Vu Skateboard Shop presents The Realness 2 – Skate Deck Release Show on Thursday, February 9th at The Metro Gallery – 1700 North Charles Street – in Baltimore, Maryland. Cormega, who will be supported by Skarr Akbar and deejays Remedy and Excel, will perform tracks from the LP. He will also be available for a meet and greet with his diehard fans and supporters.

The Realness II is Cormega‘s sixth studio album, released on October 7th, 2022, and the follow up to his 2014 project, Mega Philosophy. Get tickets here.

From Friday, February 17th, to Sunday, February 19th, some of hip-hop’s most respected MCs will be in France for the 2023 Triple H Fest (Hip-Hop Heroes Festival). It will be held at Bataclan, which is located at 50 Boulevard Voltaire in Paris.

Attendees will be treated to live performances by Beanie Sigel, Freeway, CL Smooth, Slum Village, Das EFX, AZ, Mobb Deep, Havoc, Big Noyd, Large Professor, Keith Murray, Lord Finesse, Erick Semon , PMD, Kool G Rap, EPMD, The Beatnuts, Masta Ace, Marco Polo, and others. Get tickets here.

In 1995 GZA – a member of Wu-Tang Clan – released Liquid Swords, his second solo studio album. This Sunday (January 22nd) his fans and supporters in California will be able to see him perform the full record live.

He is booked for two sets at Yoshi’s – 510 Embarcadero West – in Oakland. The first show, which is already sold out, is at 7pm, and the second show is at 9pm. Tickets are still available for the latter, and can be purchased on Yoshi’s website.

It’s that time of year again. This Saturday, January 14, business man, author and public figure Larry Morrow will host his annual All Black Affair at the Rooftop – 2600 Travis Street, Suite R – in Houston, Texas. This event is a part of his weekend-long birthday celebration.

Expected attendees include socialites, professional athletes, entrepreneurs, rappers, fashionistas, and influencers. While Fabolous, Kenny Burns, Christian Combs, Lil Murda, Dess Dior and 2 Chainz are confirmed guests. Get tickets and additional information here.

Talib Kweli will be doing back-to-back shows at Blue Note Jazz Club – 131 W. 3rd Street – in New York, on February 7th, 8th and 9th. These are live band concerts that will feature Bob James, and a different special guest performer each night. On The 7th he will be joined by DMC, Slick Rick will perform on the 8th, and Rakim will join him on the final night, the 9th.

There will be two sets each night. The first starting at 8pm and the other at 10pm. Tickets for Blue Note New York shows are only available for purchase on Ticketweb.

LL Cool J and the team at Rock The Bells are putting together a hip-hop inspired cruise that includes live performances, parties and appearances by some of the biggest MCs, DJs and producers in the rap game. It will set sail from Miami to the Bahamas in November, 2023.

The vacation kicks off with a special performance by Miami’s own Trick Daddy and Trina. Attendees that purchase their cabin before January 18, 2023, will be invited to hang out with both Trick Daddy and Trina at a private cocktail happy hour prior to setting sail. Get additional information here.