Westcoast Wednesday.

Dilated Peoples - "Worst Comes To Worst"

...my peoples come first. Classic westcoast shit for you on this beautiful Wednesday. This song just makes you feel good. Shout out to Alchemist on the beat, he killed that William Bell sample. Dilated rips this one. The video is directed by Jason Goldwatch, and there's about 367 different cameos in this one. Guru, DJ Premier, Alchemist, Jurassic 5, Mix Master Mike, DJ Revolution, Rhettmatic, Melo-D, J. Rocc, Souls of Mischief and damn near the whole Hieroglyphics crew, The Visionaries, Krondon, Phil The Agony, and the World Trade Center.

Evidence - "For Whom The Bell Tolls" Behind the Scenes [Part 2]

This is Part 2 of our behind the scenes look at Evidence's video for his song "For Whom The Bell Tolls." The song features will.i.am, Blu, and Phonte of Little Brother. In this video, Ev and company talk about the meaning behind the song, and how t all came together. The video drops next week, so stay tuned for that, it's gonna look fresh.

Thanks to Ev, Brock, Jason, Will, Phonte, Alma and the whole Decon Records staff!

Evidence - "For Whom The Bell Tolls" Behind the Scenes [Part 1]

Hip Hop Official was on the set of Evidence's latest video shoot for his song "For Whom The Bell Tolls" off the Layover EP. The song features Will.I.Am, Blu, and Phonte from Little Brother. The entire video was shot at a crazy dope graveyard and mausolem in Altadena, CA and provides the perfect backdrop for the vibe of this video. I'm telling you, this place was mad spooky. I swear dead people were climbing out of the walls. I was packing garlic cloves and a wooden spike just in case something popped off. The official video is going to look amazing, but you can get a sneak peak right here.

Check for Part 2 tomorrow...

Evidence - The Layover Mixtape

This outta hold you over until the Layover EP drops. Mixed by DJ Skee, and featuring Dilated Peoples, Defari, Little Brother, U-N-I, Casual, and a ton of other folks. This is wonderful L.A. music.

DOWNLOAD HERE.

1) The Layover
02) Worldwide (Feat. Defari)
03) Free P
04) Tip The Scale
05) Recognize (Feat. Chace Infinate & Fashawn)
06) Beautiful Day (Ft. U-N-I, Big Pooh, Aloe Blacc, Fashawn, Mickey Factz, Theo & Kes Kaos)
07) Beats Like This (ft. Montage One, Mitchy Slick, Big Twin, Diz Gioran, Stylistik Jones, Krondon, Rakaa Iriscience & Crooked I)
08) Let Yourself Go (Remix) (Feat. Phonte)
09) Calmly Smoke (Step Brothers)
10) Hits From The Bong 2008 (Step Brothers)
11) Hush Now
12) One SHot (Feat. Granite State)
13) All Said & Done (Remix) (Feat. Bishop Lamont)
14) For Whatever It's Worth
15) Half Off (Feat. U-N-I)
16) Celeb Reality
17) Bigger Dreams
18) For Whom The Bell Tolls
19) Hot & Code (Remix) (Feat. Casual)
20) The Last Shall Be The First (Dilated Peoples)

[VIDEO] Evidence - "The Layover'

Here's the first video from Ev's new project, The Layover EP, which drops Nov 25. Evidently, Evidence shot 5 evocative videos in one eventful week and eventually we'll get to see every one of them.

Dilated Peoples, Alchemist, Aceyalone, & 88-Keys - "Fresh Rhymes and Videotape Anthem"

This song is kinda dope. For those of you who dont know, these cats went on a country-wide tour called the Fresh Rhymes & Videotape Tour that was evidently very nice. Unfortunately, I missed it. This is their anthem and video. Watch it.

It appears on the Fresh Rhymes & Videotape CD & DVD, which drops Oct 14.

[NEW] DJ Babu (ft. Bishop Lamont) - "My Opinion"

"This is my opinion, but in fact, it's really fact/
it's just that some wack ass n*ggas is too dumb to know that/
Records aren't selling, the beats ain't bangin/
Turn on Power, what the f*ck is ya'll playing?!!?"

Shiiiiiit, this might be my new anthem. New heat from DJ Babu's upcoming album, Duck Season. Bishop Lamont represents the real on this one.

DOWNLOAD: DJ Babu (ft. Bishop Lamont) - "My Opinion"

DJ Revolution "King of Decks" Release Party

DJ Revolution threw a dope release party in Hollywood for his album King of the Decks. Cats like DJ Jazzy Jeff, Dilated Peoples, Pac Div, Crooked I, and Strong Arm Steady all rocked the stage. We also talked to Rev about his new album, and the importance of the DeeJay in hip-hop. Believe That.

[BONUS] DOWNLOAD: DJ Revolution - "King of The Decks" (ft. Sean Price & Tash)
[BONUS] DOWNLOAD: DJ Revolution - "Do You Thing" (ft. Guilty Simpson & Royce Da 5'9")

4th of July.

1st Infantry feat. Prodigy, Alchemist, Twin, & Evidence - "4th of July"