New A.Dd+. Check out Jumper Cables ft Tunk.
The beat on this is TOUGH. Jumper Cables ft. Tunk by A.Dd+ If you like what you hear, click here to download A.Dd+'s album When Pigs Fly.... Read more
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Here’s another one of the daily drops from Big Sean, Curren$y and Wiz Khalifa. Check out Dot Dot Dot.
Click here to download Dot Dot Dot and click here for more from Big Sean, Curren$y and Wiz Khalifa.... Read more
Back in the Day: West Coast Style. Here’s a mix dedicated to the G-Funk era.
You'll find music from Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Tha Dogg Pound, The Luniz, The Lady of Rage, Sam Sneed, Spice 1, Ice Cube, Warren G, 2Pac, DJ Quik and more. Check it out. Ambrosia For Heads G-Funk Mix by Parfit... Read more
Here’s a 3rd joint from Wiz Khalifa, Big Sean and Curren$y. Check out Weed Brownies.
As you probably suspected given the previous 2 leaks, the 3 are working on a project together. Stay tuned... Click here to download. And, click here for 2 other songs from Wiz, Curren$y and Big Sean.... Read more
You know how Black Hippy gets down. You know how Toca Tuesday Freestyles go down. Here’s the combo of the 2.
Check out Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, Ab-Soul and Schoolboy Q kicking verses (some true freestyles, some not...but all good) with Tony Touch. 10 minutes strong... Click here to download. And, if you need more Toca Tuesday Freestyles in your life, click here. Update: Here's another freestyle from Kendrick Lamar and... Read more
New Jay-Z and Kanye West from Watch the Throne. Check out Otis ft Otis Redding.
This is the one that had all the critics raving. What do you think: hot or not? Click here to download.... Read more
Consequence, Rapper Big Pooh and Elzhi go in on a funky new joint.
This one is fire. Check out Crying Broke. Click here to download.... Read more
Here are a couple of new joints featuring verses from Wiz Khalifa, Curren$y and Big Sean
Check out Flowers and O.T.T.R. Here's Flowers: Click here to download. Here's O.T.T.R.: Click here to download.... Read more
Median is another cat holding it down for North Carolina.
He has a new track called The Sender which features a track from one of NC's finest--9th Wonder. Check it out. Click here to download.... Read more
Mobb Deep join L.E.P. Bogus Boys on Gangstaz Only. Check it out.
Click here to download.... Read more
Chuuwee continues to show his 90’s influences on The Livest One.
The song features a vintage Chuck D sample and jazzy keys. Check it out. Click here to download. Something about the chords on the keys reminds me of this joint (Side Note: Questlove spun this the first time I saw The Roots perform live back in '95): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFAkSI9lSD8... Read more
Here’s another new joint from Phil Ade’s upcoming album A Different World. His rhymes are tight and the track is laid back and fonky–yeah, funkier than funky.
Check out You're the One ft Killa Kyleon. A Different World drops tomorrow courtesy of 2DopeBoyz (props to them). Click here to download. If you missed the first leak, Incense ft Mac Miller, click here to download it.... Read more
New Dom Kennedy ft Curren$y. Check out Hennesy Beach.
Click here to download.... Read more
Curren$y is one of the most prolific artists out right now.
After dropping 2 projects in 3 months, he is already working on another. Here's the first song of his upcoming mixtape with DJ Drama, called Verde Terrace. Check out Run Dat Sh*t. Click here if you missed his album Weekend at Burnie's or his Covert Coup mixtape. Click here to... Read more
Beats, Rhymes & Mixes: This week’s mix was inspired by the A Tribe Called Quest documentary. You’ll here lots of Tribe from the Low End Theory and Midnight Marauders years, as well as other artists who were doing it at that time: Pete Rock & CL Smooth, Diamond D, The Beatnuts, Showbiz & AG, De La Soul, Black Sheep, The Pharcyde, Main Source, Brand Nubian and more.
And, if you haven't seen Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest, it is a MUST for any ATCQ fan or student of hip-hop. Enjoy. Ambrosia For Heads Tribal Inspirations Mix... Read more
Freeway stays consistent. Check out his latest–Listen.
Stream-only. Click here to buy it on iTunes.... Read more
Here are 2 soul singer projects that have some hip-hop heavy hitters affiliated.
First is a song from Nikki Jean which features verses from Lupe Fiasco and Black Thought. Next up is the full album from Ayah, an incredible singer who has been working with Jazzy Jeff and his camp for a few years. I've been a fan ever since Jeff played several... Read more
Here’s a new joint from 80 Blocks from Tiffany’s (Pete Rock & Camp Lo) ft Rapper Big Pooh. Nuff Said.
Check out Booming System. 80 Blocks from Tiffany's dropped an album in March (click here to download it). Booming System is from their forthcoming album. Click here to download.... Read more
Black & White is a pretty ill combo…Black Milk and Jack White (of the White Stripes) that is.
The 2 collaborated to create some soulful, bluesy music with live instruments. Black Milk provides the verses. Here's what he had to say about the collabo: "The time we spent in Nashville collaborating with Jack White was one of the greatest moments in my music career. It not only inspired... Read more
Here’s a Summer Heat mix for you. You’ll find new music from the last few months, including Kendrick Lamar, Curren$y, CyHi Da Prynce, Big Sean, Jay Rock, UGK, Chuuwee, Pete Rock & Smiff N Wessun, Big K.R.I.T., Bumpy Knuckles, Ghostface Killah, Action Bronson, Termanology, Common, Nas, Yelawolf and many more.
You'll find music from Kendrick Lamar, Curren$y, CyHi Da Prynce, Big Sean, Jay Rock, UGK, Chuuwee, Pete Rock & Smiff N Wessun, Big K.R.I.T., Bumpy Knuckles, Ghostface Killah, Action Bronson, Termanology, Common, Nas, Yelawolf and many more. Enjoy. Ambrosia For Heads Summer Heat Mix... Read more
Ghostface Killah + Action Bronson + Termanology = Get the weekend started!
Check out Meteor Hammer.... 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
Here’s a previously unreleased cut from RZA ft Kool G Rap and newcomer Kosha Dillz.
Check out Operator. Click here to download. Here's what RZA had to say about the song: “Here’s a demo of a song we made about a year and a half ago at my east coast studio 36 East. It’s featuring Kosha Dillz, one of the rawest Jewish kids I know... Read more
Trek Life has a different vibe than some of the other recent underground West Coast artists.
Though he hails from LA, his style is more East Coast. Check out What It Is (Apollo Brown Remix). Click here to download.... 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
Saigon re-ups on his vows to hip-hop on Married to the Game. Check it out.
Click here to download. If you missed his first declaration of love for hip-hop, check this out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJ6ZiJKGJI0... Read more
Tyler the Creator put together a pretty ill Summer Mix.
As you might expect, it's pretty heavily Pharrell-influenced, but there are some cool surprises, as well. Here's what Tyler had to say about it: Hi. I’m On A Big Tour In Europe Right Now, Pretty New To This. I’m Used To Spending Summers Not Doing Anything Productive With My Friends.... Read more
The mighty Pimp C’s album, Still Pimping, drops on 7/12. Check out his song Finer Things ft Slim Thug.
It's sounding like this is going to be a hot album (not often the case for posthumous releases). Click here to download. And, check out What Up by Pimp C, Drake and Bun B below. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtrSF8O72FU... Read more
Kendrick Lamar’s Section 80 album is hands down one of the best of the year.
It's a concept album about present day life for people born in the 80's (the era of Reaganomics, the crack epidemic and the onset of AIDS). Fast-forward 20+ years and Kendrick Lamar tackles a number of issues from the profane to the profound. The music is incredible and the lyrics... Read more
A snippet of this new Common and Nas joint dropped a few weeks ago. Here’s the full song.
Check out Ghetto Dreams ft 2 of the illest MCs to ever do it. Click the arrow on the player to download it.... Read more
Kendrick Lamar’s Section 80 album is now available.
If you've liked the leaks you've heard, you can click here to buy the album. Below is one last free sneak peek, if you're not convinced yet. Check out No Makeup (Her Vice) ft Colin Munroe.... Read more
Yelawolf + CyHi Da Prynce = A dope first single. Check out Gangsta of Love.
This is from Yelawolf's upcoming album, Radioactive. Click here to download.... Read more
Here’s a new joint from the Kid Daytona to take you through the 4th of July weekend. Check out his remake of Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince’s Summertime.
Here's Summertime in the City. Click here to download. Here's the original. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kr0tTbTbmVA... 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
Laced Cheeba is vintage Ghostface Killah.
This is from the upcoming Wu-Tang: Legendary Weapons album. The song also features Sean Price and Trife Diesel. For a double dose of Wu, click here to download Make a Move ft Thoth and Raekwon. Click here to download Laced Cheeba.... Read more
It’s been 15 years since Jay-Z’s timeless Reasonable Doubt album was released.
To commemorate the anniversary, Philadelphia's DJ Colby Colb just released this rare Jay-Z interview and Criminology freestyle from '95, 10 months before he dropped Reasonable Doubt. Check it out. Also, if you missed it, check out this article discussing what might have been if Reasonable Doubt was a mixtape instead... Read more
Dom Kennedy’s album was also released today. Here’s a new song from him ft Asher Roth and Sir Michael Rocks.
Check out New Jeeps (stream only). Click here to buy the album, From the Westside With Love II.... Read more
Here’s another hot joint from Pete Rock and Smiff N Wessun.
Check out (I'm A) Stand Up Guy ft Black Rob. The Pete Rock/Smiff N Wessun album, Monumental, drops tomorrow. With Curren$y and Dom Kennedy also dropping, it's shaping up to be a Super Tuesday for hip-hop. Click here for more from Pete Rock and Smiff N Wessun.... Read more
Great day for rappers from the 80’s. Here’s a new joint from Kool G Rap.
Check out I Am. G Rap was also featured on our Back in the Day mix which you can find here. Click here to download.... Read more
Freddie Gibbs and Daz Dillinger on a Statik Selektah track. Nuff said…
Check out Rap Money. Click here to download.... Read more
Smiff-N-Wessun and Freeway on a hot Pete Rock track. What’s not to like?
Check out Roses.... Read more
Black Thought deservedly gets the most shine of all the Money Making Jam Boys, but STS is NICE.
Check out his new joint called Only One. Here's another burner from STS called Pimpin' and Preachin'.... Read more
TiRon and Ayomari re-connect on another soulful track. Check out Du Gör Mig Bra (You Complete Me).
If you know the Hney Mstrd project, you know how these dudes get down. If not, click here to listen to and download the whole mixtape. Listen to Du Gör Mig Bra (You Complete Me) below. Click here to download.... Read more