1K Phew just dropped a new single – Safe – featuring actress and singer Jai’Len Josey. The song, which is about him being saved from his former life, is on the Reach Records imprint. Click here to check out the video, and remember to like, comment and share.
Hip-hop artists Treach (from the trio Naughty By Nature) and Big Daddy Kane will join actors Flex Alexander and House Of Payne star Allen Payne on the stage-play New Jack City. Payne starred in the actual film – released in 1991 – alongside Wesley Snipes, Ice-T and Chris Rock.
Producer Je’Caryous Johnson, the mastermind behind New Jack City, will take the play to Philadelphia, Washington, Charlotte, Brooklyn, Los Angeles, Baltimore, Detroit, Atlanta and Houston. The tour will start in November and will run through to January, 2023.
Today (Sept. 6), Grammy-nominated recording artist, actor, entrepreneur, and media personality Fat Joe was named host of the 2022 BET Hip-Hop Awards. Taped from Cobb Energy Center in Atlanta, Georgia, on Friday, September 30, the broadcast premiere will air Tuesday, October 4, at 9 PM ET/PT on BET.
The annual celebration will bring together the hottest names in hip-hop to pay homage to the year’s best in the culture. The official BET Hip-Hop Awards nominations, selected by a voting academy of esteemed music industry insiders, performers, and presenters are to be announced at a later date.
SOURCE: BET
Announced earlier in the summer, Sa-Roc‘s The Mother Tongue Tour will kick off this week with the first show on September 7th at The Catalyst Atrium in Santa Cruz, California. She will be joined by Sol Messiah on the seventeen-city tour that will run through the fall; wrapping up on November 26 in Salt Lake City, Utah. See dates and locations below.
SEP 7, 2022
The Catalyst Atrium
Santa Cruz, CA
SEP 9, 2022
Voodoo Room at House of Blues (San Diego)
San Diego, CA
SEP 10, 2022
Constellation Room
Santa Ana, CA
SEP 11, 2022
Lodge Room
Los Angeles, CA
NOV 9, 2022
The Pour House
Raleigh, NC
NOV 10, 2022
Black Cat
Washington, DC
NOV 11, 2022
The Lounge at World Café Live
Philadelphia, PA
NOV 12, 2022
Elsewhere
Brooklyn, NY
NOV 13, 2022
Middle East
Boston, MA
NOV 16, 2022
Higher Ground
South Burlington, VT
NOV 17, 2022
Rec Room
Buffalo, NY
NOV 18, 2022
The Blind Pig
Ann Arbor, MI
NOV 19, 2022
Beat Kitchen
Chicago, IL
NOV 20, 2022
7th Street Entry
Minneapolis, MN
NOV 23, 2022
The Black Sheep
Colorado Springs, CO
NOV 25, 2022
Cervantes’ Other Side
Denver, CO
NOV 26, 2022
Urban Lounge
Salt Lake City, UT
The Mecca Don CL Smooth is the main headliner at this weekend’s Old School Jam at Lakewood Park in Waterbury, Connecticut. It all goes down on Saturday, September 3rd: performances by Will Traxx, Skinee G, Gino Grant and NYC’s hip-hop legend Divine Sounds. This event is being powered by Supreme Gladiators Promotions.
Talib Kweli, the Brooklyn-based MC who is considered by many to be one of the most lyrically-gifted, socially aware and politically insightful rappers of this era, will be gracing the stage at Yoshi’s on Saturday, September 10th.
He is booked for two sets: one starting at 7:30pm and the other at 9:30pm. Tickets for both shows can be purchased from Yoshi’s website.
If you will be in Las Vegas on August 31st through September 4th you should add attending Boombox to your list of things to do. Boombox is the ultimate 80s, 90s hip-hop party experience that promises to feature all the greatest songs from the past.
Hosted by Kid ‘N Play, this throwback show will have live performances by CeeLo Green, Tone Loc, J.J. Fad, Snap! and celebrity DJ Eric B. It will be repeated from September 28th to October 2nd. Tickets are available on ticketmaster’s website.
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