AFH Ambrosia for Heads

Nas Behind The Music Sneak Preview (Video)

Behind The Music continues to show love to hip-hop. The next installment will tell Nas' story. Check out the 10 minute sneak preview below. The full show premierex Wednesday night on Vh1. Related: Nas interview with Peter Rosenberg (Video)... Read more

Nicki Minaj – Beez in the Trap ft 2 Chainz (Video)

Here's the latest video from Nicki Minaj. Check out Beez in the Trap featuring 2 Chainz. Related: Drake - Take Care (Video) and HYFR - Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmZvOhHF85I... Read more

Behind The Music: Game (Video)

Vh1 premiered its Behind The Music: Game earlier in the week. The show covers Game's childhood, his entry into rap, the beef with 50 Cent, his split and reconciliation with Dr. Dre and more. Here's the full video. Previously: Game - The City ft Kendrick Lamar (Video)... Read more

Mac Miller – Macadelic (Mixtape)

Mac Miller dropped his latest mixtape tape. It's called Macadelic and features verses from Sir Michael Rocks, Cam'ron, Lil Wayne, Joey Bada$$ and more. Here's his song Fight the Feeling with Kendrick Lamar and you can download and listen to the whole mixtape below. Previously: Mac Miller - Of the... Read more

Stalley – Hammers & Vogues ft Curren$y

Here's another hot new track from Stalley's upcoming Savage Journey to the American Dream album, which drops on 3/30. It's called Hammers & Vogues and features Curren$y. Check it out below (stream-only). Props: Rolling Stone via RapRadar Previously: Stalley - Everything New... Read more

REKS – Chasin’

REKS dropped a super slept-on album last year, featuring tracks from the likes of DJ Premier, Alchemist and Statik Selektah. He and Statik Selektah teamed up again on his latest song. Check out Chasin'. Previously: 1982 (Statik Selektah & Termanology) - Play Your Role ft REKS (Video)... Read more

Sleepy Brown – We Run The Night

Sleepy Brown from OutKast and Dungeon Family fame has a soulful new song. Check out We Run the Night. Props: OkayPlayer... Read more

Curren$y – No Squares x Stainless x Sunroof

Here are not one, not two but three new joints from Curren$y's upcoming The Stoned Immaculate album that he premiered yesterday on Shade 45. No Squares is a new BIG sound that's a different look for Curren$y but it works well. Stainless is laid-back and soulful like many of the... Read more

Nas performs New York State of Mind and Life’s A Bitch ft AZ at SXSW 2012 (Video)

Nas had an EPIC performance at SXSW last night. He performed Illmatic in its entirety and had not one but 2 DJs on the 1s and 2s. Those two DJs happened to be none other than Pete Rock and DJ Premier, who battled beat for beat mid-way through the show.... Read more

Slaughterhouse, 50 Cent and Eminem perform at the Shady 2.0 Showcase at SXSW (Video)

Shady 2.0 took SXSW by storm last night. Slaughterhouse, 50 Cent and even Eminem put in work. The only person missing was Yelawolf. Below are videos of the full shows for both Slaughterhouse and 50 Cent (where he performed all of Get Rich Or Die Tryin,' accompanied by a full... Read more

Erick Sermon tells the stories behind many of his classic tracks to Complex

Here's another dope profile by Complex where they have a legendary producer break down the story behind his tracks. They've done DJ Premier, Pete Rock, Organized Noize and others. This time, it's Erick Sermon's term. Check out what the Green Eyed Bandit has to say about his classic records. Below... Read more

Mac Miller – Of The Soul (Remix) ft Raekwon & Posdnous

Raekwon and De La Soul's Posdnous jump on the remix to Of The Soul with Mac Miller. As the title suggests, the track is lush and soulful. Check it out. Previously: Mac Miller - Of The Facts (Produced by DJ Premier) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFp8S_qxx9Y... Read more

Torae – For The Record (Video)

Torae dropped a hot record produced by DJ Premier a few months ago called For The Record. Here's the video and it features Primo. Check it out below. Click here for Torae's That Raw produced by Pete Rock. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xd7le5aRdcM... Read more

Here is our list of the underground MCs who had the biggest come up in the last year: The AFH Torch Bearers list. These MCs include Ab-Soul, Action Bronson, A$AP Rocky, Childish Gambino, Chuuwee, Dom Kennedy, The Jets (Tradeamark Da Skydiver, Young Roddy, Sir Michael Rocks), The Kid Daytona, Rittz, Schoolboy Q, Smoke DZA, Stalley and XV. Click here to see why we chose these MCs and to hear some of their music.

There have been a lot of lists declaring top MCs lately; some for the mainstream and some for the underground. In our opinion (and each list is just that--opinions) each list left some things to be desired. So...we decided to take matters in our own hands. Partly in response to... Read more

Apollo Brown & OC – Prove Me Wrong

Here's some new OC produced by Apollo Brown and chopped up by DJ Premier. Far from Time's Up, OC is timeless. Check out Prove Me Wrong below. Here's OC's classic Time's Up. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCJ6f5VnVVo... Read more

Q-Tip – Black Fist Friday Mix (Mixtape)

New York's Hot 97 has been bringing in legendary DJs/Producers as a part of its Black Fist Fridays series in celebration of Black History Month.  Thus far, guests have included Pete Rock, DJ Premier and Questlove, and they have been given free reign to play whatever they were feeling that... Read more

DMX Performs at SOB’s (Video)

Last night was a good one for hip-hop in NYC.  It marked the premiere of Schoolboy Q (as a headliner) and the return of DMX.  Check out footage of DMX performing at SOB's below. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfsJ_gafXxw And, if you missed it, here's some footage of Schoolboy Q's performance. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgE_lLbRffI&feature=plcp&context=C3c7d661UDOEgsToPDskJgKXmHHYCeaC1T-Wy7C_Fp... Read more

Statik Selektah and Termanology collaborated as 1982 to release one of the best albums of 2010. We caught up with each of them to talk about their earliest experiences with hip-hop. Check out the videos below where each discusses Where It All Began for him in hip-hop.

Statik Selektah Statik Selektah is one of the hardest working and illest producers around. Made in the mold of legendary producers like DJ Premier and Pete Rock, his tracks have defined today's underground sound. And, he has worked with everyone from Freddie Gibbs, Termanology, Action Bronson, Big K.R.I.T. and Reks... Read more

Organized Noize Tells All: The Stories Behind Their Classic Records

Complex has been doing an incredible series where they interview legendary producers and have them break down their classic songs track for track. In the past, they've done DJ Premier, Pete Rock, Diamond D and others. The latest is Organized Noize, the production team behind some of best joints by... Read more

KRS-ONE Speaks on the evolution of his career, The Return of the Boom Bap and the death of conscious rap (Video)

Wow. Here's an unbelievable interview of KRS-One from DJ Premier's blog. He identifies the moment conscious rap died...Check it out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erwJzZxaWXs&feature=player_embedded... Read more

Ambrosia For Heads’ 2011 Best Hip-Hop Albums/Mixtapes of the Year: Here’s a look at our picks for the best of the best in 2011. You’ll find words on each as well as samples of the music. Tell us your picks for 2011.

It's that time of year again, when you're hit with a ton of year end, best of lists. We're going to keep it simple. We have 2 lists: best hip-hop albums/mixtapes of the year and songs of the year. First up, here are our picks for the best hip-hop albums/mixtapes... Read more

Here’s a double dose of M.O.P. Check out a sampler for their new Sparta album as well as a History of M.O.P. mixtape mixed by Statik Selektah below.

Here's an M.O.P. double feature.  First up, is a sampler of M.O.P.'s upcoming album, Sparta. The album drops on 11/22 and you can hear snippets of its songs below. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNiQaYMZcMw&feature=player_embedded Next, is a retrospective M.O.P. mixtape that was mixed by Statik Selektah. You can listen to and download The History... Read more

Here’s a dope mixtape of some of Common’s best tracks from over the years.

Ready for Common's The Dreamer, The Believer to drop? Until then, here's a new mixtape that was done by DJ Soul & OkayPlayer which features some as Common best joints (solo and features). You'll hear his classics (like I Used to Love H.E.R. and Resurrection), ill features (like The Bizness... Read more

Wale – Mass Appeal Freestyle (Video)

Wale kicks some verses over DJ Premier's classic track. Check out the video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EM4GHzYstGA&feature=player_embedded... Read more

Torae – For The Record

Torae has been working with some of the all time great producers on his new project.  That Raw, the first joint he dropped, featured a blazing hot track from Pete Rock.  For the Record (the album title cut) is the latest release and has a dope DJ Premier track.  Check... Read more

Bumpy Knuckles – Fake

You know it's a good day for hip-hop when you get new tracks from both Pete Rock and DJ Premier. Bumpy Knuckles does what he does (murder MCs) on Fake, produced by DJ Premier. Check it out. Click here to download.... Read more

Mac Miller – Face The Facts

Here's a new track by Mac Miller produced by none other than the legendary DJ Premier. Check out Face the Facts. Click here to download.... Read more

Evidence & Fashawn – Hip-Hop Nation Freestyle (Video)

Evidence has been going IN on DJ Premier beats lately. Most recently was his new single You (click here for the video) and now he and Fashawn trade hot verse after hot verse over 2 Primo classics (A Million & One Questions and Kick in the Door) on Sirius' Hip-Hop... Read more

Evidence – You (Video)

The audio for Evidence's DJ Premier-produced heat rock drop a couple of days ago.  Here's the video.  Check out You.... Read more

Affion Crockett – In the Flow Ep. 1 (Video)

Affion Crockett put out a great spoof of Jay-Z, Kanye West, Cory Gunz and Lil Wayne to promote his new show, In the Flow. Here's the premiere episode.... Read more

Here’s a parody music video called In the Flow from Affion Crockett where he’s created a fake collabo between Jay-Z, Kanye West, Lil Wayne and Cory Gunz, and in which he plays ALL FOUR. His impersonations are scary good…Check it out.

His new show premieres Sunday on FOX. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKifdd6_ZXo&feature=player_embedded In case you're not familiar with Affion (or you just want to see them again), here are 2 more classic spoofs from him. Run This Town http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTw5wZXunyU Hip-Hop Dishonors http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUfQBEcW7wc... Read more

Apathy – Stop What Ya Doin’ ft Celph Titled

DJ Premier pulled out an extra grimy track for Apathy on this one.  Check out Stop What Ya Doin' ft Celph Titled and Primo's vintage scratching. Click here to download.... Read more

Masta Ace – BK (We Don’t Play)

Here's a previously unreleased Masta Ace song from the early 2000s. The track is produced by Paul Nice and you may recognize it as the track that DJ Premier flipped several years later in his remix of Classic. Check both songs out below. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Xg8TbsQQMI Here's Primo's Classic (literally): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCU-qgR_4bM... Read more

Complex has a great series where they have legendary producers breakdown their hits. The latest installment features Diamond D.

Past installments included DJ Premier and Pete Rock. Below is an excerpt. Click here to read the full article. Also, if you missed our latest mix which features a lot of early 90's A Tribe Called Quest and Diamond D, click here. Here's what Diamond D had to say about... Read more

Chuuwee is a student of the game. You can hear it in his rhymes and the beats he chooses.

He made it clear in JJ Evans, his open letter to DJ Premier, and his new track, Get Yours, is no exception. There's a Nas sample on the hook and the track is reminiscent of early Reflection Eternal. Check it out. Click here to download.  Here's the Reflection Eternal track... 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

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

Just Blaze is known but he does not often get his props as being 1 of the all time great producers. He is the subject of the latest installment of our Producer Series playlists. You’ll hear Joe Budden, Beanie Sigel, Cam’ron, Freeway, Kanye, Jay Electronica, The Game, Nas, Scarface, Saigon and of course lots of Jay-Z.

Just Blaze's first producer credits were in 1999 but he really caught people's attention in 2000 when he laced Jay-Z with his classic Streets is Talking track. A year later, Just Blaze and another promising young producer named Kanye West combined to produce 9 out of the 15 tracks on... Read more

EDO.G’s album is sounding like it’s going to be really strong.

His first single, Fast Lane, was a vintage cut produced by DJ Premier.  This follow up, produced by Statik Selektah, is another banger.  Check out Speak Ur Mind ft M-1.  Ed's album, A Face in the Crowd, drops on 5/17. Click here to download.... Read more

Reks’ latest album is packed with tracks from some of the most credible producers in hip-hop.

He's already dropped videos for songs produced by DJ Premier and The Alchemist.  The latest video is for Mascara, produced by Statik Selektah.  Check it out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOH0T3AKnjE&feature=player_embedded For more Reks, including a full album stream and link to buy the album R.E.K.S. - Rhythmatic Eternal King Supreme), click here.... Read more

Q-Tip is a great MC…quietly, he’s a really dope producer too. The latest installment of the Producer Series playlists features music produced by Q-Tip.

Everyone knows what Q-Tip brought to the mic for A Tribe Called Quest, but his production contributions are rarely mentioned. He and Ali Shaheed Muhammad often shared those duties, with Tip producing under the name The Abstract. Q-Tip also did a fair amount of production as part of The Ummah,... 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

Can’t wait for Pete Rock’s new album with Camp Lo next week? Check out this week’s playlist dedicated to some of his best joints.

Pete Rock is a DJ AND a Producer AND and an MC.  As a triple threat, he's one of the nicest to do it.   Here are some of his best productions (and co-productions) and turns on the mic.   80 Blocks From Tiffany's, his new album, drops Tuesday.  Until... Read more

There have been a lot of great tributes to Nate Dogg but who better to show love than Warren G, Snoop and Tha Dogg Pound.

Check out their performance at SXSW. Also, below are 2 Nate Dogg mixes from DJ Premier and DJ Skee. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWjlqjhpw6o DJ Premier Tribute Click here to download. DJ Skee Tribute Click here to download.... Read more

Here are some random musings from SXSW.

Hip-Hop is alive and well in Austin, TX this week.  If you're not up on South By Southwest (SXSW) it is a music festival that has been around for decades.  It is now the world's biggest music conference.  It has traditionally catered to indie rock but over the last few... Read more

Reks keeps dropping hot ish. This time it’s the video for Cigarettes ft Lil Fame from the mighty M.O.P. and Attica Barz.

Reks graced us with the free stream to his album.  If you liked it, click here to buy it.  Support good music. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Upaiw6VMRYs&feature=player_embedded... Read more

Complex has been killing the game with their compilations, lately. This week it’s their ranking of The 50 Greatest Hip-Hop magazine covers of all time.

In the past, it was the 25 best Kanye West verses of 2010 and DJ Premier's breakdown of 38 of his classic cuts.  Whether you agree or not with their picks and rankings, it's great food  for thought and a cool stroll down memory lane.   Here's an example of... Read more

Pharoahe Monch, Styles P and Phonte…get ready for Black Hand Side.

This is vintage--hot track #2 from Pharoahe Monch's upcoming W.A.R. (We Are Renegades) album. Don't get TOO excited about Phonte though. He's singing, not rapping but he sounds good. Click here to download.... Read more

Reks keeps it grimy over an Alchemist beat. Check out Why Cry ft Styles P.

Click here to download. If you missed it, here's another hot one from Reks called 25th Hour which was produced by DJ Premier.... Read more

The 1982 album by Statik Selektah and Termanology was one of my favorite albums last year. Here’s the video for The Radio off that project.

Like its title suggests, 1982 is throwback hip-hop.  The sound does not reach back to the 80's though.  Instead, it lands in the early to mid-90's, the golden age, and is a return to the boom bap (including scratches from DJ Premier).  You can find more 1982 here and download... Read more