Rap Nerds Unite: Ghostwridah Takes It Back to “1995” (Video)

There are exceptions to ever rule, and Miami emcee Ghostwridah spitting "1995" over Milkbone's "Keep It Real" instrumental, first made famous by Big L's own classic freestyle, is a more than worthy exception. Watch....

Attention Rap Nerds: Torae’s “Do the Math” Has Been Dopely Re-Produced (Listen & Download)

Posted by Nathan S. on 04/20/12 | Filed under Downloads, Remixes, Rap Nerdery, Torae

Over at the mothership we just launched a new "Re-Produced" series where we grab three producers to, well, re-produce one of our recent favorite tracks. First up is Torae's "Do the Math", which first featured an of course dope Large Professor beat and now also contains instrumental offerings from Beewirks, King I Divine and BroadNMarket. Listen and download...

DJ Charlie White’s “A Tribe Called Wu” Mix is F**king Dope (Listen & Download)

Posted by Nathan S. on 04/19/12 | Filed under Downloads, Rap Nerdery, A Tribe Called Quest, Wu-Tang

Not here. Instead, this is just 30 straight minutes of some of the dopest music in hip-hop history. Seriously - it's weirdly easy to forget just how much of an impact Tribe and Wu had on hip-hop until you hear them concentrated into one mix. Listen and download...

Production Breakdown: Syl Johnson’s ‘Bout to Get Rich Off YeHova

How much is a "Uh!!!" worth? We're about to find out. '70s soul singer Syl Johnson is suing Kanye and Jay for sampling his song "Different Strokes" their "Watch the Throne" release "The Joy". I know what you're thinking: didn't YeHova sample Curtis Mayfield's "The Making of You" for "The Joy"? See more...

Yo, Remember When Jay-Z & DMX Had Beef?

Posted by Nathan S. on 02/08/12 | Filed under Features, Jay-Z, Rap Nerdery, DMX

I'm sure I knew about this when it happened, I must have. There's no way that something like beef between Jay-Z and DMX could have happened without me knowing about it. But whether it was the repeated concussions or the Jack Daniels wheat grass shots, when I came across a video of Irv Gotti breaking down the conflict between the two legendary (but vastly different) emcees it was a complete surprise.

Wais P Joins DJ Premier For Some Serious “Premo Pimpin” (Mixtape Listen & Download)

Posted by Nathan S. on 12/12/11 | Filed under Downloads, Mixtapes, Rap Nerdery, DJ Premier, Wais P

I'm 99% sure that analogy didn't make any sense, forget it ever happened. Here's what you need to know. Wais P has a new project out called "Premo Pimpin", featuring The Pimp going in entirely over Premo beats, that's dope. You should listen to it. Listen and download...

A Verse By Verse Retroactive Breakdown of Tribe’s Classic “Scenario” (Video)

Posted by Nathan S. on 12/08/11 | Filed under Top Stories, Refined Video Picks, Videos, Rap Nerdery, A Tribe Called Quest

When it comes to A Tribe Called Quest's classic "Scenario" everyone and their momma would be launching into a track-by-track breakdown. Well, as they say, it's never too late to over analyze a song that's probably best left around. (Note; No one says that.) Let's get to it.

Ed Lover Drops “Yo! MTV Raps” Inspired ‘90s Rap Orgy (Listen & Download)

Posted by Nathan S. on 12/05/11 | Filed under Downloads, Rap Nerdery

I was born in the '80s and came of age in the '90s, which means two things. One, I've seen "Back to the Future" more than is probably healthy. And two, like millions of my peers I counted on "Yo MTV Raps!" to provide me with some dope hip-hop. Yes young kids, there was a time when MTV actually played music. Listen and download...

The Story Behind the Best Guest Verse Ever: Busta Rhymes’ “Scenario” (Video)

I don't make a statement like this lightly - Busta Rhymes on "Scenario" is my greatest guest verse of all-time pick. Not only is it dope in its own right, two decades later and even Nicki Minaj is sweating it, but I can't remember another verse doing so much to launch a rapper's career. Before "Scenario" Busta was "that guy in Leaders of the New School".