Two top-tier gospel performers – Lecrae and Tasha Cobbs Leonard – have collaborated on a new record called Your Power. The hip-hop / R&B fused track was officially released on Friday, May 5th via Lecrae‘s Reach Records.
Your Power is an uptempo, lyrics laced song that is already buzzing in gospel circles. Click here to stream and/or download it from your preferred music platform.
This Sunday, May 7th, Lyricist Lounge will present Origin Stories, an intimate conversation and archival footage screening, at Fotografiska – 281 Park Avenue South (at 22nd Street) – in New York City.
The live conversation will be hosted by both co-founders Anthony Marshall and Danny Castro, alongside panelists and special guest Talib Kweli. Click here for tickets.
Some of hip-hop’s most respected MCs will be at the Premier Theater at Foxwoods Resort Casino – 39 Norwich Westerly Road – in Mashantucket, Connecticut this Saturday, May 6th. The event is being presented as a 50 Year Tribute to Hip-Hop.
The lineup includes Slick Rick, Big Daddy Kane, EPMD, Rakim, and Roxanne Shante, with DJ Craig G on the ones-and-twos. Tickets can be purchased from ticketmaster.
Gospel singer and worship leader Rich Tolbert Jr. will be performing at Revivaltime Tabernacle – 4340 Dufferin St – in North York, Ontario, on Friday, June 9th. He will be supported by Jai Simone, Dale Brown & Tru Praise, as well as Kevin Adams & VP.
Starting time is 7:30pm and there is $35 entrance fee. Tickets are available via eventbrite.
The official video for Triston Palma‘s We Poor is out now! the song is featured on the Ina Struggle Riddim, released in late March via Irie Ites Records and Evidence Music. If you have not yet seen the visuals, click here or on the image above to check it out, and remember to like, comment and share.
Woodland City Fest presents Sizzla Kalonji live at Sunrise Lawn in New Market, St. Elizabeth on Saturday, May 20th. He will be supported by King Tafari Sound System. Admission at the gate is $1,500.
The Rise & Vibes Festival is an annual music and camping festival that unfolds in the natural beauty of the Animas River Valley. It’s held at the magical Tico Time River Resort – 20 Road 2050 – in Aztec, New Mexico, just twenty minutes south of Durango, Colorado.
The event promises three days of roots reggae music from May 19th to the 21st. And it stars Kabaka Pyramid, Anthony B, Sister Nancy, Del The Funky Homosapien, and many more. Get additional info here.
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