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April 24, 2012
Six Great '90s NYC Rap Demos
"Please listen to my demo!" That particular plea may no longer be heard coming from plucky upcoming rappers, what with the Internet age and all, but there's an undeniable pull about getting to hear the industry-ears-only dusty tapes that begat some of hip-hop's finest album moments. This week sees t ... More >>
Blogs
March 22, 2012
Blondie (12) And Nas (4) Tangle In SOTC's March Madness
Last round, Blondie safely navigated past Hollis, Queens icons Run-DMC and the trio's aggressive, raw rap sound. This time, the Debbie Harry-fronted new wave ensemble faces off against Nas, hip-hop's one-time prodigal son turned full-time Bill O'Reilly antagonizer. Will the quasi-rap stylings of Blo ... More >>
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March 5, 2012
Six New York Acts That The Mets Should Consider For Future Post-Game Concerts
As the baseball season nears, the announcements of the season's schedule of promotions steadily increases, and over the weekend the Mets announced that for their 50th anniversary they'd be throwing a three-show postgame concert series in 2012. The lineup: the hesher-pop outfit REO Speedwagon (June 1 ... More >>
Voice Choices
November 9, 2011
Mobb Deep
As the baseball season nears, the announcements of the season's schedule of promotions steadily increases, and over the weekend the Mets announced that for their 50th anniversary they'd be throwing a three-show postgame concert series in 2012. The lineup: the hesher-pop outfit REO Speedwagon (June 1 ... More >>
Film
November 2, 2011
The Son of No One
As the baseball season nears, the announcements of the season's schedule of promotions steadily increases, and over the weekend the Mets announced that for their 50th anniversary they'd be throwing a three-show postgame concert series in 2012. The lineup: the hesher-pop outfit REO Speedwagon (June 1 ... More >>
Blogs
October 7, 2011
Q&A: Tragedy Khadafi On Growing Up In Queensbridge, How Jail Has Changed, And Reaching The Kids In The Projects
Tragedy Khadafi is one of the last of a dying breed. Lucky for us, he dies harder than Bruce Willis. Even at 14, he was putting out music—most notably a song with DJ Hot Day called "Go Queensbridge" that caught the attention of Juice Crew leader Marley Marl, who put the young Tragedy down with ... More >>
Blogs
May 18, 2011
Ten Hip-Hop Covers Of Rap Songs
Last week, the Detroit-based rapper and one-time J Dilla collaborator Elzhi released Elmatic. It's the second time a rapper has re-written and re-made Nas's hallowed Illmatic, with Fashawn attempting a similar feat last year. As a listening experience, Elmatic is less than convincing, leaving ... More >>
Blogs
May 4, 2011
The Ten Best Hometown Productions By Large Professor
Large Professor cuts an outside figure in the New York hip-hop scene these days. As a producer who also happens to rap in an endearingly economical manner, he's integral to any overview of hip-hop's storied golden era--he tutored under Paul C, contributed production input to Eric B & Rakim so ... More >>
Blogs
April 15, 2011
Rock-Critic Pop Quiz: How Deep Is Your Mobb Deep Knowledge?
Queens rap legend Prodigy of Mobb Deep is officially out of jail after three long years, and we have a pretty authoritative feature about his last days in the bing. Our own Laura Checkoway (who co-wrote his autobiography My Infamous Life, due this month via Touchstone Books) gets closer than ... More >>
Music
April 13, 2011
Prodigy Speaks Freely
The Mobb Deep MC is out of jail and ready to look back on his life
Blogs
February 1, 2011
Top Ten Greatest Rap-Acronym Anthems
Kanye West and Jay-Z's Lex Luger-produced "H.A.M." is a creative union of the two biggest currently recording rap stars in the world -- as the lead single to the duo's upcoming Watch the Throne project, it's a feisty statement of intent. But more importantly, it's a fresh edition to the canon ... More >>
Blogs
December 7, 2010
Hip-Hop's Top Ten Greatest Sneaker Songs
Kid Cudi, going all out for Converse.Sneakers have long been hip-hop's footwear of choice. The links between the artists making the music and the companies behind the kicks are now totally intermingled, from top-end exclusive lines like Jay-Z's limited-to-five-pairs all-black Air Force 1s (de ... More >>
Voice Choices
July 27, 2010
Nas+Damian Marley
Kid Cudi, going all out for Converse.Sneakers have long been hip-hop's footwear of choice. The links between the artists making the music and the companies behind the kicks are now totally intermingled, from top-end exclusive lines like Jay-Z's limited-to-five-pairs all-black Air Force 1s (de ... More >>
Blogs
June 14, 2010
Q&A: California Rapper Fashawn on Remaking Illmatic, Nas's 1994 East Coast Classic
"All the shit Nas was experiencing as a 21-year-old in 1994, I'm experiencing that shit now as a 21-year-old in 2010." In 1994, a 21-year-old Queensbridge resident calling himself Nas made a svelte, ten-track album that he titled Illmatic. Over beats concocted by a dream team of New York pro ... More >>
Music
May 18, 2010
Back to 'Africa' With Nas and Damian Marley
Why the blockbuster collusion of Distant Relatives feels so . . . distant
Music
February 5, 2008
Prodigy’s 25th Hour
A Queens rap icon scrambles to prepare for life on the inside
Music
May 23, 2006
All Money, No Blood
Mobb Deep cashes in and craps out
News
August 24, 2004
New Yorkers to Bush: Listen Up!
You're talking to the president. What would you tell him?
News
June 3, 2003
Keepin' It Unreal
$elling the Myth of Bla¢k Male Violen¢e, Long Past Its Expiration Date
Music
July 16, 2002
Destroyed
Hip-Hop's Ur-Self Got Himself a War
NYC Life
July 9, 2002
Close-Up On: Long Island City
Hip-Hop's Ur-Self Got Himself a War
Music
January 15, 2002
Kings of New York
Hip-Hop's Ur-Self Got Himself a War
News
December 19, 2000
‘Urban’ Legend
The Elusive Crispus Attucks Gives Hip-Hop Sites Some Tough Love
Music
October 31, 2000
Make My Crunk the P-Funk
The Elusive Crispus Attucks Gives Hip-Hop Sites Some Tough Love
News
January 26, 1999
Eye of the Storm
The tough midseason tests continue for St. John's following their bedeviling loss to Duke
News
December 15, 1998
St. John’s True Warrior
Ron Artest earns his nickname in word and deed

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