Loaded Lux – The Backroom Freestyle (Video)
Loaded Lux is the latest to drop some gems in The Backroom on 106 & Park. Check out the video of his verse below. Related: Loaded Lux – Santino (Video)... Read more
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DECODED: Joey Bada$$ & CJ Fly “Hardknock”
Joey Bada$$ and CJ Fly break down some of their verses from Hardknock in the latest edition of DECODED. It definitely gives a good taste of how ill their wordplay is--even they had missed some of the other's double entendres. Check out the video. Related: Joey Bada$$ - 1999 (Mixtape)... Read more
E-40 & Too Short – Bout My Money ft Jeremih & Turf Talk (Video)
E-40 and Too Short flow over a vintage Bay Area funk track on Bout My Money featuring Jeremih & Turf Talk. Check out the video. Related: E-40, Too Short & Wiz Khalifa – Say I (Video)... Read more
Terrace Martin Speaks on How the Track for Kendrick Lamar’s Real was Crafted (Video)
Much has been discussed about the lyrical content and story told on Kendrick Lamar's good kid, m.A.A.d. city. So much so that it's easy to forget that it is one of the most lushly-produced albums (in any genre) in the last several years. Here's part 1 of a video of... Read more
Big Boi Performs CPU ft Phantogram on Jimmy Kimmel Live (Video)
Big Boi performed his song CPU with a full band on Jimmy Kimmel Live. Check out the video. Related: Frank Ocean – Pink Matter (Remix) ft OutKast (Audio)... Read more
Raekwon – Came Up (Video)
Fresh off the release of his free Lost Jewelry album, here's a new video from Raekwon. Check out Came Up. Related: Raekwon - Lost Jewelry (Free Album)... Read more
Ab-Soul – ILLuminate ft Kendrick Lamar (Video)
Ab-Soul drops an ill video for his collabo with Kendrick Lamar off Control System (one of our picks for best albums of 2012). Check out ILLuminate. Related: Ab-Soul – Only 1 (Audio)... Read more
Kendrick Lamar on the Backseat Freestyle Video (Video)
Kendrick Lamar broke down the behind the scenes of the Backseat Freestyle. He talks about his dad's participation in the video, the "Sherane" look alike and more. Check it out. Related: Kendrick Lamar - Backseat Freestyle (Video)... Read more
Edo G – Power (Video)
January has been a good month for hip-hop veterans. Earlier, we had new music from Black Thought as well as Big Noyd, Large Professor and Kool G Rap. Here's a new video from Edo G. Check out Power. Related: Edo G - Fast Lane (Prod. DJ Premier) (Audio)... Read more
Reese – My N*ggas My Dogs (Video)
Here's some new heat from Reese. Check out the video for My N*ggas My Dogs. Related: Rockie Fresh – Life Long ft Rick Ross & Nipsey Hussle (Audio)... Read more
The Making of The Real Husbands of Hollywood (Video)
Kevin Hart is in a new show on BET that spoofs the current slew of Housewives shows. The show is called Real Husbands of Hollywood and also stars Nick Cannon, Duane Martin, Robin Thicke, JB Smoove, Boris Kodjoe and more. Here's a hilarious inside look at the "making of" the... Read more
Slum Village – Decadence/How It Feel ft Guilty Simpson (Video)
The latest video from Slum Village is a double play. Check out Decadence/How It Feel featuring Guilty Simpson. Related: Slum Village – Riot ft Rapper Big Pooh, Joe Scudda, T3 & Kam Corvet... Read more
Peter Jackson – Can’t Get Enough ft Jadakiss, Styles P, Sheek Louch, Jay Vado (Video)
Here's a very racy video from rapper Peter Jackson for a track that features Jadakiss, Styles P, Sheek Louch and Jay Vado. Unless you are working in a strip club at the time of viewing, do not watch this at work. Check out Can't Get Enough. Related: Ghostface Killah &... Read more
Ultramagnetic MCs perform in London in 1990 (Video)
Wow. Here's a dope back in the day gem. Check out this video of a full Ultramagnetic MCs set from 1990. Props: Tim Westwood Related: Kool Keith – Goodbye Rap (Video)... Read more
The People vs. Action Bronson (Video)
Here's a hilarious video from Noisey of Action Bronson responding to YouTube comments about him and his video for The Symbol. Check it out below. Related: Action Bronson – The Tim Westwood Freestyle (Video)... Read more
Pete Rock: Reminisce for a Spell (Video)
The legendary Pete Rock reminisces over crate digging, working with producers like Dilla, Q-Tip, Large Professor and Kanye West, his relationship with his cousin the late great Heavy D and more. Check out the video. Related: Pete Rock – Delicious Vinyl 25th Anniversary Mix (Mixtape)... Read more
Allen Hughes Discusses the 20th Anniversary of Menace II Society on Sway in the Morning (Video)
Allen Hughes, 1/2 of the Hughes brothers duo that wrote and directed Menace II Society, stopped by the Sway in the Morning Show to discuss the 20th Anniversary of the classic film. He gives several inside stories on the casting of O-Dog, the first time he met Tupac and more.... Read more
Nipsey Hussle – Run A Lap (Video)
Here's a new video from Nipsey Hussle from The Marathon Continues. Check out Run A Lap. Related: Nipsey Hu$$le – Get Away ft Ken Malik (Audio)... Read more
Pharrell Williams talks style with MTV (Video)
Pharrell talks fashion and philosophy with MTV. Check out the video. Related: T.I. – Hello ft Cee-Lo (Prod. The Neptunes)... Read more
Rittz – Bloody Murdah (Remix) ft Tech N9ne (Video)
Rittz's latest video is for his collabo with Tech N9ne. Check out Bloody Murdah (Remix). Related: Rittz - White Jesus Revival (Mixtape)... Read more
Justin Timberlake’s Return to Music (Video)
After nearly 7 years away from music, guess who's back in the lab? Justin Timberlake is reportedly releasing a new single at 12am Monday that may feature The Carters (Jay and Bey). Until then, here's a video teaser from JT. Related: Jay-Z & 9th Wonder – Black American Gangster (Mixtape)... Read more
Dynasty – Stay Shinin’ ft Talib Kweli (Video)
Here's a HOT track by an MC named Dynasty and she got the ill feature from Talib Kweli. Check out the video for Stay Shinin'. Props: HipHopSite Related: Q-Tip, Talib Kweli and The Roots perform Electric Relaxation (Video)... Read more
Nas interview with Angie Martinez (Video)
Nas stopped by the Angie Martinez Show on NYC's Hot 97 and talked about working on his new album, getting 18 grammy nominations with no wins, being named the greatest hip-hop lyricist ever by CNN, being friends again with Kelis and more. Check out the video. Related: Nas performs at... Read more
Childish Gambino – LES (Video)
Here's a new video for Childish Gambino's song "LES." A propos to the title, the clip chronicles an evening in Manhattan's Lower East Side, but it does not include Childish Gambino himself. Check it out. Related: Childish Gambino - Royalty (Mixtape)... Read more
DJ Jazzy Jeff – Vinyl Destinations Ep. 1 (Video)
After dropping an extended trailer, DJ Jazzy Jeff releases the first full episode of his Vinyl Destinations video series. In this clip, Jeff and Skillz take us from Philly to Hong Kong as part of their international tour (with a monster guest appearance). Check it out below. Related: DJ Jazzy... Read more
Nas Interview with Anthony DeCurtis (Video)
Here's an extended interview with Nas (over an hour) that just took place with Anthony DeCurtis. Nas goes in-depth about "his gifted Queens childhood, the early days with Main Source, his philanthropic work, the insight and inspiration behind his #1 new record, Life Is Good," his relationship with Amy Winehouse... Read more
SPOTLIGHT: Dillon Cooper – Survival of the Fittest (Video)
Here's a video from a newcomer to watch in 2013. Fresh off attending Berklee College of Music courtesy of a scholarship established by Jay-Z, Dillon Cooper brings lyrical wordplay and pays homage to his idols (Pac, Big, Fresh Prince and more) all over a classic Mobb Deep track. Check out... Read more
Eve – She Bad Bad (Video)
Here's the latest video from Eve. The title says it all. Check out She Bad Bad. Related: A mix dedicated to the first ladies of rap (Audio)... Read more
Hood Life: A Hip Hop Guided Tour Of Compton (Video)
If you've been a fan of hip-hop at any time over the last 25 years, you know the significance of Compton to the culture. Here's a video of a guided tour of South Central LA that is conducted by Game's stepfather. It includes stops at Eazy-E's home (where the first... Read more
Hit-Boy – Brake Lights (Video)
Here's a new video from Hit-Boy's HITstory, one of the better mixtapes of 2012. Check out Brake Lights. Related: Hit-Boy – HITstory (Mixtape)... Read more
Joey Bada$$ and DJ Premier in the studio (Video)
Joey Bada$$ gets the co-sign from none other than the legendary DJ Premier. Check out the video of them in studio discussing the song they are working on together. Related: Behind the Scenes of Joey Bada$$ performance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (Video)... Read more
Fat Joe – Angels Say (Video)
Fat Joe flexes a couple of different flows on a hot new track. Check out the video for Angels Say (off his upcoming Darkside 3 mixtape). Related: Chi-Ali – Games & Things ft Fat Joe... Read more
Capital STEEZ Freestyle (Video)
Here's a video of what is reported to be Capital STEEZ's last freestyle. He is flowing over the classic NY State of Mind track Primo crafted for Nas. His part starts at the 1:25 mark. Here's the video. Related: Statik Selektah's Capital STEEZ Tribute Mix... Read more
Cappadonna – Pull Your Life Together (Video)
Cappadonna offers advice to the down and out in his latest video. Check out Pull Your Life Together. Related: Cappadonna – Rap is Like Crack ft Solomon Childs (Audio)... Read more
Lupe Fiasco performs Battle Scars with Guy Sebastian & The Roots on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (Video)
Lupe Fiasco recently performed Battle Scars from Food & Liquor Pt 2, with Guy Sebastian & The Roots on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Check out the video. Related: See why we picked Lupe Fiasco's Bitch Bad as 1 of the best videos of 2012.... Read more
Rapsody – Non Fiction ft Raheem DeVaughn (Video)
Rapsody drops a video for "Non Fiction," one of the dopest (and grimiest) tracks on The Idea of Beautiful. 9th Wonder provides the beat, and the hook is courtesy of Raheem DeVaughn (plus an ill Mobb Deep sample). The visual is the perfect accompaniment for the boom bap she brings... Read more
Miguel performs on NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert series (Video)
Miguel CRUSHES a stripped down set for NPR's Tiny Desk Concert series. Check out his acoustic performances of Do You, The Thrill and Adorn. Chills. Related: Miguel - All I Want is You ft J. Cole (Video)... Read more
¡MAYDAY! – The Barricade (Video)
Here's a bugged out new video from ¡MAYDAY! Strange Music indeed. Check out The Barricade. Related: ¡Mayday! – Badlands (Seven Remix) ft Tech N9ne (Audio)... Read more
Q-Tip, Talib Kweli and The Roots Perform Electric Relaxation (Video)
Q-Tip and Talib Kweli performing "Electric Relaxation" with The Roots?! It gets no better. Check out the video. Related: Bizarre Tribe - A Quest to the Pharcyde: a mixtape of blends of music from A Tribe Called Quest & The Pharcyde (Mixtape)... Read more
Kendrick Lamar – Backseat Freestyle (Video)
The video for Kendrick Lamar's "Backseat Freestyle" is like a microcosm for the good kid, m.A.A.d. city album. It's set in Compton (in part in the home where Kendrick grew up), features dope rhymes, skits from the parents and an appearance from "Sherane." Ultimately, it shows how Kendrick's talents were... Read more
DJ Jazzy Jeff – Vinyl Destinations (Video)
The incomparable DJ Jazzy Jeff is launching a new video series called Vinyl Destinations that chronicles his world travels as a DJ. The first installment serves as an extended trailer of what's to come, showcasing beautiful footage from places near and far over Jeff's illustrious remixes (a mashup of Rihanna's... Read more
Blu – Amnesia (Video)
Here's a previously unreleased video from Blu for his 2011 song "Amnesia." Blu dedicates the video to Capital STEEZ, who recently passed — and you'll understand why if you watch to the end. Heavy video. Check it out below. Related: Blu – On the Porch (Video)... Read more
Kendrick Lamar: DECODED – Sing About Me, I’m Dying of Thirst (Video)
Kendrick Lamar breaks down the first verse from Sing About Me, I'm Dying of Thirst, one of his favorite on good kid, m.A.A.d city. Check out the video. Related: See why we picked good kid, m.A.A.d city as one of the best albums of 2012.... Read more
Diamond D – Crate Diggers (Video)
The latest installment of Fuse's Crate Diggers series features Diamond D. The D.I.T.C. legend discusses some of his favorite records and takes us on a journey of his storied career. Check out the video. Related: Diamond D - Deflate Cha (Video)... Read more
Kurupt – Power (Video)
Kurupt releases a mind-blowingly (pun intended) violent video for his song Power. It's hard to imagine it could be more graphic. This is not for the faint of heart. Related: Kurupt Double Play: Kurupt – Money (Do It for Me) ft RBX (Video) + Clemm Rishad – Forever ft Kurupt... Read more
Nas Performs at Radio City Music Hall (Video)
Nas rang in the New Year last night in NYC at Radio City Music Hall. Here's 21 minutes of footage of him performing tracks from Life is Good like "Daughters" and "Bye Baby," as well as back in the day joints like "If I Ruled the World," "One Mic" and... Read more
Big Boi – In the A ft T.I. & Ludacris (Video)
Here's Big Boi's video for his celebration of ATL with fellow ATLiens T.I. and Ludacris. Check out "In the A". Related: Big Boi speaks on Andre 3000′s apology on Sorry (Video)... Read more
Fabolous – Life Is So Exciting ft Pusha T
Here's the latest video from Fabolous. Check out Life Is So Exciting featuring Pusha T. Related: Fabolous - The Soul Tape 2 (Mixtape)... Read more
Kendrick Lamar speaks on his favorite things (Video)
Kendrick Lamar speaks about 2 of his favorite albums of the year: Nas' Life is Good and Frank Ocean's Channel Orange. Check out the video. Related: See why we named Kendrick Lamar's Swimming Pools (Drank) on of the best videos of 2012.... Read more
Merry Christmas from AFH – Playlist & 2012 Christmas Eve Mix from Kook DJ Red Alert & Funkmaster Flex (Audio)
Here's a Christmas hip-hop playlist for you, as well as the entire 5 hour 2012 annual Christmas Eve mix from Kool DJ Red Alert and Funkmaster Flex. Related: Freeway – Black Santa (Mixtape) Here is the Kool DJ Red Alert & Funkmaster Flex Mix: Hour 1 Hour 2 Hour 3... Read more