Rob Swift
Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival 2018 underway (Black Star headlining the final concert)
This year’s final concert also features Pharoahe Monch with DJ Boogie Blind, Mister Cee, Skyzoo, LATASHA, and more.
BK Hip Hop Fest 2017 lineup (DMX, The LOX, Stretch & Bobbito, OSHUN, more)
The 2017 Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival will also include a talk with Rakim, a Juice Hip-Hop Exhibition with artists on J Cole’s Dreamville Records, and more.
Brooklyn Hip Hop Fest starts today; Nas, 9th Wonder, OSHUN & more playing the final show
The 2016 Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival begins today (7/13). As always, the most anticipated event is the big concert on the last day, Saturday (7/16), and there have been a few updates to that since we last spoke…
Mobb Deep, Freeway, Skyzoo, Lion Babe & more added to Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival (which begins this week)
The 2015 Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival takes place this week, Wednesday (7/8) through Saturday (7/11), and new updates were recently announ…
Do-Over: The Well didn't open yet afterall (but Beekman Beer Garden was packed Sunday)
The Do-Over @ Beekman Beer Garden Sunday (via _chrisclassic)
Due to limited paying-attention-to-the-internet over this holiday weekend, we didn’t realize until it was too late that Red Bull Music Academy’s Do-Over party was moved from The Well in Brooklyn to Beekman Beer Garden in Manhattan on Sunday…
Das Racist's free show in Red Hook Park is tonight; Prodigy reschedules 'Queens Day' show
Das Racist at Bonnaroo 2012 (more by Dana (distortion) Yavin)
As mentioned, Das Racist are playing a free show in Red Hook Park TONIGHT (6/19) with Action Bronson, Trouble Andrew and Brenmar…
Ghostface & Camp Lo celebrate 20 years of Lyricist Lounge; Prodigy & The Beatnuts celebrate Queens day
Ghostface at Rock The Bells 2011 (more by Dana (distortion) Yavin)
Lyricist Lounge will celebrate 20 years of events and releases with a free Celebrate Brooklyn show at Prospect Park on June 23rd…
Red Bull Thre3style & other NYC DJ battles coming (LL Cool J, De La Soul, Z-Trip & others played one @ SXSW)
For the second year in a row, Red Bull Thre3style is taking place in Brooklyn to test the top party DJ’s in their mixing skills. In the ultimate battle scenario, nine local DJ’s will take turns stepping up to the tables to determine who can rock the dance floor the hardest combining three different music genres in fifteen minutes…
free in-stores all week @ Fat Beats (leading up to closing)
“After announcing the closing of their New York and Los Angeles locations, Fat Beats is excited to present a send-off worthy of their hip-hop legacy…
Hip Hop Fest continues w/ Black Milk, a PETE ROCK & CL SMOOTH REUNION (and a salute to the DJ @ MHOW tonight)
DOWNLOAD: Black Milk – “Welcome (Gotta Go)” (Mediafire)
Black Milk at SXSW (more here)
The new LP is called Album Of The Year. That’s bold talk from the great Black Milk, but if there is one man who can get that head nodding, it’s him…
