Category Archives: The Show

2008 Hip Hop Leaders Conference for Peace

The Hip-Hop Leaders (HHL) Program is a year-round after-school college prep, technology prep, and mentoring program. The program uses the excitement and relevance of the hip hop culture and now skateboarding to connect with at-risk youth, then motivate and enable them to pursue higher education and technology careers.
UniverSOUL Productions has been working very closely […]

AZ Mixtape Release Party TONIGHT!

Same Plate and Hidden City Entertainment Present AZ’s N.4.L. Mixtape Release Party:
Just a few months since the release of Undeniable, AZ is getting ready to celebrate the release of his new mixtape, N.4.L., with a rare live performance at Manhattans’ own Knitting Factory. On Thursday August 7th, be there as one of the greatest rappers […]

100dBs: Brenner’s Breaks 2 Release Party & Preview

If you’re in NY this Friday, don’t miss the release party for 100dBs‘ new album, Brenner’s Breaks 2! We got a sneak preview of the new joint right here, courtesy of dBs himself.  And if you’re a beatmaker/producer, don’t forget to stop by his new forum to take part in the remix contest we have […]

DJ Premier & Mighty Mi: Live in Vegas

I had to swip this from The Smoking Section.  DJ Premier and Might Mi live at Blush on July 22, 2008.  How incredible this show must have been!  Preemo rockin’ the decks and throwing in some INXS and Hall & Oates?  Damn!  Both sets look dope though.  Check the tracklist and download…

The Toronto Rock The Bells Recap & Review

If you read my “In Preparation” piece, you guessed how excited I was. The Chicago show was just before the Toronto show and I heard some early reviews and such. It is hard to judge that because each venue, each city, each artist brings something different every time. You could tell me it was going […]

AZ Mixtape Release Party [Aug 7th]

If you’re in the NY area, check this one out… wouldn’t wanna miss it!  Get your tickets here.

In Preparation for Rock The Bells

There was no chance in hell that I wasn’t going to do one of these. The biggest hip hop event of my life or any one else’s is about to begin this week with a show in the Windy City. Then comes to my home town the day after. In case you have been living […]

Faces In The Crowd Showcase: July 22nd

If you all just sittin’ around the house next Tuesday (July 22nd) and you live around NYC, get your ass over to the Faces In The Crowd Showcase, presented by All In One Entertainment!
All Is One is a promotional based company that successfully bridges the gap between the unsigned artist community and the music industry […]

Wale / Blu & Exile / others @ S.O.B.’s: July 13th

Yo, once again S.O.B.’s has a killer show going on this Sunday night… Wale with Go-Go band UCB, Blu & Exile, AOK, Che Grand, DJ Getlive, and special guest Skillz! I need to start spending my summers in NYC… check the promo video below. Wale’s gonna be on tour with Jay-Z in Europe […]

Jay-Z: Glastonbury Full Video

Just yesterday Hip-Hop Is Read brought you the full audio to the Jay-Z performance everybody’s been talking about.  Well, today, This Is Hip Hop brings you the FULL VIDEO of the performance!
Thanks to our staffer Carsten for providing the links.  The video is in MKV format and is provided in 3 separate Megaupload links for […]

Jay-Z: Live in Glastonbury

As a Jay-Z stan, I was happy to see this full show up for download over at Hip-Hop Is Read.  I hear the show was simply amazing and now we get to hear the full thing in all it’s glory.  The set list just looks incredible, with Jay hits such at “Izzo”, “I Just Wanna […]

DJ Chong Wizard on Shade45 Tonight!

Yo, if you got Sirius, tune into Shade45 tonight to check out one of our favorite DJs here on the site — DJ Chong Wizard! Most famous for his American Ironman mixtape and now his new Hell’s Kitchen, Chong will be serving up some new blends and mash-ups on tonight’s show.  Should be a solid […]

Fourth of July in NYC


Faces In The Crowd: Donny Goines / Maino

Thanks to my man J Master for passing these along. Live footage from Donny Goines (’What U Expected’) and Maino (’Hi Hater’) from June 17,2008. Real hip hop stand up!

Donny Goines on MySpace
Maino on MySpace

KL Tribute Show: June 10th @ S.O.B.’s in NYC

It seems these days that hip-hop’s shining stars pass away too young all too often, leaving behind only music and memories for the hip-hop community at large to mourn. Another day, another fallen soldier. This March, KL aka Kamakazee from Screwball, one of our favorite NY crews, has passed away after an asthma attack. We’d […]

Kidz In The Hall Album Release Party in NYC

–KIDZ IN THE HALL Celebrate Release of THE IN CROWD with Live Performance at S.O.B.’s May 20th–
The Ivy League rap duo, Kidz In The Hall–Graduates of the University of Pennsylvania–met with Congress this week to discuss digital copyright laws and their effect on the ever-changing music industry. “We need to talk to more people [in […]

Rock The Bells 2008

Yeah, maybe I’m a little late on this, but I was just reading this flyer just now and realized that the show is coming to Miami!  Man, I’m so excited about this!  Looking for ticket information, but unable to find it on ticketmaster yet.  If this show is coming to your area, you’ll def wanna […]

Joell Ortiz @ SOBS in New York

Hot show going on in New York on April 8th, if you’re in the area.Click the poster for more info.

Upcoming Shows in NYC

Yo, it’s always a good time to be in New York City, but next month there are two shows coming up that’ll make you wish you were there!
Same Plate and Hidden City Entertainment Present:
Detroit’s finest Royce Da 5′9 (known for his work with DJ Premier, Puffy, The Bar Exam, etc.), Keith Murray, Torae, and Kaze, […]