Summer Jam 2022 Features Plies, Goodie Mob, Jeezy & Others

Tickets are going fast for what hip-hop lovers in the South are calling the hottest concert of the year. Summer Jam 2022 is scheduled for Friday, July 29th at The Orion Amphitheater –
701 Amphitheater Drive NW – in Huntsville, Alabama.

It will feature Boosie BadAzz, Jeezy, Plies, Goodie Mob and more, from 6:30pm until… All ages will be allowed to enter, but only twenty-one and older can drink. Get tickets here.

The 2022 Environmental Justice Summit Is Set For Aug. 20

The 6th annual Environmental Justice Summit will take place on Saturday, August 20 at Main Parade Lawn – Montgomery Street – in San Francisco, California. This year’s theme is ‘adding color to the green movement’ and it will run from 12noon to 7pm.

There will be an important panel discussion, kids craft zone, vendors, food trucks, a full bar and live entertainment. Performers are D Smoke and Sa-Roc. This is a free all ages event.

Veteran Hip-Hop MCs Big Daddy Kane & Yo-Yo Booked For Montego Bay Concert Next Month

Emtravels is doing their part to drive tourists to Jamaica by hosting a series of summer parties packaged in an all inclusive deal in the Montego Bay area.

The events will take place from August 25th to the 28th, with a themed party each night; except on the 26th, the day of the Big Daddy Kane & Yo-Yo concert. For information on the all inclusive offer, visit Emtravels’ official website.

Reach Records’ 116 Summer Playlist Is Out Now (@reachrecords)

Reach Records has just shared their 2022 summertime playlist (116 Summer). The eighteen-track hip-hop compilation is a carefully curated set of songs performed by some of the industry’s emerging and established Christian rappers. See the complete track list below.

  1. Peachtree – Big Breeze
  2. Steppin – Miles Minnick feat. WHATUPRG
  3. Hummer – 350 feat. Wxlf
  4. One Way – nobigdyl.
  5. Have A Nice Day – Tedashii feat. 1K Phew
  6. Circles – George.Rose feat. Limoblaze
  7. Love So Sweet – Chastity & Porsha Love
  8. Lunch Table – Arik Nelson, Battz & F.L.O.G.I.C
  9. Big Dawg Designer Pants – 1K Phew & NotKlyde
  10. Any Attack – Lecrae & 1K Phew
  11. Lord of The Rings – 1K Phew, 1K Famo & VERT MOB
  12. Rockout – Emanuel Da Prophet
  13. Wait and See – Still Shadey & 678NATH
  14. Waveski – VERT MOB, BigBreeze & Scootie Wop
  15. Wouldn’t U Rather – DJ Mykael V feat. Jon Keith & Paul Russell
  16. New Church – 1K Phew & 1K Pson
  17. I Need You – Limoblaze, Angie Rose & Scootie Wop
  18. Ultra Light – Chastity

The first official video from the project – Steppin by Miles Minnick featuring WHATUPRG – is now out on YouTube; and the album can be downloaded from all music platforms.

Greg Nice & Sadat X Are Special Guests On Tony Touch’s Feel Good Boat Ride This Friday (@DJTONYTOUCH)

Tony Touch will be having his Annual Feel Good Birthday Boat Ride this Friday, July 1st, a day before his actual born-day. They will board at 7pm at Circle Line Sightseeing Cruises on West 42nd Street in New York.

This year the hip-hop break dancer, rapper, record producer and DJ has pull out all the stops. He has invited Greg Nice (from the East Coast duo Nice & Smooth) and Sadat X (from the legendary group Brand Nubian) as special guests. Get tickets and additional information on eventbrite.

Experience The Roots Of Hip-Hop At Mass MoCA On July 8 (@theroots)

The Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA) will be hosting the legendary Roots Crew at North Adams on Friday, July 8th, starting at 8pm (local time). General admission is $60 USD, providing tickets are purchased in advance.

The venue is also announcing that as of June 27th, masks are optional in the galleries; however, they are still required for indoor performing arts events. Get tickets here.

Catch Ne-Yo & Juvenile In New Orleans This Weekend

RnB singer Ne-Yo and hip-hop artist Juvenile will be performing at METROpolitan Nightclub (Generations Hall) – 310 Andrew Higgins Boulevard – in New Orleans this Saturday, July 2nd. The Black & White Affair, dubbed The Art of Luxury, will be hosted by actress and model Lori Harvey. This is a part of the Festival Weekend Takeover.