Archive for July, 2010

Video: tabi bonney – Nuthin But A Hero

Friday, July 23rd, 2010

A sandwhich ain’t nothing but a hero…or something.

Video: Mos Def – “As-Salaam-Alaikum” & “Wahid” (Live @ Streets 2010)

Friday, July 23rd, 2010

Here’s some great, multi-camera footage of Mos doing a call and response joint called “As-Salaam-Alaikum”, and then going into “Wahid” at the Streets 2010 Urban International Festival at Marquette Park in Chicago last month.

Shout to Slumbilical Chord for the footage

Previously: Brother Ali – Don’t Look At Me, Look Around

Video: DJ Scratch On Jay Electronica & His Top 5

Friday, July 23rd, 2010

You listen to commercial radio, and you don’t hear beats anymore. N*ggas is rhyming over the left side of the keyboard. There’s no hard drums, no baselines, none of that. So when I heard that Jay Electronica.. THAT’s a beat. Hearing that makes you wanna make beats.

Part 3 of GrindMusicRadio’s interview.

Previously: Video: DJ Scratch Talks Post-EPMD Career With Busta Rhymes (GrindMusicRadio Pt. 2) | Video: DJ Scratch On Becoming EPMD’s DJ Thanks To Jam Master Jay (GrindMusicRadio Pt. 1)

Video: Cassidy – Face To Face (Behind the Scenes)

Friday, July 23rd, 2010

On the set of the video for Cassidy’s new single.

Previously: Cassidy on Who He’d Like to See Battle Face to Face

Video: New York Connections: Ayatollah + Marco Polo

Friday, July 23rd, 2010

Marco Polo talks about how Ayatollah helped him out when he landed in NYC as a young aspiring producer, gave him his name and influenced his work.

Ayatollah’s Cocoon instrumental album is available now on iTunes and Amazon.

Previously: Ayatollah – Reefer (Video)

Yelawolf – Lemonade Freestyle

Friday, July 23rd, 2010

Yela does that Gucci Mane instrumental justice.

Yelawolf – Lemonade Freestyle

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Props: TSS

Video: Wyclef Defends Yele Haiti on Fox Business

Friday, July 23rd, 2010

Clef defends his tie knot and Yele Haiti charity against allegations that they spend far too much of the money they receive in donations on administrative expenses.

Video: Freddie Gibbs – National Anthem (F*ck The World) (Behind the Scenes)

Friday, July 23rd, 2010

Gibbs in the middle of a cotton field somewhere shooting the video for “National Anthem”, which of course serves as the lead single off the Str8 Killa EP, due out August 3rd on DECON.

Live Stream: Rick Ross on MTV’s RapFix Live

Friday, July 23rd, 2010

UPDATE 1:50pm: Show’s over. Next week’s guest will be Wiz Khalifa.

On Friday at 1 p.m. ET, fans will have the chance ask Rick Ross all of their questions directly during the first-ever edition of “RapFix Live,” a live-stream series.

Ross will take questions instantly from a live Twitter feed and fans will be able to watch an unedited, real-time interview with the hip-hop heavyweight.

The discussion will be moderated by MTV News’ Sway, but the conversation is really in the hands of the fans. In addition to the live-stream series, hip-hop fans will be able to satisfy all of theirmusic needs with the official launch of MTV’s RapFix blog at RapFix.MTV.com, on August 2.

Video: Fat Joe – Power Freestyle

Friday, July 23rd, 2010

Cool & Dre make their video directing debut.

Previously: Fat Joe – I’m Gone (prod. DJ Premier) | Fat Joe – I Am Crack (prod. Just Blaze) | Fat Joe – Power Freestyle | Game x Cool & Dre – Brake Lights Mixtape Artwork