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The ninth edition of RidingEasy Records and Permanent Records' 'Brown Acid' compilation comes out on Halloween.

This week's Notable Releases include Downtown Boys' powerful Sub Pop debut, Sean Price's posthumous LP, The Cribs' Steve Albini-recorded rager, and 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.

Fresh off an appearance on Beyonce's instantly-beloved New Orleans-inspired song "Formation," New Orleans bounce queen Big Freedia has expanded her upcoming tour sched...

It's been a good day for old school hip hop heads, with that weird Chinese Tupac biopic and the Nas / Juicy J / Pimp C song off the posthumous Pimp C album, but it doesn't stop there...

One of the hip hop shows happening during the 2015 SummerStage season this year is the annual Duck Down BBQ, which takes place June 11 in Betsy Head P...

The LOX at Best Buy Theater in 2011 (more by Brook Bobbins)

Cypress Hill are playing their mostly annual NYC Halloween show this year on October 30 at Best Buy Theater, and they've got La Coka Nostra, Immortal Technique and Vinnie Paz joining them for the occasion...

The Duck Down BBQ may be a bit of a repetitive event in that its headliners are similar every year, but that's the point. Taking place in Betsy Head Park, deep in the heart of Brownsville, the annual event is geared at being a celebration of the neighborhood, with the Boot Camp Clik, a supergro…

One of the many free Summerstage shows this year is the Duck Down BBQ with Boot Camp Clik and friends happening June 10 in Brownsville's Betsy Head Park...

As always, there's tons of hip hop shows coming up in NYC and tours passing through here. Here's a roundup of a few of the great ones happening this month...