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hip hop roundup: Cypress Hill Halloween show, Rakim, Big Daddy Kane, The LOX, Statik Selektah, Smif N Wessun, more
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…
Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival kicking off today; Cyhi The Prynce added to Saturday's show w/ Raekwon, Jay Electronica, more
As discussed, Brooklyn Bodega’s Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival returns for its 10th annual year from today (7/9) through Saturday (7/12), and more details on this year’s fest have arisen since we last sp…
M.O.P., Joey Bada$$, CJ Fly, Chelsea Reject, T'Nah Apex & more joined Boot Camp Clik @ the Duck Down BBQ
The Duck Down BBQ may be a bit of a repetitive event in that its headliners are similar every year, but that’s the point. Taking place in Betsy Head Park, deep in the heart of Brownsville, the annual event is geared at being a celebration of the neighborhood, with the Boot Camp Clik, a supergroup featuring hip-hop heavyweights Smif-n-Wessun, Buckshot, O…
Boot Camp Clik playing free Summerstage Duck Down BBQ w/ Pro Era members & more (WIN SOME HEADPHONES)
One of the many free Summerstage shows this year is the Duck Down BBQ with Boot Camp Clik and friends happening June 10 in Brownsville’s Betsy Head Park…
hip hop roundup: World's Fair, Meyhem Lauren & Buckwild, Buckshot, Pro Era, 50 Cent, Ka, Iamsu, Mr MFN Exquire, more
As always, there’s tons of hip hop shows coming up in NYC and tours passing through here. Here’s a roundup of a few of the great ones happening this month…
Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival 2014 headliners & ticket info
Raekwon at NXNE 2012 (more by David Andrako)
Brooklyn Bodega’s Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival will return for its 10th annual year from July 9 – 12…
Joey Bada$$ playing MHOW on 4/20 w/ Lil Bubby & others
Joey Bada$$ in Austin in 2013 (more by Tim Griffin)
Brooklyn rapper Joey Bada$$ doesn’t have a full tour scheduled at the moment, but he was just announced for Montreal’s Osheaga Festival, the UK’s Reading and Leeds festivals, and he also announced a Smokers Club-presented hometown show happening on — wait for…
hip hop roundup: The Internet, Iggy Azalea, B.I.C., Sean Price, Slick Rick, royal portraits on display in Williamsburg & more
This Saturday (3/1) from 7 PM to 11 PM, Williamsburg gallery Cotton Candy Machine (S 1st St) will hold its first artist residency with painter Amar Stewart, whose series, “Hip-Hop Royalty,” includes 17th century royalty style portraits of rappers like Action Bronson (pictured above), Jay Z, Biggie, Eminem, Tupac, Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes and m…
The Underachievers have a new single, playing Santos
The Underachievers at NXNE 2013 (more by David Andrako)
NYC Brainfeeder-afilliated rap duo The Underachievers released their impressive Indigoism mixtape earlier this year, and they’re now working on its followup…
Pitchfork highlights 'New Brooklyn Electronic Underground' (Mister Saturday Night, UNO, Mykki Blanko & more)
Pitchfork posted a story yesterday on The New Electronic Brooklyn Underground, where they highlighted the thriving dance parties, labels, and producers that have been coming up in Brooklyn for a few years now and have been experiencing even greater success lately…
