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DJ Parler: Samplology – The Notorious Chapter + The Dilla Chapter (Mixtapes)

I turned on the radio this morning and my ears were filled with incredible sounds, courtesy of DJ Parler. He has a series called Samplology where he does seamless blends of songs from hip-hop greats with the original samples they used. He takes digging in the crates to a completely... Read more

June 7, 2013 Mixes

J. Cole – Forbidden Fruit ft Kendrick Lamar

Yesterday, J. Cole's tracklist revealed Born Sinner had a song, Forbidden Fruit, with Kendrick Lamar. And just like that...here it is. The freshest part? The track is a hot re-take on the sample A Tribe Called Quest used on Electric Relaxation. Get this goodness. Related: J. Cole – Born Sinner... Read more

June 6, 2013 Audio

Prodigy – R.I.P. ft Havoc & Raekwon (Prod. Alchemist)

Prodigy teams up with Havoc, Raekwon and Alchemist on his latest. You already know...Here's R.I.P. Related: Mobb Deep – Life We Chose (Remix)... Read more

June 6, 2013 Audio

Bird – Still Shine ft Little Brother & Notes to Self

Damn I needed this in my life today!!! New music from Little Brother and it is BANGIN'. Check out Still Shine by Bird featuring Little Brother & Notes to Self. Related: Phonte and 9th Wonder interview on The Come Up Show (Audio)... Read more

June 5, 2013 Audio

Action Bronson – Strictly 4 My Jeeps (Remix) ft LL Cool J & Lloyd Banks

Action Bronson gets one of the best verses from LL Cool J in years on the remix to Strictly 4 My Jeeps. Oh...and Lloyd Banks rips that beat too. Check it out below. Related: Action Bronson – Compliments to the Chef (Audio)... Read more

June 4, 2013 Audio

Chase N. Cashe – Me & Mine ft Casey Veggies

Chase N. Cashe get a guest verse from Casey Veggies on the jazzy, chillout record, Me & Mine. Check it out below. Related: Casey Veggies – Money Don’t Buy Time (Audio)... Read more

June 4, 2013 Audio

Statik Selektah – Game Break ft Lecrae, Posdnuos & Termanology

There's been a lot of chatter about Kanye West and J. Cole's albums dropping on 6/18 but don't forget Statik Selektah's Extended Play project, also out that day. The album is sounding like it's going to be a MONSTER. Here's his latest release. Check out Game Break featuring Lecrae, Posdnuos... Read more

June 4, 2013 Audio

Styles P – Enjoy the Atmosphere ft Chris Rivers & Tyler Woods

Styles P flows over a classic Curtis Mayfield sample on his latest. Check out Enjoy the Atmosphere featuring Chris Rivers & Tyler Woods. Related: Sheek Louch & Styles P – Bout Me + Sheek Louch, Styles P & Vado – The Sound of NYC (Audio)... Read more

June 4, 2013 Audio

Wu-Tang Clan – Family Reunion

Wu-Tang Clan are going into high gear as the 20th anniversary of Enter the Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers approaches later this year. Here's a new track from them called Family Reunion featuring Masta Killa, Ghostface Killah and Method Man. Check it out below. Related: Wu-Tang Clan Performs at the Fever Club... Read more

June 4, 2013 Audio

2 Chainz – Feds Watching ft Pharrell

Here's a hot new joint from 2 Chainz that was produced by and features Pharrell. Check out Feds Watching. Related: Curren$y – Capitol ft 2 Chainz (Audio)... Read more

June 4, 2013 Audio

DJ Mustard – Nothin’ Like Me ft Dom Kennedy

Here's a soulful new joint from Dom Kennedy. Check out Nothin' Like Me. Related: YG – Cali Living ft Dom Kennedy (Video)... Read more

June 4, 2013 Audio

Rick Ross – Oil Money Gang ft Jadakiss

Rick Ross teams up with longtime collaborators the J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League and adds Jadakiss to the mix. Check out Oil Money Gang. Related: Wale – Poor Decisions ft Rick Ross & Lupe Fiasco (Audio)... Read more

June 3, 2013 Audio

Wale – Poor Decisions ft Rick Ross & Lupe Fiasco

Never thought I'd see this. Rick Ross and Lupe Fiasco on the same song?? Ross' verse just might surprise you...Check out Poor Decisions. Related: Wale – Bad (Remix) ft Rihanna (Audio)... Read more

June 3, 2013 Audio

J. Cole – Crooked Smile ft T-Boz & Chili (of TLC)

This is kinda dope. J. Cole lays down a collabo with Chili and T-Boz (of TLC) with a bouncy R&B feel. Check out Crooked Smile. Related: J. Cole – Niggaz Know (Audio)... Read more

June 3, 2013 Audio

Omar – Treat You ft Caron Wheeler

Omar links with Caron Wheeler (of Soul II Soul fame) for his latest release. Check out Treat You. Related: Omar – Come On Speak To Me (Audio)... Read more

June 2, 2013 Audio

Tony Touch – Unorthodox ft Raekwon, JD Era, Ghostface Killah & The RZA

Here's a little Wu magic for you. Ghostface Killah, Raekwon and The RZA team up with JD Era on a track from Tony Touch's upcoming Piecemaker 3: Return of the 50 MC's. Check out Unorthodox. Related: Wu-Tang Clan Performs at the Fever Club in 1993 (Video) Unorthodox by Tony Touch... Read more

June 1, 2013 Audio

Daz Dillinger & WC – Wha’cha Gon Do

Daz Dillinger & WC revisit the Luniz classic "I Got 5 On It" beat in their latest release. Check out Wha Cha Gon' Do. Related: Daz Dillinger – Late Nite ft WC (Video)... Read more

June 1, 2013 Throwback

Run The Jewels (Killer Mike & El-P) – Banana Clipper ft Big Boi

Run The Jewels (Killer Mike & El-P) release a heavy drum banger featuring Big Boi. Check out Banana Clipper. Related: Big Boi speaks on the possibility of an OutKast reunion and more (Video)... Read more

May 31, 2013 Audio

Capital Cities – Farrah Fawcett ft Andre 3000

Here's a space-age funk track (think Daft Punk) called Farrah Fawcett from Capital Cities featuring a cameo from Andre 3000 (singing, not rapping). Check it out below. Related: Beyonce & Andre 3000 – Back to Black (Audio)... Read more

May 31, 2013 Audio

J. Cole – Niggaz Know

After speaking on fighting through depression, J. Cole drops some new heat. Check out his song Niggaz Know. Related: J. Cole Discusses Fighting His Way Out of Depression (Video)... Read more

May 30, 2013 Audio

Jadakiss – Big Boy Dialogue ft The-Dream

This new joint from Jadakiss is a PROBLEM! Check out Big Boy Dialogue featuring The-Dream. Related: Styles P – Red Eye ft Jadakiss (Video)... Read more

May 30, 2013 Audio

The Kid Daytona – Friendz

The Kid Daytona waxes his trademark buttery flow on his jazzy latest release. Check out Friendz. Related: The Kid Daytona – Bass Leanin’ (Video)... Read more

May 30, 2013 Audio

Tito Lopez – Tryna Get On ft Jon Connor

Tito Lopez and Jon Connor (2 of the best next generation MCs out right now) connect on this hot new song. Each attacked the track with lyrical aggression. Hip-hop lives and breathes. Check out Tryna Get On. Related: Tito Lopez – Diamonds & Whips ft Trae Tha Truth & Jaamel... Read more

May 29, 2013 Audio

Kid Tsunami – Catch Wreck ft O.C.

OC gets busy on a track produced by Kid Tsunami. Don't know Kid Tsunami? Well he's about to put out a project with verses from KRS-One, Sadat X, Bahamadia, Pharoahe Monch, Craig G, Chubb Rock, Buckshot, AG, Jeru Tha Damaja and more. You can check out the tracklist and OC's... Read more

May 29, 2013 Audio

The White Shadow of Norway – Maximum Security ft Talib Kweli & Kool G Rap

Talib Kweli and Kool G Rap speak their minds about the ills of the legal system. #hiphopwithamessage. Check it out Maximum Security. Related: Talib Kweli – Come Here ft Miguel (Video)... Read more

May 29, 2013 Audio

Joey Bada$$ – Word is Bond

Joey Bada$$ and Statik Selektah link for another magnificent 90's-influenced track. Check out Word is Bond. Related: Joey Bada$$ – Beyond a Reasonable Doubt ft Action Bronson (Audio)... Read more

May 28, 2013 Audio

Kendrick Lamar – B*tch, Don’t Kill My Vibe ft Emeli Sande (Remix)

Emeli Sande joins Lady GaGa and Jay-Z as the 3rd person to lay vocals alongside Kendrick Lamar on a version of B*tch, Don't Kill My Vibe. Her accompaniment is the most soulful. Check out the remix.... Read more

May 27, 2013 Audio

Roc Marciano – Ruff Town ft Cormega

Roc Marciano and Cormega team up on an old soul sample. Check out Ruff Town. Related: Roc Marciano – 76 (Video)... Read more

May 26, 2013 Audio

Schoolboy Q – Hell of a Night

Schoolboy Q goes in over a super tough beat on his newest single. Check out Hell of a Night. Related: Black Hippy – UOENO (Remix) (Audio)... Read more

May 25, 2013 Audio

Game – Till We Meet Again (R.I.P. Frogg)

Game releases a tribute record to a friend who was shot and killed last month. Here's Till We Meet Again (R.I.P. Frogg). Related: Game – Judas Closet ft Nipsey Hussle (Prod. Timbaland) (Audio)... Read more

May 25, 2013 Audio

Blu – Summer Time ft Arima Ederra

Blu joins the long list of MCs who've rocked on the classic Kool & The Gang Summer Madness track that was flipped by DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince. Check out Summer Time. Related: Blu – Vanity (Video)... Read more

May 25, 2013 Audio

Cosmo Baker – The 6th Annual Roots Picnic Mix (Mixtape)

Here's a BBQ mix just in time for the long weekend. Cosmo Baker lays down the 6th official mixtape for the upcoming Annual Roots Picnic. The playlist is incredibly diverse, including artists like Gang Starr, Naughty By Nature, Jay-Z & Kanye West, Robert Glasper, Solange, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Kendrick... Read more

May 23, 2013 Mixes

Sheek Louch & Styles P – Bout Me + Sheek Louch, Styles P & Vado – The Sound of NYC

Here's a double dose of of D-Block. First up is Sheek Louch & Styles P on Bout Me. Next, the 2 team up with Vado on The Sound of NYC. Check out both below. Related: Styles P – Red Eye ft Jadakiss (Video) Sheek Louch & Styles P - Bout... Read more

May 23, 2013 Audio

Reflex – Body So Tight ft Childish Gambino

It's been a minute since we've heard something new from Childish Gambino. Here's a track he did with Reflex. It's part dub step and part trap music. If you like that A$AP Rocky/Skrillex collabo, this should move you. Check out Body So Tight. Related: Childish Gambino – LES (Video)... Read more

May 23, 2013 Audio

Black Hippy – UOENO (Remix)

Here's a dope video from the TDE crew. The first part is a promo for Kendrick Lamar's good kid, M.A.A.D. city tour and the second part premieres the Black Hippy remix to UOENO featuring Kendrick, Ab-Soul, Schoolboy Q and Jay Rock. Check it out the promo video and the CDQ... Read more

May 22, 2013 Audio, Fresh

Goodie M.O.B. – Special Education ft Janelle Monae

Goodie M.O.B. and Janelle Monae? Oh, it's a problem for real! They go in on a dub step beat that's hard but not forced. Check out Special Education. Goodie M.O.B. - Is That You God (Audio)... Read more

May 21, 2013 Audio

Notorious B.I.G. Tribute Mix (Audio)

Salute to Biggie Smalls. He would have been 41 today. To celebrate his life, Mister Cee did a Notorious B.I.G. tribute mix. You can listen to it below. Related: DJ Finesse – B.I.G. over Premier (Biggie Tribute Blend Mix)... Read more

May 21, 2013 Audio

Sir Michael Rocks – In A Minute ft Ab-Soul (Prod. Mac Miller)

Sir Michael Rocks and Ab-Soul rock an 808-heavy beat courtesy of Mac Miller. Check out In a Minute. Related: Ab-Soul - The End is Near ft Mac Miller (Audio)... Read more

May 21, 2013 Audio

Pharrell – Happy (from Despicable Me 2)

Here's an ultra catchy and soulful new throwback joint from Pharrell that will make you feel just like the title suggests. Check out Happy. Related: Pharrell - Fun, Fun, Fun (Audio)... Read more

May 21, 2013 Audio

AZ – We Movin’

AZ and Statik Selektah teamed up for a BLAZING HOT new track. Check out We Movin'. Related: AZ - Thank You (Video)... Read more

May 21, 2013 Audio, Fresh

Statik Selektah – Funeral Season ft Styles P, Bun B & Hit-Boy

Statik Selektah releases yet another banger from his upcoming Extended Play album. Check out Funeral Season featuring Styles P, Bun B and Hit-Boy. Related: Statik Selektah – Extended Play (Extended Album Sampler)... Read more

May 20, 2013 Audio

Jay Electronica: The Complete Discography [As Of May 2013] (Download)

Here's a pretty incredible compilation for the Jay Electronica fans out there. You can download his entire catalog (all 93 songs) in one zip file here. Related: Jay Electronica – Act 2: Patents of Nobility (The Turn) (Album Tracklist) Here's the track list: Solo Tracks: @FatBellyBella 2 Step A Million... Read more

May 20, 2013 Mixes

Omar – Come On Speak To Me

Here's another quality new song from Brit Soul singer, Omar. Check out Come On Speak To Me. Related: Omar – The Man (Video)... Read more

May 18, 2013 Audio

Wu-Tang Clan – Execution in Autumn

Got Wu? You can always use more...Here's a previously unreleased joint featuring Inspectah Deck, Raekwon, U-God and RZA. Check out Execution in Autumn. Related: Wu-Tang Clan perform at Coachella (Video) Execution in Autumn by Wu-Tang Clan... Read more

May 17, 2013 Audio

The Weeknd – Kiss Land & John Carpenter

Here's some new music from The Weeknd. It sticks to his tried and true formula so if you like his previous music, you'll dig this. Check out Kiss Land and John Carpenter. Related: The Weeknd – Twenty Eight (Video)... Read more

May 16, 2013 Audio

Statik Selektah – Extended Play (Extended Album Sampler)

Statik Selektah is dropping an album with a sick lineup next month. The project, titled Extended Play, will feature Black Thought, Joey Bada$$, Styles P, Bun B, Raekwon, Sean Price, Smiff-N-Wessun, Freddie Gibbs, Blu, Posdnuos, Talib Kweli, Action Bronson and many more...and the beats are HOT!! You can listen to... Read more

May 16, 2013 Audio

Joell Ortiz – U.O.E.N.O. Freestyle

Joell Ortiz drops a verse on the U.O.E.N.O. track, complete with a parting shot at Rick Ross. Check it out below. Related: Joell Ortiz – Roll Deep (Video)... Read more

May 16, 2013 Audio

Solange – Looks Good With Trouble ft Kendrick Lamar

Here's some vibe out music courtesy of Solange and Kendrick Lamar. Check out Looks Good With Trouble. Related: Kendrick Lamar – B*tch, Don’t Kill My Vibe (Video)... Read more

May 15, 2013 Audio

DeLorean – Beautiful Morning ft Slim Thug

After releasing songs with Bun B and Trae Tha Truth, DeLorean returns with yet another tough joint with a fellow Houston MC. Check out Beautiful Morning featuring Slim Thug below. Related: DeLorean – Whip ft Big K.R.I.T. (Audio)... Read more

May 15, 2013 Audio

Pete Rock – The Boiler Room Hip-Hop and R&B Classics Mix (Audio)

Here's a 60+ minute mix of R&B and hip-hop classics from the Chocolate Boy Wonder, Pete Rock. This is guaranteed to make your day better. You can listen to and download the entire mix below. Related: Pete Rock: Reminisce for a Spell Documentary (Video)... Read more

May 15, 2013 Audio, Mixes