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 DIRTY ANGEL'S FAVORITE FOLKS (NYC EDITION) Featuring BIG AL of SPIC'N SPANISH By Khalid Strickland a.k.a. Dirty Angel   Party like a rockstar...      New York’s local television has been known to spawn huge hits.  Cult followings have turned into national audiences. Controversial shock jock...

Esteemed journalist Khalid Strickland makes his screen debut with “Thug Opus,” a gritty, Tarentinoeque, action film set in Brooklyn. The film takes the viewer inside the life of hustlers who seek their claim of power and status on...

Saturday May 19th 7pm

CIRCUIT SCARECROW- CIRCUIT SCARECROW- ETHOSPINE   Approximately 3 years ago, Circuit Scarecrow released an EP entitled “Mechanical Laughter”. I was fortunate enough to review this ear-catching project.  Mechanical offered an element not attempted before in Hip Hop. That element is known...

The Best Of 2006:  List by Todd E. Jones - Music Journalist Hip-hop  "The Shining" by J DILLA "St. Elsewhere" by GNARLS BARKLEY "Fishscale" by GHOSTFACE KILLAH "Murray's Revenge" by MURS & 9TH WONDER "Game Theory" by THE ROOTS "Dennehy" by SERENGETI "The Same Channel" by FAT JON...

BLING: The HIP HOP Jewelry Book by Reggie Osse and Gabriel Tolliver isn’t just about Diddy’s jewels, Lil Jon’s goblet, or Lil Wayne’s grills, it features classic images of G Rap, LL, of course Slick Rick, Biz Markie, Rakim,...

K-the-i??? If De La Soul had a little brother who could spit rapid fire rhymes and who could weld twisted barb wire into beats, it would be K-the-i??? His new album "Broken Lover Letter" on Mush Recordings is a solid...

Planet Hip Hop 3 will take place at the prestigious New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) in Newark, NJ. Planet Hip Hop’s founder and creator Baraka Sele, has created a true international Hip Hop celebration. Her dedication...

Submited by R. "Silva Sir-fa" Brown What: Hip-Hop Symposium/Mixtape Phenomenon Who: G.A.C. & (See panelist listed below) Where: Hip-Hop Cultural Center @ The Magic Johnson Theatre, 2309 Frederick Douglas Blvd 2nd floor, NY When: Saturday, October 14th – 4:00pm to...

After over 30 years of operating one of the most indie friendly national chains, Tower Records, has been sold to Great American Group. The second highest bidder was Transworld Entertainment, who had been out bid by Great American by...