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2026

#0
Ain't Sayin' Nothin' New
Ain't Sayin' Nothin' New Hip-Hop
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Baby Come Back
Baby Come Back Hip-Hop
#0
Black Thought Freestyle Hip-Hop
#0
Break You Off
Break You Off Hip-Hop
#0
Compared to What
Compared to What Hip-Hop
#0
Complexity
Complexity Hip-Hop
#0
Distortion To Static
Distortion To Static Hip-Hop
#0
Do You Want More?!!!??!
Do You Want More?!!!??! Hip-Hop
#0
Don't Feel Right
Don't Feel Right Hip-Hop
#0
Don't Say Nuthin'
Don't Say Nuthin' Hip-Hop
#0
Dynamite!
Dynamite! Hip-Hop
#0
Funky Kingston
Funky Kingston Hip-Hop
#0
Guns Are Drawn
Guns Are Drawn Hip-Hop
#0
Hard Times (feat. Black Thought)
Hard Times (feat. Black Thought) Hip-Hop
#0
Here I Come (Album Version Explicit)
Here I Come (Album Version Explicit) Hip-Hop
#0
How I Got Over
How I Got Over Hip-Hop
#0
Humanity (Love the Way It Should Be)
Humanity (Love the Way It Should Be) Hip-Hop
#0
I Will Not Apologize
I Will Not Apologize Hip-Hop
#0
I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free
I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free Hip-Hop
#0
In The Music (Album Version Explicit)
In The Music (Album Version Explicit) Hip-Hop
#0
Little Ghetto Boy (feat. Black Thought)
Little Ghetto Boy (feat. Black Thought) Hip-Hop
#0
Make My
Make My Hip-Hop
#0
Mellow My Man
Mellow My Man Hip-Hop
#0
My Shot (feat. Busta Rhymes, Joell Ortiz & Nate Ruess) (Rise Up Remix)
My Shot (feat. Busta Rhymes, Joell Ortiz & Nate Ruess) (Rise Up Remix) Hip-Hop
#0
Now Or Never
Now Or Never Hip-Hop
#0
Old Songs
Old Songs Hip-Hop
#0
Our Generation (The Hope of the World) (feat. C.L. Smooth)
Our Generation (The Hope of the World) (feat. C.L. Smooth) Hip-Hop
#0
Proceed
Proceed Hip-Hop
#0
Pussy Galore
Pussy Galore Hip-Hop
#0
Quills
Quills Hip-Hop
#0
Right On
Right On Hip-Hop
#0
Rising Down
Rising Down Hip-Hop
#0
Rock You
Rock You Hip-Hop
#0
Sacrifice
Sacrifice Hip-Hop
#0
Stomp
Stomp Hip-Hop
#0
The Day
The Day Hip-Hop
#0
The Fire
The Fire Hip-Hop
#0
The Next Movement
The Next Movement Hip-Hop
#0
The OtherSide
The OtherSide Hip-Hop
#0
Tomorrow
Tomorrow Hip-Hop
#0
Tonight Again
Tonight Again Hip-Hop
#0
Understand
Understand Hip-Hop
#0
Wake up Everybody (feat. Common & Melanie Fiona)
Wake up Everybody (feat. Common & Melanie Fiona) Hip-Hop
#0
Water
Water Hip-Hop
#0
What They Do
What They Do Hip-Hop
#0
When The People Cheer
When The People Cheer Hip-Hop
#0
Without A Doubt
Without A Doubt Hip-Hop
#0
You Got Me
You Got Me Hip-Hop

2025

#0
Bass Intro/There's Something Goin' On/Love (Live at Blue Note NYC)
Bass Intro/There's Something Goin' On/Love (Live at Blue Note NYC) Hip-Hop
#0
It Just Don't Stop (Live at Blue Note NYC)
It Just Don't Stop (Live at Blue Note NYC) Hip-Hop
#0
Lazy Afternoon Pt. 1 (Live at Blue Note NYC)
Lazy Afternoon Pt. 1 (Live at Blue Note NYC) Hip-Hop
#0
Lazy Afternoon Pt. 2 (Live at Blue Note NYC)
Lazy Afternoon Pt. 2 (Live at Blue Note NYC) Hip-Hop
#0
Lazy Afternoon Pt. 3 (Live at Blue Note NYC)
Lazy Afternoon Pt. 3 (Live at Blue Note NYC) Hip-Hop
#0
One Shine (Live at Blue Note NYC)
One Shine (Live at Blue Note NYC) Hip-Hop
#0
Proceed 2 (Live at Blue Note NYC)
Proceed 2 (Live at Blue Note NYC) Hip-Hop
#0
Swept Away (Live at Blue Note NYC)
Swept Away (Live at Blue Note NYC) Hip-Hop
#0
The Lesson Pt. 1 (Live at Blue Note NYC)
The Lesson Pt. 1 (Live at Blue Note NYC) Hip-Hop
#0
The Unlocking
The Unlocking Hip-Hop

2021

#0
? Vs. Rahzel
? Vs. Rahzel Hip-Hop
#0
Datskat
Datskat Hip-Hop
#0
Essaywhuman?!!!??!
Essaywhuman?!!!??! Hip-Hop
#0
I Remain Calm
I Remain Calm Hip-Hop
#0
Intro / There's Something Goin' On
Intro / There's Something Goin' On Hip-Hop
#0
Lazy Afternoon
Lazy Afternoon Hip-Hop
#0
Proceed II
Proceed II Hip-Hop
#0
Proceed III
Proceed III Hip-Hop
#0
Proceed IV (A.J. Shine Mix)
Proceed IV (A.J. Shine Mix) Hip-Hop
#0
Proceed V (Beatminerz Mix)
Proceed V (Beatminerz Mix) Hip-Hop
#0
Silent Treatment
Silent Treatment Hip-Hop
#0
What Goes On, Pt. 7
What Goes On, Pt. 7 Hip-Hop
#0
You Ain't Fly
You Ain't Fly Hip-Hop

2019

#0
Step Into The Realm
Step Into The Realm Hip-Hop
#0
Things Fall Apart…The Center Will Not Hold
Things Fall Apart…The Center Will Not Hold Hip-Hop
#0
We Got You (Extended Version)
We Got You (Extended Version) Hip-Hop

2017

#0
I'm Just a Slave
I'm Just a Slave Hip-Hop
#0
Juneteenth
Juneteenth Hip-Hop
#0
We Built This
We Built This Hip-Hop

2014

#0
Black Rock
Black Rock Hip-Hop
#0
Dies Irae
Dies Irae Hip-Hop
#0
It's Comin'
It's Comin' Hip-Hop
#0
Never
Never Hip-Hop
#0
The Coming
The Coming Hip-Hop
#0
The Dark (Trinity)
The Dark (Trinity) Hip-Hop
#0
The Devil
The Devil Hip-Hop
#0
The Unraveling
The Unraveling Hip-Hop
#0
Theme From Middle Of The Night
Theme From Middle Of The Night Hip-Hop
#0
Worldwide (London Groove)
Worldwide (London Groove) Hip-Hop

2012

#0
? Vs. Scratch (The Token DJ Cut) (Album Version)
? Vs. Scratch (The Token DJ Cut) (Album Version) Hip-Hop
#0
Dave Vs. US (Album Version)
Dave Vs. US (Album Version) Hip-Hop
#0
Episodes (Album Version)
Episodes (Album Version) Hip-Hop
#0
Intro (Album Version)
Intro (Album Version) Hip-Hop
#0
Ital (The Universal Side) (Album Version)
Ital (The Universal Side) (Album Version) Hip-Hop
#0
No Great Pretender (Album Version)
No Great Pretender (Album Version) Hip-Hop
#0
Outro (Album Version)
Outro (Album Version) Hip-Hop
#0
The Adventures In Wonderland (Album Version)
The Adventures In Wonderland (Album Version) Hip-Hop
#0
Universe At War (Album Version)
Universe At War (Album Version) Hip-Hop

2011

#0
!!!!!!!
!!!!!!! Hip-Hop
#0
Dun
Dun Hip-Hop
#0
Finality (4th Movement) (Album Version)
Finality (4th Movement) (Album Version) Hip-Hop
#0
I Remember
I Remember Hip-Hop
#0
Kool On
Kool On Hip-Hop
#0
Lighthouse
Lighthouse Hip-Hop
#0
One Time
One Time Hip-Hop
#0
Phrentrow
Phrentrow Hip-Hop
#0
Possibility (2nd Movement) (Album Version)
Possibility (2nd Movement) (Album Version) Hip-Hop
#0
Redford (For Yia-Yia & Pappou)
Redford (For Yia-Yia & Pappou) Hip-Hop
#0
Rhymes And Ammo
Rhymes And Ammo Hip-Hop
#0
Rolling With Heat
Rolling With Heat Hip-Hop
#0
Sleep
Sleep Hip-Hop
#0
Something In The Way Of Things (In Town)
Something In The Way Of Things (In Town) Hip-Hop
#0
Thirsty!
Thirsty! Hip-Hop
#0
Tip The Scale
Tip The Scale Hip-Hop
#0
Will To Power (3rd Movement) (Album Version)
Will To Power (3rd Movement) (Album Version) Hip-Hop

2010

#0
A Peace Of Light
A Peace Of Light Hip-Hop
#0
Dear God 2.0
Dear God 2.0 Hip-Hop
#0
DillaTUDE: The Flight Of Titus
DillaTUDE: The Flight Of Titus Hip-Hop
#0
Doin’ It Again
Doin’ It Again Hip-Hop
#0
Hang on in There
Hang on in There Hip-Hop
#0
Hot Shit (I'm Back!) Hip-Hop
#0
Hustla
Hustla Hip-Hop
#0
I Can't Write Left Handed
I Can't Write Left Handed Hip-Hop
#0
Make Em NV Hip-Hop
#0
Oh! O! Hip-Hop
#0
Radio Daze
Radio Daze Hip-Hop
#0
Shine
Shine Hip-Hop
#0
Tunnel Vision
Tunnel Vision Hip-Hop
#0
Upper Egypt Hip-Hop
#0
Wake Up (Cover of Arcade Fire Song)
Wake Up (Cover of Arcade Fire Song) Hip-Hop
#0
Walk Alone
Walk Alone Hip-Hop
#0
Web 20/20
Web 20/20 Hip-Hop
#0
Wholy Holy
Wholy Holy Hip-Hop
#0
Wicked Ways
Wicked Ways Hip-Hop
#0
World Full of Sadness Hip-Hop

2008

#0
@ 15
@ 15 Hip-Hop
#0
75 Bars (Black's Reconstruction)
75 Bars (Black's Reconstruction) Hip-Hop
#0
Becoming Unwritten
Becoming Unwritten Hip-Hop
#0
Birthday Girl (Album Version Explicit)
Birthday Girl (Album Version Explicit) Hip-Hop
#0
Criminal
Criminal Hip-Hop
#0
Get Busy
Get Busy Hip-Hop
#0
I Can't Help It
I Can't Help It Hip-Hop
#0
Lost Desire
Lost Desire Hip-Hop
#0
Pow Wow 2 (Album Version Explicit)
Pow Wow 2 (Album Version Explicit) Hip-Hop
#0
Rising Up
Rising Up Hip-Hop
#0
Singing Man
Singing Man Hip-Hop
#0
The Grand Return (Album Version Explicit)
The Grand Return (Album Version Explicit) Hip-Hop
#0
The Pow Wow
The Pow Wow Hip-Hop
#0
The Show
The Show Hip-Hop
#0
Unwritten
Unwritten Hip-Hop

2006

#0
Atonement (Album Version Explicit)
Atonement (Album Version Explicit) Hip-Hop
#0
Baby (Album Version Explicit)
Baby (Album Version Explicit) Hip-Hop
#0
Boom! / Wrath of Kane (J.Period Blend) Hip-Hop
#0
Bread And Butter (Album Version Explicit)
Bread And Butter (Album Version Explicit) Hip-Hop
#0
Can’t Stop This
Can’t Stop This Hip-Hop
#0
Clock With No Hands (Album Version Explicit)
Clock With No Hands (Album Version Explicit) Hip-Hop
#0
De La Soul (interlude) Hip-Hop
#0
Dilltastic Vol Won(derful) (Album Version Explicit)
Dilltastic Vol Won(derful) (Album Version Explicit) Hip-Hop
#0
Don't Say (J.Period Stick Up remix) Hip-Hop
#0
False Media (Album Version Explicit)
False Media (Album Version Explicit) Hip-Hop
#0
Game Theory (Album Version Explicit)
Game Theory (Album Version Explicit) Hip-Hop
#0
It Don't Feel Right Hip-Hop
#0
Livin' In A New World (Album Version Explicit)
Livin' In A New World (Album Version Explicit) Hip-Hop
#0
Long Time (Album Version Explicit)
Long Time (Album Version Explicit) Hip-Hop
#0
Members of the Band (Proceed interlude) Hip-Hop
#0
Rahzel Interlude Hip-Hop
#0
Rakim (interlude) Hip-Hop
#0
Take It There (Album Version Explicit)
Take It There (Album Version Explicit) Hip-Hop

2005

#0
Adrenaline
Adrenaline Hip-Hop
#0
Clones
Clones Hip-Hop
#0
Double Trouble
Double Trouble Hip-Hop
#0
Good Music
Good Music Hip-Hop
#0
Meltin' Pot Hip-Hop
#0
Melting Pot
Melting Pot Hip-Hop
#0
No Alibi
No Alibi Hip-Hop
#0
No Hometro/Proceed 2
No Hometro/Proceed 2 Hip-Hop
#0
Pass The Popcorn (Revisited)
Pass The Popcorn (Revisited) Hip-Hop
#0
Quicksand Millennium
Quicksand Millennium Hip-Hop
#0
Star
Star Hip-Hop
#0
The Hypnotic
The Hypnotic Hip-Hop
#0
The Lesson
The Lesson Hip-Hop
#0
Thought@work
Thought@work Hip-Hop
#0
What You Want
What You Want Hip-Hop
#0
Y'all Know Who
Y'all Know Who Hip-Hop

2004

#0
100% Dundee
100% Dundee Hip-Hop
#0
3rd Acts: ? Vs. Scratch 2 ... Electric Boogaloo
3rd Acts: ? Vs. Scratch 2 ... Electric Boogaloo Hip-Hop
#0
Act Fore...The End?
Act Fore...The End? Hip-Hop
#0
Act Won (Things Fall Apart)
Act Won (Things Fall Apart) Hip-Hop
#0
BOOM!
BOOM! Hip-Hop
#0
Burnin’ & Lootin’
Burnin’ & Lootin’ Hip-Hop
#0
Diedre Vs. Dice
Diedre Vs. Dice Hip-Hop
#0
Din Da Da
Din Da Da Hip-Hop
#0
Don't Say a Mofon Thang or I Will Kill Your Ass Hip-Hop
#0
Don't See Us
Don't See Us Hip-Hop
#0
Duck Down!
Duck Down! Hip-Hop
#0
Head So Bald I Can Read Your Mind Hip-Hop
#0
I Don’t Care
I Don’t Care Hip-Hop
#0
In Love With The Mic
In Love With The Mic Hip-Hop
#0
Rock the Mike Hip-Hop
#0
Somebody's Gotta Do It
Somebody's Gotta Do It Hip-Hop
#0
Sprite Commercial Hip-Hop
#0
Star/Pointro
Star/Pointro Hip-Hop
#0
Stay Cool
Stay Cool Hip-Hop
#0
Step Into The Relm
Step Into The Relm Hip-Hop
#0
Table Of Contents (Pts 1 & 2)
Table Of Contents (Pts 1 & 2) Hip-Hop
#0
The Last Track Hip-Hop
#0
The Lesson, Part 2 (instrumental) Hip-Hop
#0
The Return To Innocence Lost
The Return To Innocence Lost Hip-Hop
#0
The Spark
The Spark Hip-Hop
#0
Web
Web Hip-Hop
#0
Why (What’s Goin On?)
Why (What’s Goin On?) Hip-Hop

2003

#75
The Seed (2.0) {ft. Cody ChesnuTT}
The Seed (2.0) {ft. Cody ChesnuTT} Indie Rock

2002

#0
Act Too (Love of My Life remix)
Act Too (Love of My Life remix) Hip-Hop

2000

#0
Concerto of the Desperado
Concerto of the Desperado Hip-Hop
#0
Respond-React
Respond-React Hip-Hop

1999

#0
Live at the T-Connection
Live at the T-Connection Hip-Hop
#0
Love Of My Life (Featuring Common) (Live 1999 Bowery Ballroom)
Love Of My Life (Featuring Common) (Live 1999 Bowery Ballroom) Hip-Hop
#0
Mellow My Man / Jusufckwithis (Live / 1999)
Mellow My Man / Jusufckwithis (Live / 1999) Hip-Hop
#0
New Year’s at Jay Dee’s Hip-Hop
#0
Popcorn (Revisited) Hip-Hop
#0
Section
Section Hip-Hop
#0
The Lesson-Part III (It's Over Now) (Live At The Old Hit Factory, 1999)
The Lesson-Part III (It's Over Now) (Live At The Old Hit Factory, 1999) Hip-Hop
#0
The Notic (Live At The Studio, Philadelphia / 1999)
The Notic (Live At The Studio, Philadelphia / 1999) Hip-Hop
#0
The Ultimate
The Ultimate Hip-Hop
#0
Ya’ll Know Who!
Ya’ll Know Who! Hip-Hop

1996

#0
Millie Pulled a Pistol on Santa Hip-Hop
#0
Panic!!!!!
Panic!!!!! Hip-Hop
#0
Push Up Ya Lighter
Push Up Ya Lighter Hip-Hop

1992

#0
'Cause We've Ended As Lovers
'Cause We've Ended As Lovers Hip-Hop
#0
A Whiter Shade of Pale
A Whiter Shade of Pale Hip-Hop
#0
All Right Now
All Right Now Hip-Hop
#0
An Old Fashioned Love Song
An Old Fashioned Love Song Hip-Hop
#0
Are You Ready?
Are You Ready? Hip-Hop
#0
Badge
Badge Hip-Hop
#0
Black Licorice
Black Licorice Hip-Hop
#0
Black Magic Woman
Black Magic Woman Hip-Hop
#0
Born to Be Wild
Born to Be Wild Hip-Hop
#0
Carry On Wayward Son
Carry On Wayward Son Hip-Hop
#0
Communication Breakdown
Communication Breakdown Hip-Hop
#0
Dance with Me
Dance with Me Hip-Hop
#0
Don't Pull Your Love
Don't Pull Your Love Hip-Hop
#0
Don't Stop Believin'
Don't Stop Believin' Hip-Hop
#0
Dream on
Dream on Hip-Hop
#0
Fireball
Fireball Hip-Hop
#0
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road Hip-Hop
#0
House of the Rising Sun
House of the Rising Sun Hip-Hop
#0
I Shall Be Released
I Shall Be Released Hip-Hop
#0
If
If Hip-Hop
#0
Just the Way You Are
Just the Way You Are Hip-Hop
#0
Keep Yourself Alive
Keep Yourself Alive Hip-Hop
#0
Layla
Layla Hip-Hop
#0
Led Boots
Led Boots Hip-Hop
#0
Moby Dick
Moby Dick Hip-Hop
#0
Mood for a Day
Mood for a Day Hip-Hop
#0
More than a Feeling
More than a Feeling Hip-Hop
#0
Move Over
Move Over Hip-Hop
#0
Politician
Politician Hip-Hop
#0
Questions 67 and 68
Questions 67 and 68 Hip-Hop
#0
Seven Bridges Road
Seven Bridges Road Hip-Hop
#0
Somebody to Love
Somebody to Love Hip-Hop
#0
Someone Take My Heart Away
Someone Take My Heart Away Hip-Hop
#0
Suite: Judy Blue Eyes
Suite: Judy Blue Eyes Hip-Hop
#0
Summertime Blues
Summertime Blues Hip-Hop
#0
Susie Q
Susie Q Hip-Hop
#0
Sweet Sweet Surrender
Sweet Sweet Surrender Hip-Hop
#0
Teach Your Children
Teach Your Children Hip-Hop
#0
This Time Around
This Time Around Hip-Hop
#0
Voodoo Chile "Slight Return"
Voodoo Chile "Slight Return" Hip-Hop
#0
Wishing Well
Wishing Well Hip-Hop
#0
You Can Have Me Anytime
You Can Have Me Anytime Hip-Hop
#0
You Fool No One
You Fool No One Hip-Hop
#0
You Keep Me Hanging on
You Keep Me Hanging on Hip-Hop
#0
You Really Got Me
You Really Got Me Hip-Hop
#0
Your Song
Your Song Hip-Hop
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