Black Thought & Some Other Dope Emcees Just Killed Mayday’s “TNT (Remix)” (Listen & Download)

Posted by Nathan S. on 03/28/12 | Filed under Refined Picks, Downloads, Remixes, Black Thought, Jon Connor, Mayday, Jay Rock, Stevie Stone

As I just got done explaining over on the mothership, ¡MAYDAY!'s new "Take Me To Your Leader" is really good, like really fucking good. And because the Miami crew apparently doesn't sleep, they quickly followed the album release with one of the doper actual remixes you're going to hear. Listen and download...

The Roots’ Questlove & Black Thought Quite Literally Discover Their Roots (Video)

The Roots' own Questlove and Black Thought recently teamed up with AfricanAncestry.com and OKAfrica.tv to trace back their ancestry. Questlove discovered that both his maternal and paternal lineage trace back to Sierra Leone while Black Thought discovered that his maternal side is also from the West African country. Black Thought's paternal ancestors were traced back to Senegal. See more...

Only “God Knows Why” Nneka & Black Thought Are So Dope (Listen & Download)

Posted by Nathan S. on 09/26/11 | Filed under Downloads, Black Thought, Nneka

Believe me, I like making fun of Ray J as much as the next man, maybe more, but in the end I do this because I love music, and I especially love music that means something. That's why I've been playing the hell out of Nneka's "God Knows Why", featuring a blistering guest verse from Roots frontman Black Thought. God this makes me want to throw a Molotov cocktail at the precinct. Listen and download...

Thurz Starts a Rap “Riot” With Black Thought (Listen)

Posted by Nathan S. on 08/05/11 | Filed under Top Stories, Underground, West Coast, Black Thought, Thurz

I don't even really know what else to say. Everything I've heard from Thurz, formerly of U-N-I, and his upcoming "L.A. Riot" album has been doper than a package of raw Malaysian white tiger. (It's actually too much dopeness to list, click here if you need to catch the fuck up.) And it sounds like he might have just saved the best for last. "Riot" featuring Black Thought. Boom. Listen.

Nikki Jean’s “Million Star Motel” Featuring Lupe Fiasco Is Quite Lovely (Listen & Download)

Posted by Danielle Harling on 07/12/11 | Filed under Top Stories, Downloads, Lupe Fiasco, Black Thought, Nikki Jean

I never thought I'd use the word "lovely" to describe any song with two rappers on it, but that's exactly what Nikki Jean's "Million Star Motel" featuring Lupe Fiasco and Black Thought is. If the name Nikki Jean sounds somewhat familiar then that means you probably heard her on Lupe Fiasco's "Hip-Hop Saved My Life." Listen and download...

Money Making Jam Boys Reveal “The Prestige: Jam Boy Magic” (Mixtape Listen & Download)

Posted by Nathan S. on 02/04/11 | Filed under Downloads, Mixtapes, STS, Black Thought, Money Making Jam Boys

You'd think that a supergroup lead legendary Roots frontman Black Thought, along with past Roots members and frequent collaborators STS, Dice Raw, Truck North and P.O.R.N. would have gotten more attention, but oddly I feel like their Money Making Jam Boys debut mixtape, "The Prestige: Jam Boy Magic" didn't truly get the buzz it deserved. Well no longer. Listen and download...

Ghostface Killah & Black Thought Take a Leisurely Stroll “In Tha Park” (Listen & Download)

Posted by Nathan S. on 12/20/10 | Filed under Top Stories, Downloads, Ghostface Killah, Black Thought

Regular readers know that I'd post a recording of Ghostface Killah ordering Chinese takeout - seriously, I've got money that says that'd be ridiculously entertaining - so when Ghost goes in on a song with The Roots' frontman Black Thought? I'm on it like white on rice. Ladies and gentlemen, "In Tha Park". Listen and download....

J. Period & Black Thought Kill “Illadelph Edition” Live Mixtape (Listen & Download)

Posted by Nathan S. on 10/20/10 | Filed under Downloads, Mixtapes, Black Thought

Long story short, mixtape assassin J. Period did a recent show with The Roots' frontman Black Thought in Toronto, during which Period threw every beat he could think of at Black, including beats from Foxy Brown, Damian Marley, dead prez, Jay-Z, Snoop, Biggie, Drake, and more, and the world's best live emcee handled them all with ease. In fact, the results were so dope Period, Black Thought and OkayPlayer packaged it all up into a live "Illadelph Edition" mixtape. Listen and download...

The Roots, John Legend & Black Thought Know “Hard Times” (Listen & Download)

Posted by Nathan S. on 09/08/10 | Filed under Top Stories, Downloads, The Roots, John Legend, Black Thought

Any day with new music from John Legend and The Roots is a good day, even if they're making music about depressing ass topic, so today is a very good day. Like I didn't even have to use my AK good, because we got not one, but two new supremely quality joints from Legend and the Roots crews' collab project (see previous efforts "Our Generation" and "Wake Up Everybody"). Listen and download...