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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
A few months ago PJ Morton kicked off his Watch The Sun Tour in support of his 8th studio album with the same name. It started in New Orleans at the Jazz & Heritage Festival, and have since made stops in several cities across the U.S., as well as two locations in Europe.
We are now learning that said tour, which was to wrap up on October 1st at the Sunshine Theater in Albuquerque, New Mexico, has been extended. PJ Morton will now play at The Rams Head Live in Baltimore on Sunday, October 23rd at 8pm. Get tickets and additional information here.
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