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hip hop at Summerstage 2018 (Rapsody, DeJ Loaf, Young MA, The LOX, Wiki, more)
There's also the Duck Down BBQ, Talib Kweli/OSHUN, EPMD, Jungle Brothers, Pete Rock & The Soul Brothers, a 'Wild Style' 35th anniversary, and more.
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Flatbush Zombies release ‘Vacation In Hell’ LP & short film, begin tour tonight
The new album features Joey Bada$$, A$AP Twelvvy, Bun B, Jadakiss, Portugal. The Man, Nyck Caution, Denzel Curry, and more; and the film stars Lin Manuel Miranda, John Leguizamo and Ice T.
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tix on sale: David Byrne, Eric B & Rakim, Robert Plant, Bouncing Souls, Ted Leo, more
Plus: Band of Horses, Childish Gambino, Jessie Ware, Prophets of Rage, HALFNOISE, Twin Shadow, Craig Wedren, The Men, Richard Lloyd, Kimya Dawson and more NYC-area shows on sale.
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Roots Picnic 2018 lineup (Chappelle, Dirty Projectors, Dipset, Brandy, Rapsody, more)
The truly stacked lineup also includes 2 Chainz, Lil Uzi Vert, dvsn, Black Thought & J Period with Fabolous & Jadakiss, Goldlink, BadBadNotGood, Jojo Abot, Sun Ra Arkestra, and more.
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Wu-Tang were the guests at Fabolous + Jadakiss’ Villain show (pics, full video)
A ”special surprise performance by one of hip-hop’s greatest” was promised, and they fully delivered.
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Fabolous & Jadakiss playing shows, including a free BK show with a guest
The free Brooklyn show includes a ”special surprise performance by one of hip-hop's greatest.”
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Notable Releases of the Week (12/8)
This week's Notable Releases include the second album of 2017 by rising West Coast rapper G Perico, Statik Selektah's latest guest-filled LP, Tee Grizzley & Lil Durk's collaborative mixtape, and more.
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rap roundup: Roc Marciano, Rick Ross, Ja Rule, DMX, Bone Thugs & more NYC-area shows
Exciting rap shows happen in and around NYC all the time, but we don't get a chance to dedicate posts to all of them. In an effort to remedy that, here's a roundup of some recently-announced shows in the area.
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Stevie Wonder added to TIDAL X Brooklyn hurricane benefit concert
Stevie will join Jay-Z, Cardi B, DJ Khaled, Fat Joe, Remy Ma, A$AP Ferg, Vic Mensa, Joey Bada$$, A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie, Princess Nokia, Tee Grizzley, Rapsody, Chloe x Halle and more at Barclays Center this week to benefit hurricane relief.
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50 Cent, Busta, The LOX, T-Pain, Jeezy & more playing Barclays Center together
In addition to playing this massive Brooklyn show, 50 Cent premieres his new BET sketch comedy show '50 Central' tonight (9/27).