New Phil Ade. Check out the video for One in a Million.
It's a hip-hop love song that's not corny...kinda like this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKveOqw5ukY... Read more
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Here’s another hot one from Jay Rock. Check out the video for Life’s a Gamble.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=NJDmy89OJyo#... Read more
Here’s another ode to Summer. Check out the video for Asher Roth’s Summertime.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiueK4736m0&feature=player_embedded And, if you missed it, click here for The Kid Daytona's remake of DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince's Summertime.... Read more
Kendrick Lamar has solified his place in that increasingly rarefied class of MCs with clever lyrics and a compelling message with Section 80.
Check out this video where he breaks down the meaning of HiiiPower and how Tupac has inspired him. If you don't have Section 80, it may just be the best rap album of the year so far. Click here to buy it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCGS25RXaDE&feature=player_embedded... Read more
Here’s a great behind the scenes look at the making of Ghetto dreams. Common, Nas and No I.D. were interviewed in the studio during the recording of the song.
The sneak peek of this dropped a couple of days ago. Check out the full video. http://vimeo.com/26338579... Read more
Cormega brought out a bunch of legends for his song Fresh. It features vocals from Parrish Smith, Grand Puba, KRS-ONE, Big Daddy Kane and DJ Red Alert.
Check out the video. Also, if you missed our Back in the Day mix featuring most of the above cats, check this out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DqTG9-M56k&feature=player_embedded... Read more
Here’s some interesting food for thought from Young Guru, one of the sonic architects behind much of the music of Jay-Z, Kanye West and many others.
For many years, Young Guru has worked as the engineer on much of the music to come out of the Roc-A-Fella camp, as well as on tracks by De La Soul, Mariah Carey, Little Brother, T.I., Talib Kweli and many more. Having been in the game as long as he... Read more
Nas’ collabo game has been kinda crazy lately.
He laced Raekwon with some ill verses on Rich & Black and his feature on Common's Ghetto Dreams has generated a lot of heat the last few weeks. Here's a sneak preview of what's to come with the Ghetto Dreams video and the full video for Raekwon's Rich & Black.... Read more
Kool G Rap has not lost a step. In Too Deep has fire lyrics and a soulful 70’s sample.
Check out the video. And, check out our Back in the Day mix featuring songs from the late 80's and early 90's if you want to hear some vintage G Rap and other dope MCs from that era. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AvWTkN_TGs&feature=player_embedded... Read more
New Chiddy Bang. Check out the video for I Can’t Stop.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=lUA9GjSfm5Y... Read more
Jay Rock drops some heavy verses on Just Like Me. He goes in about the perils of gang-banging and the toll that selling drugs takes on the community.
Dude is official. Check out the video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GprpUNzYvNk&feature=player_embedded Also, click here for the video for Jay Rock's Hood Gone Love It.... Read more
Here’s another sneak peek at the upcoming A Tribe Called Quest documentary.
This one features a very candid interview about Phife's ongoing battle with Diabetes. Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels Of A Tribe Called Quest hits most theaters this month. Click here for a list of dates and places and a link to a playlist we did of joints produced by... Read more
Kidz in the Hall have been making moves lately. They have a web series on MTV2.com and just dropped this hot new video.
Check out the video for My Diatribe and you can find episodes 3 and 4 of Here Now, their web series, below. http://vimeo.com/25518189 Here's Kidz in the Hall: Here Now. Episode 3 http://vimeo.com/25364562 Episode 4 http://vimeo.com/25669758 Click here for episodes 1 and 2.... Read more
Curren$y’s This is the Life is one of the strongest songs on his new Weekend at Burnie’salbum. Check out the video.
Click here to buy Weekend at Burnie's. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubodG_cv9JI&feature=player_embedded... Read more
This video does a good job of showing how DJ Jazzy Jeff and Skillz get down when they throw a party (but the mixtape is even better).
Check out the video and the mixtape of their full set is below. http://vimeo.com/26028272 DJ Jazzy Jeff and Mad Skillz - Live in the mix Click here to download the mixtape of the full set.... Read more
Rapsody got her turn on Toca Tuesday Freestyles and she ripped it.
She went in on the beat Primo did for EDO.G, held it down for the state of NC and paid hommage to her brothers in rap and residence: Little Brother. That's a lotta ground in 60 seconds. Check it out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeb7TfZBv_I&feature=player_embedded Speaking of Little Brother, here's one of Phonte's illest... Read more
Ice Cube’s Behind the Music drops tomorrow. Here’s a sneak preview.
Tags: Reality TV Shows, Reality TV Shows 6 I know what I'm going to be rockin' tomorrow: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4UqMyldS7Q... Read more
Curren$y has the rare good fortune to be working 2 dope projects at the same time.
Smoke Break is not from his new Weekend at Burnie's album, but it's from the Covert Coup project he recently dropped with The Alchemist. Check out the video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3aIXuo3tl4&feature=player_embedded... Read more
Here’s a super low-budget but engaging video from Chuuwee…all done in one take.
Check out This One is for You. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5vEQBVeBMk&feature=player_embedded... Read more
Here’s the latest from Kendrick Lamar’s Section 80 project. Tammy’s Song (Her Evils) is a cautionary tale about love gone bad.
Check out the video. Section 80 drops on 7/2. http://vimeo.com/25830137... Read more
El Prez’s Steady Mobbin’ is not a remake of Ice Cube’s classic, but he does kick verses about self-empowerment and a corrupt system–much like vintage Cube.
Check it out. Click here to download. And, here's some of that vintage Cube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8jO3KcMlWE... Read more
Missy Elliott has always been one to push the boundaries of hip-hop and pop culture, generally.
She has been a pioneer musically and visually for nearly 15 years and she is the only female MC to have 6 platinum albums. Vh1 recently did a Behind the Music telling Missy's story. Check out the full episode here.... Read more
Here’s a new video from Curren$y ft Young Roddy and Trademark Da Skydiver.
Check out Still. Curren$y's Weekend at Burnie's album is in stores now. Click here to buy it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=_uYptLJ2U78... Read more
Mmm, mmm, mmm. Check out this documentary on Big Daddy Kane.
This is the latest installment of TV One's Unsung series. And, click here if you missed our Back in the Day mix. It features lots of Kane and his contemporaries. 2116285939 by yardie4lifever2... Read more
Here’s a new video from J Dilla’s 2006 Donuts project and it’s pretty awesome.
It's a submission from a contest Stones Throw, Jay Dee's label, is doing as part of their 15th anniversary celebration. With Dilla passing the same year of Donuts' release, the project never got a video. Check out Last Donut of the Night. Also, if you missed this incredible live jazz... Read more
Pete Rock and Smiff N Wessun’s Monumental album dropped today. Check out their new video for That’s Hard ft Styles P and Sean Price.
Click here to buy the album. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=q8FrM6lJdkg... Read more
J Rawls and Casual (of Hieroglyphics) made an incredible video and an even better song.
J Rawls blesses us with a laid back, jazzy track and Casual spits some monster lyrics. Check out the video for Find A New. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXRdUY5lY4o&feature=player_embedded Neither of these cats ever had mainstream success, but they both have made great contributions to hip-hop. Here's a jazzy cut from another MC whose... Read more
Eminem is one of the best at creating cinematic songs and videos. His video for Space Bound is film noir.
Check it out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JByDbPn6A1o&feature=player_embedded... Read more
So…here’s a new video from Action Bronson that you’ll NEVER see on TV.
There's a reason why his album is called Dr. Lecter...His video for Brunch is about as dark as it gets. Warning: this is not for the easily offended. Check it out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPCQgzA1cnU&feature=player_embedded... Read more
Here’s the latest to drop from the Freddie Gibbs/Statik Selektah project.
Check out the video for Keep It Warm ft Smoke DZA and Chace Infinite. http://vimeo.com/25540346... Read more
Here’s a spirited interview of Phife and Michael Rapaport on the upcoming A Tribed Called Quest documentary.
Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest will be in theaters soon. Check out the interview.... Read more
Jay Rock dropped his heat rock Hood Gone Love It a couple of days ago. Here’s the video.
Kendrick Lamar drops a verse and J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League supply the track. Check it out. This new Cali generation has a bright future. Click here to download.... Read more
Here’s a solo joint from Young Roddy. It’s still JET life though…
Check out the video for Blow.... Read more
Here’s a very interesting and intelligent discussion about the state of J. Cole’s career.
Do you think J. Cole will be able to live up to the enormous expectations that came after The Warm Up mixtape and him being the first rapper signed to Roc Nation by Jay-Z? Check out this video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UY3rbD87yt0&feature=player_embedded... Read more
The Roots recently linked with Rakim to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Paid in Full. Here’s some footage (not nearly enough) of the performance and some interviews with ?uestlove, Black Thought, and Rakim Allah.
Props to MTV.com for the news brief. Also, if you missed it, click here to check out our back in the day mix that centers on the late 80's/early 90's era that birthed Rakim. Tags: MTV Shows If you missed our back in the day mix, which focuses on that... Read more
Here’s a dope interview of Pharoahe Monch from HypeTrakTV. Check it out.
http://vimeo.com/25416891 Here's a description of the video from HypeTrakTV: We had the opportunity to meet with Pharaohe Monch a few weeks ago and speak to him on a wide range of topics stemming from his early beginnings into the hip-hop game, onto his life long battle with asthma and how... Read more
The audio for Curren$y’s She Don’t Want a Man dropped a couple of weeks ago. Here’s the video.
Curren$y's Weekend at Burnie's drops on Tues. Click here to download.... Read more
REKS’ Kill ’em is a smart satire on the state of hip-hop.
He dons the voice of a villain trying to destroy the culture. The video is animated and similarly creative. Check it out below. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0pblV-fGG8&feature=player_embedded Click here to listen to the whole REKS' album Rhythmatic Eternal King Supreme. With tracks from Pete Rock, Statik Selektah, The Alchemist, DJ Premier and more,... Read more
Little Brother may be no more but all 3 members are still putting out great music.
One of the latest to drop from the former LB is Rapper Big Pooh's FatBoyFresh Vol.1: For Members Only (which you can buy here). Here's the video for Wooden Wall Silverware. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZIP-qb4AKw&feature=player_embedded... Read more
The latest 3 Little Digs video features Big K.R.I.T. performing Country Sh*t.
K.R.I.T. flips it up a bit in the middle. Check it out. http://vimeo.com/24978919... Read more
Gotta show love to the Magnificent Jazzy Jeff. He’s been working with an artist named Ayah.
She has a Jill Scott-like vibe to her: soulful with a little hip-hop sensibility sprinkled in. Check out the video for Notorious. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVLXB7NQ570 Here's another really dope joint from Jeff and Ayah that dropped over a year ago. It's called In My Lifetime and flips the classic Roy Ayers Everybody... Read more
Here’s the latest Pac Div video from their stellar Mania mixtape.
Check out Your F*ckin' Song. If you don't have Mania yet, click here to check it out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdeELRh-a1w&feature=player_embedded... Read more
Cooking Soul laced The Cool Kids with an ill track for the remix of Gold Links.
It's got a hard beat and samples from Eric B. and Rakim and Erick Sermon. Check out the video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39g3Phr6hYU&feature=player_embedded And, here are the Eric B. and Rakim and Erick Sermon joints. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnNkaO1EMyQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpeBTDpW71c... Read more
Moe Green kicks a few verses over a track from The Weeknd. Check out the video for 707.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ByeWYIZ6WI&feature=player_embedded Click here to download. And, if you haven't downloaded The Weeknd House of Balloons album, you can listen to the whole thing and download it below. The track Moe Green used is called Glass Table Girls. Download Mixtape... Read more
Here’s a new joint from Potluck ft Murs and Mistah F.A.B called Hands Up. The accompanying video is a must see for Murs fans.
It shows Murs getting his locks chopped and taking on a new look. Check it out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2UZyBCRydE&feature=player_embedded Click here to download Hands Up.... Read more
Here’s a HIGHLY entertaining interview of DJ Quik, courtesy of Karmaloop TV.
He covers everything from stories about Eazy-E to the pros and cons of social media. Check it out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=pp6E_xl4a6M Also, click here if you missed this really dope mini-documentary on Quik called Compton Alumni.... Read more
Here’s a pretty dope DJ Premier interview.
Primo talks a lot about the craft of DJing, including his embracing of Serato. Check it out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJfQ3uKOico&feature=player_embedded... Read more
Here’s a cool video where Curren$y breaks down what Hip-Hop means to him.
Check it out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkxZMsPYo28&feature=player_embedded... Read more
Method Man dropped some ill verses on the Tim Westwood show with U-God and Masta Killa.
Now, it's Bun B's turn...Check out the Trill O.G. doing his thing in the UK. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=udMPsgJ0NUQ If you missed the Wu-Tang Freestyle, check it out here.... Read more