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RAP AND REDEMPTION ON DEATH ROW Seeking Justice and Finding Purpose behind Bars by Alim Braxton and Mark Katz! Use Promo Code: 01SOCIAL30 to Save 30%! uncpress.org/book/978146967…

NYC Please Support! Today, Sunday, June 2nd: Hip-Hop 4 Peace organized by K-Salaam @ Roulette 509 Atlantic Ave Brooklyn! @ksalaambeatnick @M1deadprez @SuheirHammad1 @talibkweli2 @Smifnwessun @anatijoux and more!

Much respect to the X-ecutioners for performing for us at the 2023 @technics DMC US Finals presented by @RockTheBells - featuring @NoisiCerP @BOOGIEBLIND + @mistasinista! youtu.be/kBU2enO93u4?fe…

2023 @technics DMC US Finals @RockTheBells at 2pm EST - Dec. 30th featuring hosts @LordFinesseDITC + @therealrussellp + X-ecutioners @mistasinista @BOOGIEBLIND Precision @ispiklz @djdstyles @DJQbert @Shortkut + DJ Jazzy Jay and DJ Rockin' Rob! youtube.com/watch?v=CKCL1_…

Join us on Sat. Dec. 30th at 2pm EST for the 2023 @technics DMC US Finals presented by @RockTheBells with hosts @LordFinesseDITC and @therealrussellp + @NoisiCerP @mistasinista @BOOGIEBLIND @DJQbert @djdstyles youtube.com/user/TheOFFICI…

The long awaited much anticipated livestream of the 2023 @technics DMC US Finals presented by @RockTheBells with hosts @LordFinesseDITC and @therealrussellp will go down on Sat. Dec. 30th at 2pm EST or 1pm CST and 12noon MNT and 11am PST. youtube.com/user/TheOFFICI…

The hit-and-run left Fabel with compound leg fractures, a broken pelvis, cracked ribs, a punctured right lung, and a lacerated liver, among other injuries. "It's terrible for a dancer to be shattered," photographer Henry Chalfant says. Story: rollingstone.com/music/music-fe…

"I thought it was all over," Fabel says. "I thought, ‘Wow, I’m just going to be in a wheelchair, incapacitated.’" Story: rollingstone.com/music/music-fe…

"He’s always been a stand-up dude repping the culture to the fullest," Fab 5 Freddy says. "When I saw the link to his GoFundMe, I didn’t hesitate to contribute." rollingstone.com/music/music-fe…

A brutal hit-and-run left Popmaster Fabel, the legendary hip-hop pioneer who helped bring breakdancing to the mainstream, for dead this summer. Now he tells Rolling Stone how he’s fighting — slowly and painfully — to get back on his feet: rollingstone.com/music/music-fe…

The long awaited much anticipated livestream of the 2023 @technics DMC US Finals presented by @RockTheBells with hosts @LordFinesseDITC and @therealrussellp will go down on Sat. Dec. 30th at 2pm EST or 1pm CST and 12noon MNT and 11am PST. Subscribe youtube.com/user/TheOFFICI…

Next up! Knockers representing the USA in the 2023 @technics DMC World DJ Finals this past November at @Themidwaysf! @VirtualDJ @BPMsupreme youtu.be/jXQ0tTRyCmg

Thursday, Dec. 7 @MuseumofCityNY Aerosol Art Bazaar, Film Screening, + All-Star Panel. $20. Feat. LADY PINK, SKEME, Ken Swift, Henry Chalfant, and Sam Pollard. Moderated by Jessice Green. Photo by Martha Cooper. 1220 5th Ave (at 104th) NYC 35948.blackbaudhosting.com/35948/New-York…

Introducing the winning routine from 2023 @technics DMC World Champion @djkswizz representing New Zealand! @VirtualDJ @Themidwaysf youtu.be/lrXFmNjNQZ0

Thanks to @PioneerDJ + @SKRATCHPADSF for an awesome DMC Scratch Social at 7th West: Oakland CA! @DJQbert @Questosahn @dopez1200 @swift_style @Deeandroid @DJCelskiii @ENFOE @dj8ballsf @djbabuforeal @djrena_jp @DJKENTARO Photos by @JeffStraw! Full album: facebook.com/media/set/?van…

2023 @technics DMC World Finals will be livestreamed on Friday, Nov. 3rd at 8pm PST. Tune in to twitch.tv/dmcdjchamps. Battles begin 8:45pm! @VirtualDJ @djbabuforeal @rhettmatic @djrena_jp @DJKENTARO @DJQbert @djdstyles @Shortkut @mixmastermike @BallTrapMusic @dilatedpeoples

DMC's 38-year-old definitive DJ battle makes its West Coast debut on Fri/3, with Bay Area luminaries that brought the region's turntabilism into the sun, with @DJQbert, @Shortkut, @djdstyles, @djbabuforeal, @rhettmatic, and even a Dilated Peoples live set 48hills.org/2023/10/spin-i…

.@SenSanders Every hour that passes, more Palestinian children and families are killed by Israel. We are witnessing a genocide. What will it take for you to call for a ceasefire? #CeasefireNOW #LetGazaLive

@mixmastermike will receive the DMC LEGEND AWARD plus ROCK A SET on Friday, Nov. 3rd at @Themidwaysf 900 Marin St. San Francisco. This is just one of the many historic moments planned for the 2023 @technics DMC World Finals! tixr.com/e/78999

Friday, November 3rd: @dilatedpeoples = @djbabuforeal @TheRealRakaa + @Evidence @ @Themidwaysf tixr.com/e/78999 @technics @VirtualDJ @BPMsupreme