Pharoahe Monch – Damage
Pharoahe Monch is back with some new heat. Check out Damage. Related: Slaughterhouse, Pharoahe Monch, Freeway and more perform in NYC (Video)... Read more
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Evidence – Sakura ft Planet Asia
Evidence dropped Cats & Dogs, one of the best and most slept albums of the year, last year. Here's another dope track from him from 2011 that wasn't included on the album. According to Evidence, it's "blend [of] a Japanese Folk Song that [he] learned in first grade with Escapades... Read more
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
The Lox – Grand Wizard ft Swizz Beatz
Here's a new track from The Lox set to the tune of Grand Wizard Theodore's Subway Theme from the movie Wild Style. Check out Grand Wizard featuring Swizz Beatz (with tags from IFWT). Related: Sheek Louch & Ghostface Killah - Stick 'Em ft Jadakiss (Audio)... Read more
Freddie Gibbs – Baby Face Killa (Mixtape)
Freddie Gibbs' Baby Face Killa mixtape dropped today. Featured guests include Jadakiss, Young Jeezy, Jay Rock, Krayzie Bone, Curren$y, Dom Kennedy and more. You can listen to and download the entire project below. Related: Freddie Gibbs & Madlib – Shame ft BJ The Chicago Kid (Video) ... Read more
Wiz Khalifa – Remember You ft The Weeknd
Wiz Khalifa and The Weeknd make for an interesting combo. Though The Weeknd is the featured artist on the single, his presence is more prominent than Wiz's on the record. Check out Remember You. Related: Curren$y – Jet Life ft Wiz Khalifa & Big K.R.I.T. (Video)... Read more
Freddie Gibbs – Tell A Friend ft Curren$y
Here's another new song from Freddie Gibbs' Baby Face Killa project which drops tomorrow. Check out Tell A Friend featuring Curren$y. Related: Freddie Gibbs – Kush Cloud ft Krayzie Bone & SpaceGhostPurrp (Audio)... Read more
Miguel – Kaleidoscope Dream (Full Album Stream)
Miguel's Kaleidoscope Dream album is in stores on 10/2. Until then, you can listen to a full stream of the album below. Related: Miguel - Adorn (Video)... Read more
Who’s the best MC between Biggie, Jay-Z and Nas? Mister Cee attempts to answer that very question with his latest mix that pits each MC against the other, record for record. Listen and download below and tell us who you think takes the title (Mixtape)
Related: Rakim vs. Big Daddy Kane: The Playlist (Audio)... Read more
Freddie Gibbs – Kush Cloud ft Krayzie Bone & SpaceGhostPurrp
Freddie Gibbs, Krayzie Bone and SpaceGhostPurrp? That's a crazy combo. It sounds just like the title suggests. Check out Kush Cloud. Related: Freddie Gibbs – The Hard ft Dana Williams (Audio)... Read more
DJ Quik & Kurupt – The Demon’s Carol
DJ Quik and Kurupt unite on a super grimy track. Check out The Demon's Carol. Related: Mystikal & DJ Quik in the studio (Video)... Read more
Lil Fame & Termanology – Too Tough For TV
Here's another new joint from M.O.P.'s Lil Fame and Termanology from their upcoming Fizzyology project. Check out Too Tough for TV below. Related: Lil Fame and Termanology – Fizzyology (Video)... Read more
Lupe Fiasco – Put ‘Em Up
Lupe Fiasco drops another track from Food & Liquor 2: The Great American Rap Story Pt 1. Check out Put 'Em Up. Lupe's album is in stores on 9/25. Related: Lupe Fiasco – Food & Liquor 2: The Great American Rap Album Pt 1 Trailer (Video)... Read more
Big Sant – Rap Ni**a ft King Mez, Tito Lopez & Phonte
Here's a tough new joint from Big Sant who makes a strong statement about the lyrical dexterity of MCs from the South. To help in his cause, he recruited one of the best to ever do it (in any region), the one and only Phonte. Check out Rap Ni**a featuring... Read more
Mister Cee – The Best of Ruff Ryders Mix (Mixtape)
Here's the 2nd installment of Mister Cee's Best of Tuesdays mixes. This week he brings an hour long mix of the best of Ruff Ryders. You can listen to and download the entire mix below. Related: Mister Cee - The Best of Bad Boy Mix (Mixtape) Click here to download... Read more
Sheek Louch, Ghostface Killah and Jadakiss make exquisite use of a Fat Boys catch phrase (see below). Check out Stick ‘Em (Audio)
WU-BLOCK. Related: Sheek Louch & Ghostface Killah – Shrooms ft Styles P (Audio) Peep the reference:... Read more
Murs & Fashawn – This Generation
I'm feeling the diversity of the music so far on Murs and Fashawn's upcoming collaboration album called This Generation. Their first single, Slash Gordan, featured the 2 MCs trading line for line over hard guitar riffs. Now, on the title track, each trades in the hard rhyming for a more... Read more
Brother Ali – Mourning in America (Full Album Stream)
Brother Ali has dropped a lot of fantastic records and video from his Mourning in America album over the last few months. The album is in stores today and you can listen to a full stream of it below. Related: Brother Ali slays the 5 Fingers of Death on the... Read more
Missy Elliott – 9th Inning + Triple Threat (Audio)
A snippet of Missy Elliot's song 9th Inning dropped last week. Here's the full version of the song AND another song from her called Triple Threat. Check out both below. Related: J. Cole – Nobody’s Perfect ft Missy Elliott (Video)... Read more
Showbiz & AG – Walkin’ On Air ft A. Bless
Here's another new release from Showbiz & AG. Still diggin'...Check out Walkin' On Air featuring A. Bless. Related: Showbiz & AG – Every Time I Touch The Mic ft OC & Frank V (Audio)... Read more
Angie Stone – Backup Plan
Need some soul in your life? Angie Stone has got plenty. She takes it back to the 80's with the funky sounds of Backup Plan. Check it out. Her new album Rich Girl is in stores on 9/25. Related: Super (Neo) Soul Sisters Playlist (Audio)... Read more
Skyzoo – Give It Up ft DJ Prince
Here's the latest single from Skyzoo's upcoming A Dream Deferred album. Check out Give It Up, produced by !llmind. Related: Skyzoo – Theo vs JJ (Dreams vs Reality) (Mixtape)... Read more
J. Cole – I’m a Fool
J. Cole performed a soulful new song called I'm a Fool at Rock the Bells a few weeks ago. Here's the studio version. Check it out below. Related: Kendrick Lamar & J. Cole in concert in North Carolina (Video)... Read more
DJ Drama – My Way ft Common, Kendrick Lamar & Lloyd (Snippet) (Audio)
DJ Drama's Quality Street Music is in stores next week. Here's a snippet of a song from the album called My Way which features Common, Kendrick Lamar & Lloyd. You'll hear all of Common's verse, the hook and just a taste of Kendrick's verse. Check it out. Related: DJ Drama... Read more
DJ Drama – Never Die ft Jadakiss, Nipsey Hu$$le, Cee-Lo & Young Jeezy
DJ Drama has a project dropping in October. Here's an introspective track from the album featuring Jadakiss, Nipsey Hu$$le and Young Jeezy with Cee-Lo on the hook. Check out Never Die. Related: Jadakiss – We Gettin’ Money ft Trae Tha Truth & Styles P (Video)... Read more
Mister Cee’s 2Pac Tribute Mix (Mixtape)
16 years. That's how long it's been since we lost 2Pac on that terrible Friday the 13th. As has become his custom on these days, Mister Cee dropped a mix on NYC's Hot 97 to celebrate Pac's LIFE. You can listen to the entire mix below. Related: 2Pac video playlist... Read more
Scoe – Tha Influence ft Kendrick Lamar
Scoe and Kendrick Lamar pay homage to their West Coast predecessors like Tha Dogg Pound, NWA, Snoop, Dre, Ice Cube, 2Pac and more on Tha Influence. California love (and respect) Check it out. Related: Kendrick Lamar & J. Cole in concert in North Carolina (Video)... Read more
Kanye West, Pusha T & Ghostface Killah – New God Flow
Ghostface Killah jumps on New God Flow with Pusha T and Kanye West and takes it to another level. Check it out (with tags for now). Related: Ghostface Killah & Sheek Louch - Union Square (Audio)... Read more
Bizarre Tribe – A Quest to The Pharcyde a blend of classic cuts from A Tribe Called Quest and The Pharcyde(Mixtape)
A super fresh mashup of ATCQ's Electric Relaxation and The Pharcyde's Runnin' dropped a couple of weeks ago from a project called Bizarre Tribe: A Quest to the Pharcyde. Here's the full project which is chock full of blends of classics from Tribe and The Pharcyde. Dope! You can listen... Read more
Pete Rock – Delicious Vinyl 25th Anniversary Mix (Mixtape)
Delicious Vinyl, label home to The Pharcyde, Masta Ace, The Brand New Heavies, J Dilla and more recently had its 25th anniversary. To celebrate the milestone, they enlisted Soul Brother #1 Pete Rock to do a mix of some of the gems in their catalog. Listen to and download the... Read more
Danny Brown – Change
Danny Brown's upcoming album is going to be produced entirely by Blu & Mainframe (Johnson & Johnson) and will be called Danny Johnson. Change, the first release from the project, has an early (Dilla-influenced) Slum Village feel to it. Check it out. Related: The Alchemist – Flight Confirmation ft Danny... Read more
Blu – Lemonade
Here's a super tough new joint from Blu, complete with scratches of Guru vocals on the hook (peep the reference below). Check out Blu Lemonade. Related: Blu & Exile – The Great Escape ft Homeboy Sandman & ADAD (Audio) Here's that Guru vocal.... Read more
Mister Cee – Best of Bad Boy Records (Mixtape)
Hot 97's Mister Cee is starting a new weekly series he creates "Best of Tuesday" mixes. He kicks it off with a 1-hour long mix of hits from Bad Boy Records. You know the names: Biggie, Craig Mack, The Lox, Total, 112...You can listen to and download the entire mix... Read more
Jon Connor – What I Do
Jon Connor puts on another lyrical display on the Statik Selektah-produced What I Do. Check it out. Related: Jon Connor - The Backroom Freestyle (Video)... Read more
Missy Elliott – 9th Inning ft Timbaland
This has been one of the best years for female MCs in a looong time...and it just got better. Here's a preview of a new song from Missy Elliott featuring Timbaland. Check out 9th Inning. Related: J. Cole Nobody's Perfect video featuring Missy Elliott... Read more
Slum Village – Live It Up ft Vice
Here's a new track from Slum Village. Check out Live It Up featuring Vice. Related: Slum Village - Reppin' (Video)... Read more
Nipsey Hu$$le – Get Away ft Ken Malik
Nipsey Hu$$le goes in on an early 2000s throwback track (see below). Check out Get Away featuring Ken Malik. Related: Nipsey Hu$$le - They Know (Video) Here's the original track.... Read more
Buddy – Far as They Know ft Pharrell
Here's another collabo between Compton MC Buddy and Pharrell. Check out Far as They Know. Related: Buddy - Inspired (Prod. Pharrell) (Audio)... Read more
Styles P – Holiday Any Emcee
Here's a new one from Styles P. Check out Holiday Any Emcee. Related: Styles P – The Diamond Life Project (Mixtape)... Read more
Kendrick Lamar, Schoolboy Q, & Jay Rock – Highway to Hell
Kay Slay serves up the original version of Highway to Hell featuring Kendrick Lamar, Schoolboy Q and Jay Rock on his new mixtape The Return of the Gatekeeper. Check out the song and Kay Slay's full mixtape below. Related: Jay Rock, Ab-Soul and Schoolboy Q interview with Page 31 (Video)... Read more
Here’s a playlist celebrating the legendary career of Mary J. Blige (Audio)
Mary J. Blige is not an MC...but she has been the Queen of Hip-Hop Soul for more than 20 years. She is the next artist we salute as part of our Living Legends series where we celebrate the careers of our hip-hop icons while we still have them. Here's a... Read more
Miguel – Kaleidoscope Dream: The Air Preview (Audio)
Miguel is dropping a new album called Kaleidoscope Dream in October. Here's a 3-song sampler from the album, including one where he rides the same sample Eminem did for My Name Is (see below). Check it out. Related: Miguel – Adorn (Video) Here's the original track sampled on track #2. ... Read more
Freddie Gibbs – The Hard ft Dana Williams
Freddie Gibbs slows it down with his new song The Hard...but it's still gangsta. Check it out. Related: Freddie Gibbs – Bout It Bout It ft Kirko Bangz... Read more
Big Sean, Jay-Z & Kanye West – Clique
Big Sean, Jayy-Z & Kanye West link on the latest G.O.O.D. Music release. Check out Clique. Related: Kanye West & Pusha T - New God Flow (Audio)... Read more
Jean Grae – Kill Screen
Here's a banger from Jean Grae (#sounderrated). Gamers from back in the day will recognize the theme song immediately. Check out Kill Screen. Related: Pharoahe Monch & Jean Grae experience South Africa (Video)... Read more
Xzibit – Up Out the Way ft E-40
Here's some more new music from Xzibit. Check out Up Out the Way featuring E-40. Related: Xzibit – Louis XIII ft King T & Tha Alkaholiks (Prod. Dr. Dre)... Read more
Throwback: Classic Audio of Rakim and Biz Markie Rhyming in High School (Audio)
Wow. Wow. WOW. Here's a super rare gem--audio footage of Biz Markie and Rakim rhyming in high school. It's so vintage Rakim rhymed under a different name...SUPER FRESH. This is from a project called the Lunchroom Battles. Check it out. Related: Rakim vs Big Daddy Kane: the playlist that settles... Read more
Curt@ins – Ruthle$$ ft Schoolboy Q
Here's a new joint from Curt@ins. Check out Ruthle$$ featuring Schoolboy Q. Related: Schoolboy Q - Party (Audio)... Read more
Blu & Exile – The Great Escape ft Homeboy Sandman & ADAD
Here's some new music from Blu & Exile. Check out The Great Escape featuring Homeboy Sandman & ADAD. Related: Blu – Rap Dope (Audio)... Read more
Slaughterhouse – Goodbye with Fat Joe
Fat Joe adds a heartfelt tribute to Chris Lighty, his longtime manager, on Slaughterhouse's Goodbye. Check it out. Related: DJ Wonder Chris Lighty tribute mix (Audio)... Read more