Your weekend playlist of the music videos you should be watching.
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Weekend Visuals: Playlist 293
Your weekend playlist of the music videos you should be watching.
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Weekend Visuals: Playlist 290
Your weekend playlist of the videos you should be watching.
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Weekend Visuals: Playlist 284
Your weekend playlist of the videos you should be watching.
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Peep This: Jhené Aiko – “One Way St.” (Feat. Ab-Soul)
“Stuck in traffic on the road less traveled”
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Weekend Visuals
Your weekend playlist of the videos you should be watching.
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Weekend Visuals
Catch up on the trending visuals and music videos from this past week.
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Weekend Visuals
Bilal, The Weeknd, Kehlani, Ab-Soul and GoldLink.
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Weekend Visuals
Catch up with the trending hip-hop and R&B videos that dropped this week.
Read moreJam On It: Statik Selektah ft. Action Bronson, Ab-Soul & Elle Varner – All You Need
When you want a sure-fire, solid joint, heads are now turning to Statik Selektah to get their fix, which happens to come in the form of a track laced with the talents of Action Bronson, Ab-Soul and Elle Varner, entitled “All You Need”. The mellowed out joint is a soulful jaunt through Bronson and Ab’s […]
Read moreJam On It: Double Doses from Ab-Soul’s Up-Coming Album, “These Days”
For the past few months, LA-based TDE has had the rap game down on lock: with ScHoolboy Q and Isaiah Rashad releasing solid debut albums in early 2014, and with a new Kendrick record reported for September, you’d think TDE would be satisfied with the year they’ve had so far…. nahhht. Quietly lurking in […]
Read moreThe Friday Five
Make sure that you’re ridin’ ’round the weekend with The Friday Five on blast. Because as you immerse yourself in another five jams that come correct, trust you’ll find a smile accompanying your head nods and aggressive shoulder shrugs similar to that of Ab-Soul’s in the pic above. Trust.
Read more2013’s Best: The Top Moments in Hip-Hop
If only we weren’t limited to ten. Hip-hop had a huge year, from Twitter beefs to chart-breaking albums, from the new paupers-turned-princes of hip-hop – but don’t think the last gawd is to remain unspoken for. We’re talking marriage proposals via YouTube — sans any corny flash mobs — hospital visits and riots, and a […]
Read moreOne Year Later: good kid, m.A.A.d city
It’s been a year since Kendrick Lamar’s critically lauded major label debut album, good kid, m.A.A.d city, took the hip hop world by storm. Without question, the album is one of the successful hip hop releases of the past five years, and it has been deemed an insta-classic by rap die-hards and casual music fans […]
Read moreRECAP: Rock The Bells Weekend 2013, San Bernardino
This past weekend Guerilla Union’s Rock The Bells made its way to the San Manuel Amphitheater to a jam packed and weed induced crowd for its 10 year anniversary. We got the chance to cover the epic hip hop festival and experienced an event that was just as intense as the blazing San Bernardino sun. […]
Read morePete Rock & Camp Lo: 80 Blocks From Tiffany’s Pt. II Mixtape
What’s your favorite Pete Rock-produced album? Mecca & the Soul Brother? Soul Survivor? The Main Ingredient? If you’re a regular reader of this site, you appreciate that classic Hip-Hop sound (and you also probably have a very elaborate answer to this question). Luckily for you, Pete Rock and Camp Lo are back with a new […]
Read moreWhen Legends and The Future Collide
Something’s brewing in the hip-hop world as Nas, Jay-Z, Timbaland and Justin Timberlake are seen conversing in the studio. In another instance, we see Eminem and Royce Da 5’9 have a meeting of the minds with Black Hippy (Kendrick Lamar, Ab-Soul, Schoolboy-Q, and Jay Rock). Mind blown.
Read moreXXL’s Freshman Class of 2013
For the Freshman Class of 2013, XXL immediately sparks debate with two words emblazoned boldly on their cover: BEST EVER?. As with all lists, it’s highly and naturally debatable. Which is what the comments section below is perfect for. So what say you vigilant readers? We’d love to get your thoughts for this year’s XXL […]
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