Pusha T featuring Raekwon & Joell Ortiz – Tick, Tock

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A new audio track arrives as part of RZA’s upcoming flick The Man with the Iron Fists which hits theaters in a few weeks. It serves as the second drop from the movie’s coinciding soundtrack. Pusha T, Raekwon and Joell Ortiz lay some hard...

Hip-Hop’s All-Time Greatest Immortalized in Illustrated Playing Cards

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Hip-hop-inspired label Mynority Classics pays homage to several genre heavyweights with a number of likenesses etched on a series of illustrated playing cards. Designed by illustrator Sayori Wada, key figures include Slick Rick, Tupac, The Notorious...

Domo Genesis & The Alchemist – No Idols

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After the tantalizing “Elimination Chamber” track preview of their collaborative No Idols mixtape two weeks ago, Domo Genesis and The Alchemist have finally dropped the whole 11-track bomb on us. The album features not only Odd Future mem...

Aaron Cohen – Feminist (Produced by A$AP Ty Beats)

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Offered is a new music project presented by Mishka NYC, as they share the new visuals from Seattle spitter, Aaron Cohen. The video for his newest single “Feminist” which proves to be a smooth lyrical offering produced by the man behind A$...

HYPETRAK: Joey Bada$$ “The Progressive Era” Interview

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HYPETRAK recently had the opportunity to link up with Joey Bada$$ following an impressive mixtape drop of 1999. Going over variety of topics – including his early beginnings in hip-hop, his influences, his mindset in life, and of course his team, Pro...

Pusha T featuring Kanye West – New God Flow

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Following the artwork preview of the long-awaited single, the song has finally arrived in its full glory. Pusha T, along with Kanye West on the assist, bring forth an impressive single over a piano-driven tune laced with seamless back and forth wordp...

A$AP Rocky featuring Lana Del Rey – Ridin’

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Following up on Lana Del Rey’s Born to Die music video for “National Anthem,” yesterday, which co-starred A$AP Rocky, the collaborative track between the two young talents has been unveiled. As good as it seems, it’s still unc...

The Review: Big Fun in the Big Town – A Document of Hip-Hop’s Past in the Late ’80s

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“You learn rap from the streets.” The response, taken from an interviewee in the hip-hop documentary, Big Fun in the Big Town, truly embodies what this 25-year-old film is all about. The year was 1986. Rock journalist and radio host Br...

Hip-Hop Exhibiting Punk Characteristics: What Does it Mean?

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“There has always been this rebellious connection between hip-hop and punk music,” once said iconic hip-hop pioneer Fab Five Freddy, in an interview with radio host Davey-D, back in 2010. It’s true–nestled in the downtrodden s...

World’s Fair – Jasmine Guy

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Queens, New York collective World’s Fair returns on the heels of their recent single/video “Suspect” with “Jasmine Guy,” an easygoing song with a summertime vibe. Inspired by the title woman, the melodic Chuk Le Garcon-p...

Danny Brown – Jay-Dee’s Revenge (Produced by J Dilla)

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Here’s a first look at the visuals for “Jay-Dee’s Revenge,” a song taken off the upcoming posthumous album from the late great J Dilla. You can get grasp of what to expect on the project through this live footage of Danny Brow...

Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys Passes Away at 47

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Adam Yauch, known by his emcee moniker MCA and member of storied hip-hop trio the Beastie Boys, has passed away tragically at the age of 47, after a three-year battle with cancer. Known not only for his incredible work as a musician, Yauch directed m...

Nas: “The Don” Video

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Following the preview last week, Nas went ahead to unveil the full visual interpretation for “The Don.” As the song title suggests, you’ll catch Esco living lavish while he makes his rounds all across the Empire State in a vintage R...

VH1: Behind The Music – Nas | Full Video

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Wednesday saw VH1 and their ever popular series Behind The Music turn their attention to none other than Nasty Nas himself. Touching on an array of topics that have both shaped him as a man and as an emcee – including his relationship with his...

Something From Nothing: The Art of Rap Trailer

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“Hip-hop is a masterpiece, but nobody painted it all.” As the reel begins to play for the upcoming Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap movie, the trailer welcomes us into a dialogue between some of music’s most iconic and recogni...