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DJ Red Alert, pioneering radio icon and hip hop pioneer, broadcast his final mix from 98.7 KISS FM, the station that helped make him, and rap music, famous. Listen to Red Alert's final 49-minute mix and emotional goodbye.

Dru The Monster teamed up with Joon Jukx for the club-friendly "Which Way To Go," and enlisted Flow Vision Media to film the accompanying visuals, both which tell a tale of a heart torn between two loves.

As the first guest writer in our new series, PremRock shares part of the story of him finding himself, and his hip hop career, in New York City, going from sleeping on an air mattress, to touring internationally. Help us welcome PremRock as the first participant to share their NY Hip Hop Diaries.

At a behind-the-scenes listening session for Ski Beatz' latest project, '24 Hour Karate School Presents Twilight' sounds jazzy and lyrical. The accomplished producer shares his thoughts on his new project, and we have the video for "Heaven Is," one of the lead songs from the 11-track album.

A new crop of NY's finest are marrying the home of hip hop's traditions with a bold look toward the future. Here's a quick playlist of names you either should know by now or need to know in 2012.