An epic coming-together event featuring several major organizations that have collectively served as the backbone of New York City's independent hip hop scene for years.

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Many of the music submissions and release notifications we received during the two weeks following Sandy, had to be flagged for review, and ignored, while we got things back to some semblance of normality. Here are ten notable items that came through to us during those crazy days after Sandy, for our NY-area friends who might have been, as we were, a bit distracted by the pressing matters at hand.

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