New Hip Hop Songs - Music Videos
Tree - Busters
Those who haven’t spent time in the Midwest or other similarly chilly climates might not realize just how hard it is to form a understandable sentence when you’re outside in sub-zero temperatures, freezing wind...Read More
T.I. x Trae Tha Truth - Check This, Dig That
Along with the 16 jams featured on the album proper, the Best Buy edition of T.I.‘s eighth full-length boasted a trio of extra cuts—one of which, paper-stacking anthem Check This, Dig That, has now received the visual...Read More
Wordsmith - Living Life Check to Check
I’m honored today to be writing about an artist from my very own DMV, Wordsmith. His new video single Living Life Check to Check gives a big shout out to the backbone of our nation, the hardworking middle-class, and the...Read More
Jade - Brown Box
To many artists, the word “box” represents something that curtails one’s Freedom. Thus, they strive to create sounds that are “out of the box,” while striving against label execs’ efforts to put them in...Read More
Donnie Trumpet ft. Chance the Rapper & Vic Mensa - Zion
Previously featured under the name Nico Segal as one-seventh of (now defunct) Windy City crew Kids These Days, Donnie Trumpet throws his hat into the solo ring with debut single Zion. Named after the fictional city from the...Read More
Freddie Gibbs - Eastside Moonwalker
Freddie Gibbs hails from Gary, Indiana, but I guess he has danced his way to the East Coast, because his latest effort is titled Eastside Moonwalker. I really shouldn’t joke (if you can call that a joke) about this song,...Read More
Madchild - Nature of the Beast
Whereas most of modern civilization strives to transcend the laws of natural selection, underground hip-hop is one arena in which might still makes right. As such, Swollen Members rhymesayer Madchild is determined to stay at...Read More
King L - Money Power Respect
If King L came across a magic lamp in the streets of his native Chicago, he wouldn’t need to sit and ponder what his three wishes should be. He’d look that genie straight in the eye and say, “I want Money Power...Read More
Nitty Scott, MC ft. Kendrick Lamar - Flower Child
If we were living in the 1960s, Nitty Scott, MC might be rocking bell-bottom jeans, beads and headbands. Even in hoodies, sneakers and hoop earrings, however, the Brooklyn spitter is a Flower Child at heart. The latest leak...Read More
Mac Miller - Watching Movies
Based on the title of Mac Miller‘s forthcoming sophomore full-length, I assumed Watching Movies With the Sound Off was one of the Pittsburgh emcee’s own hobbies. Turns out, I had it completely twisted; on...Read More
Travi$ Scott ft. T.I. & 2 Chainz - Upper Echelon
Originally scheduled for release in February, Travi$ Scott‘s debut EP has suffered a prodigious series of delays, and currently lacks a drop date. With an eye to changing that, the Houston rhymesayer has enlisted a pair...Read More
Bruno Mars - Treasure
In addition to being a famous singer, Bruno Mars is also quite the entrepreneur; the hitmaker recently made a small investment with the ever-popular e-cigarette company NJOY. The public endorsement makes even more sense,...Read More
Michael Francis - Nona’s Reservoir
Last we heard from Michael Francis, it was April of 2012 and the unsigned crooner was building anticipation for the release of his Cold Heart Chronicles LP with the moody I Don’t Love You. After more than a year with...Read More
Mateo - How Good Is Your Love
Mateo may have a weakness for the female gender (He is an R&B singer, after all.), but the Interscope recording artist isn’t about to jump into a relationship with a woman without vetting her thoroughly. On the lead...Read More
Throwback Thursday: Kanye West ft. Syleena Johnson - All Falls Down
A quick glance over the tracklist of Kanye West‘s sixth studio album is enough to prove that Yeezus will be the hip-hop megastar’s most provocative and politically-charged project to date. If you followed his...Read More
Griff J - Life Alone
Being that I have lived in my hometown for over two decades now, I occasionally feel like I need of change of scenery before I go crazy. I had better act quick, because I don’t want to end up like Griff J, who has...Read More
Koncept - Oh Baby (J57 Remix)
“You know, I really like Koncept’s flow on the Malt Disney EP, but I can’t stand the beats” …said no one ever! It’s damn near impossible to hate on DeeJay Element’s production, but that’s not to say...Read More