interview Archives

Joey Bada$$ – The Montreality Interview (Video)

Joey Bada$$ sat down with Montreality and talked about, his biggest fear, keys to success, who he would have been in a previous lifetime, his desire to collaborate with Nas and much more. Check out the video below. Related: Joey Bada$$ - Rejex (Mixtape)... Read more

October 3, 2012 Food for Thought, Video

Becoming: Nas (Video)

UPDATE: Part 2 is included below. Here's part 1 of a really dope mini-documentary on Nas. It features behind the scenes footage of him preparing to perform, interview footage, stories of his beginnings (watching MC Shan perform, Queensbridge, meeting Large Professor) and more. If you're a Nas fan, you need... Read more

October 1, 2012 Food for Thought, Video

Kendrick Lamar – Interview + Toca Tuesdays Freestyle (Video)

Here's a double dose of Kendrick Lamar. First up is an interview where he discusses the status of his collaboration with J. Cole, why he respects Cole, what he talks about with Lady Gaga and more. Next is Kendrick's Toca Tuesdays Freestyle. Check out both videos below. Related: Kendrick Lamar... Read more

September 27, 2012 Food for Thought, Video

Snoop Dogg and Dom Kennedy talk hip-hop, food, women and more (Video)

Here's a dope conversation between Snoop Dogg and Dom Kennedy, 2 generations of West Coast MCs. They discuss their influences, West Coast rap, women and more. The discussion takes place on a mock nightly news set and hilarity ensues. Check out the video. Related: A playlist celebrating the career of... Read more

September 25, 2012 Food for Thought, Video

Murs and Fashawn interview each other at the Skatepark (Video)

Here's a really engaging conversation between Murs & Fashawn. The 2 talk about the common elements between skateboarding and hip-hop, the origin of their names, philanthropy, fatherhood and more. Check out the video.... Read more

September 21, 2012 Food for Thought, Video

Kendrick Lamar reflects on his Career Path (Video)

Here's a cool interview of Kendrick Lamar where he breaks down the meaningful milestones of his career path. Check out the video. Related: A recap of Kendrick Lamar's 1st ever listening session for good kid, m.A.A.d city... Read more

September 21, 2012 Food for Thought, Video

Ghostface Killah & Sheek Louch interview with fuse (Video)

Ghostface Killah and Sheek Louch dropped a red hot song last night. Here's an interview of the duo where they explain how they came together to record their forthcoming Wu-Block project, speak on 90's hip-hop and discuss current MCs they like (not surprisingly, Ghost likes Action Bronson). Check it out... Read more

September 20, 2012 Food for Thought, Video

Kendrick Lamar Interviews & Freestyles (Video)

Here are 2 interviews of Kendrick Lamar and he drops a verse at the end of each. In the first interview, he discusses the album, cover art, a song called Black Boy Fly which addresses the cover and more, then flows over the Mobb Deep Eye for an Eye beat.... Read more

September 20, 2012 Food for Thought, Video

Kendrick Lamar speaks with fuse about good kid, m.A.A.d. city (Video)

Here's a great interview with Kendrick Lamar by fuse. Kendrick speaks in detail about the meaning of his album cover for good kid, m.A.A.d. city and also touches on the message of Swimming Pools (Drank) and what music means to him, generally (it's more than music...). Check out the video.... Read more

September 18, 2012 Food for Thought, Video

DJ Premier speaks on life (Video)

Here's an incredibly compelling interview of DJ Premier. Rather than survey his career, the focus is on who he is as a human being. Primo talks about how thankful he is for life now; his first experiences with death; spending time with Guru's son and how life has changed since... Read more

September 14, 2012 Food for Thought, Video

Jay Rock, Ab-Soul and Schoolboy Q interview with Page 31 (Video)

Schoolboy Q, Ab-Soul and Jay Rock spoke to Page 31 about the timing of a Black Hippy album (no time soon...), voting, how dope Kendrick's album is about to be and more. Check out the video. Related: Jay Rock - Yola (Audio)... Read more

September 7, 2012 Food for Thought, Video

Big K.R.I.T. interview with Ashley Outrageous (Video)

Big K.R.I.T. talks with Ashley Outrageous about working with J. Cole and Kendrick Lamar on Khaled's album, his relationship with Big Boi, performing on national television and his favorite country ish. Check out the video. Related: DJ Khaled - They Ready ft Big K.R.I.T., J. Cole & Kendrick Lamar (Audio)... Read more

August 28, 2012 Food for Thought, Video

Lupe Fiasco discusses his new album and video on 106 & Park (Video)

Lupe Fiasco stopped by 106 & Park to talk about Food & Liquor 2 and his thought-provoking video for Bitch Bad. Check out the interview below. Related: Lupe Fiasco - Bitch Bad (Video)... Read more

August 25, 2012 Food for Thought, Video

Mannie Fresh speaks with SoulCulture TV (Video)

Mannie Fresh is undoubtedly one of the most impactful producers in hip-hop. Many of today's beats were inspired by the sonic landscape he architected in the 90's during the first iteration of Cash Money. He's still in the game, working with G.O.O.D. Music on Cruel Summer and many more. Here's... Read more

August 22, 2012 Food for Thought, Video

Nas speaks about the video for Bye Baby (Video)

Nas discusses the video for Bye Baby with Fuse. Check it out below. Related: Nas performs at Rock the Bells (Full Video)... Read more

August 21, 2012 Food for Thought, Video

Raekwon talks Wu history with the J.U.S.T.I.C.E. Leauge Pt. 3 (Video)

Here's part 3 or Raekwon's conversation with the J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League. In this installment, he discusses ODB's production skills and more. Check out the video below. Related: Raekwon discusses Only Built 4 Cuban Linx with the J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League (Video)... Read more

August 20, 2012 Food for Thought, Video

Mike Tyson speaks on 2Pac (Video)

Mike Tyson has a new one man show in NYC. Here's an interview of the champ talking about his friendship with 2Pac, how they met and the night Pac was shot after attending Tyson's fight in Vegas. He also talks about Obama and more. Check out the video below. Related:... Read more

August 20, 2012 Video

Big K.R.I.T. interview with Sermons Domain (Video)

Big K.R.I.T. discusses working with other producers, staying consistent, his collabo project with Yelawolf, the new mixtape that's on the way and more. Check out the video. Related: Big K.R.I.T. - What U Mean featuring Ludacris (Video)... Read more

August 17, 2012 Food for Thought, Video

Rapper Big Pooh speaks with Montreality

Here's a great interview of Rapper Big Pooh by Montreality. He speaks on his biggest fear, why Little Brother split, his hidden talents, the keys to success and more. He also drops a quick freestyle. Check out the video. Related: Rapper Big Pooh & J. Pinder - Clouds... Read more

August 17, 2012 Food for Thought, Video

Talib Kweli – New Era Flagbearer (Video)

Here's a clip of Talib Kweli discussing the impact growing up in New York City had on his life and career. He also talks about how NYC shaped legends like The Beastie Boys and Run-DMC and more. Check out the video. Related: Talib Kweli - To the Music featuring Maino... Read more

August 16, 2012 Food for Thought, Video

Nas in 97 Seconds (Video)

NYC's Hot 97 has a cool new video series where artists share nuggets about themselves in 97 seconds. The latest installment features Nas. Here's an intimate look at God's Son in 97 seconds. Related: Nas performs The Don and Nasty on Jimmy Kimmel Live (Video)... Read more

August 14, 2012 Food for Thought, Video

Raekwon discusses Only Built 4 Cuban Linx with the J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League (Video)

Here's part 2 of Raekwon's sit down in the studio with the J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League to discuss Only Built 4 Cuban Linx. The Chef drops more inside dope on the meaning behind the artwork and the making of The Purple Tape. Check out the video. Related: Raekwon discusses OB4CL with the... Read more

August 13, 2012 Food for Thought, Video

Big K.R.I.T. interviews with Bootleg Kev (Video)

Here's an extended interview of Big K.R.I.T. by Bootleg Kev. K.R.I.T. discusses his Country Cousins project with Yelawolf, his favorite MCs of all time, getting booed the first time he performed in NYC, the pressure he faced making Live from the Underground and more. Check out the video below. Related:... Read more

August 11, 2012 Food for Thought, Video

Common talks Cruel Summer and working with Kanye on the Sway inthe Morning Show (Video)

Common discusses working with Kanye West with Sway. Check out the video. Related: Common freestyles on the Sway in the Morning show (Video)... Read more

August 11, 2012 Food for Thought, Video

Nas interview with Big Boy of Power 106 (Video)

UPDATE: Since Nas' interview with Big Boy below, some strong allegations have (re)surfaced that Jay Electronica and Stic Man from Dead Prez did some ghostwriting on Nas' untitled album. The most significant statement came from Dream Hampton (the first female editor of The Source among several other highly respectable credentials).... Read more

August 8, 2012 Food for Thought, Video

Kendrick Lamar interviews with Montreality (Video)

Here's a cool interview of Kendrick Lamar by Montreality. He speaks on what type of student he was, his first job, his biggest fear, his favorite super hero, what he did with his first pay check and more. Check it out. Related: Kendrick Lamar - Swimming Pools (Drank) (Video)... Read more

August 7, 2012 Food for Thought, Video

Here’s an in-depth interview with the mighty Ice Cube. He covers his expansive career, discussing everything from the NWA breakup and working with the Bomb Squad to Eazy-E’s death and much more (Video)

It's 40+ minutes of Cube. Check out the video. Related: Ice Cube discusses Detox, working with Chris Tucker on Friday, a new NWA album and more on The Sway in the Morning Show (Video)... Read more

August 6, 2012 Food for Thought, Video

DJ Premier & Bumpy Knuckles interview with Out Da Box TV (Video)

Here's part 2 of Out Da Box TV's fantastic interview with DJ Premier and Bumpy Knuckles. Check out the video and a description below. Related: DJ Premier & Bumpy Knuckles - More Levels (Video) Here's what Out Da Box TV had to say about the video: "As promised, Out Da... Read more

August 4, 2012 Food for Thought, Video

Nas speaks with Dr. Michael Eric Dyson on MSNBC (Video)

Nas sat down with Dr. Michael Eric Dyson to talk about being named one of the top 5 lyricists of all time, his divorce from Kelis, Life is Good, the spirit of Hip-Hop being ALIVE (though on a respirator) and more. Check out the video. Related: Nas performs The Don... Read more

August 4, 2012 Food for Thought, Video

Snoop discusses his change from Dogg to Lion (Video)

There's been a lot of chatter lately about Snoop Dogg's evolution to Snoop Lion. Here's an in-depth piece where we hear about the change from the Boss Lion himself. He discusses the new album, the documentary, his name change, gun control and more. Check out the video below. Props: Noisey... Read more

August 2, 2012 Video

DJ Quik speaks on joining the 2012 Rock the Bells tour (Video)

DJ Quik is part of Rock the Bells this year for the first time ever. Check out what he had to say about that, working with Murs, growing as an artist and more below. Related: DJ Quik mini-documentary (Video)... Read more

August 2, 2012 Food for Thought, Video

Schoolboy Q & A$AP Rocky – Back and Forth interview (Video)

Schoolboy Q and A$AP Rocky have had some dope collabos and they are the latest to sit down and have a Back and Forth convo. They talk marriage, money, women and more, along with a healthy amount of jokes on Danny Brown. Straight comedy. Check out the video. Related: Schoolboy... Read more

August 2, 2012 Video

Eminem interview with 95.5 in Detroit (Audio)

Here's an interview with Eminem where he discusses his relationship with 50 Cent, working with Slaughterhouse, starting his new album and more. Check it out below. Related: Eminem - Interview with Whoo Kid (Audio)... Read more

August 1, 2012 Audio, Food for Thought

Big K.R.I.T. & EL-P – Back and Forth (Video)

What would Big K.R.I.T. and EL-P talk about if they had a conversation? Wonder no more. They are the latest to sit down and kick it as part of Noisey's Back and Forth series. Check out the video below. Related: Big K.R.I.T - What U Mean featuring Ludacris (Video)... Read more

August 1, 2012 Video

Action Bronson flexes his culinary skills (Video)

Action Bronson brings that HEAT...no, literally. Check out this video showing how he gets down in the kitchen. Vocally, he may remind you of Ghostface Killah but in spirit, he's truly reminiscent of the Chef. Related: Nardwaur vs Action Bronson (Video)... Read more

August 1, 2012 Food for Thought, Video

The Making of MF DOOM’s Mask (Video)

Ever wonder how MF DOOM's mask came into being? Here's a super fresh video featuring the creator of the mask, graffiti artist Frank Chapter, telling the story of the inception of the mask + a healthy dose of inside dope on DOOM. Ill. Check it out below. Related: Oh No... Read more

July 27, 2012 Food for Thought, Video

GZA – The Fader Interview (Video)

GZA has been steady on his grind lately. He's been touring with a live band and working on his upcoming Dark Matter album. Here's an interview with the Fader where he discusses working with a live band, several upcoming album projects, a potential graphic novel, European shows with his Wu... Read more

July 23, 2012 Food for Thought, Video

Marley Marl – Classic Recipes: The Making of Mama Said Knock You Out (Video)

Here's the first episode of an incredible new series from Marley Marl called Classic Recipes. In this episode, Marley Marl gives lots of behind the scenes info on the making of Mama Said Knock You Out and how he came to work with LL. He also shows in detail how... Read more

July 22, 2012 Food for Thought, Video

Nas speaks on Illmatic and Life is Good (Video)

Here's an interview where Nas reflects on Illmatic and how his life has changed since then. Related: Nas speaks on Kelis' reaction to the Life is Good album cover (Video)... Read more

July 19, 2012 Food for Thought, Video

Pharoahe Monch & Jean Grae experience South Africa (Video)

Pharoahe Monch & Jean Grae recently performed in South Africa and some of their travels were captured on film. Here's a short video with some performance footage and an interview where they discuss the impact the experience had on them. Check it out below. Related: Pharoahe Monch - Still Standing... Read more

July 18, 2012 Video

Larger Professor speaks on Nas + Nas speaks on Kelis’ thoughts about the Life is Good album cover (Video)

Since Life is Good dropped today, here are a couple more Nas-related videos. First up is an interview of Large Professor speaking on Ether (did you know it was originally going to be on a Swizz Beatz track?), why he gave Nas a shot on Live at the BBQ, the... Read more

July 17, 2012 Food for Thought, Video

Nas interview with SoulCulture TV (Video)

Here's an extended interview of Nas by SoulCulture TV. He talks about the blessing it is to make music, what he learned from touring with Damien Marley, going back to the sound that represents him, Life is Good, not chasing commercial success ("make pop chase you") and more. Check out... Read more

July 16, 2012 Video

DJ Premier – More Levels w Bumpy Knuckles + Nardwaur Interview (Video)

Here's a DJ Premier double play. First is his new video More Levels with Bumpy Knuckles followed by DJ Premier vs Nardwaur. In the Nardwaur interview he talks about his battles with MOP (bumpin' knuckles), seeing Ice Cube and Suge Knight throw fisticuffs, working with many of the ladies of... Read more

July 10, 2012 Food for Thought, Video

Freddie Gibbs interview and verse on Soul Assassins Radio (Video)

Freddie Gibbs sat down and kicked it on Soul Assassins Radio about how he and Madlib ended up working together. He also dropped a verse over the Superman Lover beat. Check out the video below. Related: Freddie Gibbs & Madlib - Shame featuring BJ The Chicago Kid... Read more

July 9, 2012 Video

Method Man speaks on working with RZA, Crystal Meth, Blackout 3 and more (Video)

Method Man keeps it 100% real in this interview where he discusses working with RZA again on his upcoming album Crystal Meth, working with Redman on Blackout 3, how Blackout 2 was slept on, the possibility of How High 2, which "critics" matter to him and more. Check out the... Read more

July 7, 2012 Food for Thought, Video

Eminem interview with DJ Whoo Kid (Audio)

Here's a rare extended interview of Eminem by DJ Whoo Kid. Em talks working with Dre on his next album, participating in Ice-T's recent Art of Rap documentary, his love of the Beastie Boys and more. Check it out below. Related: Eminem spits a verse for Ice-T's The Art of... Read more

July 1, 2012 Audio, Food for Thought

Rakim interview with OkayPlayer and performance in NYC at Joe’s Pub (Video)

Here's a dope interview of Rakim by OkayPlayer. It also features footage of him performing with The Roots. You can check out the interview and footage of Rakim performing recently in NYC at Joe's Pub below. Related: Playlist celebrating the music of Rakim (Audio)... Read more

June 29, 2012 Food for Thought, Video

Big K.R.I.T. discusses working with Big Boi on Gossip and other possible tracks (Video)

Big Boi dropped a heat rock last night called Gossip featuring UGK and Big K.R.I.T. Here's an interview of Big K.R.I.T. discussing how his part on the track came about as well as possibly working with Big Boi on more tracks. Check it out below. Related: Big Boi - Gossip... Read more

June 28, 2012 Video

Schoolboy Q – Sway in the Morning Freestyle and Hot 97 Interview (Video)

Schoolboy Q did the local radio circuit during his stop in NYC. Check out the verses he kicked (one written and one off the dome) on Sway in the Morning over Beanie Siegel's The Truth (TOUGH) and Biggie's Dead Wrong tracks as well as an interview with Peter Rosenberg below.... Read more

June 27, 2012 Video

Nardwaur vs Asher Roth (Video)

Asher Roth is the latest subject of Nardwaur's offbeat interview style. They discuss Cheech & Chong, strip poker, working with Pharrell and much, much more. As usual, Nardwar's research is second to none. Check out the video below. Related: Nardwaur vs. Pharrell (Video) and Asher Roth - Pabst & Jazz... Read more

June 27, 2012 Video