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Curren$y announces tour & new album +++ Dom Kennedy, Casey Veggies & Jay 305 on tour now (dates)
New Orleans rapper Curren$y stays pretty active as a tourer, and he’ll hit the road again in November for a month-long run. The tour hits NYC on December 3 at Irving Pl…
tix on sale: Prince, Beyonce, Jenny Lewis, Okkervil River, The Go! Team, Jason Isbell, Erykah Badu, Phish, Will Butler, more
Tickets for The Who‘s rescheduled shows at MSG and Prudential Center are on sale now.
Tickets for The Go! Team‘s first NYC show in 5 years at Brooklyn Bowl go on sale…
Fashawn released a new LP ft. Nas & others, on tour (dates and album stream)
Fresno, CA rapper Fashawn signed to Nas‘ Mass Appeal Records last year, and last week the label released The Ecology, Fashawn’s long-awaited followup to his promising 2009 debut, Boy Meets…
hip hop roundup: Smoke DZA, Kevin Gates, YG, Lil Durk, Iggy Azalea, Tinashe, Theophilus London, Rakim & more
As always, NYC has a good amount of upcoming local hip hop shows and tours passing through. Here’s a rundown of some of the cool stuff coming up…
DJ Mustard released a guest-filled debut LP, on tour, playing NYC tonight (dates, video)
“Mustard on the beat, ho!” You can pretty much turn on rap radio at any time of the day and hear that multiple times — between producing hits for YG, Ty Dolla $ign, Tinashe, Jeezy, 2 Chainz, Tyga and so many more, DJ Mustard is basically everywhere…
DJ Quik releasing a new LP, playing shows (dates & streams)
Veteran rapper/producer DJ Quik has been going strong since the early ’90s and will release the folowup to 2011’s highly-acclaimed The Book of David on October 14 via Mad Science Recordings…
Wu-Tang released a song, touring, playing Barclays w/ Bone Thugs (who have other dates), Dipset, Lil Kim, Curren$y, more
Wu-Tang Clan have released a new single from oft-delayed A Better Tomorrow. This one is called “Ron O’Neal” and you can listen to it below…
upcoming NYC hip hop shows: Jay Z, Rakim, Talib Kweli, Dom Kennedy, J Cole, Ty Dolla $ign, Nipsey Hussle, Pusha T, more
Rakim at Rock the Bells 2010 (more by Eric Townsend)
It’s the new year, and like every year, there’s a ton of great hip hop shows coming up in NYC, especially a lot this month (and of course a few announced for the months after that)…
Rock the Bells finalizes NJ lineup (A$AP Rocky, Joey Bada$$ & more added); single day tickets on sale
A$AP Rocky & Joey Bada$$ in Austin in July (more by Tim Griffin)
As mentioned a few times, Rock the Bells is returning to a few cities this year, including East Rutherford, NJ’s Meadlowlands Racetrack from Octob…
Rock The Bells adds Big Sean and Chief Keef to NJ lineup
Big Sean at Rock the Bells 2010 (more by Andrew St. Clair)
Hip Hop festival Rock the Bells, which hits a few cities this year, has expanded its lineup once again…