Rapsody + Big K.R.I.T. + 9th Wonder on the track = a good look.
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Here’s a new joint from Common with No I.D. on the track.
Check out Summer Madness. Click here to download. Also, if you missed our mix of No I.D.'s vintage tracks, click here.... Read more
Ready to Go by Demrick (Young De) sounds like a joint from the late 80s. It’s just an ill drum beat and dope rhymes.
The song features Xzibit and Brevi and Scoop DeVille is on the track. Check it out. Click here to download. The track is reminiscent of something from these cats: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0CZkhQt8xw... Read more
Jay Rock and Kendrick Lamar drop some fresh verses on a monster J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League beat.
Check out Hood Gone Love It.... Read more
Can’t wait to hear Curren$y’s Weekend at Burnie’s album? Check out this sneak preview.
Curren$y put together this dope promotion where the album is streaming non-stop until Wed afternoon (so don't wait on this one). Just like AFH TV, you can't pause, fast forward or rewind this. You just have to let it ride...Check it out. Weekend at Burnie's drops on 6/28.... Read more
Pill and Trae tha Truth trade reflective lyrics on Send One Down.
This one is for meditating. Check it out. Click here to download.... Read more
Talib Kweli and Like of Pac Div join forces with Mac Miller on Family First.
Talib supplies his typical Kwelity lyrics and Like produced a laid back and soulful track. It's a good combo. Check it out. Click here to download.... Read more
Moe Green kicks a few verses over a track from The Weeknd. Check out the video for 707.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ByeWYIZ6WI&feature=player_embedded Click here to download. And, if you haven't downloaded The Weeknd House of Balloons album, you can listen to the whole thing and download it below. The track Moe Green used is called Glass Table Girls. Download Mixtape... Read more
Here’s a new joint from Potluck ft Murs and Mistah F.A.B called Hands Up. The accompanying video is a must see for Murs fans.
It shows Murs getting his locks chopped and taking on a new look. Check it out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2UZyBCRydE&feature=player_embedded Click here to download Hands Up.... Read more
Here’s a new song from Curren$y called 3 Wishes. It’s very different than most of what he’s put out both lyrically and musically.
He breaks down what he would wish for if he had 3 wishes. Check it out (stream-only). Spitta's album Weekend at Burnie's drops on 6/28.... Read more
The Neptunes laced Cee-Lo with a really soulful track on Bridges.
This is a bit of a different sound from Pharrell and Chad but it's a great look. Check it out. Click here to download.... Read more
Here’s a weekend treat. New Kendrick Lamar ft RZA. Check out Ronald Reagan Era.
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It’s been 17 years since No I.D. laced Common with the track for the classic I Used to Love H.E.R. Nearly 2 decades later, the Chicago legend that Kanye West cites as his mentor is still going strong. The latest installment of our Producer Series is dedicated to the music of No I.D. Click below to hear the mix.
Nearly 2 decades later, the Chicago legend that Kanye West cites as his mentor is still going strong. The latest installment of our Producer Series is dedicated to the music of No I.D. It's always interesting to listen to a producer's body of work over an extended period of time. ... Read more
Outlaw is the strongest 50 Cent joint to drop in a long, long time.
Check it out. Click here to download.... Read more
Curren$y Weekend at Burnie’s album is sounding like it’s going to be on point.
Here's the latest joint to drop. Check out This is the Life. The album drops on 6/28.... Read more
2Pac would have been 40 on 6/16. To celebrate his birthday here’s a classic mixtape done by DJ Vlad, Dirty Harry and Green Lantern.
Check out Rap Phenomenon 2. Listen to the whole mixtape and download it below. There has been a TON of controversy surrounding the 1994 shooting of 2Pac over the last couple of days, but today, we celebrate his life. Download Mixtape... Read more
J. Cole’s first official single is here. Check out Work Out.
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Freddie Gibbs and Dom Kennedy jump on a classic Ice Cube track on There They Go.
This is from a new Freddie Gibbs mixtape, F**kin' With Fred, which you can listen to and download below. Click here to download There They Go. Here's the Ice Cube joint: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjYnMTVsxgI And, here's the Gangsta Gibbs mixtape: Download Mixtape... Read more
CyHi Da Prynce’s Royal Flush 2 mixtape is here. Listen to the whole mixtape and download it below.
Also, check out this video showing the behind the scenes on how songs were selected for the mixtape (shot and directed by the one and only Decatur Dan), then listen to the whole thing and download it below. http://vimeo.com/25081720 Here's the mixtape. Download Mixtape... Read more
Bumpy Knuckles/Freddie Foxx drops some more goodness with Not What I Say.
Statik Selektah laces him with another dope track. The flow on this one is a little more laid back than what you may be used to from Bumpy Knucks, but it still bumps. You can buy Lyrical Workout, the entire project he and Statik Selektah did together, here. Click here... Read more
CyHi Da Prynce’s Woopty Do ft Big Sean is PURE FIRE. Get ready for the mixtape.
CyHi's Royal Flush 2 drops tomorrow. Check out Woopty Do below.... Read more
Styles P and Jadakiss have been putting in work together lately. Here’s another collabo.
Check out It's OK (once again courtesy of Funk Flex).... Read more
New Nas…and it’s just what the title says: NASTY
Check it out (courtesy of Funkmaster Flex - with tags). Click here to download.... Read more
Curren$y’s new album Weekend at Burnie’s drops in 2 weeks. Here’s a new song to hold you till then.
Check out You See It. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2T5UNGtnkc... Read more
Here’s a meditative track from XV. Check out Phobia.
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Strong Arm Steady go in on a blazing hot track by Nottz that’s reminiscent of a 9th Wonder beat.
Check out Love. Click here to download.... Read more
Here’s a brand new joint from The Lox. Check out New York Rap.
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Action Bronson’s Beautiful Music is just what the title suggests: ill lyrics with a RIDICULOUS track.
That's beautiful. Check it out. Click here to download.... Read more
Here’s a fresh new joint from Stalley called Summer in America. It’s a tribute to Gil Scott Heron.
The Rashad-produced track has that deep funk bass and muted horn that tends to bring out the best in Stalley. Check it out. Click here to download. Here's what Stalley had to say about the song: Summer isn’t officially here. Backyard bbqs, Car shows, and school yard hoops duels providing... Read more
Royce Da 5’9″ + DJ Premier = FIRE. They first linked up in 2002. Here’s their latest collabo.
Check out Second Place. The Nickel Nine is busy this year. In addition to his Bad Meets Evil album with Eminem (click here for their new song with Slaughterhouse), He's dropping a solo joint later this Summer. Be on the lookout for Success is Certain. Click here to download. Here's... Read more
Eminem and Royce Da 5’9″ brought their friends along on their latest joint.
Check out Bad Meets Evil's Loud Noises ft Slaughterhouse. Click here to download. The Bad Meets Evil album, Hell the Sequel, drops on 6/14.... Read more
New Kendrick Lamar. Nuff said. Check out Sex With Society.
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New CyHi Da Prynce too…Check out Emotional.
This is from CyHi's upcoming Royal Flush 2 mixtape. Click here to watch the new video CyHi just dropped for Can't Wait, off the first Royal Flush mixtape. Click here to download.... Read more
Here’s a new joint from Wale ft Stalley, Black Cobain and Tone P. Check out Cookup.
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Can’t wait till June 13 to hear Eminem and Royce Da 5’9″‘s Bad Meets Evil album? Check out samples of every song.
Click here to hear 30 second snippets via Amazon.com. Tracklist is below. If you missed Fast Lane, the first single, click here. Here's the tracklist: 1. Welcome 2 Hell [Explicit] 2. Fast Lane [Explicit] 3. The Reunion [Explicit] 4. Above The Law [Explicit] 5. I'm On Everything [Explicit] 6. A... Read more
Here’s some new J. Cole. This is one of the hottest joints he’s been on in a while.
You might recognize the beat from this sick Side Effekt beat we posted a while ago, called The Essence. We actually asked who you thought would rock the hardest on the track...Looks like Cole answered that....Check out How High. Click here to download.... Read more
This week’s Soul Cooking mix features newer soul…but let’s not call it Neo.
If you dig artists like Erykah Badu, D'Angelo, Maxwell, Jill Scott, India.Arie and Lauryn Hill, this one is for you. Put this one on with the BBQ and let it marinate.... Read more
New Eminem and Royce Da 5’9″ (Bad Meets Evil) ft Mike Epps. Nuff said…
Check out I'm on Everything. Click here to download.... Read more
Here’s the last installment of #PhilAdeFridays. This has been one of the better of these series and he ends on a solid note.
Next week, Phil will drop a mixtape with all the previous joints. Check out Cloud 9 ft GLC. Click here to download.... Read more
Action Bronson and Statik Selektah bring some heat for the long weekend.
Check out Time for Some ft Lil Fame of M.O.P. Click here to download.... Read more
Here’s a dope remix of Miguel’s Sure Thing which features a verse from Pusha T. Check it out.
We published the original of this song well over a year ago when we looked like this...A lot has changed for both Miguel and us. Salute to Miguel for all of his success. >... Read more
Da Brat shows she can still spit fire on Get It Get It ft Jadakiss.
Check it out. Click here to download.... Read more
The 90’s will always be considered the Golden Age of hip-hop. Click below to listen to all 250 songs that XXL named the best of the 1990’s.
That's not to say that decade will always be the best, nor that it contains the best year in hip-hop (in fact, read this if you REALLY want a debate) but, just as the 70's will always be considered Classic Rock (Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, etc.--note other great... Read more
Pac Div go in on a sample of one of the best tracks from Andre 3000’s The Love Below.
Check out the video for Fallin', from their mixtape, Mania, which you can listen to and download below. http://vimeo.com/24145207 Need some more Pac Div in your life? Check out their video for Rollin' and download their mixtape, Don't Mention It, here. Here's the Andre 3000 joint: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGriTyFX96k&feature=related Here's Mania: Download... Read more
Stalley is one of my favorite MCs of the last 12 months. Aside from just being plain dope, he has 2 incredibly rare distinctions in today’s hip-hop landscape.
1. He does not curse, and 2. The vast majority of his music does not contain samples. No judgements against either cursing or sampling (some of the greatest to ever do it do both to the fullest) but it's hard to find a credible rapper post 1987 who does this.... Read more
In the late 80’s and early 90’s there was an incredible British soul invasion. The music was called Acid Jazz, but make no mistake–it was SOUL music.
This week's Soul Cooking installment is dedicated to that movement. If names like Loose Ends, Soul II Soul, The Brand New Heavies and Jamiroquai mean anything to you, get ready for a ride down memory lane. If those names are new to you and you appreciate good soul music, this... Read more