The City of Fort Lauderdale & Jody Hill Live Productions will host Summer Jamz on Friday, August 19 from 7 to 11 p.m. at Mills Pond Park, located at 2201 NW 9th Avenue in Fort Lauderdale.
This is one of the hottest, end-of-summer concert featuring national recording artists Tank, Mýa, Lil’ Mo, Christopher Williams, Reuben Studdard, and the Deep Fried Funk Bank. Summer Jamz will also have a kid’s zone with inflatables and food vendors. Most importantly, admission is free!
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The official video for Remy Rap, track number two on DJ Premier‘s latest EP – Hip Hop 50: Vol. 1 – is out now. The song, which is one of the standout tracks on the project, is a three-way collaboration done with female rappers Remy Ma and Rapsody.
If you have not yet seen the visuals – shared last week (on August 11th) – check it out, and remember to like, comment and share. The record is so good that hip-hop fans are already calling for a full collaborative album from Remy Ma and Rapsody, produced by Premier.
Kendrick Lamar‘s The Big Steppers Tour – which began on June 23, at Ippodromo SNAI San Siro in Milan – will be making a stop at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin this Thursday, August 18.
The ongoing tour is in support of Kendrick‘s fifth studio album: Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers. It will run until December 17th, with opening acts Baby Keem and Tanna Leone. Here is a list of all the remaining dates and locations.
A few days ago – on August 5th – hip-hop artist Lecrae shared a new song and video titled Spread The Opps. The new record comes courtesy of the Reach Records imprint. According to the inspirational rapper, “Spread the Opps is basically the soundtrack for 1st Kings 18:36-39.”
If you have not yet heard the song or seen the visuals, check it out and remember to like, comment and share.
On Saturday, August 13, legendary label VP Records will present Dancehall Meets Hip-Hop 90s Style; a live concert featuring some of the best dancehall and hip-hop artists from the 1990s. Location is Summer Stage, Central Park on the Rumsey Playfield in Manhattan, New York.
This show will have live performances by Slick Rick, Wayne Wonder, Shinehead, Red Fox and Lady G. DJs Jazzy Joyce and Peter Panic will set the mood with a mix of classic hip-hop and reggae tunes; while DJ Ralph McDaniels of Video Music Box and New York radio legend Dahved Levy will carry out the hosting duties. This event is free to the public.
Beloved poet and lyricist Sunni Patterson will be doing a reading and signing in support of her new book, We Know This Place, on Saturday, August 13.
Although the event is being presented by the local Community Book Center, in the interest of space, it will actually be held at the André Cailloux Center For The Performing Arts & Cultural Justice at 2541 Bayou Road (New Orleans, Louisiana) from 3pm.
Copies of the book will be available for sale at the event. However, if you are unable to attend, you can also purchase it on Amazon.
One of Atlanta’s most notable hip-hop and soul artists, CeeLo Green, will pay tribute to the legendary James Brown on Thursday, August 11th at Central Park (Rumsey Playfield) in Manhattan, New York.
The event – which is being presented by MeanRed Productions – will start at 6pm sharpe, with NYC DJ Jonathan Toubin spinning original 45s. Rock, soul and classic funk band Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe will also do a set. Get tickets here.
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