LNYCHPIN is a welcome and valuable linchpin for the continuing success of quality progressive, experimental, multiform rap that still bubbles throughout hip-hop's Mecca

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The 4th annual NYC VS EVERYBODY Yacht Party, a spectacular maritime entertainment experience, replete with powerhouse DJs, event hosts, is set to sail.

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For more than ten years, the non-profit arts and culture organization, Manifesto has hosted musical and cultural programming in Toronto, Canada, highlighting that city’s thriving creative scene through small events and a huge yearly festival. The Manifesto family has branched out, and are now criss-crossing New York City, aligning with artists, organizations and creatives who share […]

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Long-time hip-hop journalist and media personality Rob Markman drops "I Don't Wanna Wait," off of his musical debut, Write to Dream.

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Brilliantly curated, day-long event features artists and bands that fuse hip-hop with multiple genres to create unique, memorable vibes. Tickets on sale now.

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Skzyoo continues his long stream of quality releases with his Peddler Themes EP, flaunting jazzy, boom-bap-influenced production and poetic wordplay

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The latest in a series of themed releases by ManKind (!LLumiN@TE + SciryL) is full of vivid storytelling told from the perspective of black life during and after the Emancipation Proclamation.

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Sorry not sorry for the curse-riddled headline, but what the entire fuck Rolling Stone? Apparently, Rolling Stone decided that an asinine clickbait article from 2010 didn’t generate enough backlash-slash-clicks-and-social-media-frenzy when it was first published, and decided to re-unleash this moronic concept back onto the masses in a June 19 tweet. Is Bob Dylan hip-hop's godfather? […]

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St. Louis transplant James Lion came to New York, saw hip-hop events, conquered stages and left a memorable vibe in his wake with the video for the catchy "Rock."

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Way Past Midnight: NYC Freestyle is a behind-the-scenes look at an impromptu path through NYC's late night/early morning indie music scene

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