'Ladies Night: Women Who Shaped Hip-Hop in New York City' 'Bronx Hip-Hop Walk: 50 Years of Rebellion!' 'Birth of a Culture' in Crotona Park Here are some 'Hip-Hop 50' highlights you won't want to miss.
of veteran NYC hip-hop acts — dead prez, Pharoahe Monch's th1rt3en and Main Source founder Large Professor — plus live graffiti art by James Top.We're not gonna lie, tickets to this luxe showcase for hip-hop royalty won't come cheap. But what a lineup! You'll hear from rap icons like Big Daddy Kane, Doug E. Fresh, Rakim and Slick Rick, old-school legends including Roxanne Shante, Kool Moe Dee, Kurtis Blow, MC Shan, and even more.
. Then on Aug. 12, BRIC screens the classic 2002 film “Brown Sugar.” Like all Celebrate Brooklyn! events, these shows are free, but an RSVP is encouraged and might earn you VIP seating.Genius, the digital-media platform where thousands of song lyrics are eagerly annotated by artists and fans, is bringing back its IQ/BBQ live concert and end-of-summer celebration this year, taking over the Knockdown Center in Maspeth, Queens on Aug. 19 to salute the 50th anniversary of hip-hop.
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