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George Clinton, Raekwon, Big Daddy Kane, KRS One, more playing free "Homecoming Week" NYC shows

The lineup for ”It’s Time for Hip Hop in NYC,” a series of four free shows leading up to the Central Park ”mega concert” happening in August, is here.

tix on sale: Dan Deacon, Jenny Hval, Mura Masa, La Roux, Sudan Archives, more

Plus: Algiers, Anna of the North, Beach Bunny, Poison Idea, DaBaby, and more NYC-area shows on sale.

NYC Memorial Day Weekend 2019 show guide

It’s the unofficial start of summer and we’ve got some suggestions for musical stuff to see this long holiday weekend in NYC.

tours announced: Phony Ppl, Lee Ranaldo, CL Smooth, more

Plus: Live From Here With Chris Thile, Baby Dee and more tour news.

Bushwick Collective Block Party 2017 lineup (Cam'ron, Foxy Brown & more)

The free 2017 Bushwick Collective Block Party has free face painting for kids, graffiti and street art, food trucks, a Modelo beer garden, and live music with a lineup that’s heavy on veteran New York rappers.

De La Soul share "Pain" ft. Snoop Dogg; Pete Rock & CL Smooth, Kool G Rap & more playing NYC shows

As previously mentioned, rap legends De La Soul are releasing the new crowdfunded album And the Anonymous Nobody on August 26, with guest appearances by Damon Albarn, Little Dragon, David Byrne, Pete Rock, and more. The Snoop Dogg-featuring single “Pain” is out now…

listen to a Spotify playlist of the songs used in Aziz Ansari's great new Netflix series, 'Master of None'

Aziz Ansari‘s new Netflix series, Master of None, debuted on Friday and if you were like me you powered through the whole thing over the course of a couple days…

new music & upcoming NYC shows from Cannibal Ox, Warren G, Travi$ Scott, Future, Young Thug, Lil Durk, DRAM & more

Plenty of great hip hop shows in NYC are getting announced all the time. We don’t get a chance to write about all of them, so here’s a roundup of some recently-announced stuff coming up: Veteran underground duo Cannibal Ox finally released the followup to their El-P-produced 2001 debut this y…

Kamasi Washington touring, playing 2 nights at the Blue Note

Plus, Robert Glasper, Rakim, The LOX and more playing there this weekend Jazz musician Kamasi Washington, who’s on the new Kendrick Lamar album, the new Thundercat album, and has his own new album out now on Flying Lotus’ Brainfeeder label, has announced a lengthy t…
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