Rapsody – Lampin’ (Video)
Rapsody keeps holding it down for the new ladies of rap. Check out her latest video, Lampin'. http://vimeo.com/26854938... Read more
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ASAP Rocky – Peso (Video)
There's no real message to this one, but the track and flow are dope. Chalk it up to the "guilty pleasures" section. Check it out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ob3ktDxAjWI... Read more
Here’s the new video for Common’s Ghetto Dreams ft Nas. Nuff said…Check it out.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Qiudw2Rg2v4... Read more
Von Pea – Thanks for Your Children ft Euclid & Che Grand (Video)
Here's a strong one from Von Pea's solo effort. Check it out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=njZNzCpZfu4... Read more
Pete Rock & Smiff N Wessun – Nighttime ft Buckshot
Here's a new video from the dope Monumental project that Pete Rock and Smiff N Wessun did together. Check out Nighttime ft Buckshot. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=TRC0XOCuuoU... Read more
Saigon – Married to the Game (Video)
The audio for Saigon's Married to the Game dropped about a month ago. Here's the video. There's no happily ever after in this one... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pTbO2R_IWQ&feature=player_embedded Click here to download.... Read more
GhostWridah – The American Dream (Video)
GhostWridah gives his commentary on the state of the Union on The American Dream. Check out the video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBPYHUWXOUs&feature=player_embedded... Read more
The Academy – Let’s Go f. Royce Da 5′9″, Sean Price, Bronze Nazareth & K-Solo
Here's a burner from The Academy ft Royce Da 5′9″, Sean Price, Bronze Nazareth & K-Solo. Check out Let's Go.... Read more
Lil B – R.I.P. the Rap Game (Video)
This is the second Lil B song we've posted (here's the first). Dude catches a lot of flack from "purists" but, unlike most rappers out now, he is actually truly freestyling on this record for 4 straight minutes. Props for that. Check out the video for R.I.P. the Rap Game.... Read more
Here’s a parody music video called In the Flow from Affion Crockett where he’s created a fake collabo between Jay-Z, Kanye West, Lil Wayne and Cory Gunz, and in which he plays ALL FOUR. His impersonations are scary good…Check it out.
His new show premieres Sunday on FOX. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKifdd6_ZXo&feature=player_embedded In case you're not familiar with Affion (or you just want to see them again), here are 2 more classic spoofs from him. Run This Town http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTw5wZXunyU Hip-Hop Dishonors http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUfQBEcW7wc... Read more
Check In: J. Cole (Video)
MTV has a series featuring the family comedy duo of Eric and Jeff Rosenthal, from It's the Real, where they conduct funny and engaging interviews of their guests. The latest features J. Cole. Check it out. And, if you need more comic relief, check out this spoof of Jay-Z, Kanye,... Read more
Blu – My Sunshine ft Nia Andrews (Video)
Check it out. http://vimeo.com/27476575... Read more
Murs & tabi Bonney – Hip-Hop & Love (Video)
Murs and tabi Bonney dropped the track for this soulful song a week ago. Here's the video. It's still soulful, and the visuals are chock full of images from back in the day hip-hop: Kangols, graffiti, Adidas track suits, b-boys and b-girls and DJing in the park. Say word. It's... Read more
Evidence – Same Folks ft Fashawn (Video)
Here's a cool new solo joint from Evidence of Dilated Peoples. Check out the video for Same Folks ft Fashawn. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoLzPumZyrY&feature=player_embedded And here's some Dilated Peoples, in case you forgot how they put it down... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sevZEOUXpw4... Read more
J-Live – The Live Identity (Mixtape)
J-Live has a new album coming in September. In the meantime, he's dropping a trilogy of mixtapes as a lead up to the album. The Live Identity is part 1. A lot of you mentioned him as one of the most underrated MCs of all time (click here for the... Read more
Omar Aura – 1,000 Palm Trees ft Fashawn
Omar Aura and Fashawn jump on a classic sample from the Blackbyrds. Check out 1,000 Palm Trees. Click here to download. Kurious killed this back in the day: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUQ6K91tVwk And, Horace Brown flipped it on the R&B tip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwHtWZh72eQ Here's the original by the Blackbyrds, Mysterious Vibes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ihx5zBJYSok&feature=player_embedded... Read more
Apathy – Stop What Ya Doin’ ft Celph Titled
DJ Premier pulled out an extra grimy track for Apathy on this one. Check out Stop What Ya Doin' ft Celph Titled and Primo's vintage scratching. Click here to download.... Read more
J. Cole – Any Given Sunday v.2 (3 songs)
In the second week of his Any Given Sunday series, J. Cole dropped 3 previously unreleased songs. You can listen to all 3 and download them below. Also, see below for some words J. Cole had about the Any Given Sunday series. Click here if you missed Any Given Sunday,... Read more
Here’s a new joint from 3/4 of Def Squad. Check out Look by Erick Sermon ft Redman and Method Man.
Also, if you missed our Erick Sermon playlist featuring tracks produced by the Green Eyed Bandit, click here. Click here to download.... Read more
Watch The Throne – Album (Snippets)
Can't wait to hear Watch the Throne? Ticketmaster has posted 30 second snippets of every song. As we said in our review, the album is complex, so 30 seconds per song won't do it justice, but at least you'll get a feel for it sonically. Click here for the snippets. ... Read more
Ski Beatz – Illegal ft Freddie Gibbs
Gangsta Gibbs blacks out over an ill guitar sample courtesy of Ski Beatz. Check out Illegal. Ski Beatz's 24 Hour Karate School Pt 2 album drops on 8/9. Click here to download.... Read more
Here’s a mix of some new songs that have come out over the last few months. You’ll find music from Action Bronson, Big K.R.I.T., Yelawolf, Kendrick Lamar, Elzhi, Blu, Black Rob, Chuuwee, Consequence, Rapper Big Pooh, Jay Rock, Zion I & The Grouch, Ghostface Killah, MF Doom Rapsody and more.
This one starts off chill, builds to a crescendo then smooths out again at the end. Check it out. Ambrosia For Heads New Music Mix by Parfit... Read more
Oddisee – 101 (Free Album)
Oddisee released 101, a strong debut album on Mello Music Group, in 2008. The production was tight, the rhymes were solid and it had features from J-Live, Jean Grae, Rapper Big Pooh and several from Phonte (spittin’). They've decided to release the album for free and you can listen to... Read more
Skyzoo – The Penny Freestyle Series Pt 2 (This & That + Wonderfully I)
There are a LOT of these weekly series now: webisodes, freestyles, etc. Skyzoo's Penny Freestyle Series is looking like it's going to be among the better ones. Last week, he killed the Otis beat. This week he jumps on a couple of Neptunes tracks and brings more heat. Check out... Read more
N.O.R.E. – Slime Father ft Cory Gunz (Video)
This one is chock full of vintage N.O.R.E. rhymes over a spare Alchemist beat (think early RZA). Cory Gunz kinda kills it too. Check it out.... Read more
Here’s a double play from an All Star list of West Coast OGs: Daz, Kurupt, The Lady of Rage, WC, RBX & Soopafly (Videos)
First up is Trajical by the N'Matez (Daz, Kurupt, Lady of Rage & RBX) and produced by Daz. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfqH8hc0UqY&feature=player_embedded Next is Stickin' to the Script by WC ft Daz, Kurupt, Soopafly & Bad Lucc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wS5iPYiqdOU&feature=player_embedded#... Read more
THURZ – Riot ft Black Thought
Black Thought and THURZ team up on a big track. Nuff said. If you missed our Most Underrated MCs of All Time mix, click here. Black Thought leads it off. Check out Riot below. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ms5uhXRpC6c... Read more
Yelawolf – Hard White
Here's another tough new joint from Yelawolf. Check out Hard White. Click here to download.... Read more
Big K.R.I.T. and Yelawolf – Happy Birthday Hip-Hop. Here’s a super-rugged new collabo between K.R.I.T. and Yelawolf, featuring both on vocals and K.R.I.T. on production. They trade verses on their love for hip-hop and what it’s meant to them. Hotness.
Listen to the song below and see the video that chronicled some of the events of the night it was recorded. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzLB_gW1fNM Click here to download (via bigkrit.com). Also, here's a description of the project: "Happy Birthday Hip Hop" produced by Big K.R.I.T. and featuring Yelawolf is the first record... Read more
Ski Beatz – 24 Hour Karate School Part 2 Lesson 3: Cotton Candy feat. Mikey Rocks (Video)
Ski Beatz is on the verge of releasing the second installment of his slept on 24 Hour Karate School compilation series. Here's a sneak preview of what to expect which features some behind the scenes with Ski and Sir Michael Rocks from Cool Kids. Check it out. And, if you're... Read more
Black Rob – Showin’ Up (Video)
Black Rob has been dropping some quality music lately. Celebration was a heat rock and Showin' Up is another nice joint. Check out the video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGmr4rAgXrM&feature=player_embedded#... Read more
A.Dd+ – Freakquency
Here's another unorthodox, but dope song from A.Dd+. Props to them for making challenging hip-hop. Check it out. Freakquency by A.Dd+... Read more
D12 – Toca Tuesdays Freestyle (Video)
You know the drill. D12 joined Tony Touch in the Shade 45 studio and spit some verses. Check it out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMBeRL3NYE8&feature=player_embedded... Read more
Murs & tabi Bonney – Hip-Hop & Love
Here's a nice new soulful joint from Murs & tabi Bonney. Check it out. Click here to download.... Read more
PAC DIV – The Series Ep. 1 (Video)
PAC DIV are the latest to create a web series...and they're off to a good start. In this first episode, you get an inside look at their home studio, beat-selecting and song-making process (some new music), and some footage of them on the road. Check it out. http://vimeo.com/27181295... Read more
Watch the Throne – The Listening Party
I just attended the listening party for the album at the Rose Center Planetarium in NYC. Below are some quick observations, as well as some clips from an interview Jay-Z did with Angie Martinez earlier. 1. They brought out the heavy-hitters: It was a who's who of music and media... Read more
J. Cole – Any Given Sunday, v.1 (EP). J. Cole has given away a LOT of incredible free music. Here’s some more. Listen to the whole EP and download it below.
His album, Cole World, drops on 9/27. If you feel him, say thanks with your wallet... Download Mixtape... Read more
Royce Da 5’9″ – On the Boulevard ft Nottz & Adonis
On the Boulevard, the latest to drop from Royce's upcoming Success is Certain album, is a story rap about 2 Kenny's. Their lives are in stark contrast but lead to the same result. Check it out. Also, if you need some more storytelling in your life, check out our storytelling... Read more
Drake’s new album, Take Care, is coming in October. Headlines is the first single. Check it out.
Drake - Headlines. Hot or not? Click here to download.... Read more
Chuuwee – Be Cool (Mixtape)
Here's the latest mixtape from Chuuwee. Check out the promo video for the mixtape, then download it below. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTsMAt6-KY4&feature=player_embedded# Click here to download the mixtape, and here's the tracklist:... Read more
Here is a mix of the most underrated MCs of all time, according to YOU. You’ll find music from Black Thought, Phonte, Lauryn Hill, J-Live, Big Daddy Kane, Pharoahe Monch, Ras Kass, Big Pun, AZ, Devin the Dude, Big L, MF Doom, Guru, Blu, Kool G. Rap, Elzhi, Jean Grae, Ghostface Killah, Mos Def, Redman, Talib Kweli, MC Lyte, Common and more.
We asked. You answered. Check it out.... Read more
Curren$y – Televised ft Fiend (Video)
Televised is one of the best songs on Curren$y's Weekend at Burnie's. Even if you haven't heard the song, you already know the subject matter (the album is Weekend at Burnie's, after all...), but his flow is so in the pocket it sucks you in. Check it out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l57rLWJSoUc&feature=player_embedded... Read more
Cormega – Live and Learn (Remix)
Cormega's still getting it in. Check out the remix to Live and Learn. Click here to download.... Read more
Rapsody – I Do Belong
Here's another 1,2 punch from Rapsody and 9th Wonder: ill lyrics, hot track. Check it out. Click here to download.... Read more
Willie the Kid ft Guilty Simpson – Yes! Michigan pt. 4
Check it out. Click here to download.... Read more
Masta Ace – BK (We Don’t Play)
Here's a previously unreleased Masta Ace song from the early 2000s. The track is produced by Paul Nice and you may recognize it as the track that DJ Premier flipped several years later in his remix of Classic. Check both songs out below. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Xg8TbsQQMI Here's Primo's Classic (literally): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCU-qgR_4bM... Read more
Skyzoo – Boat Check In
Need lyrics? Skyzoo's got 'em. He also has a new series called Penny Freestyles which he describes as "A collection of freestyles sporadically done as “lyrical exercise” over some of the dopest yet most random beats." This first installment is done over the beat for Otis and he ripped it.... Read more
J. Cole – Can’t Get Enough ft Trey Songz
Nuff said. Check it out below. And, here's an interview where he talks extensively about the new album. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxrLF6Vzz5Q&feature=player_embedded... Read more