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Governors Ball 2026 kicked off its return to Flushing Meadows Corona Park with a Day 1 lineup that captured the festival’s unique signature mix of local talent, genre-spanning performances, and crowd-favorite sets. Gov Ball 2026 by…

On Monday, April 13, Japanese hip-hop duo Creepy Nuts made their New York City debut at the Manhattan Center’s Hammerstein Ballroom. Rapper R-Shitei and DJ Matsunaga are the elite duo behind Creepy Nuts, delivering a high-octane, 20-song…

Music has the power to bring people together in the name of solidarity. Throughout protest history, there have always been songs to aide in carrying the cries for social justice. Protest music came into mainstream popularity during the…

Make way for a new realm of rap with D’Chrome Foster as he explores nihilism in “Gang”.  A soliloquy of how black men experience trauma and how it affects their identity. Spot lighting the traps of society, where any option is a double…

On Tuesday, August 26, the Lil Jon concert crowd was greeted with rain at the New York State Fair’s Suburban Park Stage. After a dry day of sunshine and cool air, Lil Jon stormed the stage and the sky quickly produced a rain storm,…

On Tuesday, August 24, a tornado and several thunderstorms couldn't stop the Busta Rhymes concert at The Great New York State Fair. The fair was closed for damage control but quickly reopened to accommodate a large crowd of eager fans.…

On Tuesday, August 19, Cypress Hill headlined the Dank Daze of Summer tour at the en plein air culture center, Lewiston ArtPark. Celebrating 90's hip hop party culture with dancing, drinks and natural haze with hip hop groups: The…

The streets of New York City naturally breed all kinds of artists from every walk of life; it's part of what makes this city so damn special. Against a backdrop of rising political tensions, uncertainty, and global power shifts, it is only…

Public Enemy has released a new track titled "March Madness", which packs a heavier politically motivated punch than anything the duo has released before. The two-piece Hip Hop duo made of rap icons Chuck D and Flavor Flav, has…

Five-time Grammy Award winner and iconic rapper Lil Wayne has announced the Tha Carter VI Tour, a North American run which makes stops at four New York venues this summer. The Tha Carter VI Tour celebrates 20 years of Lil Wayne's Tha…