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Justin Timberlake Performs the History of Rap Pt. 4 and More on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (Video)

Justin Timberlake capped off his week of performances on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon by going back to the well. He performed some of his older joints like Like I Love You and Cry Me a River and did a fourth installment of the History of Rap with Jimmy Fallon... Read more

March 16, 2013 Video

Justin Timberlake Performs Strawberry Bubblegum on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (Video)

Here's another performance of a new song from Justin Timberlake. This one is called "Strawberry Bubblegum" and has a chilled out vibe that sounds inspired by of Prince, Pharrell and The Weeknd. Fresh. Check out the video. Related: Justin Timberlake performs Let the Groove Get In with The Roots (Video)... Read more

March 15, 2013 Video

The Notorious BIG and Puff Daddy Perform in London (Video)

Unbelievably, it was 16 years ago today that we lost Biggie Smalls. To celebrate his LIFE, here's some rare concert footage of Biggie and performing in London. It looks like it was filmed for TV, so the video and audio quality are high. Warning: it will leave you wanting more...... Read more

March 9, 2013 Video

Method Man Performs Live in LA with RZA and Redman (Video)

Shout out to Method Man who celebrated his birthday last night by performing in Los Angeles with special guests RZA and Redman. Check out the video of performances of Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuthin Ta F*ck Wit and Rockwilder below. Related: Check out new music from Method Man, Redman, Ghostface, Cappadonna... Read more

March 2, 2013 Video

Prince Performs on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (Video)

Prince played something old (Bambi from his 2nd album back in 1979) and something new (Screw Driver--2013) on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Naturally, both ROCKED. And, he's one of the few artists with the chops to tell The Roots "I got this." Check out both performances below. Related: Prince... Read more

March 2, 2013 Video

Kendrick Lamar Performs in NYC (Video)

Kendrick Lamar performed not once but twice at Roseland (capacity 3500) in NYC last night and sold out both shows. After doing his first headline show at SOB's (capacity 600) in NYC just two years ago, the growth on all levels (performance, audience, venue) has been meteoric. Here's some footage... Read more

February 27, 2013 Video

AZ Live in Poland (Video)

Here's a dope video of AZ performing in Poland during his Doe or Die 2 tour. Check out the full 35+ minute set below. Related: AZ – The Genesis (Audio) AZ & DJ DOO WOP - Doe or Die II Tour... by 238BEATS... Read more

February 25, 2013 Video

Jermaine Dupri and Jay-Z Perform Money Ain’t a Thang (Video)

So So Def is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. As part of the festivities, Jermaine Dupri did a show last night and brought out Jay-Z to perform their party-starter, "Money Ain't a Thang." Check out the video below. Related: Crate Diggers: Inside the vinyl collection of Jermaine Dupri (Video)... Read more

February 24, 2013 Video

Method Man & The Roots Perform Protect Ya Neck (Video)

Method Man and The Roots combined forces for a dope rendition of Protect Ya Neck on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Check out the video. Related: Method Man interview with Montreality (Video)... Read more

February 20, 2013 Video

Elzhi performs Blue Widow in Poland (Video)

Here's some dope footage of Elzhi performing Blue Widow in Poland. Check out the video. Related: Elzhi – Blue Widow (Video)... Read more

December 11, 2012 Video

Rakim performs with ArtOfficial (Video)

Here's some footage of Rakim performing It's Been a Long Time and Paid in Full with ArtOfficial, a local Miami band. The God MC + a live band = GENIUS! Check out the video. Related: Rakim discusses how he narrowly avoided starting a beef with Big Daddy Kane (Video)... Read more

December 10, 2012 Video

Nas and Anthony Hamilton perform World’s an Addiction on Conan (Video)

Nas and Anthony Hamilton graced the stage on Conan last night with a stirring performance of World's an Addiction with a full band. Check out the video below. Related: Nas and M1 from dead prez - Genocide Highway (Audio)... Read more

November 30, 2012 Video

DJ Premier, 9th Wonder & Buckshot on The Sway in the Morning Show (Video)

Here's some more footage from the Sway in the Morning show that featured DJ Premier, 9th Wonder and Buckshot. In this clip, Buckshot performs What I Gotta Say and then the 3 legends chop it up with Sway. Check out the video. Related: 9th Wonder & Buckshot – Crazy (Video)... Read more

November 29, 2012 Food for Thought, Video

Miguel performs Do You on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (Video)

Miguel is the latest to do his thing on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and he made the most of it--bounding from stage to stage. Check out the video of his performance of Do You below. Related: Miguel – Do You… (Video)... Read more

November 17, 2012 Video

Freeway + Talib Kweli perform P.A. and Outstanding on Showoff Radio (Video)

Freeway and Talib Kweli did impromptu performances of a couple of songs on Statik Selektah's Showoff Radio show. Check out the video of Freeway dropping some bars of P.A. and Kweli kicking a verse from Outstanding. Related: Talib Kweli on No Reservations (Video)... Read more

November 15, 2012 Video

Will Smith & Doug E. Fresh perform in Miami (Video)

Let's take it back to the old school. Let's take it to Union Sq...or maybe Miami. Here's a dope video of Will Smith returning to Fresh Prince mode and dropping an ill verse with Doug E. Fresh on the beat box. Big Tigger's reaction says it all. Check it out... Read more

October 28, 2012 Video

Kendrick Lamar & Jay Rock perform Money Trees for the first time ever (Video)

Halle Berry or Hallelujah...that's just how I feel. 1 day in (kinda...) and the crowd knew all the words. Hot! Check out the video. good kid, m.A.A.d. city is in stores now. Related:... Read more

October 25, 2012 Video

Wu-Tang Clan perform Six Directions of Boxing with The Roots on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (Video)

Wu-Tang Clan performing with The Roots??? That's right...Check out RZA, Ghostface, Masta Killa, Cappadonna, U-God and GZA performing Six Directions of Boxing on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. The Man With the Iron Fists Soundtrack is in stores now. Related: The Man with the Iron Fists Soundtrack (Full Album Stream)... Read more

October 23, 2012 Video

J. Cole performs new songs in LA (Video)

J. Cole performed 3 new songs for the first time in LA last night. You can watch the video below. Related: J. Cole – I’m a Fool (Audio)... Read more

October 20, 2012 Video

ZZ Ward & Freddie Gibbs perform Criminal in Studio (Video)

Freddie Gibbs joins ZZ Ward in the studio for a bluesy soulful rendition of her song Criminal. Gangsta Gibbs drops his verse over live guitar, bass and drums. Dopeness. Check out the video. Related: ZZ Ward – Cryin’ Wolf ft Kendrick Lamar (Audio)... Read more

October 18, 2012 Video

Nas performs at the Heineken Red Star Access Show (Video)

Nasty Nas hit the stage in Philly last night at the Heineken Red Star Access show. He performed old and new classics from Illmatic and Life is Good, including No Introduction, The Don, Daughters, New York State of Mind, Represent and The World is Yours. Check out the video of... Read more

October 14, 2012 Video

Rakim performs Juice (Know the Ledge) in Atlanta (Video)

We got to witness the legendary Rakim Allah perform his classic from the Juice soundtrack last night in Atlanta from about 5 feet away after he was honored with the I Am Hip Hop Icon Award at the 2012 BET Hip-Hop Awards. The God MCs still commands a stage like... Read more

September 30, 2012 Video

Nas performs Hate Me Now (Video)

Escobar seaason has returned...Here's look at Nas performing Hate Me Now for the FADER in Detroit. It still gets the crowd just as hyped as it did in 1999. Check out the video. Related: Nas & Scarface perform Hip-Hop at Rock The Bells (Video)... Read more

September 17, 2012 Video

Elzhi performs in London (Video)

Here's some footage of Elzhi performing in London set to the sounds of Blue Widow. Check it out below. Related: Elzhi - Blue Widow (Video)... Read more

September 13, 2012 Video

Run-DMC performed last week at the Made in America Festival and ripped through a bunch of their classics. If you missed it, here’s the full set (Video)

Missed this earlier in the week, but had to post it. Check out the video. Related: Back in the day playlist of 80′s hip-hop classics from Melle Mel, Rakim, MC Lyte, Big Daddy Kane, LL Cool J, Slick Rick, Kurtis Blow, Whodini and more (Audio)... Read more

September 7, 2012 Video

Raekwon performs CREAM (Video)

Here's some high quality footage of Raekwon performing C.R.E.A.M. at Peter Rosenberg's birthday party in NYC. Related: Raekwon - Keep it Politics (Audio and Behind-The-Scenes Video) ... Read more

July 28, 2012 Video

Prodigy rhymes in The Back Room on 106 & Park (Video)

Prodigy is the latest to step into The Back Room on 106 & Park and drop a couple verses. Check out the video below. Related: Prodigy & Black Thought perform at the Lyricist Lounge 20th Anniversary Party (Video)... Read more

July 28, 2012 Video

Nas performs Daughters on Late Show with David Letterman (Video)

Here's a look at Nas performing Daughters on Late Show with David Letterman. Life is Good is in stores now. Related: Nas speaks on Life is Good and more (Video)... Read more

July 17, 2012 Video

Kendrick Lamar – No Makeup (Her Vice) ft Bethany Cosentino

Here's the first ever performance by Kendrick Lamar of No Makeup, one of the dopest songs on Section.80 (one of the best albums to drop last year). Check out the video below. HiiiPoWeR. Related: Kendrick Lamar - Tim Westwood Show Freestyle (Video)... Read more

July 12, 2012 Video

Frank Ocean performs Bad Religion with The Roots on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (Video)

Frank Ocean performed his new song Bad Religion with The Roots on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon last night. He also announced his album channel ORANGE was available on iTunes (a week earlier than anticipated). Check out the video below and you can buy the album here. Related: Frank Ocean... Read more

July 10, 2012 Video

Nas performs at the Openair Frauenfeld Festival in Zurich (Video Playlist)

Nas performed recently at the Openair Fraunfeld Festival in Zurich. He did several songs including Daughters, NY State of Mind, It Ain't Hard to Tell, Represent, The World is Yours, Made You Look, If I Ruled The World (with Lauryn Hill) and more. Check out the performances below. Related: Nas... Read more

July 8, 2012 Playlists, Video

Schoolboy Q performs Nightmare on Figg St and Blessed (Video)

Here's some footage of Schoolboy Q live in Dallas. He performs Nightmare on Figg St and Blessed. Check it out below. Related: Schoolboy Q - Sway in the Morning freestyle (Video)... Read more

July 5, 2012 Video

Childish Gambino, Schoolboy Q & Danny Brown perform in NYC (Video) + Childish Gambino – One Up (Audio)

Childish Gambino, Schoolboy Q and Danny Brown hit the stage at Central Park in NYC last night and are performing in Brooklyn tonight. Here's some footage of the 3 of them doing a song together and you can check out One Up, a new song from Childish Gambino, below. Related:... Read more

June 26, 2012 Audio, Video

Kendrick Lamar’s First Ever Performance in the UK (Video)

Dope hip-hop is getting a lot of international love lately. Last night, we posted a clip of a crowd in Brazil giving mad props to Phonte and 9th Wonder. Now, here's a 6 minute clip showing highlights from Kendrick Lamar's first performance in the UK. The crowd knew EVERY word.... Read more

June 26, 2012 Video

9th Wonder and Phonte perform Lovin’ It in Brazil (Video)

Wow. This is beautiful on a few levels. Check out the love the fans in Brazil gave 9th Wonder & Phonte while they performed Lovin' It. The video quality is pretty "turrible" but it's beautiful to see the fellas together on stage again and hearing the crowd sing the chorus... Read more

June 24, 2012 Video

Big Daddy Kane performs in London (Video)

Big Daddy Kane is still putting in work. Here's some footage of him performing Another Victory and Set it Off. Related: 80's Hip-Hop playlist featuring Big Daddy Kane, KRS-One, Slick Rick, Rakim and more (Audio) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaplDsgRG6Q&feature=player_embedded... Read more

June 24, 2012 Video

Ab-Soul performs at NYC’s SOB’s (Video)

Ab-Soul did his first headlining show in NYC last night. Here's some footage of his performance at SOB's. Related: Ab-Soul and Schoolboy Q interview (Video)... Read more

June 22, 2012 Video

DJ Quik & Bone Thugs-N-Harmony perform at the Rock the Bells 2012 Launch Party (Video)

Here's some dope footage of DJ Quik and Bone Thugs-N-Harmony performing at the Rock the Bells 2012 Launch Party. Quik performs Tonight and Bone does Foe Tha Love of $. Check out the video below. Related: DJ Quik mini-documentary (Video)... Read more

June 14, 2012 Video

Yasiin Bey (pka Mos Def) – Life in Marvelous Times (Video)

Yasiin Bey (pka Mos Def) graced the stage in Brooklyn last night with a special performance with the Brooklyn Philharmonic Orchestra. Here's a blisteringly hot performance of Life in Marvelous Times. The live strings make it sound epic. Check out the video. Related: Yasiin Bey performs Umi Says with The... Read more

June 10, 2012 Video

D’Angelo performs She Came Into the Bathroom Window with The Roots (Video)

The Roots recently performed at Bonnaroo and brought out D'Angelo as a surprise guest. Check out his first stateside performance in over a decade below. Related: D'Angelo - The GQ Interview... Read more

June 10, 2012 Video

Kendrick Lamar, Ab-Soul, Schoolboy Q & Jay Rock in Concert in NYC (Video)

Is there any collective in the game right now stronger than TDE/Black Hippy? Here's a 30-minute video of Kendrick Lamar in concert with appearances from Ab-Soul, Schoolboy Q and Jay Rock that makes a strong case for them. Check it out below. Related: AFH Interviews with Kendrick Lamar, Schoolboy Q... Read more

June 5, 2012 Video

Lauryn Hill performs with Nas at Summer Jam 2012 (Video)

Lauryn Hill joined Nas onstage at Summer Jam 2012 in NYC and ripped through some of her classics. Check out the video of her doing Ready or Not and Lost Ones (after Nas does a bit of The Don) below. Related: Nas - Life is Good albom promo (Video)... Read more

June 5, 2012 Video

De La Soul performs with The Legendary Roots Crew at The Roots Picnic (Video)

Here's some more footage from The Roots' Picnic. This time De La Soul shares the stage with the band. Check out their performances of Buddy, Ego Trippin' Pt. 2 with Black Thought and A Roller Skating Jam Named "Saturday." Related: Yasiin Bey performs with The Legendary Roots Crew at The... Read more

June 3, 2012 Video

Talib Kweli performs new song and tribute to MCA in Toronto (Video)

Here's some footage of Talib Kweli performing. He lays down some hot verses over the music of No Sleep Til Brooklyn in tribute to MCA then does a new song at around the 3 minute mark. Check out the video below. Related: Talib Kweli performs Cold Rain (Video)... Read more

June 2, 2012 Video

Black Thought and Prodigy Perform at the Lyricist Lounge 20-Year Reunion Party (Video)

The folks at Lyricist Lounge recently had a 20-year reunion party. Black Thought, Prodigy and more graced the stage. Below are performances from both. Props: NahRight Related: Official 2012 Roots Picnic Mixtape (Audio) Black Thought Prodigy... Read more

May 26, 2012 Video

Nas & Game Perform Together in Los Angeles (Video)

Here's some footage of Nas performing in a club in LA. He rips through The World Is Mine, Hate Me Now, New York State of Mind and Made You Look. Oh...and in the middle Game spits some heat over the beat for It Ain't Hard to Tell. Check it out... Read more

May 24, 2012 Video

Talib Kweli Performs Cold Rain Live (Video)

We hit you with a new song from Yasiin Bey earlier. Here's a video of Talib Kweli performing live. Check out Cold Rain. Related: Talib Kweli Presents Black Star Live (Video) http://vimeo.com/42441377... Read more

May 21, 2012 Video

Kendrick Lamar performs The Recipe on MTV’s Hip-Hop POV (Video)

Kendrick Lamar got his first look on MTV last night with a performance of The Recipe. Check out the video below. Related: Murs interviews Kendrick Lamar (Video)... Read more

May 3, 2012 Video

BJ The Chicago Kid & Kendrick Lamar Perform Faith (Video)

BJ The Chicago Kid and Kendrick Lamar have had teamed up to make some great music together. Here's a look at them performing one of their collabos live. Kendrick spits fire and BJ brings the soul. Check out Faith. Related: BJ The Chicago Kid - The World Is a Ghetto... Read more

April 30, 2012 Video

Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg perform at Coachella 2012 with Eminem, 50 Cent, Kendrick Lamar, Wiz Khalifa and 2Pac’s Hologram

The performance with 2Pac's hologram got all the shine earlier today, but from the looks of it, Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg all around shut it down last night at Coachella. In addition to the 2Pac hologram, Eminem, 50 Cent, Wiz Khalifa and Kendrick Lamar all shared the stage with... Read more

April 16, 2012 Playlists, Video