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Upstate/NJ/Conn.

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Kalil Kash – Bang [Video]

New Jersey’s Kalil Kash recently released the video for “Bang”, off of his album The Exit Method, an extremely solid performance, both sonically and visually.

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Joe Budden – New York, Jersey, Philly – Feat. Royce da 5′9″ [Audio]

Lloyd Banks and Juelz Santana have left trailing lines of fire in the streets behind their “Beamer, Benz or Bentley”. Jumping on the track, some of the areas finest, including Slaughterhouse brothers Joell Ortiz (Nissan, Honda, Chevy) and now, Joe Budden with help from Royce da 5′9″.
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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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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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Emilio Rojas – Sympathy For The Devil [Video]

Emilio Rojas drops the video for the introspective “Sympathy For The Devil”, directed by Court Dunn of Restless Films. Off the DJ Green Lantern led mixtape “The Natural”.

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Hasan Salaam f/Lord Jamar, Ameena Dove – Angel Dust [Video]

Hasan Salaam, Lord Jamar and Ameena Dove in Noisemaker Media’s video for Salaam’s “Angel Dust,” a voyeuristic tale of a woman living a dangerous life

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KRS One, Redman, MIMS – How To Be An Emcee 2010

Rap veterans KRS One and Redman add MIMS to the mix and drop “How To Be An Emcee – 2010″.

Can Connecticut Hip-Hop Step Up in 2010?

We noticed an article from a resident CT hip-hopper, Adam Bernard, and thought it was worth pointing to. We look forward to exploring this wilderness of talent in the coming months, and invite you to join us in the discovery.

Noodle “He-sytles” Over Eminem’s Taking My Ball

Urbanizm Music sent over a He-style by Noodle, spitting over Eminem’s “Taking My Ball” track. We’ve posted his stuff before, dug what he did, and dig what he does with this as well.

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God Damn You, Joe Budden!

Joe Budden comments on Tahiry. That’s the cliche blog thing to point out. But wait! There’s more!!

Meet Serius Jones At The Top [New Music]

Latest drop from Serius Jones, production by Aktual

New Sheek Louch: Everyday (Produced by Pete Rock)

Sheek Louch. Pete Rock. NY shit. Sheek starts by saying, “I’m feeling like hip-hop got a home again…” (That’s what we’ve been saying!)

Emilio Rojas: Piano Bounce (Prod. by Green Lantern)

Latest leak from Emilio Rojas’ next project, The Natural, this one produced by DJ Green Lantern

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Live, From New York… It’s Kevin Casey

When we first came across Live From New York: 1994-2001, we were impressed with the concept, execution and overall quality of the project, yet unfamiliar with its creator, Kevin Casey. We went so far as to suggest, “We’re pretty sure we should know who Kevin Casey is, because he can’t possibly be a total new jack. If he is, this is a damn fine rookie effort. If he’s not, then we slept.”

We didn’t sleep. It’s a damn fine rookie effort.

DJ Green Lantern and Styles P “The Ghost” Create “The Green Ghost Project”

I will easily say that I’ve always dug GL’s production. Since Styles P has been a pretty consistently hot spitter over the years, this should definately satisfy a lot of heads.