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New York Hip Hop Is Not Real Hip Hop

Posted on December 26, 2011 by Manny Faces and saved under Bronx Hip Hop, Brooklyn Hip Hop, Featured, Full Features, Long Island Hip Hop, Manhattan Hip Hop, Harlem Hip Hop, Opinion, Queens Hip Hop, Staten Island Hip Hop, Upstate NY Hip Hop, New Jersey Hip Hop, Connecticut Hip Hop

Despite what some New York hip hop purists want to believe, 1990s New York hip hop does not define the genre. Today's music is no less "real" than that of hip hop's Golden Era. This doesn't mean that good, New York flavored hip hop doesn't exist, but is also doesn't…

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Skotch Davis: Hearing Him Clearly [INTERVIEW]

Posted on December 23, 2011 by Maria "My-My" Yap and saved under Featured, Full Features, Manhattan Hip Hop, Harlem Hip Hop

Harlem's Skotch Davis has always been around music, so his evolution into an artist was largely inevitable. With his latest project, Are You Hearing Me Clearly?, a 10-track tape hosted by DJ Fresh Direct, Davis is making strides to take his career to its next phase. We spoke with Skotch…

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Soul Khan – Pursuance EP Release Concert [Recap, Photos, Videos]

Posted on December 19, 2011 by Steven Ortiz and saved under Brooklyn Hip Hop, Featured, Full Features, Video

Soul Khan continues his evolution from battle rapper, to group member, to solo MC, as evidenced on his last few acclaimed projects, the most recent of which, Pursuance, was celebrated with a release concert starring the booming voiced MC, delivering a solid shot of hip hop into the ears of…

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Michael Rapaport on the A Tribe Called Quest Documentary (CMJ Screening and Q&A Recap)

Posted on December 11, 2011 by Steven Ortiz and saved under Featured, Full Features, Queens Hip Hop

In 2011, actor and director Michael Rapaport's 'Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest' made its way to movies screens and DVD. He spoke at a CMJ Film Festival screening of the documentary, providing deep insight into the film, the members of the group and the…

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Hip Hop History Live at Canal Room – Nice & Smooth, Brand Nubian, Pete Rock & CL Smooth [Recap, Photos, Video]

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Manny Faces and saved under Bronx Hip Hop, Brooklyn Hip Hop, Featured, Full Features, Go Here!, Long Island Hip Hop, Manhattan Hip Hop, Harlem Hip Hop, Queens Hip Hop, Staten Island Hip Hop, Upstate NY Hip Hop, New Jersey Hip Hop, Connecticut Hip Hop, Video

From the moment the dynamic rap duo Nice & Smooth explosively emerged on to the stage, to a reunited Brand Nubian, to CL Smooth standing nostalgically triumphant while a packed Canal Room sung along to "T.R.O.Y.", concertgoers were immersed in old school rap revelry, as "Hip Hop History" came to…

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