J57 ’2057 EP’ and ‘The Ports EP’
J57, MC and producer from the Brown Bag AllStars collective, dropped two EPs, The Ports EP and 2057 EP, on his website www.J57Music.com, both featuring smoothed-out, sample-driven, scratch-heavy,...
View ArticleBusta Rhymes – Life & Rhymes – Google Play Documentary (VIDEO)
Busta Rhymes is the subject of a 20-minute long documentary, presented by Google Play, in conjunction with the Google Play free release of his latest project, Year of the Dragon. With a combination of...
View ArticleEllie Goulding – Just Lights Music (Manny Faces BlendMix)
Fans of clever wordsmithing-in-blend-song-titles should immediately recognize the parts used to create the sum of the “Just Lights Music” blend created by producer and remixer Manny Faces, who...
View ArticleJ57 ft. Rasheed Chappell –‘Elite Status’ (Video)
It’s often easy to lose sight of good music when surfing the internet. There is so much being posted, so many websites, so many different tastes… It can be daunting. Here at Birthplace Magazine...
View Article[POSTPONED] Rakim, Raekwon at Stage 48, Mar. 21: Ticket Giveaway
The Feb. 8 show has (also) been postponed, due to the severe winter weather. The show is now March 21. The God MC Rakim and The Chef Raekwon join hip hop forces for a December 20 February 8, 2013 March...
View ArticleRediculus: How To Hold A Mic (feat. Soul Khan, Sadat X & The Day Laborers)
One of our favorite non-NY-area producers, Chicago’s Rediculus, often works with our area’s best and brightest underground and independent artists, supplying them with sharply produced headnodders that...
View ArticleDJ Kay Slay Ft. Fred The Godson, Murda Mook & Reek Da Villian –‘Ice In My Veins’
DJ Kay Slay preps the release of his latest project Grown Man Hip-Hop Part 2: Sleeping With The Enemy, dropping “Ice In My Veins,” featuring gritty New York spitters Fred The Godson, Murda Mook and...
View ArticleRoc Marciano – Bruh Man
Roc Marciano continues where Reloaded left off with “Bruh Man,” a slow burning bit of more fire. Gonna rock this loud enough for them to hear it on the 5th floor. (See what we did there?)
View ArticleInnocent? ‘Time For Change’ ft. Roc Marciano & DJ Modesty (Video)
Brooklyn’s T.H.E.M. Recordings unveil their latest signee Innocent?, who kicks off the album campaign for his forthcoming Love It Or Hate It LP, with the visuals for the Roc Marciano assisted single...
View ArticleRed Bull Music Academy: Rakim Interview (Video)
During the month-long residency of the Red Bull Music Academy’s throughout New York City, noted journalist Jeff “Chairman” Mao conducted an in-depth, nearly 2-hour long sit-down “lecture” with Rakim,...
View ArticleSyler (feat. DJ JS-1 & Nitty Scott, MC) –‘Dusk Till Dawn’
Here comes Strong Island/NYC-based Syler, sexy spitress Nitty Scott, MC and one of our fave DJs in the game, JS-1, with a solid, bouncing track, "Dusk Till Dawn"The post Syler (feat. DJ JS-1 &...
View ArticleSummerstage at Red Hook Park: Flatbush Zombies and Rakim (Recap, Photos, Video)
Flatbush Zombies and Rakim started off the 2013 SummerStage Concert Series' focus on hip hop's 40th anniversary in explosive fashion.
View ArticleManny Faces Releases ‘One Song Mixtape’ ft. Best Song In Like, Ever...
Sort of famed music journalist Manny Faces returns to his artistic roots with the release of his self-described “unearthly smash” single “Interesting,” the debut and also only song from his...
View ArticleR.A. The Rugged Man ft. Brother Ali & Masta Ace – The Dangerous 3 (Video)
Some joints you just want to run back over and over. This is one of them.
View ArticlePeter Leo x DJ Concept: Young Baby Father EP – Track by Track Breakdown
The Young Baby Father EP is a seven song EP from hip hop artist Peter Leo, which is entirely produced and orchestrated by DJ Concept. The two break down the tracks to show where each artist was coming...
View ArticleRakim, DMX, Shontelle, Aleks D “Don’t Call Me” (Video)
We're not sure why this exists, but it does. The God MC & Darkman X rocking out with Shontelle & Aleks D, thanks to No Mystery Studios.
View ArticleMike Check – Hope ft. Ewald (Video)
"Hope," a seemingly autobiographical keep-ya-head-up type of song could easily be candidate for radio play, along with similar power-pop/hip hop that's finding its own niche on the 92.3s and Z100s of...
View ArticleRoc Marciano – The Pimpire Strikes Back (Mixtape)
The always-reliable, gruff, gritty, thoughtful and soulful Roc Marciano delivers 16 tracks of smooth beats and solid lyrics. The Pimpire Strikes Back.
View ArticleBusta Rhymes, Q-Tip ‘Thank You’ Video (ft. Kanye West, Lil Wayne)
Busta Rhymes & Q-Tip deliver the visuals for their collaboration "Thank You," the prelude to their joint mixtape The Abstract and The Dragon, slated for a Dec. 12 release.
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