Gary, IN and Philadelphia, PA are cities that are both harshly affected by gun violence, drugs and poverty. These are not cities where you live. These are cities where you must survive. Freddie Gibbs welcomes Philly native Freeway to the Midwest as they share their own survival tactics in the visuals for the Beatnick & K-Salaam produced “Anything To Survive.” Read the rest of this entry »

While there’s no signs of a tracklisting yet, we now know what Wale’s Maybach Music debut album, Ambition, will look like. Read the rest of this entry »

Sir Michael Rocks of The Cool Kids drops off his latest solo mixtape titled, Premier Politics. Read the rest of this entry »

Last Friday, I got to see K.R.I.T. & DJ Wally Sparks so I had to ask how the collaboration between T.I. and K.R.I.T. came about in what’s soon to become Hip-Hop folklore. T.I. apparently got his hands on K.R.I.T.’s material while locked away on his recent jail stay. Impressed, Tip reached out to the rising MC and producer and the rest is now audio history. Read the rest of this entry »

Danny Brown takes a break from XXX‘s clean sounds on “Brown Eyes” to rhyme over a raw beat reminiscent of his Hot Soup days. Your boy’s still irreverent and eccentric compared to the relatively dialed back delivery he used to have. Read the rest of this entry »

As an artist, you hate to hear comparisons so quickly into your career. However, as a listener, it’s extremely hard not to verify your thoughts by making them. Having said that, literally less than 15 seconds into Allen Stone’s “Contact High,” I was immediately thinking how much this stringy hipster sounds identical to a young Stevie Wonder. Read the rest of this entry »

When K-Dot is featured on your track, more than likely you’ll be playing second fiddle from the get. But, with a stage name like The Gooneez & The Fratelleez, there’s no way in hell listeners will forget this Southern Cali group anytime soon. Read the rest of this entry »

Maurice Garland sent this picture over and I was immediately at a loss for words.

I’m not anymore, so let’s talk. Read the rest of this entry »

Ever since trap rap became an applicable form of hip-hop, it’s been somewhat hard to tell which MCs are actually trying to master their craft and which are simply just trying to legitimize themselves through the limelight. In the case of SL Jones, his direction becomes pretty obvious upon watching his freshly-cooked visual for “Paper Cuts.” Read the rest of this entry »

In between recent launches of both a Sirius radio show and New York storefront for his innovative Fools Gold imprint, A-Trak found a few minutes to remix The Rapture’s summer single, “How Deep Is Your Love.” Read the rest of this entry »

Today, September 30, marks Skewby’s birthday. Instead of accepting gifts, he’s giving one out to fans with his self-directed video for “Eleven 58.” Read the rest of this entry »

Video games really aren’t my expertise. Yet, if this NBA lockout continues, I may have to scrap together some pennies and cop NBA 2K12 pending it gets Cadet’s approval. Per the marketing department, the 2K family rallies together some familiar and not-so-familiar faces to debate the greatest team of all time in this 35 second clip. Read the rest of this entry »

When DJ Quik and Kurupt dropped their BlaQKout album back in 2009, there were quite a few diehard fans who felt the much-anticipated project lacked the gusto expected from the two Westcoast vets. However, the letdown occurred because there weren’t many songs like “Take It Off.” Read the rest of this entry »

When I envision Spitta heading into the party store for “Light Snacks,” I picture a situation similar to Kate Middleton going into some fancy fashion boutique and having them lock the doors behind her. Whether that red carpet treatment is the case or not remains to be seen, but either way, this easy-going, 1992-sounding throwback actually finds the captain of the Jets detailing his other preference for munchies – females. Read the rest of this entry »

If ever a song didn’t require a video, it would be Adele’s “Someone Like You.” When she sings, listener’s minds do more than enough to create a personal vision of who’s she’s singing about. It’s us. She made this song for us and we share the song with her. But if ever a video matched the tone of a song, it would be Adele’s “Someone Like You.” Read the rest of this entry »