Hip-Hop
Meek Mill – “What’s Free” feat. Rick Ross x Jay Z
Tell you what. Maybe Meek took an L on a rap skirmish, but dude’s career is winning! And the heaviest of heavy hitters will still jump on a track with the Philly fire-spitter. Like… just check out this “What’s Free” he did with Rozay and Jigga.
And check out that “Championships” LP if you haven’t already (linked below).
Unsung: Special Ed (Full Episode)
Wow. Triple dopeness (hmm, wonder if there’s an ‘Unsung’ on 3XDope… aaaaanywaaay)! This ‘Unsung’ on Special Ed is the business. Well worth the watching if you missed it, and worth the watching AGAIN if you saw it before.
Nicki Minaj – “Good Form” feat. Lil Wayne (Video)
Is it wrong that Nicki goes to the front of the line on the blog-o-sphere because of her unmatched sexiness? Well, if so, I don’t wanna be right! At the very least her visuals are gonna be HOTTTTT!! So, we win there. Plus, she can go. Plus, maybe there’s a Weezy fan out there.
(Whatever you need to get comfortable with this latest ‘Nooner’ post… ’cause you gone get this Nicki WORK off her “Queen” album!!)
– @ojones1
Young M.A – “Bleed” (Video)
It’s M.A b!tch. You got something on your mind, then say that sh!t.
Look, you know the rhymes are fire. So I’ll point out something else. The merch! I mean… LOOK at that Red Lyfe cup! You could hang out and drink from a red Solo cup and be just fine. But somehow, drinking out that Red Lyfe cup… just seems like you’re doing better at the party, right? HA!
(Seriously. I like the cup.)
– @ojones1
Black Thought – “Conception†feat. Reek Ruffin (Video)
Visuals for that “Conception” (featuring Reek Ruffin) off Black Thought’s “Streams Of Thought” (Vol. 2). Out now.
BLACK THOUGHT – CONCEPTION FEAT. REEK RUFFIN | STREAMS OF THOUGHT (VOL. 2) [EP]
Does Will Smith Enjoy Being Famous? What Do You Think? (Video)
Nothing was off limits, and he promised to tell the truth. So she asked. And Will gave here the WHOLE truth. Interesting.
In our first episode of Ask Uncle Will, we explore the positive and negative effects of fame.
– Will Smith
Anderson .Paak – “Tints” feat. Kendrick Lamar (Live Performance) [Video]
SNL scores with this “Tints” performance from ‘Dot Paak‘ and ‘K Dot‘… and we all win as a result. Enjoy!
Mad Squablz – “Roll In Peace” (Remix) [Video]
That Kodak Black ‘Roll In Peace’ beat makes for a great backdrop for freestyle rappers. Like this dude Mad Squablz. He murdalized that joint back a while ago!! So I grabbed a late pass so I could grab this freestyle he did over that beat.
You’re welcome!
– @ojones1
4-IZE – “Beware” (Freestyle) [Video]
Full disclosure: I should have BEEN sharing these dope azz 4-IZE freestyles off Facebook. My bad. I apologize.
Dude is straight FIRE with the rhymes, and the fact that he just decided to walk into Inman Park Public Library and start recording and posting these is the best crazy. Enjoy the flows and follow my bredren please. He. Spits. FLAMES!
I gave you fair warning…
– @ojones1
Arsonal | Freestyles On Flex | Freestyle #116 (Video)
GeeeeeYOTdam! Arsonal is a lyrical assassin… with a LOT of weapons and shots for WHOEVER want it! And he calls names in this no-let-up bar show he put on for Funk Flex.
Got so heated in there that Flex had to take the last couple of minutes to ‘de-escalate’ the situation. RAW!!!
– @ojones1
Mad Squablz – “Rubbing Off The Paint” (Remix)
Been a minute since I have had occasion to post on Squablz. But I found a couple of gems from dude. First of all, this! Lyricism so acidic, his rhymes are “Rubbing Off The Paint” people!!
– @ojones1
Chris Rivers – “I’m Litty Tooâ€
Hey. Rivers got something to say…
Chris Rivers responds to Tory Lanez and Joyner Lucas beef with his own freestyle called “I’m Litty Too†where Chris flexed his lyrical abilities and states why he should be regarded as one of the Earth’s greatest when it comes to rapping. He doesn’t wanna be left out of the conversation and clearly when it comes to lyricists, he shouldn’t be.
– @ojones1
Drink Champs: Talib Kweli x Dead Prez (Video)
Talib Kweli AND Dead P-r-e-z on Drink Champs… MAKE SOME NOISE! They have been making noise in the political discourse and conscious rap lanes.
Talib Kweli & Dead Prez came through for Happy Hour with the #DrinkChamps N.O.R.E. & DJ EFN. During this 2 hour session, they discuss “conscious rap,” Hip-Hop going corporate, Mos Def being deported, the state of their longtime friend Kanye West, book trading & more.
– Revolt TV
50 Cent Almost… ALMOST… Offered The L.O.X. $1.5 Million Each To Sign With G-Unit (Video)
Not 100% sure how to judge the outcome of this. What do you think? Fif chose not to sign an act that he was once hyped enough to lay down 1.5 milly on? Could be seen as a very sharp turn on a very thin dime… then again, he had raw cold beef [nothing sweet, no ketchup, uncooked] with Ja Rule sooooo…
50 Cent Wanted to Sign The L.O.X. to G-Unit For $1.5 Million Each But Ja Rule Record Ruined It
– ITS AGTV
Smoke DZA – “Get You Some” feat. Buddy (Prod. By Austin Powerz x Jacob Reske)
Plenty of dope music out here if you know where to check for it… and you do, because are here (good for you)! Like this Smoke DZA single “Get You Some” (featuring Buddy) from his “Free Smoke” EP.
Meek Mill – “Uptown Vibes” feat. Fabolous x Anuel AA
Meek ‘dogged this beat like he was Cujo’… and then Fabo and Anuel AA jumped on the track and kicked it while it was down. A lyrical beat down, in a couple dialects. Plus that beat though!
Anderson .Paak Speaks On ‘First Times’: Old Girlfriends, Blind Dating, And The Free Nationals (Video)
Pretty good interview. Plus, relatively short and sweet.
The FADER invited Anderson .Paak to come by the studio to take a look back at his humble beginnings on the drums at a church, the first memorable job he had, and a blind date to Olive Garden that ended before it even started. He ends his trip down memory lane with the first time he knew he could rock with the Free Nationals and the story behind creating “Suede” off of his ‘Yes Lawd!’ album with Knxwledge.
Apollo Brown x Joell Ortiz – “Grace Of God†(Video)
Smooth boom-bap beat excellence meets megalomaniacal wordplay! This is Hip-Hop!
From the album “Mona Lisa,” Apollo Brown & Joell Ortiz present “Grace Of God” (featuring DJ Los).
Ras Kass – “Smoke Break” (Joyner Lucas Diss) [Prod. By Simplex]
Sooooo… do we file this under “keep my name out’cha mouth” or “all love, but barz as f**k!” No matter. There are not many rappers out there that really want it with Ras. And Ras is trying to hold Joyner Lucas up as an example of someone who wants NONE in this rhyme.
Fiyah!
RIM – “Slumble Pie” (Prod. By Stainless Art) [Video]
Duck Down with another hot property putting out a heat rock chipped off a lava boulder! This “Slumble Pie” ain’t nothing sweet. Definitely off the old block though… the street block. Available now on the “D.O.A.” album from RIM. Album produced entirely by Stainless Art.

