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For milestone episode number 50 of The NY Hip Hop Report, show hosts Manny Faces and Steve Ortiz of Birthplace Magazine will spend time previewing the 2013 SummerStage NYC free park concert series, an ongoing parade of events scheduled to take place throughout the summer.

Hip hop music and culture turns 40 this year, and New York’s City Parks Foundation, organizers of the series, saw fit to pay tribute to this uniquely American, but worldwide phenomenon, which was birthed within its five boroughs.

As such, a featured subset of this year’s SummerStage series is the “This Is ___ Hip Hop” series, celebrating the diversity of the genre with shows dedicated to hip hop’s cultural legacy, like “This is Latin Hip Hop,” “This is Classic Hip-Hop,” “This is Family Hip-Hop” and “This is MY Hip-Hop.”

We’ll talk about all of the shows scheduled for the summer-long series, featuring New York hip hop icons like Rakim, Big Daddy Kane, Kool Herc, Rock Steady Crew, Tego Calderon and many more, as well as buzzing up and comers like Flatbush Zombies and more.

While we work on the full show recap/show notes, you can hear the full episode below!

The NY Hip Hop Report with Manny Faces airs Sunday nights from 10p-11p on the BlogTalkRadio network. Archives are available here on NYHipHopReport.com, and through a free subscription on iTunes.

Events recapped included Rabbi Darkside, who just released his latest album Prospect Avenue, celebrating with a great performance at Littlefield in Brooklyn, another album release event by gospel hip hop artist DAY, held at Western Connecticut State University, and finally, a cool-out session enjoying great ’90s hip hop and R&B at Destino Lounge in Elizabeth, New Jersey with the YO! The 90s crew (brought to you by the folks at Hip Hop Karaoke, New Jersery). Our presenting sponsor, Birthplace Magazine, is a media sponsor of YO! The 90s parties, happening every third Saturday, so come on down and hang with us at Destino Lounge on May 17th!

We also spoke about the preliminary announcements from Brooklyn Bodega, as they gear up for this year’s Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival.

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The NY Hip Hop Report with Manny Faces airs Sunday nights from 10p-11p on the BlogTalkRadio network. Archives are available here on NYHipHopReport.com, and through a free subscription on iTunes.

Birthplace Magazine

New York-area hip hop events calendar

Joey Bada$$’s 1999 Mixtape is Pretty Badass

Pro Era Mixtape: Peep the aPROcapalpse

Jus Daze

Zeps

Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival

Rebel Diaz interview on The NY Hip Hop Report

Ernie Paniccioli featured in The NY Times

White Rabbit

1 Plus 1 Plus 1 Art Show – Opening recap

TTK

Rabbi Darkside

DAY: Gospel Rap Artist Spreading The Good Word – Review on BirthplaceMag.com

YO! The 90s

Hip Hop Karaoke: New Jersey

First, we welcomed veteran artist and activist NYOIL to the show. LL Cool J’s controversial duet with country music’s Brad Paisley led NYOIL to respond in the old fashioned way, in the recording booth. NYOIL called it to discuss his position against the song and LL’s contribution. He also spoke on his continuing involvement in youth group/mentoring.

Soon thereafter, Queens’ Homeboy Sandman checked in. Homeboy Sandman recently penned a provocative look at buisness connections between the music business and the private prison industry, connecting some very interesting dots. Homeboy Sandman also spoke on his now-new release Kool Herc: Fertile Crescent, his latest album on the Stones Throw label.

Later in the show, Tru Statement Entertainment’s Baldi called in to recap the latest installment of their ongoing live band tribute series, Props to Hip Hop, giving some insight as to what’s next for the successful show series.

Before, during and after all of these intriguing guests, we did what we do: talk about New York hip hop issues, and welcomed calls from outr wonderful and engaged audience members.

This episode of The NY Hip Hop Report brought to you by Rabbi Darkside and his new album Prospect Avenue. This 17-track album includes production by Da Beatminerz, Nickodemus, Mista Mayday and Sid Suna and features by folks like Rob Swift, IllSpokinn and Homeboy Sandman. Come to Rabbi Darkside’s album release Friday, April 19 at Littlefield in Brooklyn, and check for Prospect Avenue on RabbiDarkside.com

This episode was also brought to you by dynamic duo M-TRI & DJ Leecy T and their current single, “M-Triumph” – Recently reviewed on Ebony.com and in rotation on Video Music Box, M-Triumph is receiving a ton of props for its positive vibe over a headnodding beat with dope cuts and scratches.. Check it out at MTriandDJLeecyT.com

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The NY Hip Hop Report with Manny Faces airs Sunday nights from 10p-11p on the BlogTalkRadio network. Archives are available here on NYHipHopReport.com, and through a free subscription on iTunes.

Birthplace Magazine

New York-area hip hop event calendar

Guru Charity Not Guru’s: Linked To Solar’s Wife, May Not Be Valid Non-Profit

Bishop Nehru Interview

NYOIL – “What The Hell” (LL Cool J intervention)

NYOIL on Facebook

Jailhouse Roc: The FACTS About Hip Hop and Prison for Profit

Homeboy Sandman

Homeboy Sandman – Industry Lie #4080: Not Bad Selling Bad But Bad Selling Good [Huffington Post]

Homeboy Sandman – Kool Herc: Fertile Cresent

Props to Hip Hop

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This action packed show will have hosts Manny Faces and Steve Ortiz talking about LL Cool J’s “Accidental Racist” (with artist/activist NYOIL chiming in), Rick Ross’ rape lyric controversey and Elliott Wilson’s failure to use his OG hip hop journalist status to chastise Ross. We’ll talk with Props To Hip Hop and recap their recent B.B. King’s extravaganza. Artist/educator Rabbi Darkside will join us to discuss his successful $10,000 Kickstarter campaign and new album, and artist/writer Homeboy Sandman will join us to talk about his recent editorial, that Huffington Post refused to publish.

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The conversation stretched these topics, as well as a few tangents, including hip hop media connecting criminals and negativity to hip hop, something normally reserved for unknowing, uncaring media OUTSIDE of hip hop. Host Manny Faces made it clear his opinion that major hip hop media, including outlets like The Source, Vibe and even sites he normally praised like HipHopDX.com, are engaged in an active campaign against the very hip hop culture they cover.

#mediaassassin type stuff.

Toward the end of the show, the duo talked briefly about Peter Rosenberg’s (Hot 97) New York Renaissance mixtape, and whether or not they felt it properly represented the New York hip hop landscape.

The NY Hip Hop Report with Manny Faces airs Sunday nights from 10p-11p on the BlogTalkRadio network. Archives are available here on NYHipHopReport.com, and through a free subscription on iTunes.

Birthplace Magazine

New York-area hip hop events calendar

L’Original Festival

LyonHipHop.com

Preparing for trip to Lyon – Episode 045

Tah Phrum Duh Bush

Rabbi Darkside

iLLspoKinN

Props to Hip Hop

Skyzoo

DJ Prince

Manny Faces on Facebook

Canada Summer Jam 2010

Hasan Salaam

[EDITORIAL] Mayhem Lauren, Pitchfork, Hip Hop and Hipster Media

GlobalGrind Journalism Fail: Troy Davis Has A Name, But You Have A Responsibility

Poynt Blank

The New York Renaissance mixtape (Presented by Peter Rosenberg & Ecko Unltd.)

YC The Cynic

Homeboy Sandman

Nitty Scott, MC

Birthplace Magazine

Co-host Steve Ortiz, back in the Bronx, helped keep Manny focused despite being smack dab in the middle of his European adventure, asking all the right questions about how hip hop was being celebrated at L’Original Festival.

It was an interesting, fast-paced show, as Manny detailed many of the events he had already witnessed, as well as a little bit of the city life that he was able to discover during brief downtime.

Listen to the full episode below, and tune in to Episode 047 for a bit more recap.

The NY Hip Hop Report with Manny Faces airs Sunday nights from 10p-11p on the BlogTalkRadio network. Archives are available here on NYHipHopReport.com, and through a free subscription on iTunes.

An exciting show, as we welcome Bronx wordsmith YC The Cynic to the show. We’ve been showing love to YC The Cynic over on Birthplace Magazine for some time now, and he’s dropped several dope projects over the past couple of years. We noticed that he had recently completed a successful Kickstarter campaign for his next project, and we wanted find out more about it.

Aside from some opening banter about Yo! MTV Raps trading cards, show co-host Manny Faces announced the tentative (at the time, it has since been confirmed) plans to attend and cover the 10th annual L’Original Festival, going down from Thursday, March 28th to April 1 in beautiful Lyon, France! The Festival will include performances by artists from throughout the world, including some New York representation by folks like Skyzoo and Public Enemy.

Since we happen to know several New York artists who have traveled and toured throughout Europe, we called on one of them, Brooklyn’s Tah Phrum Duh Bush, to call in and tell us about his experiences in Lyon, and how the international hip hop community treats hip hop.

As the show ended, we delivered the latest song by YC The Cynic, “Hallelujah,” produced by DJ Illanoize.

As mentioned, The NY Hip Hop Report will be live next week, April 1, live from Lyon, France, reporting from the L’Original Festival.

For more information on YC The Cynic, visit www.YCTheCynic.com. For more on the L’Original Festival, visit www.loriginal-festival.com. For more on Tah Phrum Duh Bush, visit www.tahonline.com.

And during the festival, stay with Birthplace Magazine and Manny Faces on Facebook: BirthplaceMag / Manny Faces / NYHipHopReport – Twitter: BirthplaceMag / MannyFaces / NYHipHopReport and Instagram: MannyFacesNY.

The NY Hip Hop Report with Manny Faces airs Sunday nights from 10p-11p on the BlogTalkRadio network. Archives are available here on NYHipHopReport.com, and through a free subscription on iTunes.

Birthplace Magazine

New York-area Hip Hop Events Calendar

Rebel Diaz Interview on The NY Hip Hop Report

RDAC-BX Indiegogo Campaign

Manny and Steve reviewed events from the prior week, including Big Daddy Kane’s Blue Note performance with The Lifted Crew and Show Tyme as Las Supper, his new musical mashup, blending classic soul and classic hip hop, as well as a one-on-one inteview event between radio host Sinnamon Love and the inimitable Jean Grae at MIST Harlem.

Also recapped, was the All Hail The Queen event, a Video Music Box event dedicated to celebrating women in hip hop, held at the Bronx Museum of the Arts. (Be sure to check out our interview with VMB’s Ralph McDaniels, television icon and hip hop pioneer, discussing Video Music Box’s 30 year anniversary, inclduing previews of events like these).

Birthplace Magazine

New York-area hip hop events

The NY Hip Hop Report interview with Big Daddy Kane

Lifted Crew

Show Tyme

Pharoahe Monch

W.A.R. Media

Las Supper

Blue Note Jazz Club

M-TRI & DJ LEECY T 

Jean Grae “Sex, Love & Hip Hop” Interview with Sinnamon Love at MIST Harlem (Full recap, photos)

DTFRadio.com

Bronx Museum of the Arts

The NY Hip Hop Report interview with Ralph McDaniels of Video Music Box

Mo Brown

King Gypsy

Genesis Be

NeNe Ali

VH1′s The Gossip Game

The Source

Mayhem Lauren, Pitchfork, Hip Hop and Hipster Media

2012 A3C Hip Hop Festival (Recap)

Ozone Magazine

M-TRI & DJ LEECY T

PROPS TO HIP HOP: 1993 – A Year in Hip Hop [APRIL 5, 2013]

Mobile Mondays

Gecko Brothas

End the Violence Rapathon

2011 SXSW Recap

Homeboy Sandman

Skyzoo

M-TRI & DJ LEECY T

PROPS TO HIP HOP: 1993 – A Year in Hip Hop [APRIL 5, 2013]

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Hip hop’s legendary smooth operator Big Daddy Kane joins The NY Hip Hop Report on the Sunday, March 10, 2013 episode. In the interview, Kane speaks on his career, hip hop in 2013, the NY rap scene and Las Supper, his new live band, soul/hip-hop fusion group set to shake up the game.

Big Daddy Kane and Las Supper will appear at The Blue Note in New York City on Monday, March 11. Click here for information and tickets.

Be sure to tune in to hear from Big Daddy Kane on Sunday, March 10, 2013 at 10 p.m., as Birthplace Magazine founder and Editor-in-Chief Manny Faces and Senior Staff Writer Steve Ortiz bring you The NY Hip Hop Report.

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