If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. This seems to be the thinking of legendary hip-hop artist Nasir Jones – known publicly as Nas – and producer Hit-Boy. The pair are apparently gearing up to release part three of their King’s Disease album series.
Nas, who hails from Queensbridge, took to social media a few days ago and made the announcement with three gold plated bars in front of a red backdrop with “KD 3” written on each bar.
African hip-hop artist Limoblaze, in partnership with Reach Records, has just released a new EP titled Sunday In Lagos. The seven-track gospel project features collaborations with Emandiong, Banky W, 1K Phew, Ada Ehi, Dena Mwana, Lecrae and Happi.
All songs are done on afro-beats with the exception of track #4 – I Believe, done with 1K Phew – and track #7 – Jireh (My Provider), done with Lecrae and Happi. Sunday In Lagos went live on all streaming platforms earlier today: Friday, October 28.
Veteran hip-hop artist Big Boi – one half of the duo Outkast – will join in the 20th anniversary celebration at The Orange Peel. He is booked to perform at the venue on Friday, October 28th.
The show, which is scheduled to start at 8pm, will also feature emerging rapper Renegade El Rey. The Orange Peel is located at 101 Biltmore Avenue in Asheville, North Carolina. Get tickets here.
Following the cancellation of Boombox’s Vegas residency, singer, songwriter, rapper and producer CeeLo Green will now head to Florida for two shows.
The first is at the popular night life venue E11even, located at 29 NE 11th Street in Miami. And the second will be on Saturday, November 12th at Lucille’s Music Hall – 60 Seascape Drive – in Destin.
Kendrick Lamar’s upcoming show at the Accor Arena in Paris on October 22nd will stream live exclusively on Amazon Music and Prime Video at 8pm CEST, 2pm ET and 11am PT. The sold-out show is a part of Lamar‘s The Big Steppers Tour which also features Baby Keem and Tanna Leone.
The live broadcast will give his fans and supporters an opportunity to watch the concert in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.
East Coast MC Cormega, who was one of the original members of The Firm, has just released his 6th full length studio album: The Realness II. The independent thirteen-track record was shared on October 7th and it features collaborations with Havoc, Lloyd Banks and Nas.
Click here to stream / download The Realness II from your preferred music platform.
The High Hopes Concert Series will be at the Toyota Arena – 4000 Ontario Center – in Ontario, California on Saturday, November 19. The event’s objective is to celebrate hip-hop music, art and culture.
There will be performances by Ice Cube, Cypress Hill, all five original members of Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Method Man, Redman, Warren G, Tha Dogg Pound, Berner, Suga Free, Baby Bash, and Xzibit. It will be hosted by Dr. Greenthumb. Tickets are available on ticketmaster.
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