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DMX is working on a new album that will feature Griselda, Pop Smoke and others. What's more, the album will mark X's return to Def Jam, the record label that powered him to superstardom in the beginning of his career. Will the reunion restore both to their past glory? We discuss that, Lauryn Hill becoming the first woman MC to have an album certified diamond, nominations for LL Cool J, JAY-Z and m...

Pharoahe Monch and his band th1rt3en (with Marcus Machado and Daru Jones) have released A Magnificent Day For An Exorcism , his first album in more than six years. Pharoahe joins Ambrosia For Heads; What's The Headline podcast to discuss the album, and he goes deep. He talks about working with a band to bring his Rap/Rock fusion to life, his thoughts on being a Hip-Hop GOAT, his connection with MF...

Run-D.M.C. LL Cool J. Whodini. The Fat Boys. Kurtis Blow. Beat Street. Breakin'. Fresh Fest. Def Jam...Those are just a few of the reasons that make 1984 Hip-Hop's greatest year. We dive into the many things that make '84 Hip-Hop's watershed moment, in this episode of AFH's What's The Headline.

Eminem and Snoop Dogg have been beefing for months and, according to Daz Dillinger, it's been longer than that. Snoop says they're good, but Em has yet to declare a truce. We breakdown the history of the feud in this week's episode of AFH's What's The Headline. We also discuss why rappers are being sent to jail because of their lyrics, new music coming from Benny The Butcher and more.

On the latest edition of AFH's What's The Headline, we discuss the life and legacy of MF DOOM. We cover his early days before KMD, the controversy with their second album, the ascension of the DOOM character, the differences between that character and Zev Love X, Viktor Vaughn and King Geedorah, how he recorded Madvillainy with Madlib, unreleased Madvillain music, his philosophy on wordplay and mu...

Phife Dawg has a new album coming. Lil Wayne may have sold his publishing. Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five are getting a Lifetime Achievement Grammy. E-40 and Too Short took Verzuz to the Bay. And, Breakin’ will be featured in the Summer Olympics. We discuss all this and more on the latest episode of AFH’s What’s The Headline.

On this week's episode of AFH's What's The Headline, we name our 20 Best Rap Albums of 2020. With new music from Busta Rhymes, Black Thought, Benny The Butcher, Royce 5'9, Jay Electronica, Run The Jewels, Freddie Gibbs & Alchemist, Westside Gunn, Nas and many more, this was no easy task. Watch us debate the list and tell us what we missed.

Statik Selektah has released his new album, The Balancing Act, featuring Nas, Joey Bada$$, Black Thought, Method Man, Styles P, Jadakiss, Jack Harlow, Conway The Machine, Benny The Butcher, Evidence, Sean Price and many more. Statik joins this week's episode of AFH's What's The Headline and discusses the album, working with Joey Bada$$, the artists he would most like to hear on one of his tracks,...

This week is the 10 year anniversary of Kanye West's My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy album. Many consider it to be Kanye's best work, but is it a classic? We discuss that, the Verzuz battle between Gucci Mane and Jeezy, the 20th anniversary of Erykah Badu's Mama's Gun, the shooting of Benny The Butcher, Westside Gunn's departure from Shady Records and much more on this week's episode of AFH's Wh...

Lyric joins the latest episode of AFH's What's The Headline to discuss the making of Closer Than They Appear, her phenomenal new album which was executive produced by Phonte. She describes how her dream of working with the Little Brother and Foreign Exchange artist became a reality, talks about the impact of Rah Digga and J-Live on her career, speaks about the challenges of being a woman in Rap an...

Last week, Busta Rhymes released his new album, Extinction Level Event 2, and it shook up the Hip-Hop world. The project features Rakim, DJ Premier, Pete Rock, Kendrick Lamar, Mary J. Blige, M.O.P., Q-Tip, Anderson .Paak and many others, and it is the best work of Busta's legendary career. We discuss his classic, the 2020 BET Hip Hop Awards, the 20th Anniversary of OutKast's Stankonia and more on...

MC Eiht's latest album, Lessons, features B-Real, Kurupt, Havoc, Talib Kweli, Conway The Machine, DJ Premier and more. Eiht joins this week's episode of AFH's What's The Headline to discuss life lessons he's learned from having his own record label, working on Menace II Society and Boyz N The Hood, beef with DJ Quik, studying Rakim and EPMD, and much more. He also reveals his Top 5 MCs.

When word broke that Ice Cube was working with Donald Trump, it had many wondering if the man who released AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted was still true to the game..We discuss that, Killer Mike's new Black-owned bank, T.I. confirming a nasty rumor about Drake, new music by Benny The Butcher, Black Thought, Pete Rock and more, in the latest episode of AFH's What's The Headline.

On this week's episode of AFH's What's The Headline, we discuss Scarface's need for a kidney transplant, Big Sean's harsh words for Kanye West, the most underrated MCs in groups, why the rumor that Kendrick Lamar departed from TDE gained traction, and more. We also talk about who the real King of the South is in Hip-Hop.

Many questioned Joe Budden for leaving Complex's Everyday Struggle at the peak of its success. Budden then went to Spotify and became the number 1 music podcaster in the world. Now, Budden has left that platform and is on the cusp of making his biggest move yet. On this week's episode of AFH's What's The Headline podcast, we detail why it's such an important move, celebrate Eddie Murphy's Emmy win...

The LOX have released Living Off Xperience , their fourth studio LP as a group. The album features production by Swizz Beatz, Scram Jones, Araab Muzik, Nottz, Scott Storch, Statik Selektah, Large Professor and more. Jadakiss, Styles P and Sheek Louch join AFH's "What's The Headline?" podcast to discuss what's kept their bond strong for more than 20 years, the importance of maintaining relationship...

Last week, Nas released his King's Disease album. Where does it stand in his catalog. We discuss that, the arrest of Jam Master Jay's suspected killers, a lawsuit against Nicki Minaj that could change how music is made, new music from The LOX & DMX, RZA & Ghostface Killah, Big K.R.I.T., and more, in this week's episode of AFH's What's The Headline podcast.

In this episode of Ambrosia For Heads' What's The Headline podcast, we discuss Nas' discography. While Nasir Jones has at least a handful of great albums, how many of them fit the criteria of a classic? If Illmatic is the lone classic in his album catalog, then what does that say about Nasty Nas place in Top MC lists, if anything at all? We delve into Nas' Hit-Boy-produced single "Ultra Black," di...

Rakim has challenged Big Daddy Kane to finally battle him in the Verzuz series. Who would win? We discuss that, Rick Ross vs. 2 Chainz, Jaguar Wright's allegations against The Roots and Common, whether women MCs can gain mainstream success without showing flesh and more on this week's episode of AFH's What's The Headline.

This week's episode of AFH's What's The Headline podcast discusses the Snoop Dogg & DMX Verzuz battle, new music by J. Cole and Joey Bada$$, why Rapsody decided to re-release music from her Eve album, Biz Markie's current serious hospitalization and more. We also debate why Killer Mike is a top 10 MC today and Logic is not.   Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_c... Ambrosia Fo...

Duckwrth was influenced by OutKast, A Tribe Called Quest, Erykah Badu, The Neptunes and more, but he's carved out his own unique sound. He join's AFH's What's The Headline podcast to discuss what to expect from his upcoming Supergood album, recalls meeting Q-Tip, explains why Off The Wall is better than Thriller and more.   Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_c... Ambrosia For Head...

Legendary MC, Producer and DJ Lord Finesse has released a project featuring his remixes of Motown classics. The Diggin' In The Crates crew member joins AFH's What's The Headline podcast to discuss how he re-made songs by Michael Jackson and DeBarge, working with Big L, his dream collaborators and more.    Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_c... Ambrosia For Heads Playlist: ht...

Freddie Gibbs is one of Hip-Hop's most credible MCs. Few would put Drake in that category. So...why does Freddie list Drake as one of the 5 best MCs in Rap right now? We break it down in this week's episode of AFH's What's The Headline podcast. We also name Ambrosia For Heads Best Hip-Hop Albums of 2020 so far, review the 2020 BET Awards and much more.

When it comes to pushing culture forward, Hip-Hop often leads the way. However, it is still woefully behind in its treatment and portrayal of women. In this week's episode of AFH's What's The Headline podcast, we discuss that, as well as AFH's editor in chief being held up at gunpoint this week, Griselda's path to becoming Hip-Hop's next moguls, Kanye West's true legacy being in fashion, Rick Rubi...

After releasing his song "Snow On Tha Bluff," J. Cole once again found himself found himself under attack. On this week's episode of AFH's What's The Headline podcast, we discuss why Cole so often seems to be targeted by younger rappers. We also discuss powerful new releases from Public Enemy and DJ Premier, Anderson .Paak and Jay Rock, Beyoncé and more.