http://www.hiphopmusic.com/ en-us 2012-03-23T21:57:17-05:00 http://www.hiphopmusic.com/2012/03/on_the_radio_tonight.html Tonight the Underground Railroad returns with rare and classic hip-hop from our all-star DJs, and Jay Smooth on the microphone. You can listen in on our live stream here or on 99.5 FM if you're in the tri-state area,... jsmooth995 2012-03-23T21:57:17-05:00 http://www.hiphopmusic.com/2012/03/new_lauryn_hill_fearless_vampi.html Some live concert footage from Washington DC of the new song Lauryn Hill has been performing recently, "Fearless Vampire Killer." The song, of course, bears the same name as a classic Bad Brains track (as well as an old... Hip-Hop jsmooth995 2012-03-02T15:30:07-05:00 http://www.hiphopmusic.com/2012/02/mark_ronson_erykah_badu_on_dav.html 212215329 SuperProducer (and still a dope DJ too) Mark Ronson and Super-Everything Erykah Badu team up on the David Letterman show with one of my all-time favorite drummers, Ziggy Modeliste of the Meters, and members of the mighty Dap Kings... jsmooth995 2012-02-15T15:50:13-05:00 http://www.hiphopmusic.com/2012/02/brother_ali_free_ep_download_t.html My only contribution to Valentine's Day will be this new free download from the great Brother Ali, an EP featuring guest artists including Phonte from Foreign Exchange and Little Brother, and Stokley from Mint Condition. Ali always delivers quality... jsmooth995 2012-02-14T23:09:06-05:00 http://www.hiphopmusic.com/2012/02/jeremy_lin_game_winner_3-point.html I guess Floyd Mayweather is 41-1 now? Linsanity knows no bounds, as the NY Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin continues his incredible rise from 4th-string backup to overnight NBA star. Tonight Lin scored 27 including 12 in the fourth... jsmooth995 2012-02-14T22:12:32-05:00 http://www.hiphopmusic.com/2012/01/black_star_little_brother_with.html The classic Black Star/J Dilla collaboration "Little Brother." See the video below for Questlove telling the story behind this beat.... jsmooth995 2012-01-06T21:27:47-05:00 http://www.hiphopmusic.com/2012/01/brother_ali_jake_one_writers_b.html I've been waiting a long time for this project to emerge, the first single from Brother Ali's project with superproducer Jake One, "Writer's Block." The story he's telling certainly hits home for me.... jsmooth995 2012-01-03T13:00:51-05:00 http://www.hiphopmusic.com/2012/01/skillz_2011_wrap-up.html Oops, did he say "3,000 home runs?"... jsmooth995 2012-01-02T15:42:09-05:00 http://www.hiphopmusic.com/2012/01/jean_grae_u_me_everyone_we_kno.html U & Me & Everyone We Know by Jeangreasy Some grownup talk about relationships from Jean Grae, on the first single/leak/whatever you call new songs on the internet now, from her "Cake Or Death" album, "U & Me &... jsmooth995 2012-01-02T14:50:16-05:00 http://www.hiphopmusic.com/2012/01/snoop_dogg_co-hosting_the_pric.html Drew Carey welcomes Snoop Dogg as guest co-host and announcer on The Price Is Right. Snoop seems more enthusiastic about game show hosting here than he has about rapping in years. I enjoy Snoop the most when he's doing... jsmooth995 2012-01-02T13:44:37-05:00 http://www.hiphopmusic.com/2012/01/boog_brown_w_14kt_growth_remix.html See more on Boog Brown here, and on the very dope producer 14KT here.... jsmooth995 2012-01-01T19:08:32-05:00 http://www.hiphopmusic.com/2012/01/drake_sings_make_me_proudthe_m.html Drake's performance last night on Carson Daly's New Years Eve special, where he did live versions of his hits make Me Proud, The Motto, and Headlines. Source... jsmooth995 2012-01-01T19:03:51-05:00 http://www.hiphopmusic.com/2012/01/what_really_causes_a_hangover.html Just in time for your post New Year's suffering, here's a new breakdown of what really causes a hangover, which drinks are most likely to cause a bad one, and what you can and can't do to prevent it or... jsmooth995 2012-01-01T18:39:45-05:00 http://www.hiphopmusic.com/2012/01/cee-lo_green_changes_lyrics_to.html Here's the video of Cee-Lo Green doing a controversial cover version of John Lennon's "Imagine" at the climax of NBC's New Year's Eve New Year's Eve. Not the worst performance from Cee-Lo, though there were some spotty moments on the... jsmooth995 2012-01-01T17:55:00-05:00 http://www.hiphopmusic.com/2011/11/justin_bieber_vs_riff-raff_bat.html Out of the many freestyles that have come out over Kanye and Jay-Z's "Otis" (including a pointed rebuttal from Chuck D), perhaps none are more ominous than these two that dropped recently. The first is former White Rapper Show contestant... jsmooth995 2011-11-02T18:23:30-05:00