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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Newly formed trio No Panty (Joell Ortiz, Bodega Bamz, Nitty Scott, MC), backed by superproducer Salaam Remi, drop video for "Hola!" the first track off of their Westside Highway Story.

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Joell Ortiz - Last Man Standing - Prod. By Domingo (Cuts By Dj Cazz) Taken from the new Joell Ortiz Album, That's Hip Hop available worldwide now.

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Our radio tribute to PH Pumpkinhead, plus new music from Method Man, Doppelgangaz, Joell Ortiz and J.Monopoly

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Brooklyn wordsmith Joell Ortiz adds his take to current joints from Sam Smith, French Montana, Tove Lo, Iggy Azalea on 6-track EP, Yaowa Nation

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Brooklyn's Joell Ortiz continues his trend of unleashing personal, introspective joints over epic-styled beats with a remix of Sam Smith's Stay With Me

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Hot bars from Joell Ortiz, one of Brooklyn's finest, over Pusha T's "Nosetalgia" track.

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Well, it's been the 24 hours of Kendrick Lamar, and even though in some folks opinion, his assault on his peers and title-claiming was more metaphorical and symbolic, Joell Ortiz took the bait and responded in his typically rambunctious manner.

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Hot 97's Peter Rosenberg celebrated his birthday hosting the second annual #PeterPalooza in Williamsburgh park, featuring an eclectic mix of artists including Odd Future, Joell Ortiz, Meek Mill, Schoolboy Q and World's Fair. Hot 97 has a decent video recap.

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These hitmen for hire definitely can verbally kill at will, even if they held back a little on this track.

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