Old heads rejoice. KRS-One and Grand Puba on a DJ Premier track…and the sh*t is hot!!! The song is called 5%. Get some.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFin4OQoxm4 Click here to download.... Read more
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Gotta give props to Cee-Lo Green for always expanding the boundaries of hip-hop. His new song Please ft Selah Sue is just good soul music.
Click here to listen and download.... Read more
Diddy said "Don't worry if I write rhymes, I write checks" in Bad Boys for Life. Well…his latest check went to Rick Ross who wrote a nice rhyme for him on Looking for Love ft Usher. Here's the Rick Ross version.
Click here to download. And here's Bad Boys for Life (that line was so gangsta).... Read more
Never been a big David Banner fan but his new joint called Be With You ft Ludacris and Marsha Ambrosius and produced by 9th Wonder is kinda funky. What do you think?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7F17gUybI04 Click here to download.... Read more
50 Cent and El DeBarge? For real? The song is actually pretty good…plus, you have to give props to DeBarge for the original to one of Biggie's best songs ever.
The song is called Switch Up the Format. Click here to download. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXEWh9HdVTw And the Biggie sample? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CinavBPMy-I http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--TCriRfCS8... Read more
Does Swizz Beatz get his props as being one of the best rap producers of all time? Check out his new song Bang Bang ft Pharrell and Pusha T.
You hear a lot about Dre, Kanye, Timbaland and Pharrell, but Swizzy seems to hang below the radar when it comes to recognition as one of the all-time great producers. He's been killing tracks since the late 90's and continues today, more than a decade later. When you check the... Read more
If Big L had lived would he be in the discussion as the Greatest Of All Time?
You heard him go head to head with Jigga (the actual G.O.A.T., right?) on the Bobbito show in '95. Here's a previously unreleased track from his upcoming second posthumous album Return of the Devil's Son, called Zone of Danger:... Read more
Ahh yeah it's G.O.O.D. Friday (okay so he dropped this one on Saturday…). Check out Kanye West's newest gift Take One For the Team ft Keri Hilson, CyHi The Prynce and Pusha T
Click here to download (Mediafire, UserShare, Kanye's Blog).... Read more
Big Boi just dropped his remix to Tangerine and he added Bun B, TI (11 more months homie…) and Rick Ross. Check it out.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XW4vwBCaczw Click here to download.... Read more
CyHi Da Prynce drops his Royal Flush mixtape.
Kanye has been putting him on through G.O.O.D. Music. This is his chance to stand on his own. Does he live up to the G.O.O.D. Music brand? Here's what CyHi had to say about it, but decide for yourself. Click here to download. The tracklist is below: 1. Ring Bellz... Read more
Nottz breaks down The Cycle of how some leave the pen just to go back in…
Nottz rides a jazzy chopped up loop ft Joell Ortiz. This is the 3rd or 4th hot joint from his upcoming album You Need This Music which drops on 10/26. It sounds like it's definitely one to cop. Support (good) hip-hop. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ustQD4nOic Click here to download.... Read more
Joe Budden's Sober Up ft Crooked I lives up to the name of his new mixtape. It's Mood Muzik 4 you.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nfbaSdryq0 Click here to download.... Read more
G.O.O.D. G*d!!! Kanye West MURDERS his verse on Lloyd Banks' ft Kanye, Swizz Beatz, Ryan Leslie and Fabolous.
G-Unit x G.O.O.D. Music = Fire. You want a problem? Start it up. Start it up. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbVHhYfxveQ&feature=related Click here to download. ... Read more
Curren$y's nickname is "Spitter." Check out his new single Michael Knight and you'll understand why.
This is off Curren$y's upcoming album Pilot Talk 2 which drops on November 16th. Click here to download. The chords and dark feel of the track are reminiscent of this:... Read more
Maniac is vintage KiD CuDi. If you like KiD CuDi or sad Kanye West music, take a listen.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6Mph0uPW7o&feature=related What's "sad Kanye West Music?" You know it when you hear it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Co0tTeuUVhU&ob=av2e Click here to download Maniac.... Read more
Kanye West's latest gift is Child Rebel Soldier ft Pharrell and Lupe Fiasco. Check it out.
If these G.O.O.D. Friday tracks are any indication, his new album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, is sounding like it is going to be incredible. Click here to download Child Rebel Soldier.... Read more
Tyga will be the next member of Young Money to blow. This might be the First Time he's worked with Pharrell but it should not be the last.
What would urban radio sound like right now without Young Money? Drake must be on at least 10 songs in heavy rotation and Nicki Minaj is on at least 5. When you add Lil Wayne, what's left for anyone else not named Kanye? Tyga is the newest Young Money millionaire... Read more
Nottz drops another hot one with Dontcha Wanna Be (My Neighbor) and he brought Asher Roth to drop a nice 16 bars.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09yAp5d7-PI Click here to download.... Read more
Chris Brown's Deuces remix ft Drake, T.I., Kanye West, Fabolous and Andre 3000 is fire! Get it while you can…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTLjYiiPy1c Click here to download.... Read more
While we're on the G-funk tip, remember when Devin the Dude looked like he would be that next dude after his verse on Dr. Dre's Chronic 2001? He never blew up but he's still dropping bombs. Check out Jus Coolin'.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ID9hbOQ8-M8 Click here to download. And, in case you missed the Dr. Dre reference: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6K7dB3T6ho... Read more
If you're feeling Black Milk, check out Nottz' Blast That. It features a hot Black Milk beat and the Milk man himself.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMTKVbbnMns Click here to download.... Read more
New Kanye West: check out So Appalled ft Jay-Z, RZA, Pusha T, Swizz Beats and Cyhi the Prynce.
At this rate, is Kanye going to have anything left for the album? Word on the street is these are just the outtakes. The best is yet to come... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5FLvOLL_aQ Click here to download.... Read more
Nicki Minaj's Right Thru Me is surprising. No gimmicks, no funny voices, just good music…
After the mixtapes and cameos, it's showtime for Nicki Minaj--time for her to show and prove by herself (without Weezy, without Drake, without Robin Thicke...). From the looks of it, she may just be hip-hop's Lady GaGa: lots of pomp and circumstance, but also the goods to back it up. Here's... Read more
Black Milk’s Album of the Year may be the most slept on rap album in 2010.
Black Milk's aptly titled Album of the Year is the Detroit producer's 3rd album and he has definitely found his stride. His beats are so on point that the rhymes are secondary, but once you give them a listen they are also engaging. You can hear influences ranging from Dre... Read more
If you like Outkast’s first album or anything from Death Row Records, check out Ab-Soul’s All Feelin’. It’s a return to the funk.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vaerNUTh44 Click here to download. Not feeling the Outkast comparison? Check this out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4f5VKdK1c3Q... Read more
Marsha Ambrosious' Hope She Cheats on You (With a Basketball Player) was already hot. Maino and Fabolous make it hotter on the remix…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aF_B28_DyB8 Click here to download.... Read more
Bruno Mars has got talent. Beautiful Girls was just the beginning. Check out Liquor Store Blues ft Damian Marley.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMHiFGnQOgU Bruno recently performed at the Bowery Ballroom in New York and killed it. His album, Doo-Wops & Hooligans, drops on October 5th. Click here to download the track.... Read more
Kanye West continues to be G.O.O.D. to his fans. This week's track is Lord Lord Lord ft Mos Def, Swizz Beats, Raekwon and Charlie Wilson.
This track is built on a 70's funk jam. It's different from anything Kanye has done in a long while. Check it out for yourself here.... Read more
50 Cent's new joint They Burn Me sounds like its from The Massacre era…
...but it's an outtake from Before I Self Destruct. Still, it's vintage 50. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ks07DTvThAA Click here to listen and download.... Read more
How could people miss the fact that Kanye's of Runaway at the VMAs was not celebrating assholes but lamenting the fact that he can be one sometimes?
[vodpod id=ExternalVideo.967958&w=425&h=350&fv=configParams%3Dvid%253D571850%2526uri%253Dmgid%253Auma%253Avideo%253Amtv.com%253A571850 The point is pretty clear if you take some time to really listen to the song. His advice for people with assholes? Runaway... Click here to download.... Read more
DJ Brans – Worldwide ft M-Dot & Armageddon
Here's a hot new joint by DJ Brans featuring M-Dot & Armageddon. It's got that BOOM BAP and lyrics to go. Check out the video for Worldwide. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1WrSyMOX3o Click here to download. ... Read more
Naledge from Kidz in the Hall just dropped his Twenty Something Mixtape. Check it out here.
Below is one of the tracks, Player of the Century, featuring Freddie Gibbs: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eK19RKYVaFw Click here to download the mixtape. Track list is below:... Read more
Diggy Simmons is legit. People will not look at him as Run's son for long (if they even do now…). Check out his new AIRBORNE mixtape.
Diggy burst onto the scene last Winter with his Made You Look freestyle over Nas' classic track. Six months later and he's dropping his own mixtape with the likes of Raekwon, Lupe Fiasco and Pharrell. The future is looking bright for the rap legacy of the Simmons family. Click here... Read more
Statik Selektah is known for dropping classic mixtapes but now he is dropping singles. Check out 1982 ft Bun B
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TRzymRKa3Y&feature=player_embedded And, in case you're not familiar with Statik Selektah's mixtapes, check out The Look of Love, the tribute to J. Dilla he did with Q-Tip a few years ago. It's vintage Dilla. Click here to download the mixtape. The tracklist is below: 01 - Q-Tip - One Love Intro... Read more
Nipsey Hussle gets his "gangsta Drake" impression on in Grind Mode. G's need love too though…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZQnpM5zzmE Click here to download.... Read more
Chris Brown and Tyga's mixtape Fan of a Fan has been out for a minute but if you missed it, it's surprisingly good.
Click here to download. Of course it features, Deuces which has quietly become one of the biggest songs of the Summer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RUSRxTpI80&ob=av2e... Read more
Wow. Faith Evans MURDERED her version of Biggie’s classic Everyday Struggle. She didn’t even need Raekwon’s verse (but it didn’t hurt).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaXkcHmaFE0 Click here to download. Here's Biggie's track, in case it's been a while: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rogvlB2SP4k And, in case you're interested, here's the original track Biggie sampled, Either Way by Dave Grusin: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pADrZfzPrAY&feature=player_embedded#!... Read more
Kidz in the Hall is one of the most slept on groups of the last few years. Naledge from Kidz drops a hot solo joint with Make it Happen.
Click here to download. And, if you're one of the ones who slept on Kidz, check out their classic mixtape with Mick Boogie called Detention.... Read more
If the names Phonte and Nicolay mean anything to you then you know how The Foreign Exchange gets down. If not here's some chill out rap.
Check out the latest single from The Foreign Exchange called Maybe She'll think of me. Little Brother may be gone, but the brother Phonte rocks on. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fKMYvoSM5Q Click here to download.... Read more
Wiz Khalifa sounds a lot like Wale on his new song Black and Yellow…but that's not a bad thing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zyfH-tIq8w Click here to download.... Read more
If you miss Little Brother, you'll dig this 9th Wonder-produced joint by Big Remo called Wonderbread
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3bnknJ1sQQ Click here to download.... Read more
Young Jeezy drops his 1000 Grams mixtape in preparation for his album. Check it out here.
TM 103, the album, drops on September 28th. Until then, click here to get your fix with 1000 Grams. Here's the tracklist: 1. Intro 2. Death B4 Dishonor [Young Jeezy: “It’s Not A Diss” 3. Choppa N Da Paint 4. Dope Boy Swag 5. In Da Wall 6. Powder 7.... Read more
Curren$y continues holding down the New School with 4 Hrs & 20 Minutes (Ride to H-Town)
2010 is looking incredible for hip-hop. It is going to go down as one of the best. Some of the greats have dropped their best albums in years (Eminem, The Roots, Nas (with Damien Marley) and Rick Ross) and the new crop (Drake, J. Cole and Wiz Khalifa) are killing... Read more
New J. Cole, "Blow Up." This may be that fire you've been waiting for.
J. Cole is on a roll with Blow Up and Bun B for President. Click here to listen and download.... Read more
New Kanye West feat. Beyonce and Charlie Wilson (See Me Now). Here we go!!!
Click here to listen and download.... Read more
Wale is going back to spitting heat on his new mixtape More About Nothing. Check the video for Number Won.
http://www.vimeo.com/14022320 Click here to download the mixtape if you missed it.... Read more