Crooked I presents C.O.B. Cypher 2012 (Video)
Oooohhh. This Crooked I presented C.O.B. Cypher is SERIOUS! He doesn't spit a verse himself but every MC is nice. Check out the video below. Related: Crooked I - Psalm 82: v6 (Mixtape)... Read more
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Joey Bada$$ – Waves (Video)
Here's a new video for Joey Bada$$' song Waves which is one of the best songs from one of the strongest mixtapes to drop all year. His 1999 mixtape is steeped in sounds from the 90's era and features original tracks as well as tracks from J. Dilla, MF DOOM,... Read more
Here’s an interview of Stalley where he discusses his earliest musical influences + his new video Hell’s Angels featuring Rick Ross (Video)
Stalley has gotten more recognition since joining MMG last year but he has been on the grind for many years. Stalley is not your average rapper. He combines intelligent lyricism with a blue collar work ethic and relatability. When you put that mix over the deep and soulful tracks toward... Read more
Aesop Rock – ZZZ Top (Video)
Aesop Rock just dropped one of the dopest videos of the year. Hands down. In fact, it's not even right to call it a video. Instead, it's a genius short martial arts film. Check out ZZZ Top. And, if you need some more martial arts in your life, check out... Read more
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
Childish Gambino – 5 Fingers of Death Freestyle (Video)
Childish Gambino's latest 5 Fingers of Death is one of the best so far. He went in on all 5 beats that were thrown at him (ranging from DJ Premier to Nirvana) and all were of the dome. Afterward, Sway gives him props for what he is doing for hip-hop.... Read more
The Man With the Iron Fists Trailer (Directed by The RZA) (Video) + Ghostface Killah & Sheek Louch – Union Square (Audio) Check out both below.
Wu fans, I don't think you're ready for this. Here's a look at the trailer for The Man With The Iron Fists, which was directed by The RZA, stars Lucy Liu and Russell Crowe and is presented by Quentin Tarantino. The movie looks blazing hot. And, you can also listen... Read more
Kids These Days – Flashing Lights (Video)
Here's the video for Kids These Days' complete re-invention of Kanye West's Flashing Lights. As mentioned before, the talented hip-hop band flipped it and made the song a brooding story about police harassment. Check it out. Related: Kids These Days - Hard Times featuring Casey Veggies & Asher Roth... Read more
AG (from Show & AG) – Toca Tuesday Freestyles (Video)
AG from Show & AG has not lost a step. He represented hard for 90's MCs on Tony Touch's Toca Tuesday Freestyles. Check out how he flows on the head-nodding, neck-snapping, slept on track Dr. Dre did for Jay-Z a few years back. Related: New music from Show & AG... Read more
Lupe Fiasco – Around My Way (Freedom Ain’t Free) (Video)
Lupe Fiasco released the video for Around My Way (Freedom Ain't Free). What did you think of the controversy between him and Pete Rock? Here's the video. Related: Lupe Fiasco - B*tch Bad... Read more
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
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
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
XV – Swervin’ (Video)
Here's a new video from XV. It's called Swervin' and it's on his EP Awesome which is in stores now. Related: XV - Popular Culture (Mixtape) and interview of him discussing his earliest experiences with hip-hop (Video)... Read more
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
MMG – Power Circle ft Kendrick Lamar (Video)
Here's the video for Power Circle, the collabo between MMG and Kendrick Lamar. Check it out below. MMG's Self Made 2 is in stores now. Related: MMG - Self Made 2 (Full Album Stream)... Read more
Large Professor – Keys to the City (Video)
Salute to Large Professor. He's still making dope hip-hop after more than 20 years in the game. Check out his new video for Keys to the City. Related: Large Professor breaks down the stories behind his classic tracks... Read more
Kendrick Lamar – Tim Westwood Show Freestyle (Video)
Kendrick Lamar has verses for days. Here's a video of him dropping some flames on the Tim Westwood Show during his UK visit. Check it out below. Kendrick's album Good Kid Mad City drops on 10/2. Get ready. Related: Kendrick Lamar performs his first show in the UK (Video)... Read more
Joell Ortiz – Iron On You (Video)
Here's the video for Joell Ortiz's take on Pusha T's Exodus 23:1 track. Check out Iron On You. Related: Crooked I - Exodus 23:1 http://vimeo.com/44484965... Read more
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
De La Soul interview with OkayPlayer at The Roots Picnic 2012 (Video)
De La Soul. From the soul. Here's a cool interview of Plug 1 and Plug 2 courtesy of OkayPlayer. It features some high-quality footage of De La's performance at this year's Roots Picnic as well as Posdnous and Trugoy discussing working on a new album. Check out the video below.... Read more
Prince – The Glory Days documentary (Full Video)
If someone told me there could be a good Prince documentary without his music, I would not believe it. I stand corrected...Here's an in-depth look at His Royal Badness in a UK documentary called The Glory Days. It features extensive interviews with key players in Prince's career during his first... Read more
Dwele – What Profit (Video)
Dwele dropped an unexpected gem aptly called What Profit last month. Here's the video. Related: Nottz - You Need This Music featuring Pusha T and Dwele... Read more
sene – backboards ft blu (Video)
Here's the video for sene and blu's song backboards. Check it out below. Scienze - Happiness Is featuring sene & blu http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVhjGJ13iIs&feature=player_embedded... Read more
DJ Premier & Bumpy Knuckles – B.A.P. (Video)
DJ Premier and Bumpy Knuckles hit you with that (Boom) B.A.P. last year. Here's the video for their collabo. Check it out below. Related: DJ Premier & Bumpy Knuckles - Turn Up the Mic (Remix) featuring Nas http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adTqVPVxV90&feature=player_embedded... Read more
For The Record: The Beat Junkies 20th Anniversary Documentary Trailer (Video)
The Beat Junkies DJ Collective will be celebrating its 20th Anniversary next month. As part of the celebration, they will be releasing a documentary tracking their 20-year history that features the likes of DJ Jazzy Jeff and other legendary DJs. Here's a trailer for the film which will be released... Read more
Salute to Michael Jackson the King of Pop (Video Playlist)
We lost Michael Jackson 3 years ago today. To celebrate his life, here's a look at his 3 most epic videos (Thriller, Remember the Time and Scream) and the performance of Billie Jean at the Motown 25 celebration that changed the game forever. RIP to the King of Pop. Related:... Read more
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
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
Rick Ross – So Sophisticated ft Meek Mill (Video)
Here's the video for Rick Ross' So Sophisticated featuring Meek Mill. Check it out below. Related: Rick Ross - Touch'n You featuring Usher (Video) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jz2K2Rjd7rQ&feature=player_embedded... Read more
Schoolboy Q – The Back Room Freestyle (Video)
Schoolboy Q had his first ever appearance on 106 & Park today and dropped an ill verse in The Back Room. Check out the video below. Related: Schoolboy Q & Ab-Soul interview (Video)... Read more
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
THURZ – Hell’s Angel ft BJ the Chicago Kid (Video)
Here's a new video for a soulful, laid-back joint from THURZ. He tackles matters of the heart but, in typical THURZ fashion, he ends it with a stark socio-political message. Check out Hell's Angel featuring BJ the Chicago Kid. Related: THURZ - Riot featuring Black Thought... Read more
Kendrick Lamar – Cosmic Kev Freestyle (Video)
Need lyrics? Kendrick Lamar's got you covered. Check out the flames he spit on the Cosmic Kev Show. You can watch the video below. Related: Kendrick Lamar & Ab-Soul rap on DJ Green Lantern's Invasion Radio Show (Video)... Read more
Slaughterhouse – My Life ft Cee-Lo (Video)
Here's the video for Slaughterhouse's song with Cee-Lo. Check out My Life. Related: Crooked I - Psalm 82: v6 (Mixtape)... Read more
Ab-Soul and Schoolboy Q interview with Karen Civil (Video)
Here's a cool interview of Ab-Soul and Schoolboy Q by Karen Civil. They discuss what it would take to drop a Black Hippy album, how they decide who gets on what track, why Schoolboy Q is now calling himself Puff Daddy and more. Check out the video below. Related: Ab-Soul... Read more
Here’s a back in the day (mostly) video playlist to get you through the day. You’ll hear music from Redman, Grand Puba, The Roots, Chubb Rock, Mobb Deep, Heavy D, The Beatnuts and more (Video Playlist)
Just press play, sit back and take a journey back to the 90's. Related: Back in the Day 80's Hip-Hop Playlist (Audio)... Read more
Yuna – Video Playlist and Interview (Video)
Yuna is a special artist. I first heard her when she did a haunting cover of Nirvana's Come As You Are. A few weeks ago, I also had the opportunity to hear her sing live and was blown away. Here's a video playlist of some of her performances from Billboard,... Read more
Rick Ross – Touch’n You ft Usher (Video)
Here's the latest video from Rick Ross. It's from Ross' upcoming God Forgives, I Don't Album. Check out Touch'n You featuring Usher. Related: Rick Ross, Wale, Meek Mill, Stalley, Gunplay & Kendrick Lamar - Power Circle http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8Q76r0nOgI... Read more
Wreckonize (from ¡Mayday!) – Five Fingers of Death on the Sway in the Morning show (Video)
Tech N9ne's Strange Music family visited the Sway in the Morning show yesterday. Wreckonize from ¡Mayday! had the honors of taking on 5 Fingers of Death where Sway has folks rhyme over 5 random beats and he SMASHED IT with a true freestyle off the dome. Check out the video... Read more
50 Cent – Double Up ft Hayes (Video)
Double Up featuring Hayes is the latest video from 50 Cent's The Lost Tape. You can check it out below. Related: 50 Cent - The Lost Tape (Mixtape)... Read more
Slum Village – Reppin’ (Video)
Here's a new video from Slum Village. Check out Reppin'. Related: Slum Village - God Sent/Hunger (Video)... Read more
Nas discusses Life is Good (Video)
Nas says he's cooked up some magic with Salaam Remi on Life is Good. Apparently, the producer is comparing Nas' album to the feeling he had about The Fugees' The Score and Amy Winehouse's Back to Black--both classics he produced. Check out what else Nas had to say and have... Read more
Rakim interview with Montreality (Video)
We celebrated the career of Rakim last week with a playlist of some of his many classics. Here's a 20-minute interview of The R that touches on a number of subjects including MCs of today that he's feeling, his top 5 MCs of all time, his biggest fear, what he... Read more
Supernatural freestyles on Hot 97 with Peter Rosenberg (Video)
Supernatural is one of the greatest freestylers to do it. Period. Dude kicks substantive lyrics using clever similes straight off the top of the dome. The word freestyle is now often associated with any written verse no one has heard before. Check this 8 minute video of Supernatural doing what... Read more
Joe Budden – Mood Muzik Box Set Intro and Sneak Preview (Video)
Joe Budden flexes on this 5 minute intro to his Mood Muzik Box Set. Check out the song and a video preview about the box set below. Related: Slaughterhouse raps on the Tim Westwood Show (Video) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVcK3mXUbz4&feature=player_embedded... Read more
Prodigy, DMX, Erick Sermon, Sean Price, Jim Jones & Jadakiss Talk Father’s Day
The 6 MCs discussed what Father's Day means to them at Rock The Bells. Related: Erick Sermon tells classic stories to Peter Rosenberg and Cipha Sounds (Video) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7hxaDyTnAE&feature=player_embedded... Read more
Happy Birthday 2Pac (Video Playlist)
Happy birthday to the immortal outlaw Tupac Shakur, who would have been 41 today. Here's a video playlist celebrating the born day of a true icon. Related: 2Pac Hologram performs at Coachella (Video) and Kendrick Lamar discusses what 2Pac meant to him (Video)... Read more
Ice-T discusses Something From Nothing: The Art of Rap (Video)
Ice-T dropped a bunch of incredible freestyles from the likes of Eminem, Redman, Lord Finesse, Nas and more leading up to the premiere of his documentary Something From Nothing: The Art of Rap. The film hit theaters today. Here's an interview of the OG Ice-T discussing the movie. Check out... Read more
Here’s XV’s latest mixtape, Popular Culture, and an in-depth interview exploring his earliest musical influences. Check out both below.
XV dropped his new mixtape Popular Culture today. With strong beats and substantive lyrics, it's a great weekend listen. You can listen to the whole thing and download it below, as well as watch our interview where he discusses his earliest musical influences. Related: XV - Zero Heroes (Mixtape) Download... Read more