Veteran MC Rakim will host Black Market Certified 4/20‘s launch party at SOB’s – 204 Varick Street – in New York on Wednesday, April 20, 2022, starting at 7:00PM.
The event, dubbed Smoke in the City, will feature performances from Havoc, Styles P, Big Twins QB, Big Noyd, The Hoodies and DJ Les. In addition to the live music there will be a special VIP taping of Smoke Champs.
Sponsors are Black Market Certified, INFMS Farms and Higher Frequency Flower by Rakim.
On Friday, April 15, AZ will perform some of his classics at Life – The Place To Be, located at 2 Lawrence Street (Saw Mill River Road and S M R Pkwy) in Ardsley, New York.
The veteran MC is inviting all his fans and supporters to come and be a part of the festivities.
LL Cool J is bringing Rock The Bells Festival to Queens, New York on August 6th, 2022. The hip-hop concert will feature LL Cool J, Z-Trip, Ice Cube, Rick Ross, Lil Kim, The Diplomats (Cam’ron, Jim Jones & Juelz Santana), Fat Joe, Remy Ma, Jadakiss, Scarface, N.O.R.E, Trina, Digable Planets and so much more.
Through this event patrons will experience LL‘s love for the rap game with performers and artists he believes have taken the culture from DJ Kool Herc‘s Sedgwick Avenue rec room to the global phenomenon we all listen and appreciate today.
The Rock The Bells Festival will donate partial proceeds to the Universal Hip-Hop Museum in the Bronx. The museum’s mission is to celebrate and preserve the people, artifacts and stories that echo from 1973 to today.
Here are the hip-hop and R&B winners from the 64th Annual Grammy Awards, held on Sunday, April 3rd at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Best R&B Performance:
Jazmine Sullivan – Pick Up Your Feelings
Best Traditional R&B Performance:
H.E.R. – Fight for You
Best R&B Song:
Silk Sonic – Leave the Door Open
Best Progressive R&B Album:
Lucky Daye – Table for Two
Best Melodic Rap Performance:
Kanye West, The Weekend, Lil Baby – Hurricane
Best Rap Song:
Kanye West, Jay-Z – Jail
Best Rap Album:
Tyler, the Creator – Call Me If You Get Lost
Best Rap Performance:
Baby Keem, Kendrick Lamar – Family Ties
The 8th annual Jammin In The Park concert will take place this Saturday, April 2nd at the Ilene Lieberman Park – 3801 Inverrary Blvd. – in Lauderhill, Florida.
Between the hours of 4pm and 10pm attendees will enjoy live performances from Doug E. Fresh, Slick Rick and Michel’le; plus additional music from DJ Big Man Kelly, The Old School Gang and Blade Martin & The Sons of David Band.
This event is free to the public and everyone is invited.
Founded and curated by Grammy Award-winning and multi-platinum hip-hop artist J. Cole, Dreamville Festival is one of the most popular artist-led music festivals in the country.
On April 2nd and 3rd patrons will witness performances from some of the biggest names in music: J. Cole, Lil Baby, Kehlani, JID, Ari Lennox, Ja Rule, Ashanti, DJ Drama, Lil Wayne, Jeezy, T.I., WizKid, T-Pain, The Hics, Wale, Moneybaggyo, Bas, BIA and EARTHGANG.
In addition to the live performances they will also have food, art and so much more. Dreamville brings local residents and travelers together for an exciting experience at the historic Dorothea Dix Park in Raleigh, North Carolina. Click here for tickets and additional information.
Despite all the hoopla surrounding the Oscars on the weekend, there was a very good moment for black music that persons within the culture should not miss and/or forget. That’s the moment when Questlove‘s Summer of Soul won in the Documentary Feature category.
Questlove directed the 2021 Summer of Soul documentary, which was about the legendary 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival that celebrated African-American music and culture and promoted black pride and unity. Congrats Quest!
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