First up is a live performance of the super funky God Bless Us All from The Tonight Show. And next is the psychadelic Life As a Fish. This is a dope album... N.E.R.D. will be performing live on BET's 106 & Park on 11/10.... Read more
Click here to listen and download. Check out the beat on Diva. Sound familiar? And the Diva beat sounds like this. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNM5HW13_O8&ob=av2e Now check out the chorus on Put A Ring On It. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4m1EFMoRFvY ... Read more
I think its time we remember the old school heads who if they could get their sh*t together would still rule the hip hop world. I think we have all forgotten how special DMX was. Let this freestyle remind us: Also, watch how he murders the greatest rapper of all-time,... Read more
Warning. You have to be in the right head space to appreciate this. Think night music...rainy night music. Yeah, you got it. Enjoy. Man on the Moon 2: The Legend of Mr. Rager drops on 11/9. Support (G.O.O.D.) hip-hop.... Read more
You may remember this one from Runaway. It was the track that played during the "parade" with the Michael Jackson float. Click here to listen and download the full track (props to Nahright.com). Only 19 more days until Kanye's album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy drops. Fast forward to 7:32... Read more
The song is called Switch Up the Format. Click here to download. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXEWh9HdVTw And the Biggie sample? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CinavBPMy-I http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--TCriRfCS8... Read more
Click here to listen to I Like What U Do, courtesy of Rap Radar. Here's another joint called Gotta Be Me which is the title of the album which drops today. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TsSoRODJhk... Read more
The video is a creative use of black and white animation. The track is pretty ill, too. It's got an Indian/Middle Eastern feel with the sitar sample. This is a cool break from the norm. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUbWozgMf4M&feature=player_embedded Here's Public Enemy's classic: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=am9BqZ6eA5c&ob=av2n ... Read more
The video is called Y'all Don't Want It/No Excuses. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhwTuShxqrg&feature=player_embedded#! And, in case you missed those Little Brother/Chaundon collabos, check this out. Hotness! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZGnaDTBluo... Read more
You hear a lot about Dre, Kanye, Timbaland and Pharrell, but Swizzy seems to hang below the radar when it comes to recognition as one of the all-time great producers. He's been killing tracks since the late 90's and continues today, more than a decade later. When you check the... Read more
NEW WORLD (AU)DER: THE ROOTS HOW I GOT OVER The way you sequence an album can make or break its success, and affect its acclaim. For thier 11th studio album, The Roots got it right the first time around, but see if it doesn't feel any better playing it in... Read more
http://vimeo.com/15492429 Click here to download the J Period & Black Thought Present The Live Mixtape: Illadelph Edition Nahright.com had this to say about Black Thought: Black Thought is the ultimate “emcee.” Ask anybody who is a fan of hip hop and chances are they will note that this man embodies... Read more
Pound for pound I'm the best to ever come around here Excluding nobody Look what i embody The soul of a hustler I really ran the street A CEO's mind That marketing plan was me --Jay-Z - What More Can I Say JAY-Z AND BING CHANGE THE GAME WITH DECODED... Read more
In the interview, Combat Jack takes Elliott on a 20-year "this is your life" journey through a career that touched The Source, XXL, Ego Trip, xxlmag.com, Vh1, Jay-Z, Eminem and finally Rap Radar. Those are some pretty significant arbiters of hip-hop culture. Take a listen to hear Elliott's role in... Read more
PREEM-EAR: Joell Ortiz "Project Boy" Got another one! Or should I say Joell got ONE!!! I'm hoping that, at this point, there is no need to familiarize you all with the rhyme animal that is Joell Ortiz. Forget repeat, Flex (Funkmaster) has had Joell's HOT97 (NY) freestyle on continuous loop... Read more
If you missed the 24 Hour Karate School project, it's worth copping. Here's Blue and Green ft Nesby Phips: BLUE AND GREEN from Creative Control on Vimeo. ...and the original classic by Miles Davis:... Read more
There's even a G.U.R.U sample. The video is tight too. Very different visuals than you would expect with the audio. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RK23K-sF-qs&feature=player_embedded... Read more
You heard him go head to head with Jigga (the actual G.O.A.T., right?) on the Bobbito show in '95. Here's a previously unreleased track from his upcoming second posthumous album Return of the Devil's Son, called Zone of Danger:... Read more
Here's the 7-minute version... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRp6iiXvzQk ...and recently this 10-minute version surfaced. Click here to download while you can.... Read more