On Thursday, January 30th, Loud Records will be celebrating their 25th Anniversary at Radio City Music Hall (1260 Avenue of the Americas) in New York from 8:00 PM until…
Patrons will be treated to performances from some of the biggest names in hip-hop: Dead Prez, Pete Rock, Wu-Tang Clan, Mobb Deep, Beatnutz, Fat Joe and Tha Liks, with a special tribute planned for Prodigy and Big Pun.
Veteran hip-hop artist CL Smooth is back in a major way! The lyricist not only released new material in 2019 but he was also consistently doing shows and making public appearances.
CL is taking his momentum with him into 2020, as he’s confirmed for The Gramercy Theatre (127 E 23rd Street) in New York on Tuesday, January 28th. The event is scheduled to start at 7:00 PM (local time) and the entrance fee ranges from $22 to $45 USD.
Tonight, Thursday, January 2nd, hip-hop legend Big Daddy Kane will be gracing the stage at Sony Hall (235 West 46th Street) in New York, New York. He will be supported by DJ Prince Hakim.
Tickets, which range from $32.50 to $80 USD, are available via Ticketmaster.
Legendary hip-hop MC Slick Rick will do a set at the Brooklyn Bowl (61 Wythe Avenue) in Brooklyn, New York, on Friday, January 10th. The show will also feature DJ Kaos & The Slickettes, as well as an opening set by Intelligenz.
The doors are scheduled to open at 6:00 PM, but the actual show time is not until 8:30 PM.
The 20th anniversary of Yasiin Bey‘s “Black On Bothsides” will be celebrated at the Paradiso (Weteringschans 6-8, 1017SG) in Amsterdam, Netherlands on Thursday, January 16th, 2020. The event will see Bey performing the record in its entirety from 7:00 to 11:00 PM UTC.
On Sunday, December 22nd, hip-hop great, Ghostface Killah, will do a set at Yoshi’s (510 Embarcadero West) in Oakland, California at 7:00 PM local time.
Like all members of the Wu-Tang Clan, the rapper used the group as a launching pad for a solo career, which was assisted greatly by other members of the Clan, particularly producer RZA.
The Hip-Hop Nutcracker is a contemporary dance spectacle set to Tchaikovsky’s timeless music. A unique and joyful event, this evening-length production is performed by a supercharged cast of a dozen all-star dancers, a DJ, a violinist, and MC Kurtis Blow, one of hip-hop’s founding fathers, who opens the show with a short set. Though the tour is coming to an end, there are still a few dates left; see below.
12/12 The Whiting – Flint, MI
12/13 State Theatre – Cleveland, OH
12/15 Kings Theatre – Brooklyn, NY
12/17-12/19 Strathmore – N. Bethesda, MA
12/20-12/21 NJPAC – Newark, NJ
12/22 Palace Theatre – Columbus, OH
12/23 Cathedral Theatre – Detroit, MI
12/26 Altria Theatre – Richmond, VA
12/27 Bushnell – Hartford, CT
12/28 The Vets – Providence, RI
12/29 Hanover Theatre – Worcester, MA
12/30 The Oncenter – Syracuse, NY
