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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.

What's Going on Thursday?

Thursday’s NYC-area shows include The Flaming Lips, Saba, Drain, Drug Church, Frankie Rose, Alex Lahey, !!!, Savak, and more.

NYC's iconic Roosevelt Hotel closing after nearly 100 years

The Roosevelt was a location for many movies over the years, as well as the Roosevelt Record Convention that was central to ’80s/’90s hip-hop.

What's going on Sunday? (Braid, Beach Slang, Kid Congo, Titus Andronicus, U2, Slayer, Nicki Minaj, TMBG & more)

You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight’s shows, but here are some highlights… Gigawatts Festival @ The Wick, The Well & Our Wicked Lady It’s the third and final day of Brooklyn’s Gigawatts Festival, and it’s wrapping up with a b…

Brooklyn Hip Hop Fest pics

Ali-Shaheed Mohammed will return to the tables this weekend at Dekalb Market after spinning at Brooklyn Hip Hop Fest last weekend, along with (former…

Brooklyn Hip Hop Fest 2010 in pics & video (De La Soul, Pete Rock & CL Smooth, Black Moon, Black Milk & more)

“Wht a fckin day! Was a 90s hipHop reunion backstge DAMN! Nice & smooth, dela soul, group home, primo, pete rck& cl smooth, large prof, craig g” –MastaAce “Damn Pete Rock and CL Smooth rockin under the Brooklyn Bridge…

Brooklyn Hip Hop Fest 2010 lineup w/ De La Soul, Duck Down Records celebrates there & @ BB King's w/ Pharoahe Monch

De La Soul at Coachella (more by Rachel Carr) Brooklyn Hip Hop Fest 2009 was a blast (with one notable exception) and so far 2010 is turning out to be similarly interesting with the addition of the great De La Soul to headline the shindig on July 10th alongside Buckshot, Evil Dee and Smif-N-Wessun…