Posts Tagged ‘hip hop’
An Interview With Creature
July 23rd, 2020 by chocko
Creature makes his return to Planet Chocko to talk about his latest release titled The Day Night Stood Still which features brand new tracks from an MC I first met more than a decade ago, outside of the legendary and now defunct hip hop store, Fat Beats. Over the years, I would bump into Creature […]
Tags: creaturenomics, hip hop, interview, mf doom, new york city, rap, rebelmatic, triflicts, underground hip hop, wutang clan
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The 2019 Crotona Park Jams
August 30th, 2019 by chocko
Last night, capped off the last Crotona Park Jam of the season featuring a stellar lineup of DJs…DJ Lady Love, DJ Hollywood, DJ Cash Money, DJ Scratch and DJ Kid Capri. JDL and Grand Master Caz performed on stage together. Chocko was just driving up to the park but caught the last moments of the […]
Tags: 2019, cold crush brothers, crotona park, crotona park jams, dj hollywood, grand master caz, hip hop, mix master ice, old school, rahiem, the bronx, utfo
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Ghostface Killah @ The Wellmont Theater (Montclair, New Jersey)
January 24th, 2019 by chocko
Ghostface Killah of the Wu-Tang Clan performed at Wellmont Theater in Montclair, New Jersey last month. Ghostface stepped on the stage and started his set with his verse from the Bad Boy remix of “Special Delivery” then performed classic Wu-Tang and solo tracks which spanned 25 years in the rap game. Ghostface rocked the stage […]
Tags: ghostface killah, hip hop, live show, montclair, new jersey, rap, wellmont theater, wu-tang clan
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Easy Mo Bee spun at Turntable Lab
January 12th, 2019 by chocko
Legendary producer Easy Mo Bee made an appearance last night at Turntable Lab in New York City, a pristine and well organized record store in the East Village. As soon as I saw them announce the in-store, I mentally prepared for the grueling commute from New Jersey to the Motherland smack dab during rush hour […]
Tags: easy mo bee, hip hop, in-store, live dj set, new york city, notorious b.i.g., nyc, record store, turntable lab
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Rockness Monsta sighting at Rough Trade NYC
March 1st, 2018 by chocko
Rock of the rap duo Heltah Skeltah along with DJ Sky (Anthony Mason lookalike) were at Rough Trade a couple weeks ago to promote Rock’s first solo album titled ROCKNESS A.P. which initially was released on Digital Deja Vu Records last year in September. The A.P. in the title of the album stands for After […]
Tags: brooklyn, CD, heltah skeltah, hip hop, in-store, record, rock, rockness a.p., rockness monsta, rough trade nyc
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DR. OCTAGON played IRVING PLAZA
June 23rd, 2017 by chocko
The Dr. Octagon Experience Tour recently wrapped up at NYC’s Irving Plaza. The tour celebrated the 1996 underground smash from outer space, the album titled Dr. Octagonecologyst. DJ Herbert Holler from the Freedom Party NYC shows, opened up the evening with a 45 minute set of real hip hop…heavy on the old school east coast […]
Tags: dan the automator, dj qbert, dr octagon, hip hop, irving plaza, kool keith, new york city, nyc
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Summer of ’92 at Terminal 5
August 13th, 2016 by chocko
Salt N Pepa at Terminal 5 August 9, 2016 DJ Spinderella En Vogue Biz Markie The Crystal Pepsi Summer of ’92 featured artists from that totally awesome era including Lisa Loeb, Biz Markie, En Vogue and Salt N Pepa with DJ Spinderella. The 90’s party also featured a retro arcade with classic video games, a […]
Tags: biz markie, crystal pepsi, dj spinderella, en vogue, hip hop, new york city, nyc, old school, salt n pepa, summer of 92, terminal 5
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Naughty By Nature – Judy Torres / Bronx Week 2016 celebrations
May 19th, 2016 by Mr. C
(Vinnie & Treach from Naughty By Nature) (Judy Torres performing Sad Morning + Love you, Will you love me at the 2016 Bronx Week celebrations) —————————————————————————————————————- Planet Chocko and the old school crew headed over the Hudson and sauntered towards the Mosholu to celebrate Bronx Week last Sunday with live performances by Tito Nieves, Judy […]
Tags: bronx week, freestyle dance, grandmaster caz, hip hop, judy torres, master gee, melle mel, music, naughty by nature, smif n wessun
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Hip Hop 4 Flint at SOB’s New York City (pics and videos)
March 30th, 2016 by chocko
Frank Knight at SOBs (photos by chocko) All Elements, Big Jeff Ent., and Castro Co. in collaboration with Queen Yonsada and the Justice League NYC combined their efforts to put on a great hip hop show recently at SOB’s to benefit and shed some light on the recent water crisis in Flint, Michigan. Proceeds from […]
Tags: all elements, Cheri Lashell, dj jronin, frank knight, Grand Wizzard Theodore, hip hop, hiphop4flint, MC, mr. cheeks, Mysonne Linen, Nitty Scott, ny hip hop, Quair Lateef, royal flush, sav killz, sob's
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Back To The True School at Crotona Park: Bronx NYC
October 1st, 2015 by chocko
GrandMaster Caz Kool DJ Red Alert and DJ Jazzy Jay at Crotona Park Tools Of War closed out their jams this year at Crotona Park in The Bronx last week with a classic Back To The True School lineup: Grandmaster Caz, Kool DJ Red Alert and DJ Jazzy Jay. The show was dedicated to hip […]
Tags: Coke La Rock, crotona park, DJ Jazzy Jay, Eddie Cheeba, grandmaster caz, hip hop, Kool DJ Red Alert, rap, the bronx, Tools Of War
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DMC Signed Comics at Forbidden Planet NYC
September 15th, 2015 by chocko
DMC arriving at Forbidden Planet The legendary King Of Rock, DMC signed recent issues of his comic book DMC at Forbidden Planet in early September. DMC brought along a posse which included writer Amy Chu and DMC Comics’ Editor-in-Chief Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez. Darryl “DMC” McDaniels’ comic book company Darryl Makes Comics recently published issue #1.5 of […]
Tags: Amy Chu, art, comic books, Darryl Makes Comics, Darryl McDaniels, DMC, Edgardo Miranda Rodriguez, forbidden planet, hip hop, signing
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Biz Markie and Masta Ace played Herbert Von King Park
June 21st, 2015 by chocko
Biz Markie at Herbert Von King Park Masta Ace at Herbert Von King Park Old school hip hop was in the house at Herbert Von King Park last Wednesday night with a free Summerstage show featuring Biz Markie and Masta Ace. After driving around Bed Stuy like Mr. Magoo and finally parking in a spot […]
Tags: bed stuy, biz markie, free show, herbert von king park, hip hop, masta ace, new york city, old school, summerstage
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