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Big Sean – Two Can Win

February 10, 2012 - 5:29 pm

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Big Sean: In honor of J. Dilla being one of the most influential producers of all time, I decided to lay a verse to one of my favorite tracks off of J. Dilla’s Donuts. Being from Detroit I feel I have a responsibility to honor his legacy n continue it in my own way. His [...]

Chiddy Bang – By Your Side

February 9, 2012 - 3:28 pm

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Directed by: Xaphoon Jones Support: iTunes The homies Xaphoon and Chiddy are gearing up for the release of their debut album Breakfast, and decided to shoot a music video to one of the their favorite songs that won’t end up making the cut due to sample clearances. The track is produced by Yuri Beats and [...]

Odd Future – Odd Future Mixtape Vol. 2 (Artwork)

February 7, 2012 - 11:40 pm

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Source: @fucktyler Check out the artwork for Odd Future’s upcoming mixtape that’s being released on March 20th. It features Lucas Vercetti’s smiling face. The mixtape will include new music from Tyler, Domo, The Internet, Mike G., Hodgy, Frank Ocean, Left Brain and more. We’re hype to see what they’ve been cooking up.

Ro Ransom – Let’s Try This Again

February 6, 2012 - 7:39 pm

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Photography by: Vijat Mohindra Source: Ro Ransom’s Tumblr Looks like Ro Ransom is finally back with no plans on slowing down. To kick things off he drops bars over a classic Timbaland beat and really tears through the whole record. Ransomnia coming soon.

Sir Michael Rocks – Imagine + Out The Jam

February 6, 2012 - 1:56 pm

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‘Imagine’ produced by: Cardo ‘Out The Jam’ produced by: Monsta Beatz Photography by: 10 Photos The homie Sir Mike just hit us with a few new tracks to drop on the interstreets. Look out for much more new music and videos on the way. We’re hype for what Mikey has in store this year. Oh [...]

Kids These Days Hit Colorado

February 4, 2012 - 1:40 pm

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Shot/edited by: Austin Vesely The homies just got back from a few dates out in Colorado. Check out some footage of them performing, on the road and more. Also a few ILLROOTS hoodies make an appearance which you can go cop now at ILLAMERICA.

M.I.A. – Bad Girls

February 3, 2012 - 1:36 pm

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Directed by: Romain Gavras Source: Noisey Super dope new music video from M.I.A. that was shot deep in Morocco. Noisey describes it as 2 Fast 2 Furious if they shot it in the Middle East. Basically this shit is crazy! We can’t wait for the new album. After the jump is Madonna’s new music video [...]

New ILLROOTS Merch Available Now At ILLAMERICA

February 1, 2012 - 7:10 pm

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Support: ILLAMERICA Without further adieu, our online merch store has officially opened it’s gates. Go check out ILLAMERICA now and buy a shirt, jacket, hoody, pair of sweatpants, hat or even just some stickers. We have it all, whatever floats your boat. Thanks for the support!

Casey Veggies – Sucker Free Freestyle

January 31, 2012 - 2:15 pm

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Source: MTV For his Sucker Free Freestyle, Young Veggies drops a few bars from his ‘Weight Of The World Theory’ track that appeared on the Sleeping In Class re-release. Casey is currently working on his new mixtape Customized Greatly 3 which is dropping this Spring.

New ILLROOTS Merch Featured In ILLAMERICA Lookbook

January 25, 2012 - 6:45 pm

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Video by: Mike Carson Music by: Travis Scott Photography by: Adam Ross Source: ILLAMERI.CA We’ve been hard at work developing a new level of merchandise for those looking to support ILLROOTS. Without further build up, check out the video above and images below showcasing the pieces we’ve designed. Lookout for the online store to go [...]

ASAP Rocky On Working With Schoolboy Q

January 18, 2012 - 8:40 pm

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Source: BlowHipHopTV In this new interview, Rocky speaks on his relationship with ScHoolboy Q and Kendrick Lamar. He says they both had a mutual respect for each other since day one, which hopefully means more dope collaborations like ‘Brand New Guy’ and ‘Hands On The Wheel’.

Contest: Gangrene – ‘Vodka & Ayahuasca’ Deluxe Bundle

January 18, 2012 - 12:04 pm

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Links to “Like”/Enter: ILLROOTS Facebook | Decon Facebook Support: Preorder When two of hip-hop’s hardest producers link up to create original music, the results are usually pretty intense. Oh No and Alchemist have another project on the way with the release of Vodka & Ayahuasca right around the corner. To celebrate the project, we’ve teamed [...]

Odd Future Press Release And Shit

January 17, 2012 - 11:48 pm

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Source: @OddFuture This dude L-Boy lets ya’ll know that there’s a new Odd Future mixtape in the works that’s slated to be released on March 20th with features from everybody. They also got a tour coming up and their Loiter Squad show on Adult Swim, which is said to premier around that time. Look out [...]

Buddy – Idle Time (Artwork)

January 17, 2012 - 1:16 pm

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Artwork by: Jason Seife Previously: Buddy – Awesome Awesome (Music Video) This kid Buddy out of Compton is definitely gonna make some big moves this year. If you’re not already familiar with dude, go watch the video to his banger ‘Awesome Awesome’ with Pharrell and do some research, that’s him on the Rick Ross ‘Party [...]

Trae The Truth – King Of The Streets: Freestyles

January 17, 2012 - 12:59 pm

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Source: NahRight With his new mixtape, the big homie Trae The Truth remixes almost every popular hip-hop track out right now. Don’t believe us? Check out the tracklist and download below. Over twenty tracks, as hosted by Don Cannon.

Freddie Gibbs & Madlib – Thuggin’

January 17, 2012 - 12:38 pm

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Directed by: Jonah Schwartz This was one of our favorite collaborations of last year. Fortunately, they decided to shoot a music video which keeps Freddie Gibbs in his natural element. Dope.

Tory Lanez – Remembrance Day

January 17, 2012 - 4:01 am

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Produced by: Tory Lanez & Tokyo Monster There’s a new artist bubbling in the Canadian hip-hop scene by the name of Tory Lanez. The kid is only nineteen and has already penned records and collaborations with Justin Bieber, Bun B and Meek Mill. He’s gearing up for the release of his new project Sincerely, Tory [...]

Theophilus London & ASAP Rocky In The Studio

January 16, 2012 - 3:45 pm

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Source: 2DopeBoyz Somewhere in New York City, Theophilus London brought ASAP Rocky into the studio to work on a track he’s performed a few times called ‘Big Spender’. The song has never officially been put out, but now that Rocky’s on the record we can hopefully expect it to be released soon. Look out for [...]

Vic Mensa – 2 Bad Bitches (Promo Video)

January 12, 2012 - 7:41 pm

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Directed by: Austin Vesely So dig this, SaveMoney is the future of Chicago hip-hop, and they have a show in Chicago on Friday at Reggie’s Rock Club. If you’re not there, you’re missing out big time. Headlining the show is Vic Mensa of Kids These Days, with performances from Chance The Rapper, Caleb James and [...]

Chip Tha Ripper – Out Here

January 12, 2012 - 1:19 pm

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Produced by: Lex Luger Source: Complex Previously: Chip Tha Ripper – Tell Ya Friends (Artwork) Damn, this is really fucking smooth. Chip is back. For this track off his upcoming Tell Ya Friends mixtape, the Cleveland native links up with Lex Luger for this monster of a record. Look out for the whole tape to [...]

Theophilus London – Last Night (LVRS ANTHEM)

January 12, 2012 - 12:59 pm

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Source: The Masked Gorilla Yes, dope new music from Theophilus London that samples Rustie’s ‘After Light’. This is going to appear on his upcoming mixtape Lovers Holiday II: Rose Island which hopefully is dropping sooner than later. If you haven’t seen this guys live show, try to get out and see him perform sooner than [...]

Iggy Azalea – The Last Song

January 11, 2012 - 2:31 am

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Directed by: Bell Soto Previously: Iggy Azalea – My World (Music Video) This is pretty fly. Iggy Azalea has been buzzing lately, and she’s decided to strike while hot with her new music video. This track appeared on the recently released Ignorant Art mixtape which you can download here. It’s dope that there’s been so [...]

Donnis – Snack Pack (Volume One)

January 10, 2012 - 7:07 pm

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Source: DonnisMusic Looks like Donnis has some big plans for the new year. After a breif hiatus, he decided to bring back his Snack Pack series, with the first installment dropping off three new records and short music video. Check it out below. 1. Hoes (Preview) 2. Gimme (Ft. BSD) 3. Wanna Be Bad

Coachella Announces 2012 Lineup

January 10, 2012 - 1:03 pm

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Source: Coachella This year, Coachella is doing the same festival twice during back to back weekends. Intense. They just announced the roster which includes Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, The Weeknd, Radiohead, ASAP Rocky, Bon Iver, The Black Keys, Justice, araabMUZIK, Kendrick Lamar and more. The festival reports to have over 90,000 people in the crowd [...]

Tyga – Rack City

January 10, 2012 - 12:15 pm

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Directed by: Chris Robinson For the official video, Tyga goes all out with an over the top story line to his strip club banger. Look out for Careless World: Rise Of the Last King to drop later this month.

Rick Ross Loves Wrestling

January 10, 2012 - 10:11 am

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Source: HHNM One of the most random clips on the internet this morning, Rick Ross was front row last night at the TNA Genesis wrestling match. Hilarious. Maybe he’s prepping for a new side venture?

Common – Stay Schemin’ (Drake Diss)

January 9, 2012 - 11:09 am

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Source: MTV It looks like this beef is certainly going places. On Friday we heard Drake’s verse on ‘Stay Schemin’ that everybody took as a jab back to Common after buzz built over that ‘Sweet’ record. Well, Com is back with a retalitation verse over the same record. It’s going down. Who do you think [...]

Gucci Mane – Club Hoppin’

January 9, 2012 - 11:05 am

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Produced by: KE On The Track New shit from Gucci Mane to start off your Monday! Off his upcoming mixtape Trap Back which drops February 3rd.

Mac Miller & J. Cole Bring In The New Year With MTV

January 4, 2012 - 10:21 pm

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Source: MTV The folks at MTV definitely had a prime location to bring in the New Year. To celebrate, they had Mac Miller and J. Cole perform in their studios to a crowd of lucky fans. Up top Cole rocks through ‘Work Out’ and after the jump Mac does ‘Party On Fifth Ave’.

Action Bronson – Contemporary Man

January 4, 2012 - 9:57 pm

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Produced by: Party Supplies Photography by: Terry Richardson The next thing up Action Bronson’s sleeves are a collaborative project with producer/DJ Party Supplies for a collaborative album called Blue Chips which may be coming out on Fool’s Gold. Check out this song they cooked up together called ‘Contemporary Man’. Also after the jump, a hilarious [...]

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