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Reek DeVille (FKA Reek Da Villian) – How U Like Me Now ft. Sam B

Birthplace Magazine — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 15:30:32 +0000

Long Island's Reek Da Villian is now known as Reek DeVille, and smooths out his sound a bit to go along with the new moniker on "How U Like Me Now," the first release from Reek's upcoming EP How To Be A Player.

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Genesis Be: Making Moves From Mississippi to Manhattan

Birthplace Magazine — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 06:58:28 +0000

Genesis Be, a Mississippi transplant and Hurricane Katrina survivor, is working hard to make her mark as a member of the New York City hip hop scene, preparing her full-length release Mississippi to Manhattan, scheduled for an April, 2011 release.

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Talib Kweli ft. Jean Grae – Uh Oh (Off Kweli’s Upcoming LP “Gutter Rainbows”) [NEW MUSIC]

Birthplace Magazine — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 18:05:16 +0000

Talib Kweli enlists Jean Grae, who we named one of "5 Reasons Why New York Hip Hop Doesn't Suck" back in August, 2010, for "Uh Oh," a gloriously gritty track from Kweli's upcoming LP, Gutter Rainbows.

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Travis Barker, Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, Swizz Beatz, The Game – Can A Drummer Get Some [New Music]

Birthplace Magazine — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 15:27:39 +0000

Drummer Travis Barker enlists hip hop heavyweights Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, Swizz Beatz and The Game on "Can A Drummer Get Some," a thoroughly rock-infused mash-up-sounding effort that will be on his February release of "Give The Drummer Some"

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Saigon “The Greatest Story Never Told” [Video]

Birthplace Magazine — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 03:15:26 +0000

Saigon's been buzzing a bit since the audio for "The Greatest Story Never Told," the title track from his long-awaited release, dropped earlier this month, and now the visual counterpart shows its face, as seen on MTVu.

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SuperKing Armor – Eye Of The Pupil (Off Forthcoming Album Fatal Intelligence)

Birthplace Magazine — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 03:14:29 +0000

SuperKing Armor sent us over a few tracks from his upcoming album, Fatal Intelligence, the latest of which, "Eye of the Pupil", helps sets an intriguing mood for his upcoming project, described as something of the musical personification of SuperKing Armor's fight against his internal demons

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Saigon – The Greatest Story Never Told (produced by Just Blaze) [NEW MUSIC]

Birthplace Magazine — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 21:45:08 +0000

New York hip hop journeyman and sometimes actor Saigon teams up with Just Blaze for the title track from his upcoming album "The Greatest Story Never Told"

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Top $ Raz – Golden (Produced by K.O.Beatz)

Birthplace Magazine — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 23:37:58 +0000

Top $ Raz drops the hypnotically smooth "Golden," the first leak from his upcoming LP "The New Flesh", produced by K.O.Beatz, who has produced gems for several independent NYC-area artists

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FinaL OutlaW – Up N Comer [Prod. DJ Puerto Roc]

Birthplace Magazine — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 13:59:01 +0000

FinaL OutlaW connects with Canibus DJ, DJ Puerto Roc, to deliver "Up N Comer," a fierce lyrical exposé delivered over a headnodding, lulla-boom-bap track, an enticing prelude to his upcoming album Unstoppable Love.

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Lauryn Hill Joins Ron Isley For “Close To You” Duet

Birthplace Magazine — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 18:37:40 +0000

Ron Isley snatches up 2010's Comeback Queen Lauryn Hill to join him for a remake of the classic "Close To You," a song made famous by The Carpenters in the early 1970s

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