5 Reasons

Homeboy Sandman – Illuminati (Video)

Manny Faces — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 18:03:00 +0000

Homeboy Sandman, the inaugural honoree of our "5 Reasons Why New York Hip Hop Doesn't Suck" series, continues to prove why, blazing a now Stones Throw-backed trail of progressive, thought-provoking rhythmic American poetry with "Illuminati"

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5 Reasons Why New York Hip Hop Doesn’t Suck [April, 2011 Edition]

Manny Faces — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 10:00:49 +0000

It's been a while since we last compiled a "5 Reasons Why New York Hip Hop Doesn't Suck" edition, but we're back, and are sitting on a great list this month, including a couple things you might not know about, but should.

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5 Reasons Why New York Hip Hop Doesn’t Suck [2010 Year In Review Edition]

Manny Faces — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 17:55:06 +0000

As an end of the year recap, we’d like to re-highlight a couple of the folks we’ve noted who we think exemplified the concept of the column, as well as spotlight a couple of different entities, to present to readers old and new, five reasons why New York Hip Hop didn’t suck in 2010.

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5 Reasons Why New York Hip Hop Doesn’t Suck [October 2010 Edition]

Manny Faces — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 13:45:06 +0000

We're back after a one month hiatus with our "5 Reasons Why New York Hip Hop Doesn't Suck" column, highlighting a batch of New York-area entities that we feel are a helpful reminder to those who would like to ignore the Big Apple's current, and future, hip hop greatness

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5 Reasons Why NY Hip Hop Doesn’t Suck [August 2010 Edition]

Manny Faces — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 13:07:46 +0000

The third installment of our beloved series, we spotlight a few people, places and things, very non-sucky examples of New York hip hop, for those who may still need a little tutoring on the subject

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5 Reasons Why NY Hip Hop Doesn’t Suck – [July 2010 Edition]

Manny Faces — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 13:50:51 +0000

The second in a monthly series highlighting specific examples of excellence in New York-area hip hop, demonstrating once again, for those who might not be aware, that NY hip hop, does not, in fact, suck

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5 Reasons Why NY Hip Hop Doesn’t Suck [June 2010 Edition]

Manny Faces — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 14:30:03 +0000

Despite the rise of "the South," hip hop in the New York City area, contrary to semi-popular belief, never died. We've had plenty of examples in our e-pages, but here are a few to make it easy for people to understand.

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