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’Yo! MTV Raps’ is being reinvented for ” for a new generation” and the 30th anniversary show at Barclays on June 1 includes Big Daddy Kane, Eric B & Rakim, Doug E. Fresh, KRS-One and Boogie Down Productions, EPMD, Brand Nubian, Young Black Teenagers, and many more.

Last year, Rakim reunited with Eric B for a big Apollo show, their first in over two decades, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of their groundbreaking Paid In Full. The God MC is staying active…

Many A Tribe Called Quest fans braved the cold drizzly weather Monday morning for “The Celebration of Phife” in Queens’ St. Alban’s Memorial Park which paid tribute to Phife Dawg…

You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight’s shows, but here are some highlights… Todd Terje, Free Magic @ Verboten Having made one of last year’s best albums, Norwegian analog synth aficionado Todd Terje doesn’t tour much, and this show tonight is his only North American date apart from Coachella…

De La Soul are celebrating their 25 years together this year, and Wednesday (7/16), Pos, Dave and Maseo threw a party at NYC’s Irving Plaza…

Brooklyn punks Cerebral Ballzy and veteran Queens hip hop duo Black Sheep are teaming up for a show together on February 9 at Gramercy Theatre…

Rakim at Rock the Bells 2010 (more by Eric Townsend) It’s the new year, and like every year, there’s a ton of great hip hop shows coming up in NYC, especially a lot this month (and of course a few announced for the months after that)…

Raekwon at NXNE 2012 (more by David Andrako) We were recently talking about hip hop shows at CMJ like Schoolboy Q, Talib Kweli, Black Moon, and more, and since then another big one was announced…

LL Cool J brought his Kings of the Mic Tour with fellow hip hop vets Ice Cube, Public Enemy, and De La Soul to Austin last week for a packed, sold-out show at Stubb’s (7/2)…