The Millennium Tour, Turned Up! Kicks Off Next Month (@BlackPromoters)

Some of the biggest 90s hip-hop and RnB stars will head out on the road next month – starting on the 7th – for a 24-city stretch called The Millennium Tour, Turned Up!

Confirmed artists are: Bow Wow, Mario, Keri Hilson, Lloyd, Pleasure P, Bobby V, Sammie, Ying Yang Twins, Chingy, Dem Franchize Boyz, Lil Scrappy, Travis Porter, Crime Mob, Trillville, and the reunion of Day 26.

See below dates and locations. Click here for tickets.

07 October
Hampton Coliseum
Hampton, VA

08 October
Spectrum Center
Charlotte, NC

09 October
Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena
Baltimore, MD

14 October
Schottenstein Center
Columbus, OH

15 October
Little Caesars Arena
Detroit, MI

16 October
KFC Yum Center
Louisville, KY

22 October
Wintrust Arena
Chicago, IL

23 October
Chaifetz Arena
St. Louis, MO

27 October
Texas Trust CU Theater @ Grand Prairie
Grand Prairie (Dallas), TX

28 October
Smoothie King Center
New Orleans, LA

29 October
Smart Financial Centre
Houston, TX

04 November
Legacy Arena at BJCC
Birmingham, AL

05 November​
FedEx Forum
Memphis, TN

06 November​
State Farm Arena
Atlanta, GA

09 November​
Hulu Theater @ MSG
New York, NY

11 November​
Prudential Center
Newark, NJ

12 November
EagleBank Arena
Fairfax, VA

13 November​
Liacouras Center
Philadelphia, PA

18 November​
Amalie Arena
Tampa, FL

19 November​
Vystar Arena
Jacksonville, FL

20 November​
FTX Arena
Miami, FL

25 November​
Grand Garden Arena
Las Vegas, NV

26 November​
Kia Forum
Los Angeles, CA

27 November
Oakland Arena
Oakland, CA

KRS-One Will Be At Philly’s Underground Arts On Oct. 20th (@IAmKRSOne)

On Thursday, October 20th, hip-hop legend KRS-One will perform at one of Philly’s long standing live music venues: Underground Arts. The club – in operation for ten plus years – is located at 1200 Callowhill Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

The twenty-one and older concert will begin at 8pm local time; and there is an entrance fee of $35 USD. Click here for tickets.

Lyfe Jennings & Vivian Green To Perform At AAMU 2022 Homecoming

Alabama A&M University’s homecoming week kicks off this Saturday, September 24, and will run until October 1st. It will feature a clash between the Alabama A&M University Bulldogs and Bethune Cookman Wildcats; with a number of events and activities all week long.

On the schedule – for Friday, September 30th – is the Alumni Day Party with Lyfe Jennings and Vivian Green. It will be held at the Quad, starting at 4pm. This is a free concert.

Check Out Joeboy’s Mini-Movie “Contour” (@Joeboy)

Two weeks ago Nigerian singer Joeboy shared the music video for his latest single, Contour. The clip, shot in Ghana by director Awudu “Babs Direction” Musa, finds the singer in character as a jilted lover driven to desperate measures after discovering his partner’s infidelity. 

Contour, which was released on August 19 , reunites Joeboy with Tempoe, the producer of his runaway hit Sip (Alcohol) as well as CKay’s Love Nwantiti, which featured Joeboy on its official remix.

Click here or on the image above to check out the official video for Contour, and remember to like, comment and share.

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Richie Stephens Has Another Hit On His Hands “Born Blessed”

Richie Stephens has just shared another single from the new album Reverse the Curse, which was released at the end of August (26). The song is titled Born Blessed and it features super producer and vocalist Goodboy Elliot, who hails from The Gambia, and fast-rising U.S.A based Jamaican artist Mario Cheef, who is also a producer.

Together the three men, along with BoomRich Productions,Essential Musik and Pot of Gold Production – the imprints responsible for the creation of the song – are making waves across continents. The way in which people are gravitating to this new single is truly mind blowing; and with the official video now out, it is anticipated that it will expand to an even wider audience.

That said, Born Blessed – the inspirational afrobeat tune – is on track to join other successful songs from the album: Valley (the lead single released in January) and Reverse the Curse (the title track released in June). The video for Valley currently has approximately 1.2 million views on YouTube; while Reverse the Curse – the song – has over 2 million. This latest video, Born Blessed, which was uploaded only a few days ago is already sitting at over 200 thousand views.

Richie Stephens‘ fourteen-track album Reverse the Curse is available on all music platforms. If you have not done so as yet, stream it, download it NOW!

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD “BORN BLESSED”

This Saturday Classic Dance Music Will Meet Hip-Hop At Toronto’s Just For Laugh Street Festival

For one night only, Russell Peters‘ Old School Mixtape Live concert will bring together classic dance music legends with some of the most celebrated rappers in history. The event will be hosted at Toronto’s Just For Laugh Street Festival, which will run from September 23rd to the 25th at Front Street East and Berczy Park.

The Old School Mixtape Live goes down on Saturday, September 24th; with performances by Big Daddy Kane, EPMD, Crystal Waters, Nice & Smooth, Renee Neufvill (from Zhane) and Flavor Flav. This event is absolutely free to the public.

Burna Boy, Skinny Fabulous Confirmed For “Tipsy Music Fest” In Miami

The African music giant Burna Boy will join soca kings Skinny Fabulous, Hypasounds and Voice, as well as dancehall artist Teejay at Tipsy Music Festival in Miami on Friday, October 7th. The aforementioned performers will be supported by DJ Puffy, Tony Mix, Travis World and Jus Jay.

The Tipsy Music Festival will run from 3 to 11pm, at Bayfront Park (301 N Biscayne Blvd, downtown Miami). Get tickets here.