Posts Tagged ‘hip hop’
Large Professor played Rough Trade NYC
June 10th, 2015 by chocko
The Legendary Hip Hop Producer and MC, Large Professor was in the house at Rough Trade NYC for the release of his latest album re:living. The performance space at Rough Trade slowly filled up early in the evening while Large Pro waited for some late guests to arrive to the venue. The new album played […]
Tags: brooklyn, hip hop, Large Pro, Large Professor, re:living, rough trade nyc, show
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PRhyme played Highline Ballroom
March 6th, 2015 by chocko
PRhyme (DJ Premier and Royce da 5’9″) at Highline Ballroom 02-22-15 PRhyme, comprised of hip hop heavyweights DJ Premier and Detroit’s Royce da 5’9″ brought some real hip hop to the Highline Ballroom in New York City last month. Their debut album as a duo dropped last December and features samples of psych-soul composer Adrian […]
Tags: Boldy James, dj premier, highline ballroom, hip hop, Joe Budden, joell ortiz, new york city, nyc, PRhyme, rap, rapper, Royce da 5'9", show, slaughterhouse, Your Old Droog
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The Grouch & Eligh played Highline Ballroom
April 1st, 2014 by chocko
The Grouch & Eligh at Highline Ballroom West Coast indie hip hop legends, The Grouch & Eligh played Highline Ballroom (3/19) with Eliot Lipp, Pigeon John and DJ Fresh. Grouch and Eligh, both founding members of Los Angeles hip hop collective, Living Legends took to the stage to debut songs from their new triple album […]
Tags: eligh, highline ballroom, hip hop, new york city, nyc, show, the grouch
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2014 DMC NYC Regional DJ Battle Review + Photos
March 18th, 2014 by chocko
2014 DMC NYC Winner: Dwells Chocko and Mr. C were on the scene at Webster Hall for the 2014 DMC NYC Regional DJ Battle. Lord Finesse of DITC provided plenty of comedy along with hosting duties while DJs from the tri-state area battled it out for a chance to represent NYC in the next round […]
Tags: Battle, dj, DMC, Grand Wizzard Theodore, hip hop, Lord Finesse, nyc, QBert, Regional
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DJ J-RONIN and GUEST MCs pack Black Star for Epic MC Cipher
December 1st, 2013 by chocko
DJ J-Ronin at Black Star (Harlem NYC) The latest DJ J-RONIN mixtape dropped last week and it’s titled “Freestyle Files Vol.2” and it is pure fire featuring 50 emcees! An official In Store event also happened at Black Star (352 Lennox Ave) in Harlem, NYC. An MC Cipher was scheduled with DJ READY CEE on […]
Tags: all elements, dj j-ronin, dj ready cee, harlem, hip hop, lil fame, mr. beatz, new york city, nyc, sav killz
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KRS-ONE played SOB’s
August 31st, 2013 by chocko
KRS-ONE and DJ Predator Prime at SOB’s (photos by Chocko) Tony Touch and D-Stroy The Teacha, aka Blastmaster KRS-ONE recently performed at the NYC downtown club, SOB’s in front of a sold out crowd. His son, DJ Predator Prime accompanied the legendary MC on the turntables providing the beats and scratches. When we got into […]
Tags: boogie down productions, d-stroy, dj predator prime, hip hop, krs-one, sob's, tony touch, videos
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Jamel Shabazz Street Photographer
August 8th, 2013 by chocko
When one thinks of photographers who have documented hip-hop prior to the crack era and its commercialization, Jamel Shabazz and his snapshots of hip hop street style and culture come to mind. Charlie Ahearn, the director of iconic hip hop movie Wild Style, shines a spotlight on Shabazz and his photos in the documentary Jamel […]
Tags: charlie ahearn, documentary, hip hop, Jamel Shabazz, photos, Street Photographer
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Fab 5 Freddy at The Museum of the Moving Image PART II
May 26th, 2013 by chocko
Legendary Hip Hop Pioneer, FAB 5 FREDDY was at the Museum of the Moving Image last week for a discussion about many things including hip hop music, videos and graffiti art. Check out Mr. C’s review of the event in the previous post which includes the music videos Fab presented during the evening. I had […]
Tags: fab 5 freddy, graffiti, hip hop, momi, museum of the moving image, pioneer, wildstyle
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Fab 5 Freddy at The Museum of the Moving Image
May 20th, 2013 by Mr. C
(Fab 5 Freddy at the Museum of the Moving Image) To celebrate SPECTACLE: The Music Video exhibit, Chocko & I attended the event “An Evening with Fab 5 Freddy” hosted at the Museum of The Moving Image in Queens which was moderated by Warrington Hudlin last friday night! We almost didn’t make it because of […]
Tags: hip hop, lecture, museum of the moving image, music videos, spoken word
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Slick Rick played Brooklyn Bowl
February 3rd, 2013 by chocko
Slick Rick performed at Brooklyn Bowl in New York City last month a couple of days before his birthday. The celebration performance featured all the hits from The Ruler’s career that dates back to the Golden Era of Hip Hop in the 80’s. When his debut album The Great Adventures Of Slick Rick came out […]
Tags: birthday, brooklyn, hip hop, new york city, nyc, show, slick rick
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LIL FAME + TERMANOLOGY played S.O.B.’s
December 18th, 2012 by chocko
TERMANOLOGY GRAFH EA$Y MONEY LIL FAME a.k.a. FIZZY WOMACK (when he’s producing) and Termanology played S.O.B.’s a couple weeks ago to celebrate the release of their new album Fizzyology. There were a lot of great MC’s on stage to start the show, but business didn’t really start picking up until Cool Hand Lukey hit the […]
Tags: fizzyology, hip hop, lil fame, m.o.p., new york city, nyc, s.o.b.'s, statik selektah, termanology
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South X South Bronx – Hip Hop Festival on December 14/15th
December 4th, 2012 by Mr. C
———————————————————————————————————————- Old and new hip hop head aficionados who are in tune with the origin of the 5 elements of this urban art form – you DO NOT want to miss out on this event! It’s the SOUTH X SOUTH BRONX – HIP HOP FESTIVAL! SXSBX is a two day festival where organizers and some […]
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