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Joell Ortiz – Brooklyn In The Building (Audio)

Birthplace Magazine — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 09:40:00 +0000

Fresh from the relative success of Slaughterhouse, Joell Ortiz, the 25% of the group that hails from NYC, delivers "Brooklyn In The Building," a lyrically-sharp-as-always tribute to his home borough which rides over a rolling, breakbeat-infused track.

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Greater Than The Sum Of Its Parts: A 2011 Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival Recap and Reflection [Words, Photos, Video]

Manny Faces — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 13:00:13 +0000

The 2011 Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival culminated with star-studded Main Day performances from the likes of Q-Tip, Busta Rhymes, Black Thought and a thoroughly energetic Kanye West. If all you attended during the week-long festival was the exciting Main Day finale, you witnessed a great event, but you also missed a lot.

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Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival – Show & Prove Super Bowl – Recap [Photos, Video]

Steven Ortiz — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 15:40:46 +0000

Three hip hop hopefuls hit Brooklyn Bowl for the Brooklyn Bodega Show & Prove Super Bowl, a culmination of competitions held throughout the year, for the chance to open for Q-Tip & Friends at the 2011 Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival. After, veteran acts J-Live, Artifacts and Camp Lo helped set off this year's festival with a bang.

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Bbeats (Brooklyn Bodega + Fat Beats Pop-Up Shop) To Open at Dekalb Market

Birthplace Magazine — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 19:56:59 +0000

In a joint venture, Brooklyn Bodega, best known as the organizers of the yearly Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival, have teamed up with iconic New York hip hop label and retail outlet Fat Beats to open Bbeats, a pop-up store situated at the newly created Dekalb Market in downtown Brooklyn.

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2011 Fort Greene Festival With Mos Def Performance [Recap, Video]

Alisha Acquaye — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 14:37:34 +0000

This year's Fort Greene Festival enjoyed great weather, an enthusiastic crowd and featured several enjoyable musical performances, including the Mighty Mos Def who more than adequately repped for his borough. BirthplaceMag.com contributor Alisha Acquaye tells us how it went down.

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Interview: Billy Danze of M.O.P.

Steven Ortiz — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 15:09:42 +0000

Billy Danze of M.O.P. talks to Birthplace Magazine's Steve Ortiz, regarding M.O.P.'s history, current label situation, inspiration for continuing to make music, and how Danze almost let an armed robbery come in the way of M.O.P.'s "big break"

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M.O.P. Rock Southpaw: With Top $ Raz, Sleepwalkas, Skotch Davis and The Upperclass Men [CONCERT REVIEW, PHOTOS, VIDEO]

Steven Ortiz — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 18:05:37 +0000

Brooklyn's own M.O.P. headlined at Southpaw on April 7, delivering their signature hard-edged classics, with NYC artists The Upperclass Men, Skotch Davis, Sleepwalkas and Top $ Raz providing energetic opening act dopeness. Our Steven Ortiz was there, and tells us how it went down.

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Notorious B.I.G. FBI Files Revealed + Notorious B.I.G., Busta Rhymes – I Knock You Out [NEW MUSIC]

Birthplace Magazine — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 01:57:49 +0000

The Notorious B.I.G. makes mainstream news with the release of FBI documents regarding his tragic death and the investigation, and make a present-day appearance, with an older verse reworked for a new track with Busta Rhymes.

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Maffew Ragazino: Interview + Zen Master Video + Freestyle

Birthplace Magazine — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 13:11:17 +0000

Maffew Ragazino Sr.'s visibility has been increasing lately, as his mixtape, freestyles and recent video release, "Zen Master," have grabbed the attention of prominent bloggers and their respective audiences.

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D-Banga: Put Your Hands Up

Birthplace Magazine — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 06:17:00 +0000

D-Banga delivers the high energy "Put Your Hands Up," which provided a bit of audio caffeine when we needed it. We'll have to let it sit with us a bit to see if we really dig it, but thought it worthy enough to share to you.

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