Nutso enlists Trae Tha Truth to deliver heartfelt street-tale narratives over a soulful Divided Souls Ent. & DJ Pain 1-produced headnodder.

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The Rock Steady Crew, one of hip hop's most revered organizations, celebrates its 36th anniversary with a star-studded, free outdoor concert event in New York City's Central Park, as part of the City Parks Foundation's SummerStage Concert Series.

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Hot hip hop happening at Public Assembly Friday, April 19. ENTER TO WIN a pair of tickets to check Apathy, Rasheed Chappell, Chris Rivers (Baby Pun), Prop Anon and more!

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Brown Bag AllStar MC/producer J57's dual EP releases 2057 and The Ports EP delivered good stuff, with one of a few standout tracks being his collaboration with the charismatic wordsmith Rasheed Chappell "Elite Status". Now the video is out, and it just gives us another chance to big up a dope track.

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Before you continue to cry about the lost "Golden Age" of NY hip hop, listen to '2057 EP' and 'The Ports EP', the simultaneous releases by MC/producer J57, featuring a slew of NY-area lyrical talent over nostalgic-but-not-dated, smooth, sample-driven tracks that easily continues the streak of solid material from him and his Brown Bag AllStar family.

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On the cusp of an upcoming double EP release, Brown Bag AllStar's producer/rapper J57 drops a taste of what's to come with "Elite Status," the self-produced headnodder featuring bubbling wordsmith Rasheed Chappell and cuts by the always impressive DJ Brace.

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Once an iconic Long Island record-store-slash-performance-venue-slash-true-school-hip-hop-hangout-spot, the Cop Shop will reunite artists and fans for a one night Cop Shop Reunion show at Smithtown's Halo Lounge, Saturday, May 19.

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The Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival Show & Prove competition series continues Thursday, May 10, as round two pits Tamara Davidson, 330, Pro'Verb and D Strong against each other to move on for a chance to rock the main stage at the 2012 BHHF.

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On Thursday, April 12, 2012, four acts will compete for the first slot in the Brooklyn Bodega Show & Prove finale, the winner of which will perform during the 2012 Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival.

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We're back with another installment of "10 Must See Videos by NY-area Hip Hop Artists," a semi-regular series where we take time to collect and deliver recently released, entertaining visual displays from hip hop artists and filmmakers in the New York City area.

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