Blu & Exile

The beats matter just as much as the bars.

New tunes for the weekend.

Albums for the summer.

The freshest jams.

Turn that up!

The sentimentality is real.

Previously: The 10 Greatest Rap Duos Of All Time 20 Of The Best One-Rapper Albums In Hip-Hop History 20 Of The Best One-Producer Albums In Hip-Hop History

With SXSW taking over the the vast share of media exposure in hip-hop, this week proved be relatively quiet on the music video front. However, that hasn't kept some artists from releasing unique visuals. From Vado's hyper-kinetic vision of Harlem, to Euro League's found footage ode to family, to even Earl Sweatshirt's bizarro-world trailer park, here are some of the best music videos from this pa

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