On September 30 The Collective PAC will celebrate six years of building Black political power all across the United States! They will present the 6th Annual History Makers Concert at The Anthem in Washington, DC.
Several 90s R&B hitmakers have been added to the lineup: 702, Mya, Dru Hill and Back Yard Band, with host Kenny Burns and DJ Quick Silva. Get tickets here.
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
In mid August, R&B singer, songwriter and producer Tank released a seventeen-track project titled R&B Money. The record is noteworthy because it may be his last studio album- at least for a while.
For those not in the know, in 2021 Tank revealed that he was inexplicably going deaf in his right ear, while also losing a good portion of hearing in his left. The experience resulted in him fast-tracking R&B Money.
The sensual rhythm-and-blues LP features collaborations with Blaq Tuxedo, Feather, Chris Brown, Alex Isley, J. Valentine, Vedo, Rotimi and Tverse. Click here to stream/download the album from your preferred music platform.
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.
British guitarist Jean-Paul Maunick, who has led the British acid jazz band Incognito since its formation in 1979, will join American singer-songwriter Regina Belle for an event dubbed Under the Stars.
It will be held at Mable House Barnes Amphitheatre, located at 5239 Floyd Road, in Mableton, Georgia, on Friday, September 9th. The aforementioned artists will be supported by singer Maysa, who is well known by fans of smooth jazz both for her solo work and work she has done with Incognito.
