z & Kanye West link on the latest G.O.O.D. Music release. Check out Clique. Related: Kanye West & Pusha T - New God Flow (Audio)... Read more

September 6, 2012 Audio

Joey Bada$$ – Rejex (Mixtape)

Joey Bada$$ drops off his 2nd mixtape of the year. This is a coda to his 1999 mixtape called Rejex because these cuts didn't make the first mixtape. Far from throwaways, these tracks are of the same quality as those on 1999--more vintage 90's beats laced with Joey's throwback flow.... Read more

September 6, 2012 Audio, Mixes

Jean Grae – Kill Screen

Here's a banger from Jean Grae (#sounderrated). Gamers from back in the day will recognize the theme song immediately. Check out Kill Screen. Related: Pharoahe Monch & Jean Grae experience South Africa (Video)... Read more

September 6, 2012 Audio

Xzibit – Up Out the Way ft E-40

Here's some more new music from Xzibit. Check out Up Out the Way featuring E-40. Related: Xzibit – Louis XIII ft King T & Tha Alkaholiks (Prod. Dr. Dre)... Read more

September 6, 2012 Audio

Big Sean – Detroit (Mixtape)

Here's Big Sean's new mixtape. It sports features from J. Cole, Kendrick Lamar, Royce Da 5'9" and more. You can listen to and download all of Detroit below. Related: Kanye West, Big Sean, 2 Chainz & Pusha T – Mercy (Video) Download Mixtape | Free Mixtapes Powered by DatPiff.com... Read more

September 5, 2012 Audio, Mixes

Throwback: Classic Audio of Rakim and Biz Markie Rhyming in High School (Audio)

Wow. Wow. WOW. Here's a super rare gem--audio footage of Biz Markie and Rakim rhyming in high school. It's so vintage Rakim rhymed under a different name...SUPER FRESH. This is from a project called the Lunchroom Battles. Check it out. Related: Rakim vs Big Daddy Kane: the playlist that settles... Read more

September 5, 2012 Audio, Throwback

Curt@ins – Ruthle$$ ft Schoolboy Q

Here's a new joint from Curt@ins. Check out Ruthle$$ featuring Schoolboy Q. Related: Schoolboy Q - Party (Audio)... Read more

September 5, 2012 Audio

Q-Tip tells the story of writing his first rhyme (Video)

Here's a cool video of Q-Tip telling the story of the first time he over wrote a rhyme. This is an outtake from Ice-T's Something From Nothing documentary. Check it out. Related: Q-Tip – Black Fist Friday Mix (Mixtape)... Read more

September 5, 2012 Food for Thought, Video

Ryan Leslise does 5 Fingers of Death on the Sway in the Morning Show (Video)

Ryan Leslie doing Sway's 5 Fingers of Death? He just might surprise you. Check out the video. Related: Schoolboy Q & Ab-Soul – 5 Fingers of Death (Video)... Read more

September 5, 2012 Video

Blu & Exile – The Great Escape ft Homeboy Sandman & ADAD

Here's some new music from Blu & Exile. Check out The Great Escape featuring Homeboy Sandman & ADAD. Related: Blu – Rap Dope (Audio)... Read more

September 5, 2012 Audio

Slaughterhouse – Goodbye with Fat Joe

Fat Joe adds a heartfelt tribute to Chris Lighty, his longtime manager, on Slaughterhouse's Goodbye. Check it out. Related: DJ Wonder Chris Lighty tribute mix (Audio)... Read more

September 4, 2012 Audio

Tech N9ne – E.B.A.H. (Video)

Tech N9ne has a new EP called E.B.A.H (Evil Brain Angel Heart) dropping soon. Here's the first video for the title track. Check it out. Related: ¡Mayday! – Badlands (Seven Remix) ft Tech N9ne (Audio)... Read more

September 4, 2012 Video

Nas performs DJ Khaled’s Hip-Hop live at Rock the Bells (Video)

Nas brought out Scarface during his set at Rock the Bells last night. Face ran through My Mind's Playing Tricks on Me and Guess Who's Back, and he and Nas ended with their instant classic duet Hip-Hop. Check out the footage below. Related: Nas - Bye Baby (Video)... Read more

September 3, 2012 Video

Lil Wayne – Dedication 4 (Mixtape)

Lil Wayne drops the 2nd high profile mixtape of the day. You can listen to and download Dedication 4 below. Related: Keyshia Cole – Enough of No Love ft Lil Wayne (Video) Download Mixtape... Read more

September 3, 2012 Audio, Mixes

Talib Kweli & Z-Trip – Attack the Block (Mixtape)

Here's a brand new mixtape from Talib Kweli. You can listen to and download all of Attack the Block below. Related: Talib Kweli - Push Thru ft Curren$y & Kendrick Lamar (Video) Download Mixtape... Read more

September 3, 2012 Audio, Mixes

Blu – Rap Dope

Here's the latest from Blu. Check out Rap Dope. Related: Blu & Exile – A Man (Audio)... Read more

September 2, 2012 Audio

Here’s a playlist of some of the best new (mostly) hip-hop in August. You’ll hear songs from Nas & Scarface, Slaughterhouse, Kendrick Lamar, Talib Kweli, Rapsody, Xzibit, Ras Kass, ATCQ & The Pharcyde, Schoolboy Q, Ab-Soul, Jay Rock, Asher Roth, Childish Gambino, Murs & Fashawn, Stalley, Dwele and many more (Audio Playlist)

It picks up in the middle, but mostly this is music to vibe to. Check it out. Related: Best of July 2012 (Audio Playlist)... Read more

September 1, 2012 Audio, Playlists

Made in America Festival (Live Stream)

Jay-Z's Made in America Festival is taking place in Philadelphia this weekend. D'Angelo, Jay Electronica, MMG, Janelle Monae and others performed earlier and Jay-Z performs around 9:30. You can check out a live stream here. Related: Jay-Z – From Marcy to Barclays (Video)... Read more

September 1, 2012 Video

DJ Premier in Nashville (Video)

Here's a beautifully shot video of DJ Premier rocking a party in Nashville. Check it out. Related: The making of DJ Khaled's Hip-Hop featuring Scarface, Nas & DJ Premier (Video)... Read more

September 1, 2012 Video

Lil Fame (of M.O.P.) and Termanology – Fizzyology (Video)

Lil Fame of (M.O.P.) and Termanology are doing an album together under the name Fizzyology. The album drops in November and will feature will Busta Rhymes, Styles P, Bun B, Freeway, M.O.P., DJ Premier, Statik Selektah and more. Here's a video for the title track which was produced by The... Read more

September 1, 2012 Video

The impact of Chris Lighty

The hip-hop community is still reeling from the sudden and tragic loss of Chris Lighty on Thursday. Here are links to 2 of the better articles written about both the impact Lighty had on hip-hop culture and the man, himself. First is an article written by Rob Kenner of Complex... Read more

September 1, 2012 Audio, Food for Thought