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.
Modern Bboy – the next step? (video)
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, »
Dopest Freestyle Battle / Fight I’ve Seen
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.+
Lupe Fiasco – I’m Beaming
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 »
Vincent Van Gogh sampled sh** too!
“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, »
Aaaaaand we’re back!
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 »
Brother Ali, Toki Wright, Evidence – The Freshest Kids (video)
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 – »
OGHH NYC artist spotlight: F. Stokes
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 on The Oprah Winfrey Show (video)
Jay-Z sits down with Oprah Winfrey for an in-person interview on The Oprah Winfrey Show.
OGHH Throwback: Interview with Brother Ali (2004)
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 live from NYC (concert footage)
Lupe Fiasco tore down Governor’s Island in NYC with a dope live performance. Footage from the concert included.
Kanye Apologizes on Jay Leno
Pretty cool that he stepped up and did this. He truly sounds sorry and his articulation of the situation makes it sound like there is something deeper lying beneath his heat of the moment actions. Jay Leno pushes a bit hard by bringing Kanye’s late mother into the topic; that was a low blow but »
