Nas – Bye Baby Video Sneak Preview (Video)
Nas has a video on the way for Bye Baby, one of the dopes songs on Life is Good. Here's a sneak preview. The green dress does make an appearance...Related: Nas in 97 Seconds (Video)... Read more
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Here are some more highlights from this weekend’s Rock The Bells festival. You can watch the full sets from Nas, J. Cole, DMX, Curren$y, Murs & Fashawn and Wu Block, as well as a freestyle from Common (Video)
Related: The Official Rock the Bells 2012 Mixtape Nas J. Cole DMX Curren$y Murs & Fashawn Wu Block Common... Read more
DJ Quik performs at Rock the Bells 2012 (Video)
DJ Quik performed at Rock The Bells for the first time ever tonight. If you missed it, you can watch his entire set below. Related: A playlist celebrating the 20+ year career of DJ Quik (Audio)... Read more
Rock The Bells 2012 Live Stream (Video)
Day 2 of Rock the Bells is taking place right now in California. Here's a live stream of the event. Today's acts include Big Daddy Kane (2:15 PST), DJ Quik (4pm PST), Bone Thugs-N-Harmony (6:30 PST), E-40 & Too Short (7:20 PST), Ice Cube (8:40 PST) and Nas (9:30 PST).... Read more
J. Cole performs I’m A Fool at Rock the Bells (Video)
J. Cole did a new song called I'm a Fool last night at Rock the Bells. You can watch the entire performance as well as him performing Can't Get Enough below. Related: J. Cole - The Cure... Read more
Here’s Warren G’s new video for Party We Will Throw Now featuring The Game & Nate Dogg (Video)
Happy birthday to Nate Dogg. The king of G-Funk Soul would have been 43 today. In honor of his birthday, Warren G has released the video for his song Party We Will Throw Now, which features The Game and the one and only Nate Dogg. Check it out below. Related:... Read more
ChrisCo – Straight Up ft Jon Connor & Elzhi (Prod. DJ Premier)
DJ Premier laced ChrisCo, Jon Connor and Elzhi with a dope track. This one sounds like it's straight from the 90's, complete with a jazz loop and Primo's signature drums and scratches. Dopeness. Check out Straight Up. Related: DJ Premier goes to work on the turntables (Video)... Read more
Big K.R.I.T. interview with Sermons Domain (Video)
Big K.R.I.T. discusses working with other producers, staying consistent, his collabo project with Yelawolf, the new mixtape that's on the way and more. Check out the video. Related: Big K.R.I.T. - What U Mean featuring Ludacris (Video)... Read more
Rapper Big Pooh speaks with Montreality
Here's a great interview of Rapper Big Pooh by Montreality. He speaks on his biggest fear, why Little Brother split, his hidden talents, the keys to success and more. He also drops a quick freestyle. Check out the video. Related: Rapper Big Pooh & J. Pinder - Clouds... Read more
Kanye West – Runaway Fly Mob (Video)
This is very cool. Dancers for Kanye West's tour broke into their routine for Runaway mid-flight en route to Australia. It's an inflight flash mob. The looks on the faces of some of the passengers (and flight attendants) are priceless. Check out the video for the Runaway Fly Mob. Related:... Read more
Hit-Boy – Old School Caddy ft KiD CuDi
Here's the new video for Hit-Boy's Old School Caddy featuring KiD CuDi. Check it out. Related: Hit-Boy - HIStory (Mixtape)... Read more
Kendrick Lamar – Westside, Right On Time ft Young Jeezy
Kendrick Lamar teams up with Jeezy for the final TDE release of the week. Blazing hot...Check out Westside, Right on Time. Right on time to start the weekend, indeed. Related: DJ Khaled - They Ready ft Kendrick Lamar, J. Cole & Big K.R.I.T.... Read more
Kevin Hart vs. Meek Mill (and crew) (Video)
Kevin Hart recently took on Meek Mill and his entire crew in the dozens backstage. Comedy. Check out the video. Related: Kevin Hart vs. Sam Jackson...(Video)... Read more
Slaughterhouse – Truth or Truth
Here's another drop from the upcoming On the House mixtape from Slaughterhouse. They go in for more than 14 minutes over the instrumental for Ross' Tears of Joy. Check out Truth or Truth. Related: Slaughterhouse - Goodbye (Prod. Boi-1da)... Read more
Schoolboy Q – Party
3 nights, 3 TDE releases. This one is from Schoolboy Q. Check out Party. Related: Schoolboy Q & Kendrick Lamar do their own performance of Rick Ross' Hold Me Back (Video)... Read more
JJ DOOM – Key to the Kuffs (Full Album Stream)
DOOM has a new project with Jneiro Jarel called Key to the Kuffs. Together, they go by the name JJ DOOM. Click here to check out a full stream of the album which hits stores on 8/20.... Read more
Talib Kweli – New Era Flagbearer (Video)
Here's a clip of Talib Kweli discussing the impact growing up in New York City had on his life and career. He also talks about how NYC shaped legends like The Beastie Boys and Run-DMC and more. Check out the video. Related: Talib Kweli - To the Music featuring Maino... Read more
The Kid Daytona – Copy, Copy ft Jon Connor
Here's a hot new joint from The Kid Daytona. Check out Copy, Copy featuring Jon Connor. Related: The Kid Daytona - Angela's Sister M.A.D.E. in America... Read more
T.I. – Go Get It (Video)
Here's T.I.'s latest video. Check out Go Get It. Related: T.I. - F*ck It (So What)... Read more
Ab-Soul – Nibiru
Here's another new song from TDE courtesy of Ab-Soul. He lives up to his name by crafting a dense rhyme about extinction level events. There are not too many MCs in this head space. Check out Nibiru. Related: Ab-Soul - Black Lip Bastard (Black Hippy Remix) featuring Kendrick Lamar, Jay... Read more
Cyhi The Prynce – Good For Me
Here's a soulful, laid-back joint from Cyhi The Prynce. Check out Good For Me. Related: Cyhi The Prynce - Ivy League (Mixtape)... Read more
DJ Khaled – They Ready ft J. Cole, Big K.R.I.T. and Kendrick Lamar
After setting the web on fire last week with Hip-Hop the Nas & Scarface collabo, DJ Khaled is back with another gem. This time, instead of working with hip-hop legends, he brought out some of the best next generation MCs--J. Cole, Big K.R.I.T. and Kendrick Lamar. Check out They Ready... Read more
Nas in 97 Seconds (Video)
NYC's Hot 97 has a cool new video series where artists share nuggets about themselves in 97 seconds. The latest installment features Nas. Here's an intimate look at God's Son in 97 seconds. Related: Nas performs The Don and Nasty on Jimmy Kimmel Live (Video)... Read more
Beanie Sigel – The Reunion ft State Property (Video)
Here's the video for Beanie Sigel's hot new joint with State Property. Check out The Reunion. Related: Beanie Sigel - Shot Caller... Read more
Jay Rock – YOLA
Jay Rock has been quiet the last few months but he's back with some of that fiyah. Here's a new track from him called YOLA which was produced by Dave Free who also helmed Schoolboy Q's Blessed. Check it out below. Related: Childish Gambino - Sour Face featuring Jay Rock... Read more
Brother Ali – Mourning in America
Here's the title track to Brother Ali's upcoming Mourning in America album. Check it out. Related: Brother Ali - Stop the Press... Read more
Lupe Fiasco – Lamborghini Angels
Here's the latest from Lupe Fiasco's upcoming Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album Pt. 1. Check out Lamborghini Angels. Related: Lupe Fiasco - Around My Way (Freedom Ain't Free) (Video)... Read more
DJ Premier goes to work on the turntables (Video)
There's a reason why DJ Khaled had DJ Premier do the scratches on the Nas and Scarface collabo Hip-Hop. Primo's scratches just scream HIP-HOP. Here's a video showing Premier doing what he does best: straight killing the turntables. Warning: this might put that mean face on you. Related: DJ Premier... Read more
Busta Rhymes – Life & Rhymes Documentary (Video)
Busta Rhymes is often overlooked in conversations about the all-time greats, but the bombastic MC has been pushing the envelope in hip-hop (sonically and visually) for 23 years strong. Here's a 21 minute documentary that covers the entire career of the dungeon dragon. Check it out below. Related: Busta Rhymes... Read more
Rick Ross – Amsterdam (Video)
Here's another new video from Rick Ross. This one is for the cinematic and soulful Amsterdam, one of the best cuts on God Forgives, I Don't. There is some NSFW material at the 4 minute mark, so use discretion when viewing past that point. Related: Rick Ross and Pharrell speak... Read more
A$AP Rocky – Purple Kisses (Video)
A$AP Rocky's video for Purple Kisses is a hazy, psychedelic head trip that fits thematically with the song. There's some mature content in this one so careful where you watch. Related: A$AP Rocky & Schoolboy Q talk marriage, women and more (Video)... Read more
DJ Khaled – I Wish You Would/Cold ft Kanye West & Rick Ross (Video)
Here's a new video from Kanye West & Rick Ross courtesy of DJ Khaled. Check out I Wish You Would/Cold. Related: DJ Khaled - I Wish You Would/Cold featuring Kanye West & Rick Ross (Video)... Read more
TDE Under the Influence of Music (Ep. 1) (Video)
Need some comedy in your life? Check out Kendrick Lamar and Schoolboy Q's version of a video for Rick Ross' Hold Me Back. It's part of episode 1 of TDE's new web series called Under the Influence of Music. Related: Kendrick Lamar - Swimming Pools (Drank) (Video)... Read more
Questlove releases his demo reference track for the Beastie Boys Rock & Roll Hall of Fame tribute (Audio)
Back in April we got to see the Beastie Boys Rock & Roll Hall of Fame tribute that featured The Roots, Kid Rock and Travie McCoy. It turns out the whole performance was the brainchild of Questlove. In honor of MCA's recent birthday (Aug. 5), Quest decided to liberate the... Read more
REKS – La Luna ft Sene, Koncept & Vanessa Renee (Video)
REKS just dropped a video for the atmospheric track La Luna from his new album REBELutionary. The song, which features Sene, Koncept and Vanessa Renee is chilled out underground hip-hop at its finest. Related: REKS - REBELutionary (Full Album Stream)... Read more
Freddie Gibbs – Bout It Bout It ft Kirko Bangz
Freddie Gibbs puts in some work with Kirko Bangz. Check out Bout It Bout It from Gangsta Gibbs' upcoming Baby Face Killa project. Related: Freddie Gibbs & Madlib - Shame featuring BJ the Chicago Kid (Video)... Read more
KiD CuDi – Just What I Am ft King Chip
Here's some new music from KiD CuDi. Check out Just What I Am featuring King Chip (pka Chip Tha Ripper). Related: Hit-Boy - Old School Caddy featuring KiD CuDi... Read more
Talib Kweli – To the Music ft Maino (Prod. 9th Wonder)
Wow. 9th Wonder chopped up an 80's R&B classic LOVELY (more on that below) for Talib Kweli's new song. Check out Talib's To the Music featuring Maino. Be on the lookout for Talib's new mixtape Attack the Block. Related: Talib Kweli - Push Thru featuring Kendrick Lamar & Curren$y (Video)... Read more
Raekwon discusses Only Built 4 Cuban Linx with the J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League (Video)
Here's part 2 of Raekwon's sit down in the studio with the J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League to discuss Only Built 4 Cuban Linx. The Chef drops more inside dope on the meaning behind the artwork and the making of The Purple Tape. Check out the video. Related: Raekwon discusses OB4CL with the... Read more
Common freestyles on the Sway in the Morning show (Part 2) (Video)
Common was really feeling the flow when he hit the Sway in the Morning show last week. Here is yet another dope true freestyle he kicked. Check out the video. Related: Common discusses working with Kanye West (Video)... Read more
Big K.R.I.T. – Me and My Old School (Remix) ft Slim Thug & Lil Keke (Video)
Here's the video for the remix to Big K.R.I.T.'s Me and My Old School featuring Slim Thug and Lil Keke. Check it out. Related: Big K.R.I.T. talks with bootleg Kev about his favorite MCs and more (Video)... Read more
JJ DOOM – Winter Blues (Live)
DOOM has a new collabo project with Jneiro Jarel. The forthcoming album is called Key to the Kuffs and they are performing under the name JJ DOOM. Check out a live rendition of their song Winter Blues that was done on BBC Radio. Related: Oh No - 3 Dollars featuring... Read more
1982 (Statik Selektah & Termanology) – Up Every Night (Remix) ft Cory Gunz & Kid Ink
Here's a dope remix from Statik Selektah & Termanology (aka 1982). Statik goes in on the track using an old soul sample, drops from Chubb Rock and Doug E. Fresh, a BBD-inspired bridge and more. Sound bugged out? It is but it works. Check out Up Every Night (Remix) featuring... Read more
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
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
Slaughterhouse – See Dead People (Prod. araabMUZIK)
Here's a new one from Slaughterhouse off their upcoming On the House mixtape. Check out See Dead People. Related: Slaughterhouse - Goodbye (Prof. Boi-1da)... Read more
Rittz – Bloody Murdah ft Tech N9ne
Here's a new collabo from Rittz & Tech N9ne. Check out Bloody Murdah. Related: Yelawolf & Rittz - Growin' Up in the Gutter (Video)... Read more
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
Big Daddy Kane vs. Rakim: here’s the playlist that settles the debate once and for all…or does it? (Playlist)
Rakim's recent interview discussing the rivalry he had at one time with Big Daddy Kane rekindled the chatter about which MC would win in a battle. Since that battle likely will never occur, we decided to take matters into our own hands to settle the debate once and for all.... Read more