J-Live New York Hip Hop - Music, News, Information and Events - NYC, NY Tue, 03 Apr 2012 14:59:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Greater Than The Sum Of Its Parts: A 2011 Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival Recap and Reflection [Words, Photos, Video] https://www.birthplacemag.com/2011/08/brooklyn-hip-hop-festival-recap-reflection/ Tue, 23 Aug 2011 13:00:13 +0000 http://www.birthplacemag.com/?p=10276 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] https://www.birthplacemag.com/2011/08/brooklyn-hip-hop-festival-show-prove-super-bowl-recap-photos-video/ Wed, 03 Aug 2011 15:40:46 +0000 http://www.birthplacemag.com/?p=10069 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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]]> Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival: Show & Prove Super Bowl at Brooklyn Bowl Featuring Camp Lo, J-Live & The Artifacts https://www.birthplacemag.com/2011/07/brooklyn-hip-hop-festival-show-prove-super-bowl/ Mon, 11 Jul 2011 17:50:00 +0000 http://www.birthplacemag.com/?p=9955 The Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival kicks off with the Show & Prove Super Bowl, taking place at Brooklyn Bowl on Monday, July 11. Finalists are performing for a chance to open up for Q-Tip on July 16, the Festival's headline performance day.

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]]> 5 Reasons Why New York Hip Hop Doesn’t Suck [April, 2011 Edition] https://www.birthplacemag.com/2011/04/5-reasons-why-new-york-hip-hop-doesnt-suck-april-2011-edition/ Mon, 25 Apr 2011 10:00:49 +0000 http://www.birthplacemag.com/?p=9168

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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]]> SXSW Hip Hop Preview: Homeboy Sandman at SXSW Music 2011 https://www.birthplacemag.com/2011/03/sxsw-hip-hop-homeboy-sandman/ Tue, 15 Mar 2011 19:30:09 +0000 http://www.birthplacemag.com/?p=8785 Homeboy Sandman is our pick for must-see hip hop act at this year's South By Southwest (SXSW) Music Festival, going down March 15-20. The Queens MC rocks two spots Friday, March 18, and really, you don't want to miss it.

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]]> End of the Weak (EODub) 10 Year Anniversary – Highlights, Photos, Videos, Recap https://www.birthplacemag.com/2010/09/end-of-the-weak-eodub-10-year-anniversary-photos-videos/ Sun, 05 Sep 2010 03:09:45 +0000 http://www.birthplacemag.com/?p=5465 Underground (and legendary) stars descended on Highline Ballroom on September 3rd to honor End of the Weak (EOW), NYC's longest running weekly hip hop showcase, on their tenth anniversary

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]]> J-Live at Homeboy Sandman/Spec Boogie Release Party, Simultaneously DJing and Rhyming https://www.birthplacemag.com/2010/06/j-live-at-homeboy-sandman-release-party-simultaneously-djing-and-rhyming/ https://www.birthplacemag.com/2010/06/j-live-at-homeboy-sandman-release-party-simultaneously-djing-and-rhyming/#comments Thu, 03 Jun 2010 03:17:43 +0000 http://www.birthplacemag.com/?p=4159 The NYC underground hip hop legend electrified the SOBs crowd at the Homeboy Sandman/Spec Boogie album release party with a combination MC/DJ exhibition

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