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Labor Day Weekend 2018 NYC event guide

The unofficial end of summer is right around the corner, and if you’re in the mood for some live music in and around NYC, we have some suggestions…

Eric B & Rakim brought out 50 Cent & Black Rob at Irving Plaza night 2 (watch)

Night one had a surprise guest appearance from Cynthia Nixon (aka Miranda from Sex and the City who’s running for governor of New York), and night two had two different surprise guests, musical ones…

Rakim playing 2018 shows (one with Doug E. Fresh, Slick Rick & 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…

Puff Daddy adds 2nd Bad Boy reunion show (on sale now)

Puff Daddy recently announced a Bad Boy reunion show happening at Barclays Center on May 20 with Ma$e, Lil Kim, Faith Evans, The L.O.X. and more, plus special guest appearances from Jay Z and Mary J. Blige and a tribute to Biggie. That sold out in minutes, and Diddy now added another one for May 21 at the same venue. This one doesn’t have Jay Z or Mary J. Blige billed, but the lineup is otherwise very similar with Lil Kim, Ma$e, Faith Evans, Mario Winans, 112, Total, The L.O.X., French Montana, Carl Thomas and Black Rob…

House of Pain reuniting again, Organized Noize & No Malice getting documentaries, and more hip hop news

Veteran LA rap group House of Pain, best known for “Jump Around,” are reuniting once again this year around St. Patrick’s Day like they did in 2…

Deltron 3030 announce guest-filled album details (stream the song with Joseph Gordon-Levitt)

Deltron 3030 (aka Dan the Automator, Del the Funky Homosapien, and Kid Koala) have been talking about their long-awaited second album, Event II, for some time now, and after revealing two of its singles, “Pay the Price” and “City Rising from the Ashes”, they’ve finally officially announced the full album details…

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…

Random Axe released LP on Duck Down (stream it), playing shows w/ Smif N Wessun & Black Moon & more

Sean Price at Southpaw (more by BBG)”I like no female rappers. Not like I don’t like them personally; they don’t hold my interest. Except MC Lyte,” he told Vlad TV…