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September 8, 2011
Peter Rosenberg's What's Poppin' Vol. 1 Takes The New York Hip-Hop Scene's Pulse
New York City rappers have been cast as something of the rap world's whipping boys for more than a few years now. Not only is it fashionable to paint the city's scene as still stuck in the '90s—that's, er, despite the man who effectively runs rap, old man Jay-Z, being pretty proud to ha ... More >>
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August 9, 2011
The Top Ten "Otis" Freestyles
In the run-up to yesterday's release of Watch The Throne, the project's first official single, the Otis Redding-sampling "Otis," was re-done and freestyled over by many a rapper. So to tide you over until the physical version of Watch The Throne (packaged with a bonus CD-ROM containing a vec ... More >>
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July 11, 2011
Live: Raekwon Turns Prospect Park Into Another Corner Of His World
Raekwon, Smif-N-Wessun, Joell Ortiz Celebrate Brooklyn! at Prospect Park Bandshell Saturday, July 9 Better than: "Salem (DJ set)" at Brooklyn Bowl The Prospect Park Bandshell is probably the best place to catch a hip-hop show in the New York City summer. Yes, you're going to have to stand in a li ... More >>
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December 16, 2010
The Best Local Music Of 2010: Our Annual Mixtape Starring Sweet Bulbs, Marnie Stern, Sharon Van Etten, and Special Guest Hannibal Buress
Yes In My Backyard is a semiweekly column showcasing MP3s from new and emerging local talent. This is a compilation of 2010's best local music, lovingly curated by YIMBY columnist Christopher R. Weingarten. See last year's tape here. R.I.P. Chris Weingarten's old blue trucker hat. Photo by Rebecca ... More >>
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November 11, 2010
Q&A: DJ Premier on Where Rap Went Wrong and How to Fix It
If New York hip-hop has a spiritual gatekeeper, it's DJ Premier. Along with being part of definitive '90s rap duo Gang Starr, Premier has balanced crafting songs for certified rap royalty Jay-Z, Biggie, and Nas with supporting the city's more varied and underground scenes. His upcoming label ... More >>
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October 22, 2010
Week in Review: We're Not Done Yet
Dom makes a new friend. Photo by Sam Horine.Usually this would be right around the time you'd catch us fleeing the office in terror, but since it's CMJ, we're merely fleeing in the office in search of yet more shows. Our CMJ coverage will continue throughout the weekend; you can find what we' ... More >>
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October 19, 2010
Download: Skyzoo and !llmind, "Speakers on Blast"
Yes In My Backyard is a semiweekly column showcasing MP3s from new and emerging local talent. Fuck chillwave. Brooklyn rapper Skyzoo and producer !llmind have your tape-damaged nostalgia fix without any Peter Pan hysterics or lazy mush. Their full-length collaboration Live From The Tape Deck ... More >>
Voice Choices
October 6, 2010
RAPPER’S DELIGHT
CMJ kicks off with a hip-hop reunion
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June 8, 2010
Download: Marco Polo, "Radio (Remix) ft. Torae and Ruste Juxx"
Yes In My Backyard is a semiweekly column showcasing MP3s from new and emerging local talent. Brooklyn beatmaker Marco Polo is quickly becoming Duck Down Records' secret weapon, a neck-snapping producer who keeps the label supplied with bucketloads of no-nonsense boom-bap that is reverent bu ... More >>
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January 4, 2010
The New York City Record Store Year-End Roundup
In 2009, we began the weekly Local Top 10, a series we hoped would prove that New Yorkers were far too stubborn to let the record store go. The series ran until last month, when we literally ran out of stores to cover--not the best sign for the future of music retailing in New York City. Befo ... More >>
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December 22, 2009
Yes in My Backyard: Download a Mixtape of 2009's Best Local Music, Starring Black Dice, Sleigh Bells, Antipop Consortium, and More
Yes In My Backyard is a semiweekly column showcasing MP3s from new and emerging local talent. This is a compilation of 2009's best local music, lovingly curated by YIMBY columnist Christopher R. Weingarten Your curator this evening, lost in the Death By Audio maze. Photo by Rebecca Smeyne.Ne ... More >>
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April 2, 2008
Tonight: Cormega at the Knitting Factory
Yes In My Backyard is a semiweekly column showcasing MP3s from new and emerging local talent. This is a compilation of 2009's best local music, lovingly curated by YIMBY columnist Christopher R. Weingarten Your curator this evening, lost in the Death By Audio maze. Photo by Rebecca Smeyne.Ne ... More >>
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January 18, 2007
Boot Camp Clik: Definant Consistency
Yes In My Backyard is a semiweekly column showcasing MP3s from new and emerging local talent. This is a compilation of 2009's best local music, lovingly curated by YIMBY columnist Christopher R. Weingarten Your curator this evening, lost in the Death By Audio maze. Photo by Rebecca Smeyne.Ne ... More >>

Blogs

Peter Rosenberg's What's Poppin' Vol. 1 Takes The New York Hip-Hop Scene's Pulse

Blogs

The Top Ten "Otis" Freestyles

Blogs

Live: Raekwon Turns Prospect Park Into Another Corner Of His World

Blogs

The Best Local Music Of 2010: Our Annual Mixtape Starring Sweet Bulbs, Marnie Stern, Sharon Van Etten, and Special Guest Hannibal Buress

Blogs

Q&A: DJ Premier on Where Rap Went Wrong and How to Fix It

Blogs

Week in Review: We're Not Done Yet

Blogs

Download: Skyzoo and !llmind, "Speakers on Blast"

Voice Choices

RAPPER’S DELIGHT

Blogs

Download: Marco Polo, "Radio (Remix) ft. Torae and Ruste Juxx"

Blogs

The New York City Record Store Year-End Roundup

Blogs

Yes in My Backyard: Download a Mixtape of 2009's Best Local Music, Starring Black Dice, Sleigh Bells, Antipop Consortium, and More

Blogs

Tonight: Cormega at the Knitting Factory

Blogs

Boot Camp Clik: Definant Consistency

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