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Raekwon, Ghostface, Method Man, Rik Cordeo Discuss “Our Dreams” Video

Raekwon, Ghostface Killah and Method Man, along with director Rik Cordero, speak to MTV News about the video concept for the first single “Our Dreams”

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SXSW Hip Hop: New York Is In The House

SXSW (South by Southwest), the gigantic yearly music festival goes down in Austin this March 12-21. Here’s a list of the NY-area contingent that will be tearing up Texas stages.

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Wu Massacre CD Release Concert at Nokia Theatre Times Square

The Wu Massacre album, initially titled Three The Hard Way, is set to be released on March 30th. Or is it March 9th? Well, in any event, the release party will be on March 5th at the Nokia Theatre Times Square.

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Lord Have Mercy, This Is New York Hip Hop

Nothing says “underground hip hop” more than the Hip Hop Subway Series. Well, except maybe for the unexpected performance by a 50 year old panhandler in the cipher. Now THIS is New York hip hop!

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Richmond Hood Company Launches Exhibit “A”: Celebration of Art, Community and Hip Hop

The monthly series, entitled “Exhibit ‘A’” is designed to “provide local artists non-traditional space to express creativity”.

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Raekwon, Ghostface, Method Man – Our Dreams

Wu-Tang members Raekwon, Ghostface and Method Man leak “Our Dreams”, the first single from their upcoming album together.

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Download Raekwon’s “Coke Up In Da Dollar Bill” Mixtape

Free mixtape download, featuring DJ Whoo Kid & DJ Scream

Raekwon, CNN, Styles P Jump On Alicia Keys’ Empire State of Mind [Remix]

By now of course, this is on every hip-hop blog of substance, but there really is no better place for this, than here.

BlakRoc ft. Mos Def, Q-Tip, RZA, Raekwon, The Black Keys Drops On Black Friday

Damon Dash’s BlakRoc project, featuring many NY artists, releases full-length the day after Thanksgiving, aka “Blak” Friday.

ODB – Music From “Message To The Other Side”

“Say No,” from the LP Message to the Other Side – Osiris Part 1, a Wu-Tang infested and approved project.

Ol’ Dirty Bastard Biopic Premiering 11/10/09

DIRTY: One Word Can Change The World, to debut at The National Black Theater in Harlem

Bloomberg Reaches Out (Panders?) to NYC “Hip-Hop Generation”

“I believe that this ‘hip-hop generation’ has enormous power to help make long-overdue changes a reality”

Ghostface Killah Talks Real Talk with RealTalkNY

Swing on over to RealTalkNY (or watch embedded vid below) to hear Nigel D.’s exclusive with Starks, discussing his take on the evolution of hip-hop, and how today’s young artists (and DJs, media) don’t take hip-hop music making serious. Another hip-hop elder whining, or a vet dropping knowledge? You call it.

The Rza Shows Stephen Colbert The Tao

Promoting his book The Tao of Wu, The Rza made a stop over to The Colbert Report, and dropped some knowledge (and some funny math).

Ghostface Performing Ice Cream Live Plus TSS Interview

Watching this short Ghostface performance of Ice Cream, backed by a live band, started our day out nice. The interview is pretty thorough as well. Spend a morning with Ghost why don’t you

RZA Talks To CNN, Discusses New Book “The Tao of Wu”

Speaks on the rise of the Wu, death of ODB, internal strife and legacy

Method Man Arrested For Failing To Pay Taxes

According to WABC-NY news, Meth surrendered on Staten Island, owes $33k in taxes

Every Saturday, Rap Attack, Mr. Magic, Marley Marl

In radio, few can truly be called ‘pioneer’. Mr. Magic (R.I.P.) is one. The internet (and we) pay tribute…

Break it On Down: Raekwon’s OBFCL2 vs. Jay-Z’s BP3

Just came across this pretty thorough tale of the tape between Raekwon’s Only Built For Cuban Linx 2 and Jay-Z’s Blueprint 3 over on BrooklynRadio.net, penned by Mandean.

Ghostface’s “Wizard of Poetry” Tracklist & Tour Dates

The tracklisting for Ghostface Killah’s new LP, the exceptionally titled “Ghostface Killah Presents Ghostdini: The Wizard of Poetry in Emerald City”, and the initial planned tour schedule. And no. There are no shows listed for Kansas.

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