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Kool G Rap, Termanology & Saigon Show They Can Outrun Life’s Biggest Obstacles (Video)

Kool G Rap, Termanology & Saigon Show They Can Outrun Life’s Biggest Obstacles (Video)

Kool G Rap has just released Return of the Don, and the Juice Crew legend's triumphant return to his solo career does not disappoint. For more than three decades, the Queens, New York MC has remained an influence on any rapper who values complexity of structure and innovation in flow (whether... Read more
June 2, 2017 Video
Kool G Rap Is A 30-Year Lyrical Legend. Listen To A Sneak Preview Of His New Album (Audio)

Kool G Rap Is A 30-Year Lyrical Legend. Listen To A Sneak Preview Of His New Album (Audio)

Kool G Rap is frequently considered one of Hip-Hop's greatest MCs. For 31 years, the Queens, New Yorker has helped bring Rap out of an era of simpler deliveries to compound rhyme structures, fast paced flows, and an unrivaled use of cadence. Additionally, he is one of the pioneers of... Read more
June 1, 2017 Audio, Exclusive
Termanology & Saigon Use Q-Tip Production For A Sobering Look At What’s Wrong (Video)

Termanology & Saigon Use Q-Tip Production For A Sobering Look At What’s Wrong (Video)

One of the most poignant tracks in Termanology's expansive catalog is "We're Both Wrong." The track pairs the 1982 MC with production from A Tribe Called Quest's Q-Tip. For a song about the ills of society, especially law enforcement profiling and brutalizing people of color, Saigon's slang editorial is a... Read more
April 12, 2017 Video
Kool G Rap Announces First Solo Album In 6 Years & It Has Some Exciting Guests

Kool G Rap Announces First Solo Album In 6 Years & It Has Some Exciting Guests

Less than a week ago (February 17), Queens, New York veteran Kool G Rap and Juice Crew band-mate Big Daddy Kane performed a co-headlining event in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. Billed as an "The Most Epic Hip-Hop Showdown," the Sherman Theater concert featured each legendary MC going song-for-song in a battle... Read more
February 23, 2017 News
Finding The GOAT Producer: Just Blaze vs. Kanye West. Who Is Better?

Finding The GOAT Producer: Just Blaze vs. Kanye West. Who Is Better?

“Finding the GOAT Producer,” the third installment of Ambrosia For Heads’s annual battle series features Hip-Hop’s greatest producers vying for the #1 spot. Thirty producers were pre-selected by a panel of experts, and two slots will be reserved for wild-card entries, including the possibility for write-in candidates, to ensure no... Read more
February 9, 2017 Finding the GOAT
Finding The GOAT Producer: The Neptunes vs. Just Blaze. Who Is Better?

Finding The GOAT Producer: The Neptunes vs. Just Blaze. Who Is Better?

“Finding the GOAT Producer” begins. The third installment of Ambrosia For Heads’s annual battle series features Hip-Hop’s greatest producers vying for the #1 spot. Thirty producers were pre-selected by a panel of experts, and two slots will be reserved for wild-card entries, including the possibility for write-in candidates, to ensure no deserving... Read more
January 20, 2017 Finding the GOAT
Saigon & Termanology Put Prejudice Policing In Its Place Over Q-Tip Production (Audio)

Saigon & Termanology Put Prejudice Policing In Its Place Over Q-Tip Production (Audio)

A decade ago, Termanology and Saigon were two of the rising stars in the New York Hip-Hop scene. While Term' would begin a relentless cycle of independent releases that has lasted well into today, Saigon would ink a major label deal with Atlantic Records and get to work on a... Read more
July 7, 2016 Audio
Kay Slay Recruits Redman, Raekwon & Royce 5’9″ To Attack The Wack (Mixtape)

Kay Slay Recruits Redman, Raekwon & Royce 5’9″ To Attack The Wack (Mixtape)

They do not call DJ Kay Slay "the drama king" for nothing. Since the late 1970s, the Harlem, New York graffiti writer-turned-DJ-turned-record executive seemingly lives for the spirit of competition. Now a Shade 45 radio mainstay, Kay Slay is one of the few talents who was making mixtapes 15 years... Read more
July 1, 2016 Mixes
Shuko Recruits Saigon, R.A. The Rugged Man & Vinnie Paz On New Track (Audio)

Shuko Recruits Saigon, R.A. The Rugged Man & Vinnie Paz On New Track (Audio)

German producer Shuko is getting ready to release his debut album, For The Love Of It (January 30), and has unveiled a new track, "Change Gonna Come" off the album featuring Saigon, Vinnie Paz, R.A. The Rugged Man and Carolyn D'Elia. Shuko has worked with all of the aforementioned artists... Read more
January 30, 2015 Audio
Saigon Offers A Stripped-Down DJ Premier Remix Of His Big Daddy Kane Collab (Audio)

Saigon Offers A Stripped-Down DJ Premier Remix Of His Big Daddy Kane Collab (Audio)

Following last month's original, DJ Premier-produced version of "One Foot In The Door," Saigon has a remix. Still maintaining the same opening intro, an early 2000s on-the-spot cosign from Jay Z, this mix has an organic, piano-driven beat. This allows Heads to hear the wrath of Kane, and Sai Giddy's... Read more
October 28, 2014 Audio, Fresh
Ten Years Ago Saigon Predicted Hip-Hop Would Be in a Sad State. Was He Right? (Audio)

Ten Years Ago Saigon Predicted Hip-Hop Would Be in a Sad State. Was He Right? (Audio)

"In 2004 Saigon released his first project titled Warning Shots. There was a freestyle on Warning Shots where Saigon would prophesize everything that would come to take place in Hip Hop culture. From Rappers copying the sound of other regions, to rappers becoming overtly emotional, singing on every song, and... Read more
October 2, 2014 Video
Saigon Bursts From Comment Sections To Chillin’ With DJ Premier & Lil Cease (Video)

Saigon Bursts From Comment Sections To Chillin’ With DJ Premier & Lil Cease (Video)

A product of the Internet-era of Hip-Hop, Saigon has always been an artist for the streets before the servers. In his video for the GSN3: The Troubled Times Of Brian Carenard single, "Nunya," Saigon highlights his haters in the message boards and comments sections, and then laughs about it alongside... Read more
September 29, 2014 Fresh, Video
Saigon is Joined By the Legendary Big Daddy Kane on a DJ Premier Track (Audio)

Saigon is Joined By the Legendary Big Daddy Kane on a DJ Premier Track (Audio)

Saigon's GSN3: The Troubled Times Of Brian Carenard is two weeks away (September 30). However, the veteran New York MC unleashed one of the LP's most anticipated tracks in "One Foot In The Door." On the DJ Premier-produced cut (the second Premo premier in less than 12 hours), the Yardfather... Read more
September 16, 2014 Audio
Saigon & Kool G Rap Reunite, With Memphis Bleek & Lil Bibby (Audio)

Saigon & Kool G Rap Reunite, With Memphis Bleek & Lil Bibby (Audio)

A decade after "The Letter P," Saigon and Kool G Rap are back to their hard-hittin' double-dopeness on "Mechanical Animals (4 Generations)." Speaking to the subtitle, also on the cut is Memphis Bleek, and a surprising fourth (to some, anyway) in XXL freshman Lil Bibby. The song plays as its... Read more
September 11, 2014 Audio, Fresh
Saigon Kicks Some Reality Rap Over a DJ Premier Track (Audio)

Saigon Kicks Some Reality Rap Over a DJ Premier Track (Audio)

Saigon addresses rumors about himself, his role on Love & Hip-Hop and more over a boom bap DJ Premier track. Sai's message? It's "Nunya" business. Check it out. Related: Saigon, Papoose & Omar Epps Look To The Skies To Make A Sinner’s Prayer (Video)... Read more
August 21, 2014 Audio
Tune In With Chuuwee & The Chuuwee Channel (Album Stream)

Tune In With Chuuwee & The Chuuwee Channel (Album Stream)

Chuuwee answers some questions about his career since signing a record deal with Amalgam Digital, his reasons for moving away from Sacramento, and more about his life throughout his latest album, The Chuuwee Channel. Instead of dedicating the album to the musicality of the decade a la his Wild Style... Read more
August 15, 2014 Audio, Fresh
Here’s a Look Back at the Week’s Best Videos in Hip-Hop (8/10/14) (Video Playlist)

Here’s a Look Back at the Week’s Best Videos in Hip-Hop (8/10/14) (Video Playlist)

This week in Hip-Hop video brought new music videos from Freddie Gibbs & Madlib, Spesh & Kool G Rap, Dom Kennedy, Lil Boosie, Saigon, Jeezy, Mick Jenkins, Rick Ross and more, Souls of Mischief discussing their new album, a Dipset reunion with Cam'ron, Jim Jones and Hell Rell, as well... Read more
August 10, 2014 Playlists, Video
Saigon, Papoose & Omar Epps Look To The Skies To Make A Sinner’s Prayer (Video)

Saigon, Papoose & Omar Epps Look To The Skies To Make A Sinner’s Prayer (Video)

In the mid-2000s, two of Hip-Hop's most poised New York City voices were Saigon and Papoose. Both thriving acts of the height of mixtape culture, these MCs embodied a direct lineage to some of Rap's greatest voices, with a street-savvy approach that attracted fans during the reign of crews like... Read more
August 4, 2014 Fresh, Video
AFH: The Week in Video (8/3/14) (Video Playlist)

AFH: The Week in Video (8/3/14) (Video Playlist)

This week in video brought new visuals from Scarface & Akon, The Lox & Mobb Deep, Apollo Brown and REKS, a dramatic reading from Warren G, freestyles from Taylor Bennett (Chance the Rapper's brother) and Vic Mensa, a preview of The Simpsons vs. The Family Guy and more. Check out... Read more
August 3, 2014 Playlists, Video
REKS, N.O.R.E. & Saigon Pay Homage To Marcus Garvey (Video)

REKS, N.O.R.E. & Saigon Pay Homage To Marcus Garvey (Video)

REKS and producer Hazardis Soundz, two weeks removed from the release of their joint album, Eyes Watching God, drop visuals for the single, "Garvey." The title is dedicated to the late Jamaican political leader Marcus Garvey, a prophet in the eyes of the Rastafari, and the track itself opens with... Read more
July 29, 2014 Fresh, Video
Saigon, Papoose & Omar Epps Make Some Food for Thought on Sinner’s Prayer (Audio)

Saigon, Papoose & Omar Epps Make Some Food for Thought on Sinner’s Prayer (Audio)

Saigon, Papoose and Omar Epps (yep, the "Juice" man...) do some heavy reflecting on "Sinner's Prayer." They touch on everything from the progress (or lack thereof) of the State of the Union since President Obama took office, to propaganda in the news, to the need to uplift others. This is... Read more
July 24, 2014 Audio
REKS Teams With Saigon & N.O.R.E. For Some Message Music With Garvey (Audio)

REKS Teams With Saigon & N.O.R.E. For Some Message Music With Garvey (Audio)

The revolutionary comparisons drive the musical car, as REKS links with Saigon and N.O.R.E. on "Garvey," named after the Jamaican leader of the Black Star Line. N.O.R.E.is in form, Saigon stamps down one of his signature thought-provoking verses, while REKS shows one of his many sides—in a lengthy career that's... Read more
July 11, 2014 Audio, Fresh
Here’s Kay Slay’s New Mixtape Featuring Raekwon, Young Buck, ONYX, Jay Rock, Joell Ortiz, Tony Yayo & Many More (Mixtape)

Here’s Kay Slay’s New Mixtape Featuring Raekwon, Young Buck, ONYX, Jay Rock, Joell Ortiz, Tony Yayo & Many More (Mixtape)

DJ Kay Slay has released his new mixtape, The Last Hip Hop Disciple. The project is STACKED with artists of all styles, including Raekwon, Young Buck, ONYX, Jay Rock, Joell Ortiz, Tony Yayo, Papoose, Jon Connor, Memphis Bleek, Sheek Louch, Vado, Gunplay, Trae tha Truth, Saigon, Chi Ali, Locksmith and... Read more
May 8, 2014 Mixes
Saigon’s Next Album To Feature 3-4 DJ Premier Tracks & Big Daddy Kane?

Saigon’s Next Album To Feature 3-4 DJ Premier Tracks & Big Daddy Kane?

Saigon's The Greatest Story Never Told album featured one of the most exciting production lineups for any debut artists. Although it was released over five years after originally planned, on a different label than commissioned it, the album featured production by Just Blaze, with involvement from Kanye West, Swizz Beatz,... Read more
January 16, 2014 Fresh
Saigon – Rap vs. Real (Video)

Saigon – Rap vs. Real (Video)

Saigon continues his hip-hop activism in his latest video. He takes fake gangsterism, materialism and misogyny in rap music to task. Check out Rap vs. Real. Related: Saigon – Our Babies 2 (It’s a Crazy World) (Video)... Read more
May 27, 2013 Video
Saigon in The Backroom on 106 & Park (Video)

Saigon in The Backroom on 106 & Park (Video)

Saigon smashed up The Backroom on 106 & Park with one of the hardest verses yet. Check out the video below. Related: Saigon – Our Babies 2 (It’s a Crazy World) (Video)... Read more
February 8, 2013 Video
Saigon – Our Babies 2 (It’s a Crazy World) (Video)

Saigon – Our Babies 2 (It’s a Crazy World) (Video)

Saigon touches on everything from Trayvon Martin to Newtown in the somber video for Our Babies 2 (It's a Crazy World). Related: Saigon – Plant The Seed (What U Paid For) (Video)... Read more
January 30, 2013 Video
AFH: Best Hip-Hop Mixtapes of 2012

AFH: Best Hip-Hop Mixtapes of 2012

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December 22, 2012 Featured-homepage, Mixes
Saigon – Plant The Seed (What U Paid For) (Video)

Saigon – Plant The Seed (What U Paid For) (Video)

Saigon drops some more knowledge in his song Plant The Seed (What U Paid For). Check out the video. Reltated: Saigon says he wants to punch Rick Ross & 2 Chainz in the face (Video)... Read more
December 12, 2012 Video
Saigon – Game Changer ft Marsha Ambrosius (Video)

Saigon – Game Changer ft Marsha Ambrosius (Video)

Saigon drops a video for his dope Marsha Ambrosius-assisted track. Check out Game Changer. Related: Saigon says he wants to punch Rick Ross & 2 Chainz in the face (Video)... Read more
November 27, 2012 Video
Saigon says he wants to punch Rick Ross & 2 Chainz in the face (Video)

Saigon says he wants to punch Rick Ross & 2 Chainz in the face (Video)

The headline is "Saigon says 'I want to punch Rick Ross & 2 Chainz in the face.'" What follows is an interview where he very eloquently makes a case for identifying content as being for mature audiences, where appropriate. Check out the video for some food for thought from Saigon.... Read more
November 13, 2012 Food for Thought, Video
Saigon – Blown Away (Video)

Saigon – Blown Away (Video)

Saigon kicks some political knowledge in his latest video. He speaks of revolutionaries from all eras. One more day...Check out Blown Away. Related: Saigon – Relafriendship (Video)... Read more
November 5, 2012 Food for Thought, Video
Saigon – Relafriendship (Video)

Saigon – Relafriendship (Video)

Here's the video for Saigon's Relafriendship. The title says it all. Check out the video. Related: Saigon – Feet on the Ground (Audio)... Read more
October 24, 2012 Video
Saigon – Relafriendship

Saigon – Relafriendship

Here's another new track from Saigon's upcoming The Greatest Story Never Told 2 album. Sai talks about his involvement with a woman that is blurring the line between friendship and relationship. Check our Relafriendship. Related: Saigon - Feet on the Ground (Audio)... Read more
October 4, 2012 Audio
Saigon – Feet on the Ground

Saigon – Feet on the Ground

Here's Saigon's first single from his upcoming album, Greatest Story Never Told Chapter 2: Bread And Circuses. Check out Feet on the Ground. Related: Saigon – Not Like Them ft Styles P (Video)... Read more
October 3, 2012 Audio
Saigon – Not Like Them ft Styles P (Video)

Saigon – Not Like Them ft Styles P (Video)

Styles P joins Saigon in Saigon's new video Not Like Them. Check it out below. Related: M.A.R.S. (Cormega, Action Bronson, Saigon & Roc Marciano) – M.A.R.S. (Video)... Read more
September 11, 2012 Video
Raekwon – Luxury Rap ft JD Era (Video)

Raekwon – Luxury Rap ft JD Era (Video)

Here's the latest video from Raekwon's Unexpected Victory mixtape. Check out Luxury Rap featuring JD Era. There's also some footage of him checking out some luxury cars at the end, set to a slept on Saigon gem. Related: Raekwon - A Pinebox Story (Video) Here's the Saigon joint.... Read more
June 10, 2012 The Bridge, Video
M.A.R.S. (Cormega, Action Bronson, Saigon & Roc Marciano) – M.A.R.S. (Video)

M.A.R.S. (Cormega, Action Bronson, Saigon & Roc Marciano) – M.A.R.S. (Video)

Word broke a few months ago that Cormega, Action Bronson, Saigon and Roc Marciano were forming a group and shortly after that Large Professor dropped the song M.A.R.S. featuring all 4 MCs. Here's the video for that track. Stay tuned...Related: Roc Marciano - Change http://vimeo.com/41702611... Read more
May 7, 2012 Video
Just Blaze – Hard Knock Life Interview (Video) + A Playlist of His Classics

Just Blaze – Hard Knock Life Interview (Video) + A Playlist of His Classics

The mighty Just Blaze often is overlooked in discussions about the best hip-hop producers but he has been behind the boards for classic upon classic upon classic. Hard Knock TV sat down with the legendary producer for a lengthy interview. Just talks about working with Jay Electronica, Joe Budden and... Read more
May 3, 2012 Audio, Playlists, Video
Saigon – Where to Find Me ft Quan (Video)

Saigon – Where to Find Me ft Quan (Video)

Here's the latest video from Saigon. Check out Where to Find Me featuring Quan. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lT7UcV3XvM... Read more
March 6, 2012 Video
Cormega – MARS ft Roc Marciano, Action Bronson & Saigon

Cormega – MARS ft Roc Marciano, Action Bronson & Saigon

Cormega, Roc Marciano, Action Bronson and Saigon are forming a super group. Here's their first song together which was produced by Large Professor. Check out MARS.... Read more
March 5, 2012 Audio
The first month of 2012 is almost in the books. Here’s a playlist of some of the better music to drop in January 2012. You’ll hear music from Schoolboy Q, Rapper Big Pooh, Curren$y, Jay-Z (and Blue Ivy Carter), Common & Drake, Scolla, Logic, Rick Ross, Stalley, Saigon and more. You can listen below.

The first month of 2012 is almost in the books. Here’s a playlist of some of the better music to drop in January 2012. You’ll hear music from Schoolboy Q, Rapper Big Pooh, Curren$y, Jay-Z (and Blue Ivy Carter), Common & Drake, Scolla, Logic, Rick Ross, Stalley, Saigon and more. You can listen below.

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January 28, 2012 Playlists, Video
Saigon – Hungry (Video)

Saigon – Hungry (Video)

Hungry is the latest video of Saigon's Warning Shots 3: One Foot in the Grave mixtape (click here to download). Check it out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDUV9hiqVAk&feature=player_embedded... Read more
January 26, 2012 Video
Saigon – Warning Shots 3: One Foot in the Grave (Mixtape)

Saigon – Warning Shots 3: One Foot in the Grave (Mixtape)

Saigon has dropped a bunch of tracks from his Warning Shots 3: One Foot in the Grave project. Here's the full mixtape. You can listen to the whole thing and download it below. Download Mixtape... Read more
January 24, 2012 Audio, Mixes
Saigon – Women Are the New Dogs

Saigon – Women Are the New Dogs

Saigon's new song, Women Are the New Dogs, takes a different direction than what you might expect from the title. It actually ends up being a commentary on how men have treated women. Check it out below.... Read more
January 23, 2012 Audio
Saigon – Hungry

Saigon – Hungry

Here's the latest from Saigon.  Check out Hungry.  His new mixtape, Warning Shots 3:  One Foot in the Grave drops soon.... Read more
January 20, 2012 Audio
Saigon – Another Man Down ft Lil Fame of M.O.P.

Saigon – Another Man Down ft Lil Fame of M.O.P.

Here's some new music from Saigon, and it's a banger. Check out Another Man Down featuring M.O.P.'s Lil Fame.... Read more
January 13, 2012 Audio
Check out our 175+ song playlist of the best hip-hop 2011 had to offer (in chronological order). You’ll hear music from Kendrick Lamar, DJ Quik, Pete Rock and Smiff N Wessun, XV, Action Bronson, Common, Curren$y, The Roots, Saigon, Bumpy Knuckles, Big K.R.I.T., Bun B, Asher Roth, Phonte, Reks, Raekwon, Stalley, Pusha T, Wale, Zion I, Smoke DZA, Busta Rhymes, J. Cole, Jean Grae, Statik Selektah, Talib Kweli, Mos Def, Yelawolf, Pharoahe Monch and far too many other great artists to name.

Check out our 175+ song playlist of the best hip-hop 2011 had to offer (in chronological order). You’ll hear music from Kendrick Lamar, DJ Quik, Pete Rock and Smiff N Wessun, XV, Action Bronson, Common, Curren$y, The Roots, Saigon, Bumpy Knuckles, Big K.R.I.T., Bun B, Asher Roth, Phonte, Reks, Raekwon, Stalley, Pusha T, Wale, Zion I, Smoke DZA, Busta Rhymes, J. Cole, Jean Grae, Statik Selektah, Talib Kweli, Mos Def, Yelawolf, Pharoahe Monch and far too many other great artists to name.

The music speaks for itself. Press play and let it ride or click here to see the playlist and pick your own order. Either way, enjoy the good notes of 2011.... Read more
December 31, 2011 Audio, Food for Thought, Playlists, Video
Ambrosia For Heads’ 2011 Best Hip-Hop Albums/Mixtapes of the Year: Here’s a look at our picks for the best of the best in 2011. You’ll find words on each as well as samples of the music. Tell us your picks for 2011.

Ambrosia For Heads’ 2011 Best Hip-Hop Albums/Mixtapes of the Year: Here’s a look at our picks for the best of the best in 2011. You’ll find words on each as well as samples of the music. Tell us your picks for 2011.

It's that time of year again, when you're hit with a ton of year end, best of lists. We're going to keep it simple. We have 2 lists: best hip-hop albums/mixtapes of the year and songs of the year. First up, here are our picks for the best hip-hop albums/mixtapes... Read more
December 28, 2011 Audio, Food for Thought, Mixes, Video
Saigon – Enemies (Video)

Saigon – Enemies (Video)

Enemies is the latest video from Saigon's Greatest Story Never Told project. Great song, great album. Check it out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvHdCyYD9fo&feature=player_embedded... Read more
November 4, 2011 Video
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