Sugar Hill

The Crash Crew Say the Bronx Gets All the Credit, But Rap Started in Harlem Too

The story of Sugar Hill Records is regarded as one of the most pivotal legacies in hip-hop history. Headed by Sylvia Robinson, the label was home to "Rappers Delight" and "The Message," both named recently by Rolling Stone as the two greatest hip-hop songs ever recorded. Along with those behemoths, ... More >>

The Lenox Lounge Is Coming Back From the Dead This Summer

The Lenox Lounge, Harlem's hallowed jazz club which closed on December 31 after a rent dispute between the club's owner, Alvin Reed, and the space's landlord, Ricky Edmonds, is opening up again two blocks north of its original location. The club will move to 333 Lenox Avenue, between 126th and 127t ... More >>

Remembering the Lenox Lounge

After a historic run, the famed Harlem jazz club shuts its doors

Kool Keith Remains Defiantly Warped

Doing the dirty work as hip-hop cleans up

Q&A: Kool Keith On Times Square's Seedy, Marquee-Lit Old Days

Kool Keith used to love the Times Square of the early '80s; while interviewing him for this week's Voice, he waxed lyrical on the subject. Here's his full and lengthy rememberance of the days when 42nd Street was a seedier place, one lit by marquees advertising kung-fu flicks and boomboxes that look ... More >>

NYC's 10 Best Bargain Seafood Restaurants

​The catfish sandwich at Taste of Seafood (#10 in our countdown) is abundant, cheap, and delectable, especially smeared with tartar and jerk sauces. For those who think Omega-3 fatty acids mean longevity, fish is the new meat. For the rest of us, seafood is a just another delightful option ... More >>

App Makes Complaining About the Cabbie Who Wouldn't Take You to Brooklyn Even Easier

​Complaining about taxi service is something of a New York City hobby, whether it's justified or not. But the systems through which you can complain (calling 311, or reporting a complaint online) can be cumbersome, especially when you're still in the cab. However! There's an app for that, avai ... More >>

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This Weekend In New York: Reading Rainbow, Xray Eyeballs, Crystal Ark, And Thee Oh Sees

​ In Waste Of Paint, our writer/artist team of Jamie Peck and Debbie Allen will review goings-on about town in words and images. This past weekend, Debbie and I finally reached our limit of how many shows we could attend and actually "see" over the course of three hours. Shit was like flippin ... More >>

Liquid Liquid Haven't Lost Their Edge

New  York City's punk-funk godfathers still make music to move you by

Blazin' BBQ

Smoking up an eclectic Brooklyn joint