Yes, Dave East and Young M.A. are representing lovely for the region, but to be honest, the only thing 'coming back' to New York hip-hop, is your attention.

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Easy for media to point at J. Cole, Talib Kweli, Game & Diddy and say, "Look! Hip hop's response to Ferguson," but that's hardly where the coverage should end.

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Talib Kweli, who is in Ferguson, Missouri taking part in the protests regarding the police killing of Michael Brown, appeared with CNN's Don Lemon for an interview that briefly turned contentious.

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Pharoahe Monch and Black Thought combine on a snappy Marco Polo headnodder, inciting further excitement for Monch's highly anticipated album "P.T.S.D." dropping on April 15

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Talib Kweli plans on bringing the creative power back to artists, eliminating the middleman between the fans and the talent. His model, along with others making a mark in the ever-evolving modern music business, is starting to pay off.

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Jean Grae opens the door on her new project, "Life With Jeannie," a full-fledged 30-minute sitcom series, debuting on her website www.JeanGrae.com on Christmas Day at 8 p.m.

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Brownsville boom-bap behemoth meets Aussie's anthem architect as Sean Price and M-Phazes team up for their 11-track collaborative EP "Land of the Crooks"

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Talib Kweli enlists the Underachievers for "New Leaders," from his upcoming Gravitas album, due out December 15. Also, the video for "Favela Love," directed by the inimitable Jean Grae

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After dropping "Thank You," a seemingly out-of-the-blue duet between long time hip hop compatriots Busta Rhymes and Q-Tip, word came out that the two would be delivering a complete mixtape collaboration, The Abstract and The Dragon. Here it is.

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Talib Kweli conducts and preaches to the masses during the latest visual from Prisoner of Conscious. The orchestral delight that is "Human Mic" is produced by Oh No and the video is directed by RA The Rugged Man.

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