City Park Foundation recently announced the annual Summer Stage. The New York City-based event will have over 100 free music, dance, film, comedy, family and theater programs in 17 parks across the five boroughs. It will go take place June 4–August 29.
Summer Stage will be celebrating the inception of Hip Hop and reflecting on its four elements in a multi-disciplinary series called “This is _ Hip-Hop.” Some of the highlights of Summer Stage will include a concert curated by Hip Hop’s credited founder, DJ Kool Herc, dance performances by The Rock Steady Crew, a Hip Hop musical commission, “King Kong,” and the play “Sweet Billy & The Zooloos.”
In addition to Kool Herc, Big Daddy Kane, Rakim, Marley Marl, Black Sheep, Das EFX, Grand Puba, Chubb Rock and Dana Dane will grab the mic, along with a DJ Premier vs. Pete Rock deejay event. Yasiin Bey (a/k/a Mos Def) will also be rocking the stage at The Airborne Toxic Event.
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Summer Stage will educate people on the elements of Hip Hop and teach those who attend different skills associated with it.
Here is a Hip Hop schedule for Summer Stage
June
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4- Flatbush Zombies/The Underachievers (7pm) @ Red Hook, Brooklyn
5 – Rakim Hosted by Lyricist Lounge (7pm) @ Red Hook, Brooklyn
11 – Rayvon / Red Fox / Golden Child / RSNY Hosted by Shaggy (7pm) @ Von King, Brooklyn
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12 – Big Daddy Kane/DJ set by DJ Scratch (7pm) @ Von King, Brooklyn
13 – Chubb Rock/Rob Base (7pm) @ Von King, Brooklyn
14 – Jamal Jackson Dance Company / Movement for the Urban Village (7pm) @ Von King Park, Brooklyn
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16 – dead prez/Screening: “Soul Food Junkies” (7pm) @ Von King Park, Brooklyn
18 – Dana Dane/Grand Puba/Hosted by Chubb Rock (7pm) @ Betsy Head Park, Brooklyn
21 – Fête De La Musique:IAM with special guest Rakim (7pm) @ Central Park,Manhattan
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29 – Rock Steady Crew/The Premiere of “RSC Ghetto Made”/All Levels Open Dance Master Class by Rock Steady Crew (7pm) @ St. Mary’s Park,Bronx
July
10 – DJ Kool Herc (7pm) @ Crotona Park,Bronx
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13 – The Ghetto Brothers/Screening:”From Mambo to Hip Hop: A South Bronx Tale” (7pm) @ Crotona Park, Bronx
16 – Mambo to Hip-Hop Part 3: The Graffiti Movement and the Media it Inspires (12pm-6pm) @ THE POINT 940 Garrison Ave, Bronx
16 – Meli’sa Morgan/Marley Marl/Hosted by Bob Lee (7pm) @ Queensbridge Park, Queens
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17 – Force MDs/Horace Brown/Jeff Redd/Marley Marl/Hosted by Bob Lee (7pm) @ Queensbridge Park, Queens
18 – Black Sheep/Das EFX/Marley Marl/Hosted by Bob Lee (7pm) @ Queensbridge Park, Queens
19 – Rennie Harris Collective Inc. (Hip Hop Dance) (7pm-8pm) @ Queensbridge Park, Queens
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28 – Rock Steady Crew 36th Anniversary Concert Featuring Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth and special guests TBA (3pm) @ Central Park,Manhattan
30 & Aug 1 – “King Kong” By Alfred Preisser & Randy Weiner Directed By Alfred Preisser (8pm) @ Von King Park, Brooklyn
31 – Rock Steady Crew Dance Celebration”RSC Ghetto Made” (8pm) @ Central Park, Manhattan
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Aug
5 – “King Kong” By Alfred Preisser & Randy Weiner Directed By Alfred Preisser (8pm) @ Central Park, Manhattan
6 – Jungle Brothers/Zhigge/Hosted by Lyricist Lounge(7pm) @ Marcus Garvey Park, Manhattan
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6 & 7 – “King Kong” By Alfred Preisser & Randy Weiner Directed By Alfred Preisser (8pm) @ St. Mary’s Park,Bronx
10 – 40th Anniversary of Hip-Hop with DJ Kool Herc and special guests TBA (3pm) @ Central Park, Manhattan
10 – “King Kong” By Alfred Preisser & Randy Weiner Directed By Alfred Preisser (8pm) @ St. Mary’s Park,Bronx
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11 – Back to the Roots with DJ Kool Herc at 5POINTZ Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of Hip-Hop (5pm) @ 5POINTZ 45-46 Davis StLong Island City, Queens
13 & 15 – “King Kong” By Alfred Preisser & Randy Weiner Directed By Alfred Preisser (8pm) @ Marcus Garvey Park, Manhattan
20, 21 and 22 – “King Kong” By Alfred Preisser & Randy Weiner Directed By Alfred Preisser (8pm) @ East River Park, Manhattan
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26 – “Wild Style 30th Anniversary Celebration” (6pm) @ East River Park, Manhattan
27 – Pete Rock vs. DJ Premier Hosted by Lyricist Lounge (7pm) @ East River Park, Manhattan
(April 23)
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UPDATE: Organizers confirmed yesterday (June 14) that Yasiin Bey (f/k/a Mos Def) has canceled his appearance at the 2013 Summer Stage.
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