[video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgxK09Ni4L4 425x355] In the second and final part of Hip Hop Official's conversation with Illa J, we hear more of his perspective on his late brother, making music, and inspiring the next generation in Hip-Hop. Stay tuned for OKP's exclusive interview with Illa J, coming at you very soon. Related: • Video: Illa J - My Brothers Keeper Part 1
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Video: Talib Kweli on A-List Radio
It's not too often we get actual freestyle videos of rappers going off the top of the dome. Usually we have to settle for some memorized rhymes that later appear in a song. In this video, Talib Kweli stops by DJ Enuff's A-List Radio and spits unwritten for about 5 minutes.
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Video: Illa J - My Brothers Keeper Part 2
[video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgxK09Ni4L4 425x355] In the second and final part of Hip Hop Official's conversation with Illa J, we hear more of his perspective on his late brother, making music, and inspiring the next generation in Hip-Hop. Related: • Video: Illa J - My Brothers Keeper Part 1
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Audio: Diz gibran "Black Emperor"
You already know the Obama love wasn't about to end just because the Election's over. I meant to post this one on Friday, but better late than never. Here is my dude Diz Gibran's dedication to the President Elect, "Black Emperor." Diz Gibran "Black Emperor" >>>Download
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Duck Down Records Presents Tribute To The Classics Concert Featuring Black Moon & Smif-N-Wessun
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This concert was supposed to go down over a month ago, but was postponed when Buckshot fell ill. I completely forgot it was rescheduled for this past weekend so I clearly lost, and so did any other Boot Camp fans in NY who missed this. The show was Duck Down Records Presents: Tribute To The Classics featuring Black Moon & Smif-N-Wessun with a live band performing songs from Enta Da Stage an...
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Video: Kanye West "Heartless" MTV Europe Awards Performance
Of all the Kanye leaks this is still my favorite. The autotune actually sounds like it belongs on this song. Here is the animated video for Kanye's "Heartless" off 808s and Heartbreak , in stores 11/25. Follow me after the jump for his press conference in Singapore as well as his performance clips of "Love Lockdown" plus his and Estelle's "American Boy" from the MTV Europe Awards.
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2K Sports Bounce Tour w/ Q-Tip The Cool Kids
2K Sports has announced details for the 4th annual Bounce Tour, the latest addition to 2K Sports' series of live events celebrating the convergence of music, sports and video game culture. The Bounce Tour will once again be headlined by the latest edition to the OKP Family, legendary hip-hop artist, Q-Tip, who will be supported by his live band which includes the renowned DJ Scratch (from E...
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Q-Tip OkayArtist Feature "Q-Tip for President"
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As you have probably noticed by now, Q-Tip has taken over the Okayplayer home page. His new album, The Renaissance , is in stores today. You can preview most of the album right inside our feature, as well as watch some vids. We also spared you the hassle of making two trips today (one to the polls, and one to the record store) by giving you links to buy the album from iTunes, or from Amaz...
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Video: Consequence "Job Song" (World Premiere)
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Consequence and Rik Cordero team up for what Cons swears is the last video off his Don't Quit Your Day Job LP with this short film for the album's intro track, "Job Song." In a message on Kanye's blog last week, Con's states that he and Rik decided to unleash the video today to "reinforce the importance of going out to vote becuz right now the ECONOMY SUCKS!!! It's the Cons fool, wORd." Rela...
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Audio: Jay Electronica "Exhibit A (Transformations)"
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Dantana has had this joint in the stash for a minute now, but apparently it has hit the net in it's full form, so no use holding it up any longer. Jay Electronica and Just Blaze team up for "Exhibit A (Transformations)," a song that appears on Guitar Center's Fresh Cuts Vol. 3 (Music By Guitar Center Employees) compilation. Hopefully these two will be teaming [...]
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Audio: Kanye West "Anyway" feat. KiD CuDi
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I'm not going to voice my opinion on Kanye's 808s and Heartbreak until I hear the entire, final, mastered version. With that being said, this song isn't really winning me over. This is one of the songs CuDi was talking about being featured on, it's called "Anyway." Props to Sean for this one. Kanye West "Anyway" feat. KiD CuDi
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Audio: Nas & DJ Green Lantern "Election Night"
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You already knew election day wasn't going to come and go without Nas getting his 2 cents in. Mr. Jones and DJ Green Lantern teamed up last night to put this one together, aptly titled "Elecion Night." Hip-Hop is really riding for Obama (have you noticed?). No excuses this year y'all, head over to them polls. It's 2pm on the East Coast, if you still don't know where your po [...]
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Video: Evidence "The Far Left" feat. The Alchemist & Fashawn
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[video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YF49mEFqE2U 425x355] We tried to warn y'all about the stash of ridiculously hot videos Evidence has compiled for tracks off his upcoming EP/DVD, The Layover . "The Far Left" is another one off the project and features Ev, The Alcehmist (rapping and producing) and Fashawn all repping Cali hard. The video is inspired by Bob Dylan's classic "Subterranean ...
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Video: Pharoahe Monch "Welcome To The Terrordome"
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Happy Halloween y'all, and Happy Birthday to Pharoahe Monch. What better way to celebrate the man, then with a new video. Today, Pharoahe asked us to premiere his new video for "Welcome To The Terrodome," one of the many standout tracks from hist last LP, Desire . The song, as you should know, is a remake of the Public Enemy smash bearing the same name. The song is nearly 20 years old an...
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The Roots, Gym Class Heroes, Estelle In NYC
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On Tuesday night The Roots, Gym Class Heroes, and Estelle hit The Roseland Ballroom for their NYC stop on this North American tour. The house was packed, the energy was electric, and the show was a stunning example of truly amazing live performance. Make sure you read Jon Pareles's piece in The New York Times which breaks down the entire show. Below, we've got a fresh photo gal [...]
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Video: Evidence & 88-Keys OnDaSpot Freestyle
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88-Keys and Evidence team up in the latest OnDaSpot Freestyle from DJ Green Lantern's Invasion radio. To change things up, 88 puts a beat together on the spot while Ev kicks a rhyme over top. Both of these dudes got some bangers in store for November. 88-Keys' The Death of Adam drops 11/11 and Evidence's The Layover EP/DVD on 11/25, both via Decon (and both very dope).
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Audio: Ghostface Killah "Computer Love"
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Can anyone else but Ghostface get away with just rhyming ontop of someone else's song? Zapp & Roger's "Computer Love" is the latest victim of a Ghostface beat jack. The song is rumored to be off of Ghost's upcoming R&B themed album. Shout out to OS for this one. Ghostface Killah "Computer Love" [...]
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Video: Dice Raw "Life Fame Death"
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Back in September we posted the audio to a new Dice Raw song, "Life Fame Death." Now today we have the video. Dice explains the meaning behind the song. "Basically I wanted to describe the pressure that artists can often feel, privately and publicly, and pay respect to those artists who, for whatever reason, ended up taking their own lives due to those pressures. Artists of all degrees of s...
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A Rosenberg Oddisee, Free EP Download
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This past summer, Hot 97's Peter Rosenberg and producer Oddisee teamed up to create this dope EP in one day. The tape features Saigon, Torae, Skyzoo, Lil' Fame, Buckshot, Nikki Jean and more. Check the video above to get more background on the project, then follow me after the jump for the DL link and tracklisting. >>>Download: A Rosenberg Oddisee [...]
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Audio: Wale "Warwick Avenue" feat. Duffy
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The latest cut from the upcoming Wale x 9th Wonder x LRG Back to the Feature mixtape is this remake of Duffy's "Warwick Avenue". I was a fan of the original, but I like what Wale did with this one. Shout out to Legend. Wale "Warwick Avenue (Prod. Mikey Mike)" feat. Duffy Related: [...]
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