KingVanGogh of Digiwaxx Media sits down with Harlem’s own Smoke DZA to talk about his upcoming albums Rugby Thompson and George Kush Da Button: The Second Term. (more…)

Jon Connor drops his newest visual for his project Season 2. Jon’s ode to his woman shows what a date with him would be like.

Be sure to check out iHipHop footage of Yo Gotti’s Road To Riche$ Tour when he came to NYC.

Day 1 of iStandard’s ‘Beast of The Beast’ 5 event kicked off at the world famous Webster Hall in NYC with a live ‘Behind The Rhymes’ Interview w/ Jay-Z’s longtime engineer and overall expert sound technician, Young Guru. Interviewed by former ‘Editor and Chief’ of the now defunct Scratch Magazine Jerry Barrow. (more…)

When I heard that Lil B was going to be speaking at NYU I didn’t know what he would speak about and apparently neither did he.  Lil B gave a nearly hour-and-a-half long unscripted lecture at New York University touching on subjects such as love, life, respect, positivity, politics, taxes and understanding humans by studying ant colonies.  A sold out crowd of 500 fans attended and chanted out Lil B lyrics and catch phrases throughout the night.  Lil B’s The Basedprint IImixtape was released Monday afternoon and was required listening for attendees of the lecture.  The first track on the tape is titled “NYU” in honor of the event. Some memorable quotes from the night include “I’m out here trying to get my Mitt Romney on” and “Until further notice, I’m paying taxes and I’m loving it.”  He explained that being Based means that “you have somebody that you can trust and you don’t have to know them because you know we all have a common courtesy. It’s about having empathy now… Really caring and paying attention to someone else’s feelings.”  The Based God offered students advice such as “Experience your life and read the books and read everybody’s theories and experience your own” and to always wear seat belts and wash your hands. He touched on what is next in his career saying he has a song coming with “one of the largest artists on Earth.”  He discussed his talent with watercolors and mentioned that he has some rare paintings available for sale, and announced that he will be releasing a rock album titled “California Boi.”  Lil B claims he has already “made rap history” so now he is “actually releasing my rock album. This is gonna be some garage punk. This one’s for the rebels. Look out for the Lil B rock record, California Boi.” There was really no theme or point to the lecture, like most things Lil B does, but all in attendance seem to have really enjoyed it. View a clip from the lecture below: Lil B “The Based God” NYU Lecture

With anticipation high for the upcoming G.O.O.D. Friday release of Kanye’s new single, many were surprised last night when Funkmaster Flex debuted Kanye and DJ Khaled’s “Theraflu.” On the Hit-Boy produced track Kanye addresses Wiz, Amber, Kim Kardashian, and Kris Humphries with lines like “And I’ll admit, I fell in love with Kim
‘Round the same time she had fell in love wit’ him
Well, that’s cool, baby girl, do ya thing
Lucky I ain’t have Jay drop ‘im from the team.” Kanye West – “Theraflu” ft. DJ Khaled & DJ Pharris – Stream

TDE ya’ll. Kendrick drops his highly anticipated Dre. collab, about to be a spring smoke-sesh staple. We could all use more women, weed and weather. Kendrick Lamar “The Recipe” ft. Dr. Dre

Exquire stopped by the Toca Tuesdays last week to introduce himself to the Shade 45 audience. Tony threw a 50 Cent beat on and let Exquire rock. (more…)

A-Trak (DJ, producer, and co-founder of Fool’s Gold) teams with Three 6 Mafia’s Juicy J and Detroit rapper Danny Brown on “Piss Test.” This track is the first record off of Fool’s Gold Records’ upcoming compilation, Loosies. Though Juicy J and Danny Brown have very different styles they both fit well on A-Trak’s production. “Piss Test”  A-Trak ft Juicy J & Danny Brown – Stream

New Smoke DZA from his upcoming album Rugby Thompson. Smoke DZA “Kenny Powers” (Prod. Harry Fraud) – (Stream)

Wale debuts “Sabotage”, the latest visuals off his sophomore album Ambition. Creative video that tells the story of a classic teenage love story. Check it out.

Photo shoots into music videos? Only Odd Future can pull it off.

Not sure if you’re going to be backpacking through Europe anytime soon, but if so, head down bottom to see if you’ll be the vicinity when Ricky comes to town.  (more…)

You can expect more episodes soon.  (more…)

Nothing beats gritty Hip-Hop from New York. (more…)