Homeboy Sandman takes a bus ride down memory lane in "Bus (A Rhyme)," a vintage, intimate look at one of New York's transit tapestries.

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Linden Blvd at 192nd Street in Queens will be renamed in honor of Malik "Phife Dawg" Taylor, the beloved, late member of iconic group A Tribe Called Quest.

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Fans, friends and family of Robert "PH" Diaz have cleared the initial hurdle in their quest to rename a Park Slope street after the late Brooklyn rapper

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Hip hop superduo PRhyme (DJ Premier, Royce da 5' 9") descend on NYC's Highline Ballroom, February 22 .

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Brooklyn's Innocent? and Queens' Nutso combine on the Cool FD-produced "On My NY Sh*t," elevating the smooth Big Apple banger with a colorful hometown-heavy visual treatment, courtesy of director Donald Robinson Cole III

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Perennial New York City hip hop heavyweights The LOX deliver a visually diverse compliment to their breakbeat-influenced headnodder, "New York City."

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LeRoy McCarthy has led efforts to persuade New York City to honor some of hip hop music and culture's most revered figures, including the late Jam Master Jay, Biggie Smalls and the Beastie Boys.

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Never anything wrong with some gritty, New York rap shit-talking. Especially when it's not overdone. This is cooked just right.

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In a June 6 Community Board 2 meeting held at a community center in Queens, discussion turned to the future of the 5 Pointz graffiti complex and arts haven, as proponents took the opportunity to speak in favor of protecting the iconic building against planned development by its owner.

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New York hip hop community gathering forces in last-ditch attempt to preserve the graffiti Mecca known as 5 Pointz

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