Remember The Blood Bath Scene In Blade? Akon Uses The Music From It For A New Song With Ludacris
Always thought this music was dope in the movie. I guess Akon did too...... Read more
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Can you believe one of the first shows on the new Oprah Winfrey Network is about Jay-Z? And, it’s a cool concept?
It's been pretty well-documented that Oprah has had her issue with hip-hop, primarily regarding lyrics she believes to be detrimental to the community. It makes sense then that if she were to do a show about hip-hop, it would be one that was designed to inspire and uplift. Thus, the... Read more
The good music continues right into 2011. Check out 2 new joints from 1982 called Money Is Reality and Start It Like This.
The underground never sleeps... Money Is Reality Click here to download. Start It Like This Click here to download. Both of these tracks are on 1982's new EP titled The Evening News. Click here to buy it. Support good music.... Read more
10 reasons why 2010 was the best year ever in hip-hop: #1 YMCMB…could it be anything else?
Has there ever been 1 hip-hop label more dominant in a year than Young Money/Cash Money? It depends on how you define "dominant." If you're talking purely about record sales, Death Row and maybe even Bad Boy had more dominant years in the 90s. But this is a different era... Read more
10 reasons why 2010 was the best year ever in hip-hop: #2 G.O.O.D. Music…the name says it all.
It's fitting that the video for Monster leaked today. This has been a year of leaks for Kanye West. Some were unexpected, but most of them were completely under his control and were part of one of the most daring album promotion plans ever. Kanye bucked the system. He said... Read more
Whoa. Kanye West’s new video is kinda scary…but that’s fitting for a Monster. Check it out.
This one is more high art from Kanye. The execution of Nicki Minaj's verse is very dope. This is clearly a work in progress, but you get the picture. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WL-J0uo7_Y&feature=player_embedded... Read more
10 reasons why 2010 was the best year ever in hip-hop: #3 the girls are back in town…well, at least 1, but Nicki Minaj has opened the door for the next wave of great female MCs.
The role of women in hip-hop should not be overlooked but it often has been. For more than a decade (including the 90's which many consider to be the Golden Age of hip-hop) women were a staple in rap music. In fact, they were so much a part of the... Read more
10 reasons why 2010 was the best year ever in hip-hop: #4 Whut? Thee album???…there have been a lot of great songs in hip-hop over the years but not a lot of great ALBUMS. In 2010, there were at least 10…
When's the last time you went back and listened to some of your favorite hip-hop albums from back in the day? I'm guessing if you randomly picked 10 of your favorites and listened to them from front to back, you would want to skip at least 5 tracks on each... Read more
Nipsey Hussle’s Bigger Than Life ft June Summers sounds like it’s going to be worth the wait for his delayed album.
Bigger Than Life may not be on the album but it's clear Nipsey is staying focused. Click here to download.... Read more
New Eminem and he brought Jay-Z, Dr. Dre and 50 Cent with him. Check out Syllables.
Stat Quo and Ca$his are also on the track, but I think Eminem, Jay-Z, Dre and Fitty got your attention... Click here to download.... Read more
We’ve posted a lot about Black Milk’s music in the past. Now check out this great video from OkayPlayer to learn more about the man behind the music.
http://vimeo.com/18108330 Click here for more on Black Milk.... Read more
Keeping it on the smooth tip, Swizz Beatz wraps up his Monster Mondays with a new joint from wifey, Alicia Keys. This one is called Speechless ft Eve and it rides that Devil in a New Dress beat from Kanye’s album. Hotness.
Click here to download. If you missed any of Swizz Beatz' excellent Monster Mondays, click here for a great recap from Nahright.com.... Read more
Vado and Raheem DeVaughn make some gangsta Quiet Storm hip-hop with It’s You. Check it out.
This one is surprisingly dope. Vado and Raheem mesh much better than you would expect. Click here to download. It's a fine line between corny and laid back, but when a hip-hip ballad is done properly it's a good look. Here are a few others that have straddled the line... Read more
You heard how Asher Roth and Nottz get down on Dontcha Wanna Be (My Neighbor). Now check out how they rock the mixtape.
If you missed, Dontcha Wanna Be (My Neighbor), it was on the criminally slept on Nottz album You Need This Music. Click here to download the mixtape and listen below:... Read more
Is 50 Cent done as a rapper? Not if you listen to his new song Sunday Morning.
It's not vintage 50, but it's still worth a listen (or a few). Click here to download.... Read more
Respect your roots. Hip-hop was built on jazz, soul and FUNK. Tonight hip-hop lost funk legend Teena Marie.
Teena Marie: 1956 – 2010. There will be many tributes to Ms. Marie, who was known to bring the funk both solo and with her longtime partner in crime, Rick James, but tonight we will let the music do the talking. Tonight, we celebrate Lady Tee: Behind the Groove Square... Read more
10 reasons why 2010 was the best year ever in hip-hop: #5 Big pimpin’…there’s a lot of big money talk in hip-hop but in 2010 the money did the talking.
Why is it not a surprise that Jay-Z is all over this one? Jay-Z has been talking about Dead Presidents ever since Reasonable Doubt in 1996 and his relentless pursuit of C.R.E.A.M. has been documented thoroughly on every album. In 2010, he was associated with some major firsts for hip-hop... Read more
Ever debated what was the best year in hip-hop? Here’s a little something from The Rub to make the conversation a LOT more interesting. Check out these mixes of the best songs in hip-hop from 1979-2009, year by year….30 years of hip-hop. It gets no better.
These are courtesy of The Rub, one of the dopest DJ collectives around. For 1979-1980, click here. For 1981-1990, click here. For 1991-2000, click here. For 2001-2009, click here.... Read more
Merry Christmas to all. May your years only get better.
Christmas Rap http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fh8hB1tAip8 Christmas in Harlem... Read more
10 reasons why 2010 was the best year ever in hip-hop: #6 Roll the dice…this was a year of taking BIG chances and they paid off.
EVERYBODY knows the music business as it has existed for the last few decades--where sales of recorded albums are the primary financial-driver of the business--is in trouble. The record industry, like other entertainment businesses, tends to be a bell curve: During the vast majority of times, the music tends to... Read more
Rick Ross drops his mixtape Ashes To Ashes just in time for Christmas. Check it out.
Click here to download and listen below: ... Read more
10 reasons why 2010 was the best year ever in hip-hop: #7 Rappin’ all over the world…you know that’s right when the hottest rapper of the year was from Canada.
Everyone knows New York City was the birthplace of hip-hop. For years, the dominant s0und in the genre was from the city that never sleeps. In the late 80's the West Coast, particularly LA, began to take over and it had a several year reign that corresponded with the fall... Read more
Rick Ross is not the only one dropping a dope mixtape on Christmas Eve. Check out the one Diggy Simmons just dropped hosted by the legendary DJ Premier
Wow. This boy's got TALENT. Listen to the mixtape below and download it here.... Read more
T'was the night before Christmas and all through the house the mouse was rocking to the new Rick Ross mixtape.
The mixtape will drop later today. In the meantime, check out RetroSuperFuture ft Wiz Khalifa, which will be on the mixtape. Click here to download.... Read more
This mixtape of mashups Big Boi and The Black Keys sounds like the songs were supposed to be like this. Check it out.
Click here to listen to and download the mixtape courtesy of NahRight.com. The boundaries continue to be pushed in hip-hop in 2010.... Read more
It's official. Christmas in Harlem is now the latest (and maybe) last G.O.O.D. Friday gift from Kanye West.
There was an earlier version of this a few days ago, but this is the fully mastered version. It features CyHi Da Prynce, Pusha T, Big Sean, Musiq Soulchild and Teyana Taylor. Thank you for an incredible year of music, Kanye. Click here to download.... Read more
The year is winding to a close but dope hip-hop music keeps coming. Next up is Smoke DZA with some laid back gangsta ish called The World.
Dude's name and music are definitely reminiscent of Wu-Tang clan but he's not Wu-affiliated: Click here to download.... Read more
This is the second joint we've posted from Stalley. Dude is really dope. This one is called Monkey Ish.
The song samples the mighty Pimp C (R.I.P.) from UGK: Click here to download. You can find more Stalley here. And, here's a classic joint from UGK: http://www.vimeo.com/2818789... Read more
Newcomer Doc Ish drops some…ish with his song She Did It Again ft Crooked I and Billy Danze from M.O.P.
Dope artwork too: Click here to download.... Read more
It's a battle of the autotunes with Diddy and T-Pain on the Loving You No More remix, but Gucci Mane drops his verse au natural.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fym6Bsbhlcs Click here to download.... Read more
Nipsey Hussle is another underground cat who is poised to blow up. Check out his new mixtape called The Marathon.
Listen below and click here to download from Datpiff.com.... Read more
It's a great day for underground rap…which is a nice segue into the #8 reason why 2010 is the best year ever in hip-hop: The Return of the Underground.
This one is a bit of a contradiction. The incredible underground releases this year certainly contributed to the musical strength of the year overall, but underground rap is consistently pretty strong. It's the hits that are more unpredictable. That's confirmed just by looking at Soundscan sales info. This year will... Read more
You have to see this new Saigon video. It's so simple but SO incredibly creative. The song is called Together (Dear Black America). Brilliant
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otTDPrtg2sY&feature=player_embedded#! Props to 2dopeboyz for putting the video together. Click here for more Saigon.... Read more
Rapper Big Pooh has not lost a step since leaving Little Brother. Here's his new song called Zone Out. Stay tuned for the mixtape.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjVTOpAexhI Click here to download.... Read more
Pace Won and Mr. Green's My Song ft Rival is pretty dope. Check out the video.
Pace Won's verse in particular is worth a listen. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oT6hTkcfWVw&feature=player_embedded... Read more
10 reasons why 2010 was the best year ever in hip-hop: #9 Change the game…several artists expanded the boundaries of hip-hop in 2010.
1. B.o.B. - Bobby Ray dropped several crunk-filled mixtapes before releasing his first official album. When the album dropped, however, it was filled with lots of pop, rock and just a little bit of crunk...and it was dope. In addition to garnering 5 Grammy nominations, including Record of the Year,... Read more
Swizz Beatz continues his Monster Mondays with Hustle Hard ft Ace Hood.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3aPMIThddU Click here to download.... Read more
There's been a lot of heat around Pusha T since he linked with Kanye West's G.O.O.D. Music but Malice has always been my favorite half of The Clipse. Check out his verse on Ab Liva's Where Do We Go.
http://www.vimeo.com/18002640 Here's a side-by-side comparison of the brothers Thornton, aka The Clipse. Who do you think is nicer on the mic?... Read more
Curren$y's lyrics are always tight so did his tracks keep his album from being a hit? Check out how he rides the Kanye West-produced Live Fast, Die Young track and see if this one moves you.
Curren$y's version is called Daze of Thunder. Rick Ross and Kanye still rocked this track the best, but Curren$y holds his own. http://www.vimeo.com/17995715... Read more
10 reasons why 2010 was the best year ever in hip-hop: #10 Don't call it a comeback…but this was the year for some of the best ever.
Now that the year is winding down and new music is slowing to a trickle, it's the perfect opportunity to take a look back at 2010 and what made it such a phenomenal year for hip-hop. Stay tuned for 9 more reasons until the end of the year. First up... Read more
Diggy Simmons jumps on yet another classic track from a Queensbridge great. This time it's Nas again on the DJ Premier produced Nas is Like.
Fortunately Diggy keeps doing these songs justice. If he can get some original material this tight he's going to have a very bright future. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARYQH_Q4fZw Click here to download. If you missed it, here's how Diggy fared covering Mobb Deep's Shook Ones.... Read more
Eminem and Lil Wanyne together performing on the same stage. This is a fitting coda to the best year ever in hip-hop.
Eminem and Lil Wayne performed on SNL last night. Welcome back, Weezy. They did No Love, Won't Back Down and the first televised version of 6'7". Could this be the next hip-hop stadium bill?... Read more
Rick Ross' 9 Piece ft T.I. sounds like the third part of a trilogy that started with MC Hammer and B.M.F. What do you think?
Click here to download. Here are parts 1 and 2 of the "trilogy": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdNLClvoqro http://www.vimeo.com/13285609... Read more
L.E.$'s mixtape featuring all DJ Quik beats is here. If you are a G-Funk fan this one is a winner.
Like Me, the first track that leaked from this mixtape was a banger. It's a short, but solid project. Click here to download the mixtape. The tracklist is below. 1. Never Lie (Intro) 2. Like Me 3. My Name 4. Interlude 5. Mindstate 6. Gz Up 7. Gettin’ That 8.... Read more
We dropped the audio a while ago for David Banner's Be With You ft Ludacris and Marsha Ambrosius. Here's the visual.
I'm still digging this joint. ... Read more
Wiz Khalifa is like the 2010 version of Snoop Dogg. Check out the side by side comparison on Black & Yellow (the G-Mix) ft Snoop Dogg, Juicy J and T-Pain
So what are the similarities? Both have silky smooth, sing-song flows (say that 5 times fast), are tall and lanky, are super laid-back, are eminently likeable and each have a well-documented love for the medicinal herb. If that's not enough, a picture is worth a thousand words: Click here to... Read more
Has the color barrier been broken yet in hip-hop?
It's not a secret that hip-hop was born from black culture and, to date, has been comprised primarily of black performers. As a result, there have been few rappers of other colors who have gained mainstream acceptance, and they generally have come one at a time (The Beastie Boys, 3rd... Read more