This week included bangers from old school heads, as well as new school artists, and one with both! Check out The NY Hip Hop Report song picks of the week for Epsiode 097, July 20, 2014.

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Thanks to Nas' 'Life Is Good' album and other NY-area rap artists and events making waves in both underground and mainstream hip hop, many now say New York hip hop is making a comeback. We just want to remind people that we predicted this years ago.

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On this week's episode of The NY Hip Hop Report with Manny Faces, we interviewed Wes Jackson, Executive Director of The Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival, now entering its eighth year.

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