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Joey Bada$$ Has Released The Best Album Of His Career

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July 22, 2022 Audio

Scarface & Freddie Gibbs Blackout On A DJ Muggs Beat For The Streets

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July 10, 2022 Audio

Joey Bada$$ Celebrates Capital STEEZ With Some Of His Best Work

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July 9, 2022 Audio

French Montana Shows He Can Really Rap On A Song With Jadakiss & Benny

French Montana has been a powerful force over the last decade-plus. The Moroccan-born, New York City-raised MC has released platinum and gold albums, and dropped a plethora of major singles alongside the likes of Drake, Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Diplo, Swae Lee, The Weeknd, and others. French has achieved commercial... Read more

June 22, 2022 Video

AZ Drops Another Vintage Verse On A New Song With Logic

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June 17, 2022 Audio

Pharrell Has Made The Most Creative Video & Beat Of The Year

While it has been five years since he or his groups have released an album, Pharrell Williams' 2022 is ramping up. In spring, he competed (and collaborated) with Kanye West in producing Pusha-T's chart-topping album, It's Almost Dry. Now, Skateboard P delivers a video single that shines within his incredible 25-plus-year music... Read more

June 13, 2022 Video

Black Thought & Joey Bada$$’s Song Is A Hip-Hop Cheat Code

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June 10, 2022 Audio

Symba Makes The Best Case Ever For Who’s The GOAT

Bay Area Rap veteran Symba is still making an introduction after over a decade in the game. Having worked with Ty Dolla $ign and 2 Chainz, the Antioch, California native landed at Atlantic Records (after time spent at Sony) with a fervor for the mic. His latest single "GOAT" is... Read more

May 27, 2022 Video

Joey Bada$$’s Next Album Is A Sequel To His Classic Mixtape

In June of 2012, Joey Bada$$ launched what has become a highly-respected catalog with 1999. The mixtape from the Brooklyn, New York MC helped usher in the Pro Era movement, with appearances by Capital STEEZ, CJ Fly, Chuck Strangers, Kirk Knight, Nyck Caution, Dessy Hinds, and more. As a 17-year-old... Read more

May 12, 2022 Audio, Fresh, News

Ab-Soul Releases His First Song Of 2022

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April 23, 2022 Audio

ScHoolBoy Q’s 1st Song In Years Celebrates His Growth

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April 6, 2022 Audio

J. Cole Starts Dreamville’s Mixtape With Another Monster Verse

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April 1, 2022 Audio

Phife Dawg’s Final Album Releases. It Features Q-Tip, Little Brother & More

Today (March 22) marks six years since Phife Dawg tragically passed away at 45 years old due to kidney failure. At the time, the A Tribe Called Quest co-founder was secretly working on a reunion album with Q-Tip, Jarobi, and Ali Shaheed Muhammad. That 2016 LP, We got it from... Read more

March 22, 2022 Audio

Method Man Brings The Heat With Papoose & RJ Payne

Method Man will celebrate 30 years since making his professional music debut on wax in less than a year. However, the Wu-Tang Clan legend remains incredibly active with music and pursuit of perfection. Iron Lung released the latest look from his upcoming Meth Lab 3, "Butterfly Effect." This one features RJ Payne,... Read more

March 20, 2022 Video

Benny The Butcher Adds 10 Crack Commandments To Biggie’s List

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March 11, 2022 Audio

Snoop Has Released A New Song With Nate Dogg

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February 11, 2022 Audio

Pusha-T Has Released The 1st Single To His New Album

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February 8, 2022 Audio

Benny The Butcher & J. Cole Have Released An Instant Classic

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January 28, 2022 Audio, Video

J.I.D. Reminds He’s One Of The Best MCs Of His Generation

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January 14, 2022 Audio

Snoop & Big K.R.I.T. Unite On A DJ Premier Production

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December 8, 2021 Audio

Nas, Jadakiss & Rick Ross Unite On A New Collabo

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December 5, 2021 Audio

Jadakiss & Freddie Gibbs Bring Grown Man Strength To Rap

Freddie Gibbs is on a tear. In 2019, he reunited with Madlib for Bandana, an album that many fans—including the readers of Ambrosia For Heads—believed was the year's best Hip-Hop album. Then, in 2020, Gangsta Gibbs partnered with Alchemist (again) for Alfredo, an independent album that earned both veterans a... Read more

November 21, 2021 Video

Method Man & Redman Reunite To Show Hip-Hop Is Alright

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November 20, 2021 Audio

JAY-Z, Jadakiss & Conway The Machine Are The New Roc Boys

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October 29, 2021 Audio, Trending Stories

Atmosphere Has Released What May Be MF DOOM’s Final Verse

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October 10, 2021 Audio

Griselda Have Made A Sequel To A Mobb Deep Classic

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September 25, 2021 Audio

AZ Is Still Keeping It Real On Doe Or Die 2

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September 10, 2021 Audio

Kendrick Lamar Declares War On Hip-Hop’s Top 5 MCs

One week ago Kendrick Lamar made a rare and bold statement about his upcoming album while providing some significant news. “As I produce my final TDE album, I feel joy to have been a part of such a cultural imprint after 17 years. The Struggles. The Success. And most importantly,... Read more

August 28, 2021 Video

Lauryn Hill Gave Nas Her Best Verse In 20 Years

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August 6, 2021 Audio

Jack Harlow Almost Murdered Eminem On His Own Killer Remix

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May 28, 2021 Audio

The LOX Break Down How To Make A Classic Album (Video)

Three weeks ago, The LOX released their fourth album, Living Off Xperience. The D-Block/Roc Nation release includes contributions from DMX, Benny The Butcher, Westside Gunn, Large Professor, T-Pain, Oswin Benjamin, Nottz, Statik Selektah, and their artist, Dyce Payne. Less than a month since its release, the LP from one of... Read more

September 22, 2020 Exclusive, Fresh, Video

MF DOOM Is Hip-Hop’s Grinch As He Steals Jewels With Your Old Droog & Mach-Hommy

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December 24, 2019 Audio

Reason Gets Ab-Soul’s 1st TDE Verse Of The Year & They Turn All The Way Up (Video)

NOVEMBER 26 UPDATE: In the middle of the month, Reason and Ab-Soul made one of Carson, California's most meaningful records of all-time. Ab, who has revived the city's scene in the 2010s, partnered with his Top Dawg Entertainment label-mate Reason for "Flick It Up." At a time when Soulo verses... Read more

November 26, 2019 Video

The Game & Anderson .Paak’s Collaboration Is A New Westside Story (Video)

At the top of this month, The Game released a new single from what is billed to be his final album. Jayceon Taylor maintains the longstanding, bubbling chemistry with Anderson .Paak on "Stainless," which arrives ahead of November 29's Born 2 Rap. The lyrics to "Stainless" celebrate Game's career as... Read more

November 13, 2019 Video

The Game Saves 1 Of His Best Songs For His Last Album

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November 1, 2019 Audio

Gang Starr’s New Video With J. Cole Keeps Guru’s Legacy Alive (Video)

More than 15 years since the last Gang Starr video, DJ Premier releases "Family and Loyalty." It's a Fab 5 Freddy-directed visual featuring DJ Premier, J. Cole, Big Shug, and plenty of memories surrounding the impact Guru's life made on others. The video begins with Guru's family (including his son,... Read more

October 2, 2019 Video

Gang Starr Has New Music. J. Cole Joins This Moment Of Truth (Audio)

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September 20, 2019 Audio

Pusha-T & Lauryn Hill Show What Hip-Hop Sounds Like If They Rule The World

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August 28, 2019 Audio

Rapsody & Latifah Unite As Two Generations Of Hip-Hop Queens (Audio)

Today (August 23), Rapsody released her Eve album. The North Carolina MC's first project since the 2017 Grammy-nominated Laila's Wisdom keeps the conceptual style going. Rap' titled each of the 16 songs after great Black women in history, ranging from "Afeni" to "Michelle" to "Maya." The Jamla/Roc Nation affair involves... Read more

August 23, 2019 Audio

Drake References Kevin Durant’s Injury In A Line As Cold As His City

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July 26, 2019 Audio, Exclusive, Interview, Video

Big K.R.I.T. & J. Cole Prove Substance Is What Truly Makes MCs Great (Audio)

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July 12, 2019 Audio

TDE vs. Dreamville: Who Wins The Battle With These 2 New Songs?

Last November, J.I.D. admitted that competition between Dreamville Records and TDE is a very real thing. During his DiCaprio 2 campaign, the Georgia MC described his primary motivation was helping his squad, started by J. Cole, outshine the team that includes Kendrick Lamar, ScHoolboy Q, Jay Rock, and others. “Being... Read more

June 5, 2019 Audio

The LOX Have Big Plans For 2019. A New Song Shows They’re Just Getting Started (Audio)

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May 10, 2019 Audio

Erick Sermon, Styles P & AZ Team Up To Save The Rap Game (Audio)

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April 28, 2019 Audio

Anderson .Paak’s New Song With André 3000 Is Nothing Short Of Amazing (Audio)

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April 12, 2019 Audio

Billy Danze Takes A Classic Rick James Sample & Hammers It

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March 11, 2019 Audio

Eminem’s 1st Verse Of The Year Shows He’s Still At War With His Critics

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January 25, 2019 Audio

Method Man, Joey Bada$$ & J.I.D. Go Nuts On One Of The Year’s Best Collabos

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November 26, 2018 Audio

The Black Eyed Peas New Song Reunites The Native Tongues’ Phife & Posdnuos (Audio)

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October 26, 2018 Audio

Trippie Red Proves So-Called Mumble Rappers Can Be Lyrical Too (Audio)

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August 27, 2018 Audio