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the 2009 Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival - in pics & review

Jun 25, 10:45am

the 2009 Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival - in pics & review

by Black Bubblegum Marty Markowitz and Ralph McDaniels The theme of this summer has been rain, and though the skies opened up halfway into the 5th anniversary show of The Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival on June 20th in Empire Fulton-Ferry State Park , that didn't stop the crowd from swaying to the classic beats and rhymes by a stable of 90s artists. Thankfully the organizers of the DUMBO show thought ahead, and though it was a little packed in there, everyone stayed [...]

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