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A Rap Show That Rap Show Haters, Wouldn’t Hate: Tah Phrum Duh Bush and Coole High – Tag Team Delux Recap

Manny Faces — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:30:30 +0000

Combining forces for a tag-team assault on wack MCs and lesser showmen, Tah Phrum Duh Bush and Coole High stage a small but energized concert, boldly going where few rappers usually go. Even the most cynical hip hop head would have been pleased by the result.

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10 New York Hip Hop Albums, Mixtapes, EPs Worth Hearing [June 2011]

Manny Faces — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:30:15 +0000

We've compiled a rundown of ten recently released albums, mixtapes and EPs by New York-area hip hop artists that we feel should be on your radar.

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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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Sleepwalkas: “Cookie Cutter Cornballs Can’t Cut It” Album Release Party 4/14 at Sullivan Hall

Birthplace Magazine — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 14:00:42 +0000

Sleepwalkas (Ciph Diggy & K. Gaines) release their delayed, but highly anticipated album "Cookie Cutter Cornballs Can't Cut It," with a jam-packed lineup of underground talent, going down April 14, 2011 at Sullivan Hall

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YC The Cynic: Fall FWD Mixtape + 3/1 Release Party + ‘More and More’ ft. Soul Khan, Von Pea, Sene (Prod. by J57)

Birthplace Magazine — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 14:00:36 +0000

'More and More' is the latest leak off of "Fall FWD," the new mixtape from YC The Cynic, one of our inaugural "5 Reasons Why New York Hip Hop Doesn't Suck." Fall FWD will be available on March 1, with a release party the same night at Southpaw in Brooklyn

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FinaL OutlaW – You Will Betray Me (Prod. by DJ Puerto Roc) [NEW MUSIC]

Birthplace Magazine — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 02:49:34 +0000

FinaL OutlaW, one of our "5 Reasons Why New York Hip Hop Doesn't Suck," unleashes another lyrical assault, this time taking aim at snake types that may be slithering in the grass of the rap industry, over a sharp DJ Puerto Roc production

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Bars Mitzvah at Southpaw 2/3 – Recap, Photos + Jesse Abraham “Spiderman on Vitamins” [VIDEO]

Birthplace Magazine — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 18:35:44 +0000

A night promising a diverse mix of hip hop talent, Bars Mitvah proved to be just that, as onlookers witnessed songs chronicling a difficult street life, a song about yoga, a Hebrew crowd call-and-response and a soul-stirring songstress. Oh. And xlyophones!

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Premonition ft. Silent Knight, FinaL OutlaW, DJ M-Tri – Kingship

Birthplace Magazine — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 15:39:26 +0000

A solid collaborative effort, punctuated with precise Premier-like cuts on the break, "Kingship" delivers distinct voices, sharp lyrics a smooth track. You might be royally impressed.

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Joell Ortiz at Southpaw, 9/30/10 – Recap, Photos, Video

Manny Faces — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 21:10:08 +0000

Joell Ortiz kicked off his Yaowa Mixtape Tour on September 30, 2010 with a stop at Southpaw, in his home borough of Brooklyn. I was there to witness what many, including us, call one of the reasons why NY hip hop doesn’t suck.

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Tah Phrum Duh Bush & Coole High: Album Release Musical Theater With “Future Insomniac”

Manny Faces — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 14:12:25 +0000

Tah Phrum Duh Bush and Coole High joined forces to deliver a dual album release party, “Future Insomniac,” a smartly orchestrated stage production which was more musical theater than typical rap show

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