Picture Credit score: Jeff Pinilla / CC by 3.0Run-DMC is headlining a mega-concert, ‘Hip Hop 50 Stay at Yankee Stadium,’ celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of hip-hop within the style’s birthplace within the Bronx, New York.
Run-DMC will probably be headlining a mega-concert to rejoice the fiftieth anniversary of hip-hop with Hip Hop 50 Stay at Yankee Stadium on Friday, August 11, that includes performances from Snoop Dogg, Lil Wayne, Ice Dice, Eve, Lil Kim, Trina, Remy Ma, Fats Joe, Ghostface Killah, Slick Rick, Lupe Fiasco, and extra.
“I’m honored to hit the stage within the Bronx, the birthplace of Hip-Hop, and rejoice all of my heroes,” mentioned RUN. “August 11 is Hip-Hop’s fiftieth birthday! So ‘Up within the Bronx’ the place it began, we will probably be celebrating this historic second in historical past!”
“I’m honored to pay tribute to the tradition that allowed this little shy child from Queens to develop up and grow to be the Mighty King of Rock! Thanks, hip-hop!” provides DMC.
Pre-sales start Thursday, June 8, at 10 AM EST till 10 PM, with costs beginning at $50. Common onsale begins June 9 at 10 AM EST. Hip Hop 50 will e co-produced by Mass Enchantment, Stay Nation, and the New York Yankees. BASSic Black Leisure CEO Adam Blackstone and producer and keyboardist Omar Edwards would be the live performance’s inventive music co-directors.
Hip Hop 50 can even embody a particular “Pillars of Hip-Hop” set that includes DJ Kool Herc and his sister Cindy Campbell, in addition to Grandmaster Caz, Kurtis Blow, Melle Mel, Roxanne Shanté, Scorpio, and the Sugar Hill Gang. A “Legendary DJ” phase will characteristic Clark Kent, Marley Marl, Mannie Contemporary, and Battlecat.
The Grammy Awards hosted a fiftieth anniversary of hip-hop celebration in February with a number of legendary artists like Missy Elliott, Massive Boi, Run-DMC, Queen Latifah, Technique Man, Public Enemy, Busta Rhymes, and DJ Jazzy Jeff, amongst others.