Latest video from Kemba, "Caesar's Rise," from his 2016 release, "Negus," is a gritty, storytelling gem

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Kemba drops "Already," another notable video from his also-notable 2016 album, Negus, as the Bronx MC, after a co-sign from Kendrick Lamar, continues to expand his reach.

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Kemba, the artist formerly known as YC The Cynic, drops the lyrically and visually powerful "The New Black Theory," a profound and timely commentary on race relations in America

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YC The Cynic evokes a classic cult flick in the video for "Night Thoughts," while pummeling listeners with a flurry of the signature flow that is making his ascension in the rap game inevitable

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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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It shouldn't be such a surprise that an event like the Homeboy Sandman & Friends concert at Gramercy Theatre would be so successful. It is indicative of a huge, under-served but passionate fanbase that is itching to be included in rap's reindeer games.

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How the recent shooting at New York's SOBs nightclub during a rap show should be used to improve the live hip hop music scene, not punish it.

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YC The Cynic, one of our inaugural "5 Reasons Why New York Hip Hop Doesn't Suck" is back with a new full-length project and a release party to celebrate its release (and we have free tickets to give away!)

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Producer Steel Tipped Dove unleashes 35 tracks with a smorgasbord of beats, MCs and vibes on his ambitious "& A Bunch of Crazy Motherfuckers"

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New material shows stylistic and substantive improvement from YC The Cynic, already a stylistically and substantively dope Bronx MC

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