Rapper and actor Ice-T will be joined by fellow rap artist Chuck D, and Law & Order producer Dick Wolf, this Friday – February 17 – at his Walk of Fame ceremony. The MC is slated to receive his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his outstanding work in both music and TV.
Rock The Bells is partnering with the CDC Foundation to produce Live To The Beat, a pop-up event that merges health and wellness with hip-hop culture. The objective is to create an experience that helps to provide simple and accessible ways for members of the black community to take care of their hearts and lower the risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD), all while having a great time!
Killer Mike will be hosting the event alongside Big Tigger, who will be on the turntables keeping everyone moving. Toya Johnson and Lauren Williams will be leading workout and hip-hop yoga classes. And the amazing Chef Za from Zaza’s Kitchen will be providing an onsite food demo with small bites!
There will be various activities to participate in. RSVP here.
On Friday, February 24th, both Anthony Hamilton and K Michelle will be live in concert at The Lyric Lounge – 140 West Mt. Royal Avenue – in Baltimore, Maryland. Both performers will be supported by DJ Quick Silva and host Persia Nicole.
Starting time is 8pm, and tickets are available on the venue’s website.
One of the hardest working men in hip-hop – Talib Kweli – is at it again. He just released the lead single from Liberation 2, his upcoming LP with Madlib. The track, titled After These Messages, is a collaboration with emerging MC Amani, who is also Kweli‘s son.
Liberation 2, which will be released in March of this year is a follow up to Liberation, Talib and Madlib‘s first collaborative album. Click here or on the image above to check out the official video for After These Messages.
Emerging recording artist Mortimer will join Protoje, Lila Ike, and Jesse Royal at the Lost In Time Festival at Hope Gardens in Kingston, Jamaica, on Saturday, February 25.
Apart from the musical elements, this festival will be a cultural and creative mecca, showcasing local and international creative entrepreneurs offering a wide array of art, fashion, food and entertainment for all ages. Click here to buy tickets.
Trinidadian reggae singer Marlon Asher will be back at Moe’s Alley – 1535 Commercial Way – in Santa Cruz, California on Saturday, March 4th. Asher will be supported by the West Coast Rub-a-Dub reggae band Militia of Love.
This is a twenty-one and older event that’s scheduled to start at 8pm. Early bird tickets are available now for $20 USD. It will be $25 on the day of the show.
On June 20th in the year 1986, British-Irish singer-songwriter Chris de Burgh released the second single from his Into The Light album. It’s a captivating love song called The Lady In Red, which became a massive worldwide hit and is – to this day – de Burgh‘s best-selling single and signature song.
Over the years several artists from various genres have shared their rendition of the track, some removing ‘The’ from the title and opting instead to just call it Lady In Red. Ghanaian reggae act Tradition Man Wolo, is among the performers that’s released a remix. His version, which carries the original title – was featured on his 2022 debut album, Reggae Man.
Fast-forward to 2023 and Tradition Man is now sharing the song’s official video. It was shot and edited in Accra, Ghana by famed Director Tee, the man who is also responsible for Wolo‘s previous clip, Come Home.
The Lady In Red is the third single from Tradition Man Wolo‘s Reggae Man album. It follows the lead track, Back Again, and the recently shared Come Home. This project has, in a short period of time, catapulted Tradition Man Wolo from a virtual unknown – in the music industry – to a highly respected African reggae artist.
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD “REGGAE MAN” ALBUM
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