Javottie Media and Brooklyn Bowl are coming together to give hip-hop lovers in the NYC area a real treat. Both brands will be hosting Talib Kweli and other artists from the Javottie Media label, namely: NIKO IS, K’Valentine and Jessica Care Moore, for three nights of soulful hip-hop.
These are all live band shows that will take place at the Brooklyn Bowl – located at 61 Wythe Avenue – in Brooklyn, New York on May 1st, 2nd and 3rd from 8 PM EST until… Click here for tickets.
Silver Wrapper and Concord Music Hall will be hosting Yasiin Bey on Saturday, April 27th at Chicago’s Concord Music Hall. This is a seventeen and older event that will start at 8 PM sharp.
Click here to purchase tickets, which are now going for $30 USD.
Live Nation and Starz present Mary J. Blige and Nas Together for the first time on tour. The hip-hop and R&B artists will be performing in approximately fifteen States in the U.S. plus one Province in Canada over the summer. The North American tour will commence on July 11th and will wrap up in September.
On Friday, July 5th, the ‘supadupa’ fly Missy Elliot will take to the main-stage at the 25th annual Essence Festival at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome (1500 Poydras St) in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Other acts that will perform on that day includes: Doug E. Fresh, MC Lyte, Brandy, Sheila E and many more. Tickets are available here.
The man labelled as ‘one of the most inherently musical rappers of all time,’ Yasiin Bey, will be performing some of his biggest records (released under his old name, Mos Def) on his upcoming Ecstatic 10th Anniversary Tour. The artist currently has seven confirmed dates in Germany starting on May 3rd and ending on July 11th. See dates and locations below.
May 03 – Hamburg (Docks)
May 04 – Köln (Live Music Hall)
May 05 – Frankfurt (Batschkapp)
May 09 – Stuttgart (LKA)
May 10 – Zurich (Komplex)
May 11 – München (Muffathalle)
June 11 – Berlin (Verti Music Hall)
Nas will join 2 Chainz and Snoop at the Merry Jane’s 420 Wellness Retreat in Utah. The event will take place at the Usana Ampitheatre (located at 5150 Upper Ridge Road) in West Valley City on April 20th.
Tickets, which start at $39 USD, can be purchased HERE.
On Saturday, June 1st, the legendary Roots Crew will host the 2019 staging of their annual picnic at The Mann Center at Fairmount Park (5201 Parkside Ave) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They have committed to performing songs from their album, Things Fall Apart, in honor of the record’s 20th anniversary.
Patrons will also be treated to sets from 21 Savage, Davido and a host of others. For all information, such as tickets, direction, full lineup etc. visit http://rootspicnic.com.
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