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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.

’Yo! MTV Raps’ is being reinvented for " for a new generation" and the 30th anniversary show at Barclays on June 1 includes Big Daddy Kane, Eric B & Rakim, Doug E. Fresh, KRS-One and Boogie Down Productions, EPMD, Brand Nubian, Young Black Teenagers, and many more.

DAMN., Kendrick Lamar's highly anticipated followup to To Pimp A Butterfly, is finally here. It features Rihanna, Bono, James Blake, Thundercat, Kamasi Washington, and more...

Also: Margaret Glaspy, George Clinton, Main Source, KRS-One, Slick Rick, Robert Glasper, Denzel Curry, DJ Premier, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Capone-N-Noreaga, GZA, Bilal, and so much more.

The Red Bull Music Academy is back for it's fifth straight year in NYC, happening April 29 --- May 21