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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A$AP Rocky's new video, plus new music from Sonny Cheba (Camp Lo), Koncept (Brown Bag AllStars), DJ Modesty and Sumnlite on today's NY Rap Roundup

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Expect a slew of smooth, buttery boom-bap goodness and stylish wordplay as the Pro Era crew team up with the Brown Bag AllStars, led by a cooperative effort between PE's A La $ole and BBAS's J57.

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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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These were the songs, videos, albums, EPs and mixtapes that were featured on Episode 092 of The NY Hip Hop Report with Manny Faces, New York hip hop's #1 talk radio show.

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"Wax Aesthetic," the free EP from the Long Island/Brooklyn Brown Bag AllStars representative, is a smooth mix of great music and wordplay

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One of our favorite punchline pugilists, Soul Khan, is back from a bit of a new-music-hiatus, dropping "Praying For a River," the first new song in almost a year.

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The Act Live Music blog is often heavy with great NY-area hip hop, and their recent compilation is no different. Even though the lineup is not exclusively artists from our area, this should fit right in the wheelhouse of any NY hip hop head.

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Queens' Nutso enlists AG da Coroner, Camiliano and Shaze to deliver gritty goodness over an energetically grimy J57 production, while the Devin Gibson-directed video matches the theme, telling a story for the streets.

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