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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The always-reliable, gruff, gritty, thoughtful and soulful Roc Marciano delivers 16 tracks of smooth beats and solid lyrics. The Pimpire Strikes Back.

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GoldenUndergroundTV recently released an interview I did with them late last year. I got a bit animated at the end. Only so many interviews in a row I could handle being asked about Chief Keef. My tirade wasn’t really about Chief Keef. It wasn’t about Gucci Mane or Wocka Flocka or any of the acts […]

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Ralph McDaniels, creator and longtime host of the pioneering music video program Video Music Box, spoke at length with weekly online radio talk show The NY Hip Hop Report about the progression of his illustrious career, current projects and the upcoming kickoff to a year’s worth of special events lined up to celebrate the show’s 30th anniversary.

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For the love of God (and hip hop), people need to stop believing (and blindly spreading) everything they fu*king read on the internet. Bloggers, you are the worst offenders. And larger sites like Global Grind, once again prove to be incompetent, evil and dangerous, and deserve to be shut down.

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