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.

Today is the start of the four-day Philadelphia Folk Festival, being presented by the Philadelphia Folksong Society. On this its 60th edition, the event will be held at the Old Pool Farm in beautiful Upper Salford Township, Pennsylvania.

As this is a milestone in the festival’s history, they have invited Arrested Development, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Hiss Golden Messenger, The War And Treaty, Punch Brothers & Watchhouse with Sarah Jarosz, and that is just to name a few. Arrested Development is scheduled to perform on the 20th. Get tickets and additional info here.

The world’s first Hip-Hop Museum is doing it again! On Friday, August 26th, 2022, starting at 2:00 PM EDT, they will honor hip-hop legends Kool G Rap, Slick Rick, Chubb Rock, Whodini, Diamond D and UTFO.

This time it will be in Atlanta – the mecca of Southern Hip-Hop – at Nappy Roots‘ Atlantucky Brewing, located at 170 Northside Drive Southwest, suite 96. It will be hosted by Grandmaster Caz and Master Gee, with a special performance by Kool G Rap. Get tickets here.

The official video for Remy Rap, track number two on DJ Premier‘s latest EP – Hip Hop 50: Vol. 1 – is out now. The song, which is one of the standout tracks on the project, is a three-way collaboration done with female rappers Remy Ma and Rapsody.

If you have not yet seen the visuals – shared last week (on August 11th) – check it out, and remember to like, comment and share. The record is so good that hip-hop fans are already calling for a full collaborative album from Remy Ma and Rapsody, produced by Premier.

Kendrick Lamar‘s The Big Steppers Tour – which began on June 23, at Ippodromo SNAI San Siro in Milan – will be making a stop at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin this Thursday, August 18.

The ongoing tour is in support of Kendrick‘s fifth studio album: Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers. It will run until December 17th, with opening acts Baby Keem and Tanna Leone. Here is a list of all the remaining dates and locations.