MOP

Holiday Hip Hop Jam (with Rakim, The LOX, Black Moon & more), another Weezer/Pixies tour, Mumford & Sons, Cat Power, and more tour and show news.

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...

Radio personality-turned-TV host (and more) Wendy Williams is throwing a 'Mixtape Block Party' in Coney Island this summer. It's filled with veteran New York rap talent...

Usher headlining Power 105.1's Powerhouse (with Bryson Tiller, Tory Lanez, Fat Joe, Remy Ma, Desiigner) five days after Rick Ross headlines 'Masters of Ceremony' (with Rakim, Mobb Deep, The Pharcyde, Pete Rock, etc).

Kanye, Drake / Nas, The LOX and Meek Mill aren't the only hip hop shows happening in NYC in celebration of NBA All-Star Weekend. There's also one at Santos Party House on Thursday (2/12), billed as 'Video Music Box Presents: 4 The Love of Hip Hop,' with a huge lineup that include...

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...

, Theophilus London Brooklyn's free annual Afro-Punk Festival returned to Commodore Barry Park over the weekend for two days (8/24-25) of punk, rap, and everything in between, plus biking, skating, and more...

Mobb Deep at Rock the Bells 2011 (more by Dana (distortion) Yavin) NYC rap legends Mobb Deep are celebrating their 20th anniversary as a group this year and will be celebrating by going on a US tour in May and June...

Smif-N-Wessun at MHOW in 2012 (more) Slick Rick is playing Brooklyn Bowl on January 11 with F. Stokes. Tickets for that show are on sale now...

The Universal Zulu Nation is an international hip hop awareness group formed and headed by hip hop pioneer Afrika Bambaataa. Originally known simply as the Organization, it arose in the 1970s as reformed New York City gang members began to organize cultural events for youths, combining local dance and music movements into what would become known as the various elements of hip hop culture...