The Dorm Room That Changed Hip-Hop Forever
Def Jam Records began in a New York University dorm room in 1983. This documentary tells the story of how...
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How Havoc Turned Failure Into Mobb Deep’s Defining Sound
After their debut album Juvenile Hell (1993) underperformed and led to 4th & Broadway dropping them, producer/rapper Havoc returned to...
Blackout’s exclusive interview with Evidence (Dilated Peoples)
Unlearning Safety, Unlearning Perfection The most famous musical Weatherman, or even better, Mr. Slow Flow, recently wrapped up a mini-tour...
How The Pause Button Became Hip-Hop’s Secret Weapon
Hip-hop has always found new life in ordinary machines, and this is the story of how the humble cassette deck...
Meet The Artist: Lewis Parker
In this episode of Meet the Artist, we take a closer look at Lewis Parker – one of the UK's...
The Album OutKast Made While Drifting Apart
In 1998, the two halves of OutKast were pulling in opposite directions. André went vegan, sober, and was starting to...
Ice Cube – ‘Everyday’s Friday’ Recap
"Everyday's Friday: Lyrics, Loungin', and Laughing" is a major live entertainment event hosted by hip-hop icon Ice Cube and stand-up...
Excellent docu-style video on DJ Premier’s success
Youtuber El Train brought out another one of his top-notch video essays. This time, he details the rise of DJ...
Xzibit on the Freedom Music Podcast (Belgrade, Serbia)
During his visit to Belgrade where he held an exceptional performance, Xzibit also appeared on the Freedom Music podcast. The...
New Book Alert: Bust a Move – The Story of Delicious Vinyl
The story of Delicious Vinyl, the little LA label that could – and did! The scrappy music start-up that hummed...
Phat Phillie u Freedom Music Podcastu
Prilikom posljednjeg posjeta Beogradu, Blackoutov Phat Phillie gostovao je u Freedom Music Podcastu. Dotakao se mnogih zanimljivih tema i...
Ice-T discusses new album on 93.5 KDAY
Ice-T sits down with CeCe Valencia to chop it up about his highly anticipated new solo album, Criminal Migraine, his...
Edo Maajka & Who See u Dubrovniku – Aftermovie
Edo Maajka i Who See nedavno su nastupili u Dubrovniku, u Parku Orsula. Iskusite dijelić atmosfere u ovom aftervideu,...
Just Blaze’s Sampling Process
Just Blaze walks through his sample-digging process. This is one lesson from Just Blaze's full course on Sound Collective. In...
Tom Hardy’s Secret Rap Career
For our first ever video essay seangran takes a look back at Tom Hardy's close relationship with rap and how...