Most year-end music lists are useless. Here's one that we think isn't, a year-end music list showcasing some of New York's best hip-hop music from 2016.

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El Da Sensei, J57, Genesis Be, Your Old Droog, We Are The Inner Circle, Reek Da Villian, Nello Luchi, Hus Kingpin, SmooVth, Roc Marciano and more.

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This week included bangers from old school heads, as well as new school artists, and one with both! Check out The NY Hip Hop Report song picks of the week for Epsiode 097, July 20, 2014.

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The Audible Doctor keeps it hot for the summer with The Summer Tape, a 7 (or 8) track-long smorgsabord of Brown Bag AllStar-styled production coupled with a slew of special guests. You can let the tape rock until the tape pop.

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The music video for Top $ Raz' new single “On” is interesting because it borrows a bit from the famed cop and crook video game, Grand Theft Auto, and because it shows that a little creativity can go a long way, often delivering a better result than some bigger budget videos.

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Award-winning Australian producer/remixer M-Phazes teams up with plenty of MCs from the US of A, and dishes out a video for his reworking of the Brown Bag AllStars track "What It's All About," starring everyone's favorite brownbaggers.

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A new crop of NY's finest are marrying the home of hip hop's traditions with a bold look toward the future. Here's a quick playlist of names you either should know by now or need to know in 2012.

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