Joe Conzo New York Hip Hop - Music, News, Information and Events - NYC, NY Tue, 23 Aug 2011 19:34:05 +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 – Under The Influence Art Exhibit – Recap, Photos, Video https://www.birthplacemag.com/2011/08/brooklyn-hip-hop-festival-under-the-influence/ Sun, 07 Aug 2011 14:43:40 +0000 http://www.birthplacemag.com/?p=10079 The Brooklyn Bodega 2011 Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival was more than just music, as demonstrated by the impressive Under The Influence art exhibit, featuring paintings, photography and sculptures from talented and inspirational hip hop oriented artists. The exhibit runs through August 7, 2011.

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]]> The Origins of Hip Hop Commemorated at the Bronx Museum of the Arts https://www.birthplacemag.com/2010/02/the-origins-of-hip-hop/ https://www.birthplacemag.com/2010/02/the-origins-of-hip-hop/#comments Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:30:56 +0000 http://www.birthplacemag.com/?p=2677 South Bronx, 1970s: A young man, circular fro, smiling, showing off his graffitied T-shirt.  He’s all at once curious, precocious, hopeful and fearless.  A burgeoning culture surrounds him, full of mixed influences, an environment that will either snuff out his future or propel him to greatness. This is the genesis of hip hop. And someone […]

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