NahRight has joined up with UpNorthTrips to deliver The #Illmatic20 Tribute Mixtape, a compilation of Illmatic-inspired selections by a current crop of New York-area wordsmiths

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With their NY-heavy festival stage a thing of the past, several regional heavyweights will hit the stage for the annual hip hop and R&B monster jam at Metlife Stadium.

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Hip Hop Since 1987 sits down with Troy Ave. for an interview that covers several topics, including Troy's "sound," New York hip hop, and working with artists outside of the area.

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Maino continues his recent NY-centric state of mind with King of Brooklyn, a boldly-titled, 11-track-deep mixtape

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Brooklyn's Maffew Ragazino drops Brownsville's Jesus, a 20-track free "street album," available for stream and download. The album includes production by Harry Fraud, !llmind and collaboration with Action Bronson, Skyzoo, Troy Ave., and several others.

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Brooklyn's Troy Ave. releases the ambitiously titled New York City: The Album, led by a video for the title track, "New York City," which features fellow Big Apple journeymen Raekwon and N.O.R.E.

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Never anything wrong with some gritty, New York rap shit-talking. Especially when it's not overdone. This is cooked just right.

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Hot 97 seeks to capitalize on New York's hip hop resurgence, as a plethora of New York-area artists will be gracing the "parking lot" Festival Stage at this year's Hot 97 Summer Jam, the 20th in its history.

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