In November, pop icon Janet Jackson will be doing three shows in the U.S. state of Hawaii. All three performances will be at the Neal S. Blaisdell Center, located at 777 Ward Avenue in Honolulu.
Initially she only had November 20th and 21st confirmed; but her team is now announcing that a third date was just added, that is November 23rd. For additional info and links to tickets visit: www.janetjackson.com.
On Saturday, October 26th from Noon to 7:00 p.m., Imprint City will host the 4th annual BayviewLIVE Festival, the only festival in San Francisco solely dedicated to urban artists.
To help celebrate this year, Imprint City has secured hip-hop legend Busta Rhymes to perform on the Uproar segment of the event. BayviewLIVE Festival will be held at 1439 Egbert Avenue in San Francisco, California.
From Saturday, October 12th, through Saturday, October 18th, Virginia State University will be having a homecoming tour for their football team, the Trojans. The week long celebration will feature a Comedy Show, a Talent Concert and a Gospel Extravaganza.
The Gospel Extravaganza will be held on Sunday, October 13th at the VSU Multi-Purpose Center (20809 2nd Ave) in Petersburg, Virginia. The organizers have confirmed gospel artist Tye Tribbett as this year’s headliner.
One of the most influential rappers of all time, Big Daddy Kane, will be doing back to back sets at Yoshi’s on Saturday, October 26th. The first set will be at 7:30 PM, while the second is scheduled for 9:30 PM.
Yoshi’s is located at 510 Embarcadero West, Jack London Square, in Oakland, California. Tickets start at $44 USD and go all the way up to $84 USD.
Legendary hip-hop artist DMX is back! It is being reported that he recently signed a new deal with Def Jam Recordings and is featured on the soundtrack for the new American drama series ‘Godfather of Harlem.’
To say that X went hard on this soundtrack would be a gross understatement. Click here to check out the newly released video for the song “Just in Case” featuring DMX, Rick Ross and Swizz Beatz.
On Saturday, October 5th, some of the best MC’s, both established and emerging, will be featured on the S.O.S (Science of Speech) showcase in Maryland.
Hip-hop greats: Styles P, Dead Prez and Talib Kweli will join breakout artist Jay Electronica, as well as up and coming lyricist Raff Alpha at the Sound Stage (124 Market Place) in Baltimore.
On Thursday, October 17th, R&B heavy-weight Angie Stone will perform at the O2 Institute Birmingham (78 Digbeth High Street) in Birmingham, United Kingdom. This is an early show that will start at 7 PM UTC. Click here for tickets.
