• 5 Surprising Hip-Hop Ghostwriters: Will Smith, Dr. Dre and Jim Jones Had Curious Helpers with These Hits

    The hot news in hip-hop today is the rumor that Compton rapper Skeme may have ghostwritten songs for Iggy Azalea, including "Fancy," the no. 4 song of 2014. This news probably surprises no one, despite denials from the performer herself and mentor T.I. that anyone else had a hand in crafting her hits. And if anyone is that shocked or appalled by the news...perhaps they should check out the history of hip-hop. You'll be surprised at how many songs are actually written by the least likely of performers. Here are just a few examples.

  • 2 Chainz, Tyrese Gibson, Mýa Appear in Eric Bellinger's 'Focused on You' Music Video [WATCH]

    Los Angeles rapper Eric Bellinger has shared the music video for his Nas-sampling track "Focused on You" featuring 2 Chainz, which you can check out below. The Daniel CZ-directed clip finds Bellinger and 2 Chainz rapping in a mansion while some sort of business deal involving briefcases is going down out by the pool. Singer and actor Tyrese Gibson makes a cameo, and just in case he was not enough of an early 2000s throwback for you, R&B singer Mýa also makes an appearance as Bellinger's love interest — though she seems to be a bit of a forbidden love interest.You can check out Eric Bellinger's "Focused on You" video featuring 2 Chainz here, via MTV:

  • Beastie Boys' Lost "Too Many Rappers" Video Featuring Nas Finally Surfaces [WATCH]

    The Beastie Boys' final studio album, 'Hot Sauce Committee Part Two,' was released all the way back in 2011, but recently, the music video for one of the album's singles, "Too Many Rappers" featuring Nas, finally surfaced online, which you can check out here. The video, directed by Roman Coppola (screenwriting partner of Wes Anderson and son of Francis Ford Coppola), shows the Beasties and Nas rapping in a supermarket, intercut with some concert, studio and home video footage. Seeing as how this was probably the last music video that the late MCA ever shot, it's nice to see him one last time.

  • Nas Performs 'Children's Story' as Part of Slick Rick's 50th Birthday Party [WATCH]

    Last night, The Ruler celebrated his 50th birthday in style, bringing along a handful of special guests, including the infamous Nas. Slick Rick, also known as Rick The Ruler, celebrated his special day at the Brooklyn Bowl, alongside Nas, who wore a generous amount of gold chains in honor of the birthday boy’s standard style.

  • Killer Mike, Young Thug, 34 Others Featured On 42-Minute Track "The Rap Monument" [WATCH]

    Have you ever listened to a rap song and found yourself wishing that it was about 40 minutes longer and had a thousand guest verses? If you have, then you're in luck, because Noisey has released its massive, Hudson Mohawke-produced "The Rap Monument," which features 36 rappers doing what they do best (rapping) for 42 minutes, more than twice as long as Eminem's 16-minute "Detroit vs. Everybody" remix. If you'd like some context, it's about two minutes longer than the entirety of Illmatic.
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