Telling the world that there is no respect for hip hop's OG artist population, and no media that supports them, only tells part of the story.

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SuperFly: My Untold Story of Hip-Hop is an interesting first-hand account of Gloria Goldwater's work as one of hip hop's more unlikely behind-the-scenes figures, who turned out to be one of the music's most valued advocates.

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The snappy DJ Premier-produced track featuring the legendary wordsmith Big Daddy Kane, is off of Saigon's next album, GSNT 3: The troubled times of Brian Carenard, due out September 30.

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After dropping "Thank You," a seemingly out-of-the-blue duet between long time hip hop compatriots Busta Rhymes and Q-Tip, word came out that the two would be delivering a complete mixtape collaboration, The Abstract and The Dragon. Here it is.

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We asked the public to call in and tell us what 40 years of hip hop meant to them. Fans and participants, including Geechi Suede from acclaimed group Camp Lo, shared with us many fine thoughts, a few laughs, and much respect for hip hop music and culture.

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New York City's Highline Ballroom played host to the New York press conference/launch party for the east coast leg of Guerilla Union’s Rock the Bells hip hop festival series.

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"Our basic mission is to create an elevated experience through top shelf entertainment, shopping and top shelf digital platform."

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Fans of hip hop could rejoice after New York’s City Parks Foundation announced its hip hop heavy 2013 SummerStage lineup. The plethora of free entertainment scheduled promises a little bit of hip hop for everyone. SummerStage, the largest free NYC performing arts festival of its kind, will honor hip hop’s  elements with a  special series entitled […]

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Big Daddy Kane and DJ Premier join forces to add a brief blast of flavor to the hype surrounding Nike's latest Air Jordan XX8 sneaker.

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