The  Roots & Q-Tip headlined the Hennessy Artistry tour this year and last week they touched down in NYC for the grand finale.  As with all the Hennessy shows, there were many special guests as Ronald Isley, Bobby Brown, Mary J. Blige, Erykah Badu, Mike Posner, D-Nice and Eve all took the stage with The Legendary.  Hennessy was gracious enough to stream the event live on ustream, so you can check out the full concert on-demand below, as well as download our audio rip of the show.

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One of the spotlight events of the CMJ festival last week was the Elitaste x Nue Agency x Puma showcase at SOB’s.  Rising star  Mike Posner headlined the event, along with his go-to buddy rapper, Big Sean.  Rounding out the lineup was the elcectic Theophilus London, Camp Lo, 2Am Club, Brandon Hines and the New Yorker magazine’s favorite new rapper, Freddie Gibbs.  Check out some soundboard audio highlights of the night, as well as a recap video of the evening from 5846 Films (full performance vids coming soon).

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