New York Hip-Hop Roundup for 07-05-09

HE’S A BUSINESS MAN
According to the NY Post, as reported by AllHipHop.com, Jay-Z “has been hit with another federal lawsuit, stemming from his trendy Manhattan 40/40 club.” The lawsuit alledges many employees are owed wages.

AND A BUSINESS, MAN
In a recent Las Vegas set, Jay-Z also takes shots at hip-hop foes, fueling the buzz for his upcoming Blueprint 3 one would imagine. The video clip can be seen here.

KINGS (AND A QUEEN) AT KINGS
Video clips from Hip-Hop heavyweights Raekwon, Showbiz & AG, Nice N Smooth, Naughty By Nature, MC Lyte, Lord Finesse, KRS-One and Das EFX putting it down at the Hip-Hop Legends concert at New York’s BB King’s.

ALL VLOGS CONSIDERED
NPR’s All Things Considered took a look at the hip-hop multimedia maestro that is Jay Smooth from IllDoctrine (who is, in our opinion, one of the smartest men in Hip-Hop/Journalism/Radio/Blogosphere/etc.)

THE TOOTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TOOTH
Redman expresses his longtime desire to become a dental hygenist. (And promptly kills off one of our fantasies..) [via YouTube via AllHipHop, via JumpOffTV, via etc., etc.]