They say “Imitation is the greatest form of flattery.” In this video we see how much Mos Def respects Emcee Blackthought of the Legendary Roots Crew. Mos Def cites every word from the song “75 Bars” in front of the original emcee. Two men: Hip Hop in the shape of human. Prepared to be impressed (more…)
Blakroc is the hip hop experiment created by the group the black keys. Basically the Black Keys had collabs with artists such as Mos Def, Raekwon, Q-Tip, Pharoahe Monch, Jim Jones etc…. The Self Titled album they put out was shown to me by Roldy earliar this year. After the jump i streamed my favorite track off the Album. If you like like it, give it a download its well worth your time. (more…)
What’s going on people? If you ready for your daily fix then let’s get into it. In today’s “Daily Downloads” you get the much anticipated track from Jay Electronica called “Exhibit C”, a new track from Lil Wayne with Nicki Minaj called “Knockout”, and a freestyle from Raekwon called “I Wanna Rock”. Even more stuff comes from the likes of Young Money, Lil Jon, Mos Def, Gucci Mane, and more. (more…)
Mos Def presents this simple but visual video for the track “Supermagic” off his Grammy nominated album The Ecstatic. Mos is up against Eminem, Common, Q-Tip, and Flo Rida for Best Rap Album.
This is a preview off some footage of Ski Beatz, producer of Jay-Z’s “Dead Presidents” and many more songs, and Mos Def making a new track. I’m not sure what this will be on but it sounds like it will be a good track.
Curren$y talks about the forming a new supergroup with Mos Def and Jay Electronica. This group should make some really special considering how much talent they have. (more…)
Cypher 1 of the BET Hip Hip Awards features the likes of Nicki Minaj, Buckshot, Crown Royyal, and with Joe Budden finishing it off. DJ Premier is on the turntables for it. The second one features Wale, KRS-One, Nipsey Hu$$le, and Gsan. The third and final features Mos Def, Black Thought, and Eminem. Which one was the best? Number 2 and 3 after the jump. (more…)

How else to start the week off right with some dope tracks? In today’s “Daily Downloads” you get a track called “Class Of Our Own” off Mick Boogie’s new project, a collaboration from Mickey Factz and B.o.B called “Mind Blowin’”, and cut from Rick Ross’s Triple C’s called “Diamonds & Maybachs”. Other tracks from artists include Ne-Yo, Gucci Mane, Mos Def, Naledge, and more. (more…)
DJ Premier talks about the upcoming cipher for the BET Hip Hop Awards. Eminem, Mos Def, and Black Thought all in one session on the mic pass. He also talks about Royce Da 5′9″.

I really hate Mondays just because I know there is a long week ahead. But on the bright side you will always get “Daily Downloads”. Today’s features a track from The Black Keys called “Ain’t Nothing Like You” with Mos Def and Jim Jones, and a ton of tracks from other artists including French Montana, Emilia Rojas, 2 Pistols, Royce Da 5′9″, and more. (more…)