The upcoming 9th Wonder documentary is looking really STRONG. Check out this preview of The Wonder Year.
http://vimeo.com/21497226 Also, if you missed it, check out this interview of Phonte from the film.... Read more
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It’s been a minute since Kidz in the Hall served up some Brain Candy but they return with another strong installment.
Check out Sip & Ride. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlxLt6fXIEA&feature=player_embedded Click here to download. For more Brain Candy, click here. Click below to hear the full track:... Read more
Kendrick Lamar dropped his new single HiiiPoWeR last week. Here’s some footage of him and the good Dr. Dre in the lab undoubtedly cooking up some more heat for Kendrick’s upcoming album, Section 80.
The footage is to the soundtrack of HiiiPoWeR (produced by J. Cole). Check it out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpY_udWm_0k&feature=player_embedded... Read more
Curren$y and The Alchemist have been teasing us with heat rocks over the last week. The wait is over. Here’s their mixtape, Covert Coup.
Listen to the whole thing and download it below. Download Mixtape... Read more
Pete Rock and Camp Lo dropped a mixtape called 80 Blocks From Tiffany’s a couple of weeks ago. Here’s the first video from their upcoming album of the same name.
Check out Mic Check. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uC24lKyAhEI&feature=player_embedded Click here if you missed the mixtape.... Read more
Check out this video of Kanye West’s headlining performance at Coachella.
I was in the crowd at Coachella rooting for Kanye...and he delivered. In the past 2 years I have witnessed in person the professional nadir for Mr. West (the 2009 VMAs) and possibly his apex last night at Coachella. The vitriol I witnessed at the VMAs after the infamous Taylor... Read more
Pusha T dropped the audio for My God last month. Now check out the video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Clo0U1BMR5I&feature=player_embedded And, if you missed his mixtape Fear of God, click here.... Read more
Here’s some new Skillz. Check out the video for Enjoying the View.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gm6k9Onahko&feature=player_embedded... Read more
Keeping it on the jazzy tip, check out the video for Can’t Shake It Easy by Donwill of Tanya Morgan.
http://vimeo.com/20919894 If you dig what you hear, check out the whole album, Don Cusack in High Fidelity,below: Don Cusack In High Fidelity [Bonus Remixes, Artwork & Music Video] by Donwill... Read more
Mac Miller spits one of his better flows on People Under The Stairs.
The cool jazzy track is a different look for him and it works. Check it out.... Read more
Can’t wait till DJ Quik’s album drops on Tuesday? Maybe this new joint from Quik and Ice Cube will help.
Check out Boogie Till You Conk Out from 2 West Coast OG's. Click here to download. And, if you need more DJ Quik in your life, check out this playlist and mixtape.... Read more
Speaking of good Soul food, check out this new video from Chef Raekwon.
Here's Ferry Boat Killaz from Raekwon's Shaolin vs. Wu-Tang--the gift that keeps on giving. http://vimeo.com/22087687 If you missed it, check out our re-take on Shaolin vs. Wu-Tang in New World (Au)der.... Read more
Weekends are for chilling and breaking up the daily routine, right? Welcome to Soul Cooking, where each Saturday you will find playlists featuring some of the finest soul music ever made. In this week’s inaugural edition, you can expect joints from Chaka Khan, Aretha Franklin, Roy Ayers, Rose Royce, The Staples Singers, Luther Vandross, Michael Jackson, The Brothers Johnson and more.
This playlist was inspired by a cool article by TheWellVersed on The 10 Non Hip-Hop acts to watch in 2011. Ambrosia For Heads will always endeavor to serve you the best in hip-hop (old and new), but as with any good meal, sometimes you need a palate cleanser. Also, as... Read more
XV has been releasing some great music lately. Here’s his new mixtape, Zero Heroes.
Given his past releases, it's no surprise that Zero Heroes is incredibly solid. It features production from Just Blaze, J. Cole, Seven and others. You can listen to the whole mixtape and download it below. Download Mixtape... Read more
Curren$y and The Alchemist have dropped 2 dope joints together…make that 3.
Here's their latest--Scottie Pippen. Oh, and they brought in Freddie Gibbs to turn up the heat. Check it out. The Curren$y/Alchemist mixtape Covert Coup drops on 4/20. With that and DJ Quik's Book of David, it's going to be a great week for music. Click here to download.... Read more
MED drops some music for marinating with Blu. Check out This Is Your Life.
Exile laid down the track. It doesn't get much better than this. Click here to download.... Read more
DJ Quik’s new album drops next week. To support and show love, he is the subject of the latest Producer Series playlist.
Hailing from Compton, DJ Quik is one of the best producers to ever do it--on any coast--period. He's a DJ, a musician, a producer and a rapper. Though his sound is rooted in the P-Funk, the vast majority of his music is original. His range is such that he can... Read more
Dom Kennedy dropped 1 of the best mixtapes so far this year with The Original Dom Kennedy.
Here's a video for his song CDC off that project. If you missed The Original Dom Kennedy, treat yourself and download it here. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_g3OoTu8rUE&feature=player_embedded... Read more
STS teamed up with Black Thought last year to form Money Making Jam Boys. Now he is partnering with Freddie Gibbs on a new joint.
Check out Cloud of Endo. Click here to download.... Read more
Outasight goes in on a funk/rock track. Check out So What.
His new album, Figure 8, drops on 4/26. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9ligPENRdM&feature=player_embedded Click here to download.... Read more
Kendrick Lamar on the verse and J. Cole on the production. It’s gettin’ kinda hectic…
Check out HiiiPoWeR (Kendrick sounds a LOT like Pusha T on this, no? Not a bad thing, but I'm sayin'...). Click here to download (not free--support good music).... Read more
Is there anybody else who can’t wait for the A Tribe Called Quest documentary? Those who were fortunate enough to see it at Sundance have been raving about it. It premieres at the Tribeca Film festival on 4/27 and hopefully in theaters soon thereafter. Until then, see below for a sneak peek at a clip from the movie: Beats, Rhymes & Life.
Those who were fortunate enough to see it at Sundance have been raving about it. It premieres at the Tribeca Film festival on 4/27 and hopefully in theaters soon thereafter. Until then, see below for a sneak peek at a clip from the movie: Beats, Rhymes & Life.... Read more
Speaking of dope tracks, check out this one from Diz Gibran & Moonshine called The Return.
It's just drums and an ill horn sample but it's epic. Check it out. Click here to download.... Read more
J. Rocc has got some great tracks. Here’s a cool video of him during a stint in Japan over his beat for Stay Fresh.
It's short, but the music will have you locked. Check it out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTc0r5L8DM4&feature=player_embedded... Read more
Xzibit is back on the scene with a couple of really hot joints.
Check out the videos for Man on the Moon and What It Is, both featuring dope verses from Young De. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oikwWIFmwIU&feature=player_embedded http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnfD5wOOK1Y&feature=player_embedded... Read more
Enter the Wu-Tang Clan. Here’s some rare footage of The RZA, GZA and ODB from ’91 that will crack your cranium. 20 years strong.
At the end the GZA (Genius) kicks a rhyme that sounds 10x more like Big Daddy Kane than Shaolin. Incredible. Mad props to Ego Trip for this clip. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9C4-sbQISg&feature=player_embedded... Read more
Curren$y and The Alchemist are making some really good music together. Check out Full Metal.
The ONLY criticism is it leaves you wanting more... Click here to download. Click here for more from Curren$y and The Alchemist.... Read more
Murs and Aesop Rock, two underground kings, connect on Varsity Blues.
Murs is on the verse and Aesop Rock is on the boards. Check out the video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jga3vhG95rk&feature=player_embedded... Read more
ScienZe’s Song in a Glass is a nice metaphor. The track has a smooth jazzy feel to it, with vintage lyrics.
This would fit right in on a vintage Slum Village playlist. Check out the video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUkzda27tCE&feature=player_embedded Not a bad mix with something like this, right: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-oLqMwzvBY... Read more
The Beastie Boys have always pushed the boundaries of hip-hop. Why stop now?
Check out their latest called Tadlock's Glasses. Get ready to have your aural and your mental stretched with this one. Click here to download. Click here to check out their last drop, Make Some Noise. BTW, how dope is it that the artwork for their upcoming album, Hot Sauce Committee... Read more
Roy Ayers is a musical giant. His tracks have built some of the most important samples in hip-hop.
There's a documentary coming out on Roy Ayers later in the year (great year for music documentaries, btw. With the amount of his music that has been sampled over the years, Roy Ayers is one of the founding fathers of hip-hop. Here are some of his most influential tracks. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Zy2ZrIqIpc... Read more
Vado, Jadakiss and Ludacris take it back to the days when a track was hard drums and an even harder hand clap.
Here's Check 'Em Out. Click here to download. Remember when these types of tracks used to be the standard for hip-hop? Check these out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9s5DCRAAsyc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4478SMAc2qM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0mKgnC6acE... Read more
Here’s a new Wiz Khalifa joint that should have made the album.
It goes back to his mixtape days where he was showcasing a lot of his G-Funk influences. It's aptly called G-Shyt. Check it out. Click here to download.... Read more
The Cool Kids dropped Bundle Up–a hot single with just a beat, lyrics and sparse keyboard–in February.
Here's the video, which is a satire of music videos themselves. Click here to download Bundle Up and click here to download Sir Michael Rocks' mixtape which is one of the best to drop so far this year.... Read more
Rockie Fresh reps Chicago well on About It. He’s in the pocket with this laid-back soulful track from Taylor Gang’s Cardo.
Check it out. Click here to download.... Read more
Reks dropped an album last month with an all-star line up of producers: DJ Premier, Pete Rock, Hi-Tek…Here’s his video for Why Cry, his track with The Alchemist.
Styles P also gets on a verse to add a little flame. Check it out. If you missed the Reks album, click here to listen to a full preview.... Read more
Smoke DZA has dropped a lot of hot tracks over the last few months. Here’s the full mixtape, The Hustlers Catalog.
Listen to the whole mixtape and download it below. Download Mixtape... Read more
There’s a reason why Big K.R.I.T.’s music is so soulful. It’s in his musical influences. Check out this interview of K.R.I.T. and see below for a sampler of some of the soul singers who influenced him.
Here's the interview: http://vimeo.com/22188472 And here's the soul: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9VRS2aTaKQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9tJc27IWKw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtzRJgZG98I http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44HmbcWwyGM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bmPsGQsJMg&feature=player_embedded... Read more
We’ve been giving a lot of love to Breakin’. Now it’s time to give some to the DJ. Check out Scratch, one of the best films ever on turntabilism.
Scratch gives an in-depth look at the art of working the 1s and 2s. It goes from the beginning with Grandmaster Flash, Grand Wizard Theodore, Afrika Bambaataa and others to DJ Premier, the X-Ecutioners, Q-Bert and many, many more. Watch the whole movie below.... Read more
Here’s the latest video from Saigon’s stellar album The Greatest Story Never Told. Check out Bring Me Down, Pt. 2.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1j6zN7N3Is&feature=player_embedded... Read more
It’s Friday, which means it’s time for another installment of #PhilAdeFridays.
This week he slows it down and flows over a soulful Marsha Ambrosius track. Check out Your Hands. Click here to download. Here's the Marsha track: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxbYxX-ykbM... Read more
Sade is not hip-hop…but she is a one of a kind artist. And, she just did her first ever collaboration with another artist (of any genre). The honor went to…Jay-Z.
Nuff said. Check out The Moon & The Sky featuring 2 of the best to ever do it. Click here to download.... Read more
Royce Da 5’9″ puts in some serious work on Writer’s Block (he didn’t have it).
The track sounds like it could be from Lex Lugar and features Eminem on the hook. Check it out. Click here to download.... Read more
Here’s a new Freddie Gibbs video. Check out Rock Bottom. It’s a GREAT way to ride into the weekend.
This is from Gangsta Gibbs' Str8 Killa album. Click here to buy it, if you haven't already. It's str8 quality. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6udb3mM_04&feature=player_embedded... Read more
Dubb is a beast. He spits fire in these 2 videos and even calls out XXL for not making him a freshman.
He may have a point...Check out the videos for Friendz and Passing Me By. Friendz http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PeVHGUy7GQ&feature=player_embedded Passing Me By (on that Pharcyde track) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWD6HGFuWqU&feature=player_embedded... Read more
Kent M$ney from Surf Club has dropped a couple of very solid tracks. Check out Fear of Flying and Miracle.
Fear of Flying Click here to download. Miracle Click here to download.... Read more
Devin the Dude always keeps it 100% funky. With a Herbie Hancock-inspired track and a hook that would make Anthony Hamilton proud, Got Bills To Pay is no exception.
Check it out. Click here to download. The singer on the hook brings some of that Anthony Hamilton gravely soul music and the track sounds like it was inspired by a faster version of this (starting at 41 seconds in): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jo5GcYeh7XA And, here's some of that Anthony Hamilton goodness: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4LVf9qdFYA... Read more
The latest installment of the Producer Series Playlists features the music of Hi-Tek.
A lot of love goes to the East and West Coasts, as well as the South, but the Midwest often does not get its props in hip-hop. Hailing from Cincinnati, OH, Hi-Tek has been killing the game for well over a decade. He was one of the staple producers for... Read more
Here’s a pretty cool interview with Pete Rock. He discusses his top 5 producers, his thoughts on being a rapper/producer and a few other topics.
Check it out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mAQ6QjrNhc&feature=player_embedded... Read more
Who says there’s no more conscious rap? Check out Apollo Brown’s The Times ft Oddisee.
It's a great track with meaningful lyrics. If you need some more thought provoking rap in your life, check out this playlist. The diversity in hip-hop the last few years has been phenomenal. Click here to download.... Read more