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Duck Down holiday party lineup revealed (Talib Kweli, Sean Price, Pharoahe Monch, Buckshot, Smif-N-Wessun & more)
As mentioned, Duck Down Music is throwing a holiday party with Javotti Media in Brooklyn on December 18 at Music Hall of Williamsburg, of which BrooklynVegan is proudly one of the sponsors…
Sean Price, 9th Wonder, Buckshot & Murs have new albums and playing a show together in NYC (dates, streams)
NYC rapper Sean Price released his new album, Mic Tyson, on October 30 via Duck Down Records and was supposed to play a hometown record release show that day at SOB’s, but Hurricane Sandy had other plans and the show never happe…
Busta Rhymes reunited Leaders of the New School @ Brooklyn Hip Hop Fest, got his mic cut off (like Paul McCartney & Bruce Springsteen) -- videos
Busta Rhymes headlined the closing night of the Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival on Saturday (7/14) with a set which saw him reunited with Leaders of the New School — the group which launched his career — marking the first time Busta’s performed with them since the mid-’90s (despite the group reuniting without him back in 2010)…
Summerstage shows in Betsy Head Park this summer
The first venue to kick off SummerStage 2012 shows is Betsy Head Park in Brooklyn. Artists include Buckshot, Smif n Wessun, and a few more…
Native Tongues sort-of reunited (not really); A Tribe Called Quest are subject of Harlem Stage series; Smif-N-Wessun, Buckshot & Skyzoo play FREE show tonight
The Jungle Brothers at SOB’s last night via MuphoricSounds
As expected, The Jungle Brothers DID bring out members of the Native Tongues (and others) last night at SOB’s (2/7), but that did not include many of the “invited guests”…
Mos Def's new name, Black Star tour dates, free Restoration Rocks! Fest, a Duck Down vs Blacksmith CMJ showcase & more
The artist soon to be formerly known as Mos Def
at Rock The Bells (more by Dana (distortion) Yavin)
Countdown is on. Only 3 months and 10 days left of “Mos Def“:Following a lengthy line of rappers that have hung up their show names, rapper Mos Def says he’s definitely giving up his rhyme alias come 2012…
Pharoahe Monch released W.A.R., played the Comedy Awards, playing Brooklyn Bowl w/ Jean Grae
Pharoahe Monch @ Fun Fun Fun Fest (more by BBG)
Pharoahe Monch‘s latest tongue-twisting LP W.A.R. is out now via Duck Down Records and Monch has a pair of dates scheduled in the coming weeks…
Stretch Armstrong & Bobbito reunited w/ many special guests in the house (pics from Le Poisson Rouge)
In the Stretch & Bobbito world, mainstream was a four-letter word.
…For the eight years it ran, from 1 to 5 in the early hours of Friday morning, “The Stretch Armstrong & Bobbito Show” gave early exposure to artists like Jay-Z, Nas and the Wu-Tang Clan, who eventually went on to mainstream stardom…
Duck Down, Nappy Roots, Cage & more upcoming hip hop
DOWNLOAD: Nappy Roots – Nappy University Mixtape (Zipped MP3s)
Buckshot and General Steele at Red 7 (more by Samantha Marble)
Memorial day weekend begins with two turntables and a mic…
Brooklyn Hip Hop Fest 2010 lineup w/ De La Soul, Duck Down Records celebrates there & @ BB King's w/ Pharoahe Monch
De La Soul at Coachella (more by Rachel Carr)
Brooklyn Hip Hop Fest 2009 was a blast (with one notable exception) and so far 2010 is turning out to be similarly interesting with the addition of the great De La Soul to headline the shindig on July 10th alongside Buckshot, Evil Dee and Smif-N-Wessun…
