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New Hip Hop Doc Brings NYC Into Focus

todayJuly 22, 2025

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(GEMS RADIO)——LL Cool J is host of Hip Hop Was Born Here, a new hip hop doc that focuses on the birth of the genre in New York City.

It gives a tour of New York City’s boroughs and neighborhoods and features interviews with Big Daddy Kane, Method Man, Rev Run, Doug E. Fresh, Jadakiss, Roxanne Shante, Marley Marl, Salt of Salt-N-Pepa, Bimmy, Lady London, Crystal Caines, Grandmaster Caz, Fivio Foreign, and Sheek Louch, among others.

The docuseries premiered today on Paramount +.

Written by: Robert Frezza

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Tyler, the Creator Drops New Surprise Album

(GEMS RADIO)——Tyler, the Creator has released new music. It’s his first since last year’s Chromakopia. The new album called Don’t Tap The Glass is a dance party album and very expressive, as Tyler puts it. Tyler is still on tour promoting Chromakopia. He will be touring the United States, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Japan, South Korea, Thailand, and the Philippines still. He’s due to play Lollapalooza as well.

todayJuly 21, 2025

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