Brooklyn MCs Smif-N-Wessun are celebrating the 30-year anniversary of their debut studio album, “Dah Shinin,” released in January 1995. To that end, they will be doing a live concert at Philadelphia’s City Winery on Friday, July 11th, at 7:30pm local time.
This is a live band show that will see the men performing songs like “Wontime,” “Bucktown,” “Sound Bwoy Bureill,” and “Let’s Get It On.” Tickets and additional information are available on the venue’s website.
Much is being made about the confirmation of the hip-hop teacher KRS-One to the upcoming Rock The Bells Festival, and rightfully so. KRS-One rose to prominence as part of the rap group Boogie Down Productions, which he formed with DJ Scott La Rock in the mid-1980s, and he has been considered an integral part of America’s hip-hop culture ever since.
This year’s Rock The Bells Festival is set for Saturday, June 28, at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. In addition to KRS-One, the lineup also includes Busta Rhymes, Redman, Scarface, Fabolous, Big Daddy Kane, Beanie Sigel, Freeway, Plies, and many more. Click here for additional information.
Atlanta’s R&B group Jagged Edge will be performing at the Aretha Franklin Amphitheatre in Detroit, Michigan, on Saturday, June 28. This concert is part of the group’s U.S. tour, which began at the end of March. Click here to buy tickets.
Early in their career, Jagged Edge signed with record producer Jermaine Dupri‘s So So Def Recordings. They subsequently released a series of hit singles, including “Let’s Get Married” and “Where the Party At,” most of which were produced by Dupri.
Fresh off his appearance at the Sean Combs trial in New York, where he took the witness stand and gave testimony, rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, actor, and fashion designer Kid Cudi is now gearing up for the Cali Vibes Festival.
Cudi is one of the headlining acts at the two-day event, which will be staged at Marina Green Park, 386 East Shoreline Drive, in Long Beach, California, on June 7th and 8th. He is scheduled to perform on Sunday, June 8th, alongside Ludacris, YG Marley, Steel Pulse, and others.
In early May 2025, on the 9th to be exact, Kid Cudi released a new pop single called “Neverland.” Click here or on the image above to stream it on your preferred music platform.
Legendary rapper and record producer Scarface, who is known for his solo career and as a member of the Geto Boys, a hip-hop group from Houston, Texas, will be performing at The Aretha Franklin Amphitheatre on Friday, June 27th, 2025.
This is a major hip-hop concert that will also feature Too Short, Tha Dogg Pound, Luniz and Spice 1. The Aretha Franklin Amphitheatre is located at 2600 E Atwater in Detroit, Michigan. Tickets are being sold via ticketmaster.com.
In addition to the upcoming dates in May, six additional shows have been announced for Janet Jackson‘s Las Vegas Residency at Resorts World. The new dates are September 10, 13, 14, 17, 19 and 20, 2025.
Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, May 30th, at 10AM PDT via JanetJackson.com; however, Jackson‘s die-hard fans can get tickets as of May 27th by using the presale code “JJVEGAS” here.
The latest buzz in the hip-hop community is the announcement of Slick Rick‘s upcoming album “Victory,” which will be released on June 13, 2025. This is Slick Rick‘s first full-length project since 1999. It will feature Nas, Estelle and Giggs.
Interestingly, “Victory” will also be presented as a 30-minute visual, a mini documentary, that was executive-produced by Idris Elba and directed by Meji Alabi.
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