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Birthplace Magazine founder and editor-in-chief Manny Faces was a guest on 'The Company Man Show' on PNCRadio.fm, speaking about BirthplaceMag.com, the direction of hip hop, Nicki Minaj, New York hop hop, journalism and more. Check out audio and video from the interview.

Pittsburgh's Mac Miller gets the chance to grace our e-pages by snatching up a couple of vets to jump on the remix of his "Of The Soul"... Raekwon and, fittingly, Posdnuos, of De La Soul.

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.