This is a sick track. Down to earth hip-hop music from Ruslan, Blame One and Braille, produced by Exile! I can definitely relate (or will be able to relate one day). On another note, yours truly is moving out of NYC and back to LA! Ruslan feat. Blame One & Braille “Domesticated” produced by Exile cuts »
“I’m Beamin’” is one of my favorite tracks as of late and now there are visuals to go with it. I finally figured out what he meant by “Semi-colon, closed parenthesis.”
It’s not often you see Asian emcees and think, “that was pretty dope.” Not to hate on Asian emcees because Jin had some decent punchlines here and there but typically, it’s hard to spot. But when I do, I like to give them shine (to the 500 people that read OGHH), because well, dope is »
RollingStone takes a peek into Bob Dylan’s influences on Hip-Hop culture broadly. It probably goes a bit too far to even suggest he is a Godfather of Hip-Hop with their headline: “Is Bob Dylan Hip-Hop’s Godfather? His Ties to Beasties, Roots, More” but they do catalog some interesting ties. Not only that, but Bob Dylan »
“Empire State of Mind” lyrics broken down; or the part that says “If Jeezy’s Paying Lebron…” anyway.
Oh my goodness Inspectah Deck, RZA and Alchemist bring the greatness on this track. This is coming out on The Manifesto album set to drop March 23rd.
This has to be one of the better uses of bboying in choreographed dance. I am not sure how I feel about them dancing to classical instruments; the presentation is definitely interesting but a break boy rocks to a break so definitely a departure from the tradition (not always bad). That being said, »
Wow, this is pretty ridiculous. I was not expecting this to happen but it did. Check out the clip. BTW, Dumbfoundead of K-town (Los Angeles, CA) is a dope battle rapper. Some other videos of his battle emcee skills below.+
Do you remember me? The guy from verse one? Failure’s my last name Never’s my first one You see I hood a lot and Yeah I nerd some Hood’s where the heart is Nerd’s where the words from Don’t represent either Because I merged them There’s kids who wanna leave And I encourage them Go out and see the world Never return from Yeah, you don’t come back Unless you »
“Noon At Rest” (pictured above) is one of my favorite Vincent Van Gogh paintings of all time, if not one of my favorite art pieces. It is meant to resemble the true meaning of happiness, a man with his wife, relaxing mid-day after a hard bout of work in the fields. Work, leisure, companionship, accomplishment, »
Due to stupidity on my part and frustrating service on their part, OGHH was temporarily suspended over the weekend. We are now back and i full effect. Sorry for the inconvenience that this may have caused our 5,000 readers (yayyy!). We should not be facing down time again for at least another year (as that’s how »
Yes, yours truly will most likely be at the New York show of these dudes. The first hip-hop concert I ever went to was a show with Dilated Peoples, SuperNatural and Jurassic 5. I am definitely looking forward to this one. Check for tour dates near you. Brother Ali, Toki Wright and Evidence – »
As often as possible, OGHH will begin to profile dope emcees from the NYC area. We will try to bring as much content as possible from them and provide some background into who they are. We started things out with Justin Bates and this week, we bring you NYC resident, F. Stokes. Here’s a little bio »
Jay-Z sits down with Oprah Winfrey for an in-person interview on The Oprah Winfrey Show.
Another throwback interview from our TheOG.net days! I dug this one up because Brother Ali just dropped Us, and from what I’ve heard about the album, and from what I’ve heard of the album, it’s solid. I won’t be able to bump it for another 2 days (I actually bought this one) and I suggest people pick it up; Brother Ali has not failed me with a release yet. Now, I’d like to return to the classics…
Lupe Fiasco tore down Governor’s Island in NYC with a dope live performance. Footage from the concert included.
Mixtape: ArtOfficial – The Payback
Miami hip-hop ensemble ArtOfficial have linked up with DJBooth.net, RefinedHype, Illroots and Kevin Nottingham to drop a free project entitled The Payback .
The 12-track street album finds emcees Newsense and Logics performing over the live backing of bandmates Danny Perez, Manny Patino, Ralf Valencia and Keith Cooper, who recreate classic instrumentals by everyone from rock legend Jimi Hendrix (“Voodoo”) [...]
R.I.P. Guru
And another Legend leaves this place, R.I.P. Guru!
Just over a month since undergoing surgery following a heart attack, Gang Starr MC Guru (born Keith Elam) has died at age 43. According to a statement, Guru died of cancer-related causes on Monday after a long fight with the disease.
Mixtape: Rhymefest – Dangerous: 5-18
Rhymefest drops this Mixtape as a prelude to El Che, which finally in stores May 18th.