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De La Soul – The HardKnock TV Interview (Video)

Here are parts 2 and 3 of De La Soul's interview with HardKnock TV. In these installments, the trio talks about what has kept them together so long, their thoughts on the latest generation of MCs, the need for diverse styles in hip-hop and more. Check out both videos below.... Read more

April 10, 2013 Video

Stretch Armstrong and Bobbito reunite on WKCR for One Night Only (Audio)

Legendary underground radio icons Stretch Armstrong and Bobbito reunited for 1 show on their longtime home WKCR. If you're a fan of 90's hip-hop, particularly underground, you know few had the impact of Bobbito and Stretch who provided one of the rare regular outlets for the genre (shout out to... Read more

February 22, 2013 Throwback

Twista – Show N’ Off Freestyle (Video)

Twista can still come with that rapid-fire flow. Here's a verse he dropped over a Statik Selektah beat, as part of XXL's Show N' Off Freestyle series. Check out the video. Related: Supernatural freestyles on Hot 97 with Peter Rosenberg (Video)... Read more

October 31, 2012 Video

DJ Drama – My Way ft Common, Kendrick Lamar & Lloyd

A snippet from DJ Drama's My Way featuring Common, Kendrick Lamar and Lloyd dropped a couple of weeks ago. Here's the full song. Check it out below (with tags). Related: Kendrick Lamar freestyles on the Funkmaster Flex Show (Video)... Read more

September 26, 2012 Audio

Here’s a recap of the first ever public listening session for Kendrick Lamar’s good kid, m.A.A.d city (Food for Thought)

Related: Kendrick Lamar freestyles on the Funkmaster Flex Show (Video) “Martin have a dream. Malcolm have a dream. Kendrick have a dream.” Those might not be the first words you hear on Kendrick Lamar’s album, but they were the first words we heard last night on the first of 9... Read more

September 19, 2012 Food for Thought

Here are playlists celebrating the 20+ year career of Common (Audio & Video)

If Common had stopped rhyming in the NINETIES he'd still be a Living Legend. But, he didn't stop...Now, after more than 20 years in the game, he is a hip-hop titan and continues to release some of the best music of his career. Whether solo or collabo he has some... Read more

August 23, 2012 Audio, Playlists, Throwback

Common talks Cruel Summer and working with Kanye on the Sway inthe Morning Show (Video)

Common discusses working with Kanye West with Sway. Check out the video. Related: Common freestyles on the Sway in the Morning show (Video)... Read more

August 11, 2012 Food for Thought, Video

Asher Roth – The World is Not Enough

Asher Roth has new weekly series called #AshWednesdays where he releases new music. This week's installment is a nice groove that is anchored by an old soul sample. Check out The World is Not Enough. Related: Asher Roth freestyles on Hot 97 (Video)... Read more

August 9, 2012 Audio

Sir Michael Rocks – Toca Tuesday Freestyle (Video)

Sir Michael Rocks is the latest to drop some bars for Tony Touch on Toca Tuesday Freestyles. Check out the video. Related: Sir Michael Rocks - Now You Do (Video)... Read more

August 7, 2012 Video

Curren$y – Toca Tuesday Freestyle (Video)

Curren$y kicks a true off the head freestyle on Toca Tuesday Freestyles. Check out the video below. Related: Stalley - Hammers & Vogues featuring Curren$y (Video)... Read more

July 24, 2012 Video

Apollo the Great spits some verses on PhillyHeat TV (Video)

Need lyrics? Apollo the Great has got plenty. Check out the fire he breathes during this radio appearance. Related: The 50 Best Radio Freestyles of All-Time (Audio)... Read more

July 17, 2012 Video

Showbiz & AG – Do It 4

AG from Showbiz & AG dropped a hot freestyle a couple of days ago. Here's a new song from the duo. Check out Do It 4. Related: AG - Toca Tuesday Freestyle (Video)... Read more

July 3, 2012 Audio

Childish Gambino – 5 Fingers of Death Freestyle (Video)

Childish Gambino's latest 5 Fingers of Death is one of the best so far. He went in on all 5 beats that were thrown at him (ranging from DJ Premier to Nirvana) and all were of the dome. Afterward, Sway gives him props for what he is doing for hip-hop.... Read more

June 29, 2012 Video

Wreckonize (from ¡Mayday!) – Five Fingers of Death on the Sway in the Morning show (Video)

Tech N9ne's Strange Music family visited the Sway in the Morning show yesterday. Wreckonize from ¡Mayday! had the honors of taking on 5 Fingers of Death where Sway has folks rhyme over 5 random beats and he SMASHED IT with a true freestyle off the dome. Check out the video... Read more

June 19, 2012 Video

Childish Gambino – Shoulda Known

Here's a new one from Childish Gambino. Check out Shoulda Known. Related: Childish Gambino freestyles on 106 & Park (Video)... Read more

June 15, 2012 Audio

Ice-T discusses Something From Nothing: The Art of Rap (Video)

Ice-T dropped a bunch of incredible freestyles from the likes of Eminem, Redman, Lord Finesse, Nas and more leading up to the premiere of his documentary Something From Nothing: The Art of Rap. The film hit theaters today. Here's an interview of the OG Ice-T discussing the movie. Check out... Read more

June 15, 2012 Food for Thought, The Bridge, Throwback, Video

Big K.R.I.T. – Thank You Kindly (Audio) and Interview (Video)

It's a big day for Big K.R.I.T. His Live From the Underground album debuted at #4 on the charts. Here's a video of him discussing the album as well as a new song he released to thank his team and fans for the support. Check out Thank You Kindly and... Read more

June 13, 2012 Audio

Freeway – Real Sh*t ft Young Chris (Video)

Here's some new music from Freeway. Check out the video for Real Sh*t featuring Young Chris. Related: Freeway freestyles on Shade 45 (Video)... Read more

June 8, 2012 Video

Mac Miller – DJ Semtex Freestyle (Video)

Mac Miller kicks some verses, including some true freestyles, over classic beats produced by DJ Premier, Pete Rock and more. Check out the video below. Related: Mac Miller - Cold featuring Curren$y... Read more

May 26, 2012 Video

Slaughterhouse perform on The Tim Westwood Show (Video)

Slaughterhouse are the latest to blaze the mic on the Tim Westwood show. Check out Joe Budden, Crooked I, Royce and Joell Ortiz ripping through verses over the Stay Schemin' and I'm a Boss tracks and more. Hotness. Related: Method Man, U-God and Masta Killa drop verses on the Tim... Read more

May 19, 2012 Video

GhostWridah – 1995 (Video)

GhostWridah joins a growing list of talented MCs who have flowed over Milkbone's Keep It Real beat. Logic recently killed it and its probably most recognized as the song that Big L and Jay-Z rhymed over in their classic freestyle session. Check out GhostWridah's 1995 video and the Big L/Jay-Z... Read more

May 16, 2012 Audio, The Bridge, Video

Jon Connor – No Thrillz (Video)

Here's a new video for Jon Connor's No Thrillz. Tough joint. Check it out below. Related: Jon Connor - Toca Tuesdays Freestyle (Video)... Read more

May 3, 2012 Video

Schoolboy Q – Toca Tuesday Freestyle + Ab-Soul – Pineal Gland (Video)

Here's a double play from 2 Black Hippies. First up is Schoolboy Q kicking a verse on Toca Tuesday Freestyles and next is a tripped out (literally) new video from Ab-Soul for his song Pineal Gland (if you read up on the Pineal Gland you'll have a whole different level... Read more

April 17, 2012 Video

Crooked I – Nikki

Crooked I crushed this new joint joint called Nikki. The sample is inspired and instantly recognizable by Prince fans. Check it out below. Previously: Crooked I freestyles live in NYC (Video) Here's the Prince original. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4Vl-VuSG5g... Read more

April 5, 2012 Audio, The Bridge

Tito Lopez – Toca Tuesday Freestyle (Video)

With the Kendrick Lamar & Dr. Dre collabo that dropped earlier and these hot verses from Dre's protege Tito Lopez on Toca Tuesday Freestyles, it's a new kind of Dre day. Check out Tito in the video below as he blazes the mic with Tony Touch. Previously: Tito Lopez gets... Read more

April 2, 2012 Video

Sugar Hill Records introduced hip-hop to most of the world. Nuff said. They are the 4th most important hip-hop record label of all time.

#4 Sugar Hill Records Much has been written about the allegedly shady past of Sugar Hill Records and the lack of credibility of the Sugar Hill Gang (many of Big Bank Hank's rhymes were actually bitten from Grandmaster Caz). Regardless, it cannot be denied that most people had never even... Read more

December 14, 2011 Audio, Food for Thought, Playlists, Throwback, Video

Kendrick Lamar – 5 Fingers of Death Freestyle

Kendrick Lamar stopped by Sway and Devi Dev's show on Shade 45 last week and kicked freestyles (true freestyles off the dome) over 5 beats ranging from the theme song to Barney Miller to a track from Metallica. Sway spontaneously dubbed the performance the 5 Fingers of Death. Check out... Read more

October 24, 2011 Audio

Joe Budden – Why Would I

New Joe Budden. Check out Why Would I. Also, if you missed the Shady 2.0 Cypher (or just want to catch it again) click here to see Joe get it in with the rest of Slaughterhouse, Yelawolf and Eminem. play pause volume Why would i (ROUGH) Click here to download.... Read more

October 23, 2011 Audio

Raekwon – Just for Laughs Pt. 2

Raekwon goes in on EPMD's So Wat Cha Sayin' beat. Check out Just For Laughs Pt. 2. play pause volume Raekwon-Just 4 laughs Pt 2 Click here to download. And, if that left you fiendin' for EPMD's classic track... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Wwh8WHnBWE... Read more

October 22, 2011 Audio

Common – Funkmaster Flex Freestyle

Common hit the Funkmaster Flex show at Hot 97 in NYC yesterday. While he was there, he dropped some a capella verses/knowledge. Check out his words below. Click here to download. Also, if you missed this freestyle battle between Common and a then unsigned Kanye West from 1996, take a... Read more

October 20, 2011 Audio

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

August 4, 2011 Audio

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

July 28, 2011 Audio

Black Hippy – Toca Tuesdays Freestyle

The audio for this one dropped last week. The visuals make it even better. Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, Ab-Soul and Schoolboy Q show that the West Coast is in good hands with this new generation. Jay Rock's Follow Me Home album is in stores now. Click here to buy it.... Read more

July 26, 2011 Video

Freeway kicks a true freestyle. 3+ minutes of ill lyrics straight off the dome.

The rhymes aren't perfect but the passion in the delivery and the fact that he is truly going off the top of the head more than make up for it. Check out the video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0pHnDhsy7k&feature=player_embedded If you're in the mood for more freestyles, click here to watch the documentary Freestyle.... Read more

July 16, 2011 Video

Here’s the latest installment of New World (Au)der where we re-order the tracks of great albums for your listening pleasure.

This edition takes on Joell Ortiz's Free Agent album. I've had this (Au)der sitting around, waiting to get flipped for a minute. Don't ask me why, but "BIG PUN'S BACK" (NOT on FREE AGENT) feels like the perfect time to do it. Marinate on that, then blow the dust off... Read more

May 15, 2011 Audio, Food for Thought

It’s time for another Toca Tuesday Freestyle. This one comes courtesy of Random Axe (aka Black Milk, Guilty Simpson and Sean Price).

They go in over 2 beats, one of which is from Odd Future (peep the quick reference from Black Milk). Check it out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGH3rJViiV0&feature=player_embedded Click here for more Toca Tuesday Freestyles ft Saigon, Cyhi Da Prynce, Yelawolf and others.... Read more

May 3, 2011 Video

Vado’s Toca Tuesday Freestyle is one of the nicer ones to drop in a few weeks.

Check it out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWw3DemWPJw These Toca Tuesday Freestyles continue to be among the best out there these days. Click here for more.... Read more

April 27, 2011 Video

Here’s another quality Toca Tuesday Freestyle. This one is courtesy of Yelawolf.

It still doesn't top when Cyhi Da Prynce straight blacked during his Toca Tuesday Freestyle, but Yelawolf more than holds his own. Check it out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DM-katDdakY&feature=player_embedded... Read more

April 5, 2011 Video

Here’s another solid XXL Freshman Freestyle. This one is courtesy of Big K.R.I.T.

K.R.I.T. continues to spit about the everyday struggle. Click here more of the best of these XXL Freshman Freestyles.... Read more

March 16, 2011 Video

Here’s some new J. Cole. He and Big K.R.I.T. are carrying the torch for true Southern spitters.

The track is called Killers and there's an interesting story behind it. Here's the story: From Alex Haldi: Hello All, Unfortunately our first single leaked ahead of time but I would really appreciate if you could link the artwork and our blurb. Its for Charity and this is by far... Read more

March 15, 2011 Audio

The life and times of Shawn Carter…flow-wise. Check out this video of Jay-Z breaking down the evolution of his rhyme-style.

Jay-Z fans have no doubt heard the evolution of his style over the years. While he would often display several styles over the course of an album, he tended to have dominant styles that manifested themselves more than others over certain eras. When he started he primarily had the same... Read more

February 28, 2011 Audio, Food for Thought, Video

Whatever happened to the art of freestyling?

For most MCs, freestyling means kicking a verse that they've written and nobody's heard...but true freestyling is the art of rhyming straight off the top of the dome. Newcomer Donnis recently reminded us of the true art of freestyling with this rhyme that he spit on Sirius: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBOeY6C6W4M That inspired... Read more

October 1, 2010 Video

Miguel Playlist

The 80’s are definitely back. In some cases, that’s a bad thing. Some hairstyles should never return. In the case of Miguel, however, it’s a good thing. He has a lot of Babyface in his vocal, and a hint of Prince, but check it out for yourself.... Read more

June 13, 2010 Audio, Playlists, Video

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