Blu – The Clean Hand (Produced by Pete Rock)

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Here’s an intriguing new collabo involving West Coast rhymesayer Blu and the legendary Pete Rock. A nice synergy between the meeting of two different hip-hop generations results in “The Clean Hand.” No official word on where this tr...

Reebok: The Romantic Process of Jesse Boykins III – Part 4

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In Reebok’s fourth installment with singer-songwriter Jesse Boykins III, the Chicago native speaks on the beginnings of his romantic movement, which undoubtedly still shines through in his music even today. Seemingly cultivating his own niche a...

Lupe Fiasco – Friend of the People (Mixtape)

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A new mixtape arrives from Lupe Fiasco as he quietly gives thanks to fans during today’s holiday festivities. This Friend of the People mixtape was initially set to drop in around Christmas of 2009 but was set aside for his Mount Kilimanjaro vo...

GZA Announces Harvard Lecture in December and New Album in 2012

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Gary Grice aka GZA/The Genius, a founding member of rap supergroup the Wu-Tang Clan, will lecture about his Clan, his craft and his creativity on Thursday, December 1 at 4 p.m. The lecture will be followed by a Q&A and is open to the public. Whi...

Cults featuring Freddie Gibbs – Bad Things (Remix)

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Earlier this year, news broke that an intriguing new hip-hop crossover project would emerge from NYC-based indie pop outfit the Cults. Today we have a glimpse of that mixtape, and it involves the rhyming skills of Gary, Indiana’s own Freddie...

Style Wars: The Outtakes Project

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Style Wars was originally released in 1983, as a 69-minute documentary on hip-hop and graffiti culture. Here we are some decades later and pieces of abandoned footage are now beginning to come to the forefront. Out of 30 hours of film, only a sliver...

GQ+A: Drake

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Drake is soon to pull the covers (officially) off his new album Take Care. In doing so, GQ catches up with the one-time TV actor turned rap phenom in this GQ+A feature that focuses on the naming of the album, his girl interests, and some of the big n...

Drake featuring The Weeknd – The Ride

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Although the album already leaked earlier this week, there are still a few tracks missing amongst the number of download links for Drake’s Take Care. One of these tracks is yet another collaboration with fellow Toronto artist The Weeknd, called...

The Roots – Make My

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A new visual interpretation of “Make My” has just unveiled from the legendary Roots stemming from their new undun album which is due out on December 6. Big K.R.I.T. also made a notable feature on this single with some impressive guest ver...

Reebok: The Romantic Process of Jesse Boykins III – Part 2

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We let you in on Reebok’s spotlight of Jesse Boykins III and its Romantic Process segment, just a day go. Now watch and listen as Jesse speaks more in detail of his creative and writing process, as well as his transition in moving from Miami to...

Reebok: The Romantic Process of Jesse Boykins III – Part 1

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Reebok in association with singer-songwriter and producer Jesse Boykins III lets us into his world, delving into “The Romantic Process.” Watch and listen as the Chicago native speaks about his role as artist, his vision, and his musical p...

Big Sean – Dance (A$$) Remix ft. Nicki Minaj

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New from Big Sean comes this remix/video of his song “Dance (A$$)” off his debut album, Finally Famous. The song, which is thematically candid, features a Nicki Minaj that gives 110 percent and talks about her own rise to being “fin...

Wale featuring J. Cole – Bad Girls Club

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Wale unveils the official video to the J. Cole-assisted summer anthem “Bad Girls Club.” Directed by Rock Jacobs, the video is inspired by the Oxygen reality television which normally focuses on a house of women who often find themselves i...

A$AP Rocky – LiveLoveASAP Mixtape

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Harlem’s own ASAP Rocky has not missed a beat since seemingly bursting onto the hip-hop scene after his viral hit “Purple Swag.” With a refreshing sound that brings forth a certain nostalgia regarding classic hip-hop and southern ra...

Roy Ayers – Homage (Mix by Anthony Valadez)

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Homage is a music series that pays respect to the musical giants that have forever altered the way we listen, sample and love music. We pay our esteem to Roy Ayers for his amazing impact and contribution to hip-hop, R&B and neo-soul. One of the...