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Chuck D, KRS-One, Jungle Brothers, Prince Paul, more playing free NYC block parties this weekend

The 5×5 block parties celebrate hip hop’s 50th anniversary, honoring Wu-Tang Clan on Friday, DJ Kool Herc on Saturday, and Cam’ron on Sunday.

What's Going on Friday?

Friday’s NYC-area shows include Hip Hop 50 Live, JPEGMAFIA & Danny Brown, The Moldy Peaches, Digable Planets, and more.

George Clinton, Too $hort & more played Homecoming Week in Queens (pics, setlist)

The four-show, four-burroughs “It’s Time for Hip Hop in NYC” series — part of the celebratory Homecoming Week in NYC — wrapped up at Forest Hills Stadium on Friday night (8/20)…

Joell Ortiz, Aston Matthews, Rakim, Common, Heems, Cypress Hill & more NYC rap shows +++ new Georgia Anne Muldrow

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: Joell Ortiz and Illmind celebrated their very good new collaborative album Human in NYC a few weeks ago, and they’ll play another show here on August 26 at Santos Pa…

M.O.P., Pharoahe Monch, Sean Price, Smif N Wessun & Black Sheep mems & more playing NBA All-Star Weekend show

Kanye, Drake / Nas, The LOX and Meek Mill aren’t the only hip hop shows happening in NYC in celebration of NBA All-Star Weekend. There’s also one at Santos Party House on Thursday (2/12), billed as ‘Video Music Box Presents: 4 The Love of Hip Hop,’ with a huge lineup that include…

Kings Of The Mic Tour hit Stubb's w/ LL Cool J, Ice Cube, Public Enemy, De La Soul & Z-Trip (pics)

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)…

Talib Kweli, EPMD, The Lox & many more Saluted Hip Hop @ Best Buy Theater (pics)

The energy and atmosphere was so Hip-Hop in every way! The crowd roared as the legends of the game hit the stage. A top memorable moment of the event was the LOX reunion…

Nas, Cee-Lo, Pete Rock, Diplo, J Cole & others played the Heineken Inspire event on Pier 36 (pics & video)

Headlined and featuring appearances from Cee-Lo (who did perform “Fuck You!”), Pete Rock with surprise guest Dres of Black Sheep, Diplo and “surprise guest” J…

Rock the Bells DC didn't go so smooth ++ more pics from NYC

Okay, so everyone advertised did perform. But it sure was a nail-biter. Lauryn Hill, the eccentric erstwhile Fugee who has mostly stayed out of sight since her lone solo album, 1998’s still-scintillating R&B masterpiece “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill,” was clearly the lineup’s chief curiosity…

A Tribe Called Quest got together (w/ help from Talib Kweli, Mos Def, Hi-Tek & more) @ Knitting Factory in NYC - pics

words & The old Knitting Factory used to be a bastion for independent hip hop in New York City. The new incarnation just took a big step at continuing that legacy, as it hosted one of the most historic hip hop concerts in recent memory…
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