Omen – Ride For Life
Here's a really hot joint from Omen. The track, which was produced by him, is TOUGH. Check out Ride For Life. Click here to download.... Read more
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Planet Asia – Inspiration (Video)
Here's a new video from West Coast underground OG, Planet Asia. Check out Inspiration. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zersOpYxUG0&feature=player_embedded And here's one of my favorite joints from Planet Asia and Rascoe (aka Cali Agents) from back in the day. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-GHQwlgJc4... Read more
Action Bronson – Big, Bad & Dangerous ft Smoke DZA
Here's a new collabo from Action Bronson & Smoke DZA. Check it out. Click here to download.... Read more
Kendrick Lamar’s A.D.H.D. is one of the best songs on Section 80, one of the best albums of the year. Here’s the video.
If you haven't heard Section 80, it's a concept album about what's happened to today's adults who were born in the 80's and faced AIDS and crack epidemics, gang violence, Reaganomics and a host of other ills. A.D.H.D. is one of the most poignant depictions. If you haven't bought Section... Read more
New Phonte featuring Elzhi and produced by 9th Wonder…Nuff said.. Check out Not Here Anymore.
Click here to download.... Read more
Here’s a mix dedicated to the women who helped lay the foundation of hip-hop and those who continue to build the culture. You’ll hear Missy, Yo-Yo, Lauryn Hill, Lil Kim, Foxy Brown, Conscious Daughters, Lady of Rage, Left Eye, Ladybug Mecca, Da Brat, Bahamadia, Jean Grae, Queen Latifah, MC Lyte, Salt N Pepa, Nicki Minaj and more. Check it out.
Seeing Lauryn Hill speak about The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill was a reminder of how important women have been to hip-hop. Ambrosia For Heads Ladies First Mix by Parfit. Also, if you missed BET's My Mic Sounds Nice, which documents the story of women in hip-hop, click here to watch... Read more
Sound FX – Don’t Listen to My Heart (With Your Heart)
Here's a reflective song from Sound FX about dealing with everyday struggles. It uses the same sample featured on J. Cole's You Got It but evokes a completely different mood. Check out Don't Listen to My Heart (With Your Heart).... Read more
2 Chainz – Pimps ft Bun B & Big K.R.I.T. (Video)
Bun B & Big K.R.I.T. join 2 Chainz on a smoothed out jazz track. Check it out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1HEN3t3SIc&feature=player_embedded... Read more
Here’s a really good interview of Lauryn Hill where she speaks on the impact of her landmark album, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill.
It's part 1 of a series Reebok is doing in connection with this year's Rock the Bells tour. Check it out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZ-krY--Qbg&feature=player_embedded... Read more
Curren$y – Verde Terrace (Mixtape)
Here's a new mixtape from Curren$y. Check out Verde Terrace. You can listen to the whole thing and download it below. Curren$y has been on his grind this year. This is his 3rd project, so far in 2011 (not including what he's been doing with Big Sean and Wiz Khalifa).... Read more
Kendrick Lamar – Hail Mary Freestyle & Interview (Video)
Kendrick Lamar paid a visit to the Bootleg Kev show, recently. He did an interview and dropped some verses over Makaveli's Hail Mary track. Check out the video below. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tc1PH6_69c&feature=player_embedded And, in case you need to hear the original... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iaQrh4YtuQ... Read more
Bad Meets Evil – Lighters ft Bruno Mars
And just like that, here's another video for an Eminem/Royce Da 5'9" collabo. This time, it's from their Bad Meets Evil project. Check out Lighters ft Bruno Mars. And, click here for the video for Royce's Writer's Block. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWt4wmZ_EMI&feature=player_embedded... Read more
Here’s the latest video from Royce Da 5’9″‘s Success is Certain album. Halfway in, it switches to the DJ Premier remix. Hotness. Check out Writer’s Block.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jy2YWtPames&feature=player_embedded... Read more
Stat Quo – Summertime Grind
Here's another take on Kool & The Gang's seminal Summer Madness (aka the foundation of DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince's classic Summertime). This one comes from Stat Quo and, as the title suggests, it's much darker than the Fresh Prince or Kid Daytona versions. In many ways, the... Read more
Schoolboy Q – My Homie
Top Dawg Entertainment is killing the game right now. The LA indie label is fresh off two high quality releases from Kendrick Lamar and Jay Rock this Summer, as well as a solid album from Ab-Soul in the Spring. Next up is Schoolboy Q. Check out his new song, My... Read more
3 Little Digs – Behind Big K.R.I.T. and Yelawolf’s Happy Birthday Hip-Hop (Video)
Big K.R.I.T. and Yelawolf did their first collabo nearly a year ago, but it only surfaced in the last couple of weeks. Here's a video by 3 Little Digs that captured part of the experience. Check out the behind the scenes of Happy Birthday Hip-Hop. http://vimeo.com/27897045 Click here to download... Read more
J. Cole – Cole World: The Complex Review
Here's a pretty dope track-by-track review of J. Cole's Cole World: The Sideline Story by Complex, particularly given that they weren't allowed to name song titles or quote lyrics. The intro to the article is below and you can read the whole thing here. Here's the intro: After releasing several... Read more
Skyzoo – Penny Freestyle Series #4: Take It There
Skyzoo continues to murder tracks from Watch the Throne. In the latest installment, of his Penny Freestyle Series, he takes the instrumental from Lift Off (#2 on Watch the Throne ft Beyonce) in a whole new direction. It highlights the soulfulness of the track and Skyzoo's flow meshes well with... Read more
Big K.R.I.T. – Last King 2 (Mixtape). Click below to download the whole mixtape.
And just when you thought this mixtape madness week couldn't get any better (Click here for links to new mixtapes by The Weeknd and Wale)...Big K.R.I.T. just dropped his latest mixtape. This is not an album like K.R.I.T. Wuz Here and Returnof4eva. It's more like a compilation of songs of... Read more
The Weeknd – Thursday (Mixtape). Click below to download the whole mixtape.
It's been a great week for mixtapes. First up was Wale, and here's the latest one from The Weeknd. Check out his Thursday mixtape. Click here to download. And, here's the tracklist: 01 Lonely Star 02 Life Of The Party 03 Thursday 04 The Zone 05 The Birds Part 1... Read more
Trackademicks – Chill ft Freddie Gibbs & Phonte + Eric Roberson – Picture Perfect ft Phonte
Here are 2 smoothed out new joints each featuring the one and only Phonte rhyming (not singing). First is Chill by Trackademicks ft Freddie Gibbs and Phonte. Click here to download Chill. And, if you liked what you heard, you can download Trackademicks new Fresh Coastin' EP here. Next is... Read more
Stalley – Chevys & Spaceships (Video)
Stalley dropped the audio for Chevys & Spacehips a few months ago. Here's the video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYpmsOGlrzc&feature=player_embedded Stalley rocks over a Stevie Wonder joint that Terrace Martin, Kendrick Lamar and CyHi The Prynce also killed last winter. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWMnpBMCa2U&feature=player_embedded Click here to download and check out the original Stevie Wonder song.... Read more
DJ Jazzy Jeff & Ayah – Notorious (Remix) ft Freeway, Dosage & Tona
DJ Jazzy Jeff has had a hand in bringing a lot of greats to the world: Will Smith, Raheem Devaughn, Jill Scott and more. Ayah is his latest protege. She recently dropped a free album. Here's a remix to Notorious, one of the standout cuts, ft Freeway, Dosage & Tona.... Read more
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – Can’t Hold Us ft Ray Dalton
Here's a blazing hot new joint from Seattle's Macklemore. Hit play and buckle up.... Read more
Here’s a great interview of Nas where he recounts a lot of behind the scenes stories on the making of Illmatic. He talks about the heavy influence of DJ Premier, working with Q-Tip and his life circumstances during the making of what was to become one of the greatest albums of all time.
Check it out. Also, click here to check out the video for Ghetto Dreams by Common ft Nas.... Read more
Wale – The Eleven One Eleven Theory
Hot off the presses, here's a new mixtape from Wale. Check out The Eleven One Eleven Theory. Click here to download.... Read more
CyHi Da Prynce – Feelin’ It + Mahd – Where I Live
Here are a couple of other new takes on classic 90's tracks. First up, is one from CyHi Da Prynce who flows on Jay-Z's Feelin' It (produced by Ski Beatz--click here for our Ski Beatz playlist). Check it out (with tags from Funkmaster Flex). Click here to download. And, here's... Read more
Vado – Celebration (Video)
Here's the video for Vado's banger, Celebration. Check it out. http://vimeo.com/27650440... Read more
Oddisee – The Carter Barron
Here's a new track from Oddisee. There are no lyrics, just a super soulful production featuring live instruments. Live drums in hip-hop really make tracks come alive (check out the Elzhi ElMatic project for more proof). Check it out. The Carter Barron by Oddisee... Read more
Statik Selektah on AZ (Video)
Statik Selektah breaks down his thoughts on why AZ is one of the most slept on MCs. During his analysis, he reminds folks that at one time AZ, Nas, Jay-Z and Biggie were considered peers. Check it out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvFhm4_gfwU&feature=player_embedded Here's the video Statik Selektah referenced as proof of AZ's status... Read more
Murs – Love & Rockets Pt. 1 (Video)
Murs has a new project called Love & Rockets coming out on October 11th. Here's a sneak preview of what's to come, set to the soundtrack of a hot new Murs joint produced by Ski Beatz. Also, if you missed our Ski Beatz playlist, click here. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SSZ_WkJIUc&feature=player_embedded... Read more
J-Live – A Day in the Life
J-Live jumps on Diamond D's classic track with Brand Nubian. He lays down hot lyrics and does them in the original flow of each of Diamond D, Sadat X and Lord Jamar. Dude has skills (that's why you named him one of the most underrated MCs of all time--click here... Read more
Pac Div – The Series Ep. 2 (Video)
Here's the second installment of Pac Div's web series. These episodes are really dope, if you're a fan of theirs. They give real insight into who the group is. Ep. 2 is another journey with them on the road, and their travels bring them into contact with the likes of... Read more
B.o.B. – High Life (Video)
B.o.B. flexes on this new joint. He hasn't spit like this in a minute. Check out the video for High Life (haters beware). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GymOXu4m7os&feature=player_embedded Kinda reminds me of this B.o.B.... Read more
Affion Crockett – In the Flow Ep. 1 (Video)
Affion Crockett put out a great spoof of Jay-Z, Kanye West, Cory Gunz and Lil Wayne to promote his new show, In the Flow. Here's the premiere episode.... Read more
Action Bronson – Jar of Drugs
Here's another burner from Action Bronson. Check out Jar of Drugs. Click here to download.... Read more
J. Cole – Work Out (Video)
Check it out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PN78PS_QsM&feature=player_embedded... Read more
Kendrick Lamar & Jay Rock – My People
Jay Rock and Kendrick Lamar come with some more of that new West Coast heat on My People. It's more music with a message. Check it out (with tags). Click here to download.... Read more
Pusha T – Amen ft Young Jeezy & Kanye West
Pusha T brings out Young Jeezy and Kanye West on his new single from the upcoming Fear of God: Let Us Pray EP. Check out Amen (with tags from Funkmaster Flex). Click here to download.... Read more
Jeezy & Freddie Gibbs – Cosmic Kev Show Freestyle (Video)
Jeezy & Freddy Gibbs traded verses on the Cosmic Kev Show (Gangsta Gibbs killed it). The audio surfaced last week. Here's the video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WdGn2ccJ6A&feature=player_embedded Click here to download.... Read more
The Kid Daytona – Summertime in the City (Video)
Here's the video for The Kid Daytona's take on DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince's classic BBQ anthem. Check out Summertime in the City. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=DFqw77y12u8... Read more
Omar Aura – 1,000 Palm Trees ft Fashawn (Video)
The audio for this hot joint from Omar Aura dropped last week. Here's the video. Check out 1,000 Palm Trees. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrvlz-Szmyg&feature=player_embedded... Read more
Here’s a mix featuring the best double threats in the game: those who can hold down the mic and the MPC. You’ll hear music from Black Milk, Kanye West, MF Doom, Big K.R.I.T., Count Bass D, Pharrell, Q-Tip, Large Professor, Erick Sermon, Warren G, Daz, Prodigy, J. Cole, RZA, Evidence, Pete Rock, DJ Quik and the mighty J. Dilla.
Oh...and don't think we forgot about Dre. Who did we miss though? Who do you think is the best double threat in the game? Check out the mix below and hit us back. Ambrosia For Heads Double Threat Mix by Parfit .... Read more
E-40 – Rear View Mirror ft B-Legit & Stressmatic (Video)
Here's E-40's latest video. You know what it is. Check it out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnnYRe5IwQ4&feature=player_embedded#... Read more
Lil Wayne – She Will (Remix) ft Drake & Rick Ross
Here's the latest drop from The Carter IV.... Read more
Asher Roth – In the Kitchen
Asher Roth kicks a laid-back slinky flow to match Chunk Inglish's funky beat. Check out In the Kitchen. Click here to download.... Read more
“Ghostface Killah” – Watch the Throne Review
You've had your time to marinate on Watch the Throne. Now check out this review of the album in the voice of "Ghostface Killah." Hate it or love it, you probably have never read a review quite like this before. Also, if you missed it, check out the video to... Read more
Meek Mill – Dream Chasers (Mixtape)
You can listen to the whole thing and download it below. Check it out. Download Mixtape |... Read more