Best Of 2011

Mayer Hawthorne

Musically, 2011 was a bit of a let down for me. I was anticipating a lot of albums that came and went that just didn’t do what they should have done. However, 2011 was the year of the emerging artist. Kendrick Lamar and Big K.R.I.T. proved that the new kids could bully the vets on [...]

J. Ivy – War feat. Blitz The Ambassador (video)

War

In his college years, Grammy/Emmy-award winner J. Ivy was known around campus and his native Chicago simply as The Poet. Soon after, he was storming the stage of Russell Simmons‘ Def Poetry, soon followed by the studio where Kanye West and Jay-Z invited him to guest on “Never Let Me Down.” Since then he has [...]

Track-By-Track Review Of Watch The Throne

It’s here, the album that didn’t leak before being released. Jay-Z and Kanye West‘s highly publicized album, Watch The Throne. Does it live up to the hype? Check out our live, unfiltered track-by-track thoughts as we listen to Watch The Throne. 1) No Church In The Wild feat. Frank Ocean (prod. Kanye West, Mike Dean [...]

Q-Tip x Kanye West Perform Award Tour at the 2011 Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival

All of this legendary footage from the 2011 Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival is making me very envious of everyone who was able to attend. Check the video below of Q-Tip and Kanye West performing one of ATCQ’s best tracks, “Award Tour.” Spread The Good Word! Tweet

Def Jam 25: Episode 1 – Russell Simmons Recounts Meeting Rick Rubin

In anticipation of the launch of the Def Jam Recordings: The First 25 Years of the Last Great Record Label art book, Def Jam is sharing a series of webisodes cut from interviews. The first is a clip of Russell Simmons‘ recalling his first encounter with Rick Rubin. The book tells the storied history of [...]

Jay-Z x Kanye West – Otis (NO TAGS)

Jay-Z and Kanye West‘s, “Otis,” just dropped. Here is the NO TAGS version. Watch The Throne coming soon! Download: Jay-Z & Kanye West – Otis (NO TAGS)-WHUTUPDOE.COM Spread The Good Word! Tweet

Q-Tip x Kanye West At The 2011 Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival (video)

This past Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival was amazing experience for every concert goer. As if Q-Tip headlining wasn’t enough, he brought along some friends with him like Kanye West. Check the video! Spread The Good Word! Tweet

Consequence – On My Own feat. Kid Cudi (prod. Kanye West)

Originally recorded over a year ago, “On My Own,” was supposed to drop on Consequence‘s Cons TV project but Cons decided to drop the full joint to the fans. Check out the Kid Cudi featured, Kanye West produced joint below! Download: Consequence – On My Own feat. Kid Cudi (prod. Kanye West) Spread The Good [...]

Neak – Everything I Am (prod. Rashid Hadee)

New music from Chicago emcee Neak, “Everything I Am, ” produced by Rashid Hadee. Check it out below! Download: Neak – Everything I Am (prod. Rashid Hadee) Spread The Good Word! Tweet

Truth Universal – Polygraph EP

Fresh off a short tour run which culminated with well received performances at SXSW,  Truth Universal will officially release the second volume of his Resistance mixtape series – Resistance Vol. 2: Polygraph. Polygraph is the follow-up to Resistance Vol. 1, a short mix by Memphis DJ, DJ Waht, which showcases Truth’s existing collaborations with Symbolyc [...]