New York Hip Hop – Birthplace Magazine NY Hip Hop – Music, News, Information and Events – New York, NYC, NY

As is tradition, DJ Mister Cee pays tribute to the late, great Notorious B.I.G. over the Hot 97 airwaves.

"Our basic mission is to create an elevated experience through top shelf entertainment, shopping and top shelf digital platform."

Here comes Strong Island/NYC-based Syler, sexy spitress Nitty Scott, MC and one of our fave DJs in the game, JS-1, with a solid, bouncing track, "Dusk Till Dawn"

How Rock The Bells showed us they no longer represent the ideals and mindset it once did, of an independent-minded organization with a dedication to the advancement of hip hop music and culture.

For the Red Bull Music Academy's NY stint, journalist Jeff "Chairman" Mao conducts an in-depth interview with Rakim, the Long Island lyricist heralded by many as hip hop's holy "God MC."