NDL delivers complex-but-highly-understandable, meaningful lyrics, commanding voice, precise flow and a solid ear for exactly which beats to steal.

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A well-rounded recap/rundown of New York-area hip hop music that crossed out path during the month of September.

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Sean Price's mixtape, to be released posthumously, reworked Stevie Wonder's iconic Songs in the Key of Life

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Sean Price, charismatic, rugged, veteran rap artist, passed away at his home in Brooklyn. He was 43.

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Kicking off the 2015 NBA All-Star weekend in New York City, Ralph McDaniels, of Video Music Box fame, has put together a huge show. Details, tickets.

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Screwface-inducing bars over a funky Domingo-produced track, off of the Bronx-based producer's upcoming compilation of unreleased songs and beats.

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Brooklyn-based Indie Hip-Hop label Coalmine Records celebrates ten years of independence with their heavy hitting compilation album, Unearthed.

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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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Veteran wordsmith El Da Sensei, of quintessential New Jersey boom-bap outfit The Artifacts, drops charismatic flows over a smooth DJ Devastate track

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24-track offering from veteran producer Alchemist and hard-hitting hip hop journeyman Agallah Don Bishop

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