I Know You Got Sole sneaker party, presented by James Evans and Just Brunch Breakfast Bar, goes down on October 16th from 4 to 10pm at Republic Lounge – 990 Brady Avenue – in Atlanta, Georgia.
Legendary MC Rakim will perform live, with support from DJ Flemingo and DJ Mars; while the one and only Ed Lover will hold down hosting duties. Get additional information here.
Greater Educational Milestones (GEMs) will present the 9th Annual Throwback Sizzling Jam with performances by Dru Hill, Ginuwine, Silk, Changing Faces and Syleena Johnson. It will be hosted by funny man Scruncho on Friday, October 21 at The Amp (Craig Ranch) – 628 Craig Ranch Road – in North Las Vegas, Nevada.
Tickets for this event start at $65 for general admission, and can go up to $95 based on seating. Proceeds will benefit the Greater Educational Milestones’ scholarship program. Get tickets here.
The 2022 BET Hip-Hop Awards was recorded on Friday, September 30th at the Cobb Energy Centre in Atlanta, Georgia. However, it was not televised until Tuesday, October 4th when it aired on BET, BET Her, MTV2 and VH1. Below is a list of all the winners.
Hip hop artist of the year
WINNER: Kendrick Lamar
Hip hop album of the year
WINNER: Kendrick Lamar, Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers
Song of the year
WINNER: Latto, “Big Energy”
Best hip hop video
WINNER: Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar, “Family Ties”
Best collaboration
WINNER: Future feat. Drake & Tems, “Wait for You”
Best duo or group
WINNER: EARTHGANG
Best breakthrough hip hop artist
WINNER: GloRilla
Best live performer
WINNER: Kendrick Lamar
Lyricist of the year
WINNER: Kendrick Lamar
Video director of the year
WINNER: Kendrick Lamar & Dave Free
Producer of the year
WINNER: Hitmaka
DJ of the year
WINNER: DJ Drama
Best hip hop platform
CO-WINNER: Caresha Please
CO-WINNER: Drink Champs
Hustler of the year
WINNER: 50 Cent
Sweet 16: best featured verse
CO-WINNER: Drake, “Churchill Downs” (Jack Harlow feat. Drake)
CO-WINNER: Drake, “Wait for You” (Future feat. Drake & Tems)
Impact track
WINNER: Lizzo, “About Damn Time”
Best international flow
WINNER: Benjamin Epps (France)
Hip-hop ensemble, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, will be doing a full set at The Novo – 800 W Olympic Blvd – in Los Angeles, California on Saturday, October 29. The all ages event will begin at 7pm and general admission starts at $24.50.
The group is regarded as one of the greatest hip hop acts of all time. Bone Thugs-n-Harmony is the only group that has worked with renowned American rappers 2Pac, The Notorious B.I.G., Eazy-E, and Big Pun while they were all still alive. Get tickets here.
Nitty Kutchie, one of reggae’s strongest vocalists, has been active in Jamaica’s music industry for approximately thirty years. Many people may know him from the early 90s collaboration he did with Bounty Killer and Angel Doolas: Go Away. However, Kutchie has a slew of songs that have achieved notable success, but because he keeps a low profile, music lovers may not know that he is the voice behind some of their favorite tracks.
Kutchie, with assistance from his long time friend and colleague, Richie Stephens, is hoping to change that. The two men recently worked together on the 2022 Jamaica Festival Song Competition; Stephens wrote the tune – Defend Jamaica – and Nitty Kutchie sang it. Although the song did not win, many people, at home and abroad, felt that it should have been the winner.
To that end, Richie Stephens followed up by writing another song, this one called Happy Life, and again invited Nitty Kutchie to sing it. Happy Life, which is produced by BoomRich Productions, Essential Musik and Richie Stephens‘ own Pot of Gold Production, also features The Gambian producer/artist Goodboy Elliot. It is appropriately being called a club banger because of its heavy rotation in night clubs and street dances.
An official video, which shows Nitty Kutchi living a Happy Life, was also shared.
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD “HAPPY LIFE”
Following his Vegas residency in July at the Encore Theater and a headline performance at Napa’s Blue Note Jazz Festival, R&B legend Maxwell will continue to receive an outpouring of support from fans and critics alike, as he takes The Night Tour into the fall.
Throughout the month of October he will make stops in Hollywood, Jacksonville, Raleigh, Wilmington, Greenville, North Little Rock, Brandon and Mobile; before going on to Baltimore and Oxon Hill in November. Get all locations and links to tickets here.
Javotti Media, the imprint owned and operated by hip-hop artist Talib Kweli – just released a new song and video titled Longevity. This is another collaborative project by and between famed producer Madlib and the Brooklyn MC (Talib Kweli).
In the visuals Kweli takes us on a journey, showing clips of some of his accomplishments, dating back to his early days with Black Star; all in an effort to show his Longevity. Click here or on the image above to check it out and remember to like, comment and share.
