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Celebration Time! It’s RFB’s 8th Anniversary!

Celebration Time! It’s RFB’s 8th Anniversary!

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RFB Presents: Movie Club at C’Mon Everybody—Sunday, May 7 !!!

RFB Presents: Movie Club at C’Mon Everybody—Sunday, May 7 !!!

A multi-media multi-dimensional live performance extravaganza in the heart of our beloved Brooklyn!

New RFB art project puts “Liars and Deniers” on full display

New RFB art project puts “Liars and Deniers” on full display

The ‘Wall of Liars and Deniers’ is a mural depicting lies from around 300 politicians and pundits

Save the date: “Bands Do BK” book launch event: Tuesday, September 6, 7pm

Save the date: “Bands Do BK” book launch event: Tuesday, September 6, 7pm

Please join the Radio Free Brooklyn community in celebrating RFB host Sam Sumpter’s new book, “Bands Do BK: A Guide to Brooklyn, By Bands, For Everyone.”

Now available: the Sonic Resource Kit—Radio Free Brooklyn’s first-ever compilation album!

Now available: the Sonic Resource Kit—Radio Free Brooklyn’s first-ever compilation album!

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This week, The Foundation is paying tribute to 1984. Its all going down late Monday night (early Tuesday morning) from 12-1 AM EST only on @radiofreebk. Classics from @thegyptianlover, RUN DMC, Schooly D, The Fat Boys, Roxanne Shante, Davy DMX, and many more.

LIVE THIS FRIDAY, SEPT 22, 8-10 pm ET, an all-new episode of Brooklyn Beat with Scott Einhorn featuring Adelyn Strei in studio. Shell perform a cool lo-fi set, theyll spin tracks from her favorite artists, and preview her show at The Scratcher on Sept 24th. Please join them LIVE at rfb.nyc or via the Radio Free Brooklyn app.

This week, The Foundation is paying tribute to 1983. Its all going down late Monday night (early Tuesday morning) from 12-1 AM EST only on @radiofreebk. And, if you missed the mixes for the first 10 years of hiphop, tap in to The Foundation archives on @radiofreebk and @mixcloud

FRI, SEPT 15, 8-10 pm ET, tune in for a special rebroadcast of Brooklyn Beat with Scott Einhorn from 2022 featuring The Mommyheads in studio. And be sure to catch them LIVE on September 20th at DROM for their Coney Island Kid Record Release show. Please join them Friday on the radio at rfb.nyc or via the Radio Free Brooklyn app.

FRI, SEPT 8, 8-10 pm ET, tune in for a special rebroadcast of Brooklyn Beat with Scott Einhorn from 2022 featuring Kissed By An Animal in studio. And be sure to catch them LIVE on September 15th at Bar Freda (with former Brooklyn Beat guests The Planes and Gorgeous). Please join them Friday on the radio at rfb.nyc or via the Radio Free Brooklyn app.

Were taking it back to 1982 this week on The Foundation. Lots of treats. Tap in late Monday night (early Tuesday morning) from 12-1 AM EST only on @radiofreebk

FRI, SEPT 1, 8-10 pm ET, tune in for a special rebroadcast of Brooklyn Beat with Scott Einhorn from 2017 featuring Teddy Kumpel in studio. And be sure to catch Teddy and his band Nome Sane? LIVE on September 6th at The Bitter End. Please join them Friday on the radio at rfb.nyc or via the Radio Free Brooklyn app.

Were taking it back to 1981 this week on The Foundation (and a little bit of 1982). Tap in late Monday night (early Tuesday morning) from 12-1 AM EST only on @radiofreebk

Tonight and every Sunday at 10, tune into Metrowave. This week, we feature artists who attended #mamaroneckhighschool One full hour of #mhs adjacent music. Tune in!

LIVE THIS FRIDAY, AUG 25, 8-10 pm ET, an all-new episode of Brooklyn Beat with Scott Einhorn featuring ALY G (aka Alyson Greenfield) in studio. Shell perform a very cool lo-fi set and theyll preview her Build It Up Song & Video Release Party at Sleepwalk on August 29th. Please join them LIVE at rfb.nyc or via the Radio Free Brooklyn app.

FRI, AUG 18, 8-10 pm ET, tune in for a special rebroadcast of Brooklyn Beat with Scott Einhorn from 2019 featuring Screamin Rebel Angels in studio. And be sure to catch them LIVE on August 24th at Red Pavilion Brooklyn. Please join them Friday on the radio at rfb.nyc or via the Radio Free Brooklyn app.

Well, it’s been a minute.
@daveandgiggles got together with old friends from @afterthefallrecords and talked to Good Leaf, a musician, UN representative, iron union worker (where he worked high above the city to build some of the most iconic buildings in nyc) and so much more.
we talked about recording a lifetime worth of living into a new album with Adam Amram.
It’s a great interview and one that truly showcases one of the most interesting people I’ve met on my journey.
Tonight at 7p on radiofreebrooklyn.com
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#music #goodleaf #brooklyn #afterthefallrecords #adamamram #daveandgigglesradiohour #ironworkersunion #nyc #unionstrong #unitednations #mohawktribewolfclan

This week on The Foundation, samples from 1980 and a preview of 1981. Tap in late Monday night (early Tuesday morning) from 12-1 AM EST.

Happy 50th Birthday Hip Hop!! 🥳50 years ago today, DJ Kool Herc threw a back to school party at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue in the South Bronx. To make the party move, he experimented that night with using *two* turntables with the same record, looping the breakdown of a song so it would keep going. The rest is history. Tonight’s episode of PROPER PROPAGANDA will pay tribute to the last five decades of Hip Hop at 11 pm EST on Radio Free Brooklyn! #HipHop50 #properpropaganda #djkoolherc #EnnisdaMennis

LIVE THIS FRIDAY, AUG 11, 8-10 pm ET, an all-new episode of Brooklyn Beat with Scott Einhorn featuring Trophy Wife in studio. Theyll perform a cool lo-fi set and spin tracks from their favorite artists, past and present. Please join them LIVE at rfb.nyc or via the Radio Free Brooklyn app.

This week on The Foundation, breaks from 1979. Some youll recognize, some you wont. Tap in late Monday night (early Tuesday morning) from 12-1 AM EST. 1980 next week, and on and on.....

Tonight at 10, tune into Metrowave. New music from @emilystarmoles @cutworms @therainparadeofficial and more. rfb.nyc

Together with the MTA, UMe have created 80,000 “Metro Cards” available in subway vending locations across New York City. These collectibles feature four generational East Coast hip-hop icons, namely #CamRon, #LLCOOLJ , #Rakim, and #PopSmoke.

About the cards, Rakim commented, From standing on top of the Empire State Building to grabbing a slice at the corner pizza shop, NYC creates iconic moments that are recognized around the world. But it doesnt get closer to real city life than swiping a metro card and standing clear of the closing doors. Its an honor to be celebrating the 50th Anniversary on the streets... and now below them... of the city where hip-hop was born.

LL COOL J added, “When I first started in Hip-Hop, we were using tokens and then in the 90s the MetroCard came out. And through the pandemic I remember riding the subway anonymously by myself. Now in 2023 I have my own limited-edition MetroCard in celebration of the 50th anniversary of Hip-Hop. This is a beautiful full circle moment. Hip-Hop is amazing!”

The LL COOL J cards are coinciding with the second year of The Rock The Bells festival in Forest Hills, Queens. Rock The Bells is dedicated to the ongoing preservation and illumination of the culture that #HipHop has made global. This #metrocard project celebrates 4 watershed moments in New York hip hop and represents the ever-changing bedrock of the culture, this is a symbol to the next generation that ideas and self-expression matters, and putting a positive and uplifting message into the world can make you a super star.

Cards can be found across New York City. The LL COOL J cards can be found in Forest Hills at the 71st Ave metro stop in CTR areas N333, N333A, and N333B. In collaboration with the Shoot For The Stars Foundation, the Pop Smoke cards appear at the Canarsie-Rockaway Pkwy stop in CTR area R634, in addition to the New Lots Ave stop in CTR area H041. Vending machines with the Cam’Ron and Rakim cards will be revealed soon. As part of this initiative, hip-hop quite literally courses through the nervous system of New York City, adorning these subway locales.

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