Hip-Hop
Clear Soul Forces – “They Shootin” (Prod. By Ilajide) [Video]
December 11, 2018
Boxing with the gods will dislocate your shoulder.
Just saying… I mean CSF was just saying. And that ain’t all. you need to be checking for these guys if you aren’t already. For now, press play and get ready; because “They Shootin!”
DAYLYT – “Ether” (Freestyle) [Video]
December 11, 2018
DAYLYT dropped by the High Off Life TV studios to put a freestyle down while he was down in ATL for A3C. So here it is. In case you forgot, or were never really sure, DAYLYT’s got hella barz! Sure, he’s a battle rapper… but this is a different kind of lyrical warfare here. Wow!
– @ojones1
Posted in Hip-Hop, Performance, Videos | 
Tags: DAYLYT Spits ETHER on NAS Classic, Ether, Ether Freestyle, Freestyle 015, High Off Life, High Off Life TV, HighOffLife, HighOffLife TV, MicXSic | 
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Justin Freeman – “Real Talk” feat. Poodieville (Video)
December 11, 2018
Pure anger and love shortage is the source of my spit.
– Justin Freeman
Wooohooo geeeYOTdaaaaam!! Justin’s “Real Talk” is real fi-yah! And Poodieville stayed with the dark mode of the track to round it off hella nice.
– @ojones1
4-IZE – “Exhibit A†(Freestyle) [Video]
December 11, 2018
Hope you’re ready for more of 4-IZE snapping because that’s about to happen.
– @ojones1
Posted in Hip-Hop, Performance, Videos | Tags: 4-Ize, Exhibit A, Exhibit A Freestyle, Freestyle, Tony Hayes III | No Comments »
Mylo the Cat Presents The Wu-Tang Clan x Superfriends “Triumph” Mashup (Video)
December 10, 2018
This. Is. Awesome! When RZA’s part drops…NAILED IT…from that point on. Mashup geniousness!!!
– @ojones1
Posted in Animation, Comics, Hip-Hop, Videos | Tags: mashup, Mylo the Cat, SuperFriends, Triumph, Wu-Tang Clan | No Comments »
Illa J – “John Yancey” (Album Stream)
December 10, 2018
So here we go: A soulful ‘reintroduction’ to “John Yancey” (produced by Calvin Valentine). Stream the whole project and “Enjoy The Ride” (get it?).
Akilz Amari – “Wyldfyer” (EP)
December 10, 2018
@Jayforce what’s good my Brotha? Hope everything is good w/ u. If u get a minute, check out this album I produced. https://t.co/tx2nOhdbFF
— The Truth (@Wyldfyer) December 7, 2018
Here’s the long and short of it: Get your music to us, make sure it’s top-notch, and if we agree we post it. It happens just like that… rather, like this… @Wyldfyer is The Truth on them beats. Check out his work for Akilz Amari’s flows on their new EP though. You’ve got your own neck to protect!
Alchemist – “Bread†(EP)
December 7, 2018
Nice timing. A-L-C got that “Lunch Meat” out the fridge just as the year was warming up (see the springtime post here). Now the companion EP “Bread” comes out just as the year is wrapping. Brown bag that sammich to goooooo!
The Dips Rate Proper Skin Care, Fatherhood, And Plant-Based Diets ‘Overrated’ Or ‘Underrated’ (Video)
December 7, 2018
Okay, so we are letting crews triple-team the Over/Under thing now. Matters not. We still learn about the interviewees through their answers.
Posted in Celebrity, Hip-Hop, Interview, Series, Videos | Tags: Dipset, Freekey Zekey, Jim Jones, juelz Santana, Over Under, Pitchfork, Pitchfork.TV | No Comments »
Anderson .Paak Speaks On Growing Up, Coming Up In Music, And His Hometown ‘Oxnard’ (Video)
December 7, 2018
Yes Lord! .Paak has been making the rounds to get the word out on “Oxnard”… going hard for the promo while smiling the whole time. Find joy in your grind. That’s one of many takeaways from this. Watch.
Anderson .Paak Talks Oxnard, Fatherhood, Being Saved By The Church + More
– Breakfast Club Power 105.1 FM
Posted in Album, Celebrity, Hip-Hop, Interview, R&B, Series, Videos | Tags: Anderson .Paak, Angela yee, Breakfast Club, Breakfast Club Power 105.1 FM, Oxnard, Power, Power 105, Power 105 FM, Power 105.1, Power 105.1 FM | No Comments »
Unsung: Brand Nubian (Full Episode)
December 6, 2018
Man. Don’t let it go to your head… noooo.
Now, this is heady episode of ‘Unsung’ so expect a couple of damn-I-had-no-idea moments (pretty much standard for ‘Unsung’). Might bring back Golden Era sweet memories, but it wasn’t all sweet. Check out the Brand Nubian story above.
Posted in Celebrity, Hip-Hop, Series, Television, Videos | Tags: Brand Nubian, Derek Murphy, Derek X, Grand Puba, Lord Jamar, Lorenzo DeChalus, Maxwell Dixon, Sadat X, TV ONE, TVOne, Unsung | No Comments »
Ice Cube – “That New Funkadelic”
December 6, 2018
Yeah! The beat so sweet like ‘booty meat’… and funky, too! New Ice Cube for the hoo ride groove. This one is not the joint just to scowl and bob to. This one’s for the party. Act accordingly. Drank something, smoke something, dance and grab on something #FreaksOnTheFloor #ThatNewFunkadelic
Dave East & Styles P Speak On Biggie And His Verse On “Last Day” (Video)
December 6, 2018
Styles P can definitely speak on it, as he was there with The Notorious B.I.G. He and Dave East speak on the bars in “Last Day.â€
Dave East and Styles P’s break down their favorite verse on The Notorious B.I.G.’s “Last Day†for our series VERSES.
– Pitchfork
Posted in Hip-Hop, Videos | Tags: Biggie, Dave East, Favorite Verse, Last Day, Pitchfork, Styles P, The Notorious B.I.G., The Notorious BIG | No Comments »
NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert Series Presents: Wu-Tang Clan (Video)
December 6, 2018
You know that thing you didn’t even realize you were waiting for? Well, here it is. Wu-Tang! WU-TAAAANG!! And their Tiny Desk Concert ain’t nothing to f**k wit’! Enjoy.
Posted in Hip-Hop, Performance, Radio, Series, Videos | Tags: 25 Years of Enter The Wu-Tang, Cappadonna, Gza, Inspectah Deck, Masta Killa, Masta Killah, National Public Radio, NPR, NPR Music, NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert, Raekwon, Rza, Tiny Desk, Tiny Desk Concert, Tiny Desk Concert Series, U-God, Wu-Tang, Wu-Tang Clan, Young Dirty Bastard | No Comments »
American Dream/American Nightmare: “Training Day” Director Antoine Fuqua Relates The Real Life Drama Of Tha Row (Trailer)
December 6, 2018
New Death Row Documentary coming out on Showtime. Looks good. pic.twitter.com/Htwl8hAXDF
— Brian (@_ValTown_) December 5, 2018
Good looking trailer indeed. Hope this Showtime flick boldly goes where ‘Compton’ had not gone before (yeah, Star Trek talk is gangsta… ha!).
Black Thought – “Streets” feat. Tish Hyman (Video)
December 5, 2018
I told you that… the boss is back!
Hmm… Yep, I will approve that. Black Thought is a lyrical boss! Got a sponsored short embedded here for you (but we ain’t here for the biz; here for the BARZ, son). “Streets” is off the latest EP.
Posted in EP, Hip-Hop, Videos | Tags: Black Thought, Genesis Halftime Show, Salaam Remi, Streets, The Roots, Tish Hyman | No Comments »
What Happened To J-Kwon? (Video)
December 5, 2018
Dude! I was just thinking: What happened to J-Kwon? Young’un used to SNAP on tracks! One of the few back then that gave me true hope that Hip-Hop could still produce the party rappers who could turn grime on a dime… and take us to the hood with ’em!
Well, here we go.
What happens to a 17-year-old rapper who makes a monster hit like 2004’s “Tipsy?†From sleeping in a car at 12, to mooning L.A. Reid, to child support conspiracies, to random shoutouts from Kanye West, J-Kwon’s life has been a wild ride.
– BETNetworks
– @ojones1
Posted in Hip-Hop, History, Series, Videos | Tags: Finding BET, Finding J Kwon, Finding JKwon, FindingBET, FindingJKwon, J-Kwon, JKwon | No Comments »
Meek Mill | Freestyles On Flex | Freestyle #118 (Video)
December 5, 2018
Meek Mill back on Funk Flex’s mic AGAIN… for another freestyle?? OF COURSE!!!! And the beef with Drake (and others) is truly SQUASHED? Hey, that’s what the man said.
(Plus, check the first beat he’s SNAPPING on ’em to. RAW!!!)
– @ojones1
Posted in Hip-Hop, Interview, Performance, Radio, Series, Videos | Tags: Freestyle #118, Freestyle118, Freestyles on Flex, Funk Flex, Funkmaster Flex, Hot 97, Meek Mill | No Comments »
Ryan Leslie – “Thankful” (In-Studio) [Video]
December 4, 2018
Really digging the ‘making of’ feel of this visual presentation for “Thankful” by Ryan Leslie. Soulful Hip-Hop on top of that. Dope!
– @ojones1
Posted in Hip-Hop, Videos | Tags: In-studio, In-Studio Performance, Ryan Leslie, Thankful | No Comments »
