Marilyn Alonzo New York Hip Hop - Music, News, Information and Events - NYC, NY Wed, 31 Aug 2011 13:06:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 The 2011 DMC World DJ Championships – US Finals [Recap] https://www.birthplacemag.com/2011/08/dmc-world-championships-us-finals/ Wed, 31 Aug 2011 13:04:59 +0000 http://www.birthplacemag.com/?p=10379 Turntable acrobatics were the order of the day at the US Finals leg of the 2011 DMC World Championships, and our Steven Ortiz was on hand to partake in the dexterous display of music manipulation at Santos Party House. Here's a recap, and photos, of the 2011 DMC US Finals.

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]]> 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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]]> M.O.P. Rock Southpaw: With Top $ Raz, Sleepwalkas, Skotch Davis and The Upperclass Men [CONCERT REVIEW, PHOTOS, VIDEO] https://www.birthplacemag.com/2011/04/mop-southpaw-concert-review/ Sun, 10 Apr 2011 18:05:37 +0000 http://www.birthplacemag.com/?p=9126 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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