Anyone think Ro might be a wrestling fan? Anyway, Ro Ransom’s anything-but-sincere rhymes make the title sound like an understatement. Off of the upcoming Ro Ransom Is The Future. — Watch
The ever-masked woman of mystery from BK, Leikeli47, flexes her solid flows and singing chops. Off of her new mixtape The Flower Shop. — Watch
Phil Adé pounds the drums with an exuberant flow in his ready-to-take-over-the-world steez. From Phil’s upcoming project, R.O.S.E. — Watch
Missed it when Ye’s street teams projected the visuals to this song onto buildings, no-permits-guerilla style, in some 66 different cities over the weekend? Here’s Kanye delivering his conversation-starter of a track loud and clear over the airways… — Watch
We’ve already seen the street-shot version of the video for Curren$y’s track, here’s a more festive one spliced from live concert footage. Off of New Jet City. — Watch
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Baltimore's Mathematics breaks down the effects of the root of all evil, and does so in between throw-ups. Watch
Nope, that's not a misprinted headline. Rock The Bells 2013, the tenth anniversary iteration of the annual touring hip-hop music festival, once again will reprise… Read
The Austin husband-wife team of Jbro and Tiger Lily is making points about these wannabes, and they're making them emphatically. Off of Flip The Script. … Watch
More from the Vallejo emcee, adept in throwback raps, reminding what the Bay sounded like about more than a decade ago. Watch
Overcaffeinated flows from OoberGeek and company, as Futuristic hangs with kindred spirits from Strange Music. Watch
LA's Jez Dior is throwing some sparks in his flows, as this son of a rock star shows off some bonafied hip-hop creds. Watch
Beatmaker The Last Skeptik's piece is short and sweet, a jazzy flute paired with chirpy soul samples. From the upcoming album Thanks For Trying. Watch
Kendrick throws a party-ish funeral for the latest video from good kid, m.A.A.d. city, featuring cameos from Juicy J and ScHoolboy Q, plus a snippet of a new… Watch
While The Weeknd croons gently over the phone, 2 Chainz attempts to murder the beat. Latest video from Based On A T.R.U. Story. Watch
Skyzoo's ode to his humble beginnings sees him go off with a breathless flow. Off of his album A Dream Deferred. Watch
IAMSU! introduces Wiz Khalifa to that East Bay slang and the Richmond Hills, with the video directed by Kreayshawn. Off of IAMSU's Suzy 6 Speed mixtape. Watch
Seattle emcee Ka.lil, aka Khingz, is calling out pretenders on their claims. Also, that fur on his noggin probably smells like a pound of bud by now. His… Watch
Kanye puts the bass on overdrive, and Pusha T is ballin’. New Don Cannon and Kanye West-produced track from Pusha’s upcoming My Names Is My Name, out in… Watch
The Kids These Days frontman (formerly, actually, as he just revealed yesterday that the group broke up) steps out solo to do things not before done, or so… Watch
The acerbic Aesop Rock teams with acerbic singer-songwriter Kimya Dawson. And to illustrate this nihilistic track of theirs, they play a weird game of… Watch
LA underground legend Aceyalone channels old-school bluesmen steez with a side of James Brown for this proto-funk track with some gorgeous visuals from… Watch
Drill music rising star Mikey Dollaz of the M.I.C. crew impressively goes hard non-stop for 40 bars. Watch
Slum Vill wonders where the love went in their typical understated delivery. From their forthcoming album Evolution. Watch
Over a bouncy beat reminiscent of Paul’s Boutique, Prolyphic calls out corporations and their attempts at greenwashing that cover up their harming of the… Watch
Summertime vibes from Jahi, preaching positivity with a Michael McDonald samples on the beat for a backdrop. From his upcoming mixtape For The People. Watch