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Kalil Kash – Bang [Video]

New Jersey’s Kalil Kash recently released the video for “Bang”, off of his album The Exit Method, an extremely solid performance, both sonically and visually.

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Red Cafe – Beamer, Benz or Bentley

Red Cafe jumps on the the “Beamer, Benz or Bentley” bandwagon with his own short, but witty, entry. Man, every time we think some DJ needs to make a megamix, someone else jumps on this track.

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Cam’ron ft. Vado “Amber Lamps”

The first leak from the Boss of All Bosses 2.5 mixtape from Cam’ron & DJ Drama. We don’t know if it’s good. We can’t listen to music at the moment. Mourning Corey Haim.

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K. Sparks “A Day In The Life” – Album Release

We caught wind of K. Sparks “Manic Monday” a-new-song-per-week series, but hadn’t checked him out until now. Checking out a couple of past Manic Monday joints, plus a track or two from his album A Day In The Life (HiPNOTT Records), we can report that it’s not just gimmick.

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Reflection Eternal – In This World [Video]

If you didn’t catch “In This World”, the slow, rumbling, soulful head-nodder the FIRST time we posted it, we are giving you a second chance, with the added bonus of a video thrown in for good measure.

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Fabolous – There Is No Competition 2 [Mixtape]

In case you didn’t know so, you can download the new Fabolous mixtape, the DJ Drama/Gangsta Grillz-helmed mixtape “There Is No Competition 2 (The Funeral Service)”.

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T. Shirt – 24 Frames [Audio]

120 film titles rapped in a song? Yep. Pretty hot too. Mostly just phonetically rhymed together but with the slightest plot line filler connecting them, enough so that it’s not simply 120 movie titles strung together just for the novelty of it.

Thumbnail image for Joe Budden – New York, Jersey, Philly – Feat. Royce da 5′9″ [Audio]

Joe Budden – New York, Jersey, Philly – Feat. Royce da 5′9″ [Audio]

Lloyd Banks and Juelz Santana have left trailing lines of fire in the streets behind their “Beamer, Benz or Bentley”. Jumping on the track, some of the areas finest, including Slaughterhouse brothers Joell Ortiz (Nissan, Honda, Chevy) and now, Joe Budden with help from Royce da 5′9″.
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Donny Goines – 20X [EP, presented by Rocksmith Tokyo]

Donny Goines, one of the hardest working men in New York hip hop, just released a six-track EP, 20X, presented by apparel company Rocksmith Tokyo.

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Kalae All Day – O.G.LYRIKALBOOKBAGGER

She says she makes “Afromatic-neo hippie-rockstar-soul music”. She’s right. Kalae All Day is a quintuple (at least) threat on the mic, and we are just starting to get a taste of what this Harlem-bred “love child of Jimi Hendrix and Lauryn Hill” brings to the hip hop table.

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Bohemian Rap CD Release Party

FreeIceCream.net presents the Bohemian Rap CD album release party! Rock, hip-hop, and free boozey milkshakes come together for this one-of-a-kind event at The Bell House in Brooklyn.

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Dutch New York – Angels [He-Style]

Dutch New York drops a he-style over the Diddy-produced Dirty Money “Angels” track.

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Reflection Eternal – In This World [Audio]

The recently reunited Reflection Eternal (Talib Kweli and Hi-Tek) just dropped “In This World”, a bit of which was heard on their Re:Union mixtape.

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Grafh – Bring The Goons Out Remix (ft. Jim Jones, Red Cafe, Bun B, Maino & Cassidy)f

Grafh brings out current New York street hip hop heavyweight goons Jim Jones, Red Cafe and Maino, as well as a little Houston and Philly goonosity sprinkled on top.

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First Impressions: YC The Cynic – You’re Welcome

The murmuring about YC The Cynic is growing. Young cat, smart lyrics and sharp delivery. How does his rookie mixtape project, “You’re Welcome” hold up to our First Impressions rating system?

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A.D. The General – “Who I Be” and Elegant Hoodness Showcase

A.D. The General heads up the NAN/NAB crew, and holds monthly showcases as part of her Elegant Hoodness Musical Program. She also heads up projects such as NAN-TV and NAN-Radio, a media multitasker for sure. NAN/NAB has also been a contributor to BirthplaceMag.com as well, conducting several interviews with New York talent for our site.
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88-Keys ft. Colin Munroe – Wake Up Call

The last time we heard from 88-Keys was when he lost his baggage. That doesn’t mean he hasn’t been doing stuff, we just hadn’t seen his name floating around the webternintnets lately. Here, he linked with Colin Munroe for “Wake Up Call”.

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Joell Ortiz – Nissan, Honda, Chevy

Joell Ortiz continues slaughtering any beat that comes along, in this case, he takes on the Lloyd Banks/Juelz Santana smash “Beamer, Benz or Bentley”.

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DJ Quiz Presents “Quiz Knows A Mixtape”

DJ Quiz, who has been running “Quiz Knows,” a weekly internet video series interviewing various up and coming NY artists and producers, is releasing a mixtape, “Quiz Knows A Mixtape”.

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Joell Ortiz – Shake (He-Style)

Joell Ortiz he-styles over the instrumental for “Shake” by Game. He pretty much assaults it. That’s pretty much it.

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