WATCH: Jay-Z & Kanye West, “N*ggas In Paris” — Official And Graffiti-Laced Videos
One video is a trippy, kaleidoscopic ride featuring Jay-Z and Kanye West in concert. The other clip stars hoodied vandals truly going guerrillas...tagging up Paris. Which one do you like better?
WATCH: Pharoahe Monch, “Still Standing” feat. Jill Scott — New Video
In the video for "Still Standing," the Pharoahe Monch looks inward at his struggles with a potentially life-threatening condition—asthma. Jill Scott co-stars. Terence Nance directs.
R.I.P. J Dilla, Remembering Hip-Hop’s Quiet Genius
James "J Dilla" Yancey would have been 38 today. Just over six months after his death due to complications related to his lupus condition, I wrote a story in 2006 for the Associated Press about Dilla's posthumously released CD "The Shining."
WATCH: The Internet, “Fastlane”— New Video
In a homage to Natural Born Killers, Syd the Kyd and Matt Martians of The Internet have released a new video for "Fastlane"—a startingly violent prequel to their previous video of ruthless lesbian love, "Cocaine."
WATCH: Lianne La Havas, “Forget” — New Video
Lianne La Havas's "Forget," the title track from her latest EP, gets a video treatment and it's clear that the Brit soul singer has an incredibly bright future.
WATCH: Flatbush Zombies, “Thug Waffle” — New Video
Flatbush Zombies mine the weed smokin', fright night, grimy hip-hop thing on "Thug Waffle." But the Brooklyn duo don't do typical badman NY rap. Instead, they freak a style that sounds entirely more current and increasingly "regionless."
LISTEN, WATCH: “Film The Police” Rapper B. Dolan On Using Cameras To Shoot Cops
B. Dolan's timely "Film the Police" updates N.W.A's classic "Fuck tha Police" for the Social Media age. He explains here how he hopes it makes a difference.
WATCH: Quadron Covers Lauryn Hill’s “Ex-Factor” — New Video
Quadron's Coco remakes Lauryn Hill's "Ex-Factor," a hip-hop soul classic that's guaranteed to have you tearing up and swallowing that lump in your throat.
