This Vintage Little Brother “Speed” Video is Fucking Amazing

The good folks over at The Smoking Section dropped a dope article all about why Drake won't let Phonte on a track, even though he's gone on record saying Phonte's one of his heroes - you should definitely check it out. But what really caught me eye in that article was a sidenote reference to Little Brother's old school video for "Speed". See more...

Attention Rap Nerds, Little Brother & Hi-Tek “Got Work For Ya” (Listen & Download)

Posted by Nathan S. on 06/27/11 | Filed under Top Stories, Downloads, Rap Nerdery, Phonte, Little Brother, Hi-Tek

The great thing about the interwebs, besides all the free porn, is that artists can just release music that for whatever reason couldn't make it through official channels (sample clearances, label politics, etc.). In other words, when Hi-Tek's chilling at home looking through his catalog and comes across a dope Little Brother track he did that never saw the light of day, boom, problem solved. Listen and download...

Yo, Check Out the First Track 9th Wonder & Phonte Ever Did (Listen & Download)

Posted by Nathan S. on 02/10/11 | Filed under Top Stories, Downloads, Rap Nerdery, Underground, 9th Wonder, Phonte, Little Brother

Why "Rap Nerdery"? Because the people who come to RefinedHype solely to download "Black & Yellow" or look at naked Kim Kardashian pics won't particularly care, but I know that all my real rap nerds out there are going to spazz out over "Paper Lines", the first track ever recorded by Little Brother (Phonte, Rapper Big Pooh and 9th Wonder), way back when they were known as G.I.M.M.E. Listen and download...

Little Brother Takes Their “Curtain Call” (Listen & Download)

Posted by Nathan S. on 03/03/10 | Filed under Downloads, Little Brother

I'm officially flying the RefinedHype flag at half mast. After years of providing our eardrums with unfettered freshness, Little Brother (a.k.a. Phonte and Rapper Big Pooh) are calling it quits as a group, but before they officially go down in hip-hip history they're making one final push with their new album "Leftback" and their new single, the aptly named "Curtain Call". Just like you knew it would be, "Curtain Call" is a smoothly winding, rhyme-centric joint with no shortage of rewind worthy rhymes: "I'm acting Cam'ron-ish / I mean diplomatic." Listen and download...

Little Brother Gives Exclusive Listen of New Album “LeftBack”

Posted by Nathan S. on 02/17/10 | Filed under Features, Little Brother

Last Thursday hip-hop connoisseurs and, it must be said, no shortage of beautiful women, gathered in Los Angeles for a sneak peak, or rather sneak listen, to Little Brother’s upcoming album LeftBack. The final album in the North Carolina duo’s substantial career, LeftBack is Rapper Big Pooh and Phonte’s attempt to close out their careers as a group in grand style. See more...