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Black Star playing shows (Yasiin Bey too)
One of Black Star's shows is at Red Rocks with Nas, Pusha T, and more.
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A Boogie dropped a bunch of songs, touring (3 NYC shows, one with Fat Joe)
A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie dropped 8 new songs in the past week, released a video of him playing ”Drowning” with an orchestra, and he's on a song on DJ Esco's new album with Future, Young Thug, and DeJ Loaf.
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BBC 6 picks its 12 “essential” NYC albums (no Velvet Underground)
Their list includes The Strokes, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Interpol, The Rapture, Vampire Weekend and more (but no Velvet Underground, Sonic Youth, Ramones or Television).
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Neil Young & Willie Nelson in new Western, part of 2018 SXSW Film Fest lineup
SXSW Film Festival will also premiere The Last OG, the new series starring Tracy Morgan and created by Oscar nominee Jordan Peele; Netflix's new hip hop documentary series Rapture; and more.
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Dave Chappelle shouted out A Tribe Called Quest (who were snubbed) at the Grammys
Dave Chappelle introduced the award for Best Rap Album and said, ”I have so much love and respect for all the nominees tonight. And I just want to take a moment, to acknowledge [A Tribe Called Quest].”
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Nas ‘Illmatic’ orchestral concert special coming to PBS (watch the trailer)
Great Performances — Nas Live From the Kennedy Center: Classical Hip-Hop will premiere on February 2 on PBS.
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The Meadows 2017 Sunday pics (RHCP, Nas, Ghostface Killah, more)
The 2017 edition of The Meadows wrapped up Sunday with sets from Red Hot Chili Peppers, Sleigh Bells, Weezer, Nas, Ghostface Killah, Broken Social Scene, Action Bronson, and more.
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12 New York acts to see at The Meadows (and a chance to win tickets!)
NYC festival The Meadows reps its hometown hard. We've made a list of 12 New York acts to see on their home turf at the fest this weekend.
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BrooklynVegan Blog Radio on SiriusXMU: Playlist for August 30, 2017
This week's edition of BrooklynVegan Blog Radio focused on acts at Psycho Las Vegas, which just wrapped up its 2017 edition, and NYC's The Meadows which holds its second edition in September. Our playlist includes tracks from Gorillaz, Blood Orange, Sleep...
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The Meadows 2017 set times (Gorillaz vs M.I.A., Weezer vs Nas)
Fortunately, there's no overlap at all with Jay-Z.