T-Town Rocks Music Festival is so much more than just music. The event is used to raise funds for charities in and around Tacoma, as one of the organization’s mission is to serve local non-profits on a larger scale.

This year they have booked 80s/90s hip-hop stars Tone Loc and Young MC, as well as one of the hardest working disc-jockeys in the business: DJ Jazzy Jeff.

The T-Town Rocks Music Festival will take place at Waterfront Venue (Narrows Marina) – 9007 South 19th Street – in Tacoma, Washington State on July 29th. Get tickets and additional information here.

CL Smooth‘s T.R.O.Y (They Reminisce Over You) Tour began on the 18th of June in Atlantic City, New Jersey, and will go on until the Fall. The itinerary includes dates in Connecticut, California, Maryland, Pennsylvania and several cities in New York.

As such, on Saturday, July 9th, CL Smooth will pull up at Agnes Haywood Playground in the Bronx for Hydra Management Records’ Another Bronx Classic Concert. The show will also feature Nice & Smooth, Red Fox and other classical hip-hop acts.

The late 90s early 2000s was a special time for authentic hip-hop. Back then, Black Star – the duo that’s made up of Yasiin Bey and Talib Kweli – dominated the air waves with their debut album. Around the same time another rap duo – Dead Prez – dropped Let’s Get Free, a record that subsequently became a classic. And finally, Pharoahe Monch, arguably one of the toughest lyricist of that era, released his first solo album (Internal Affairs) in between the aforementioned records.

All three albums are now regarded as collectors’ items and the MCs are treated like hip-hop royalties. With that being said, an announcement that all three brands will be on the same stage, on the same date for a show is nothing short of ecstasy for lovers of the genre.

The date is July 28th, 2022 and the location is the Mission Ballroom in Denver, Colorado. This is a sixteen and older event that’s scheduled to begin at 8pm (local time). Potential patrons should know that Pharoahe Monch will be rolling with his new crew: th1rt3en. Click here for tickets.