Welcome to the first installment of Hip Hop Live, where we will be letting you, the fans, know where
and when the hottest Hip Hop artists will be performing, as well as HipHopDX’s most anticipated show!
It seems as though today (June 6) is a packed day for Hip
Hop, as many of your favorite artists are hitting the stage. Despite his legal
troubles, T.I. will be performing
tonight at 6:00 PM at Washington,
D.C.’s Love nightclub. Also performing tonight is Raekwon, at San Diego’s
4th and B, at 6:00 PM.
The Roots will be
taking their home town of Philadelphia,
PA by storm, as they perform tonight at
11:00 PM at the Theatre of Living Arts,
and tomorrow (June 7) at the Festival
Pier. Tomorrow’s show will start at 2:00 PM, and will also feature Gnarls Barkely, Sharon Jones, Deerhoof,
Santogold and Diplo.
Freeway will be
hitting up Cardos in Chillicothe, OH tomorrow
at 8:00 PM, while Lil Wayne performs
at the Arena At Harbor Yard in Bridgeport, CT
at the same time. Lil Wayne will
certainly be having a busy weekend, as the release party for his upcoming album
Tha Carter III will take place on Sunday (June 8) at 8:00 PM at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, NJ.
Also attending the event will be Birdman.
Another release party for the album will be on Tuesday (June 10) at 7:00 at
Sonar in Baltimore, MD.
Kanye West’s “Glow
in the Dark Tour” is the talk of Hip Hop fans everywhere, and will be hitting
two locations this week – the Staples Center in Los Angeles,
CA on Saturday (June 7) at 7:30 PM, and the Jobing.com Arena in Glendale, AZ
on Sunday (June 8) at 7:00PM. The shows
feature Rihanna, Lupe Fiasco and N.E.R.D. Next Friday (June 13), Decon & 2K Sports present Dilated Peoples, Aceyalone and The Alchemist at
The Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza
in New York, NY. The show starts at 9:00 PM.
And finally, HipHopDX’s
most anticipated show is…
GZA performing
his seminal classic album, Liquid Swords!
The Wu-Tang legend will be
performing the album in its entirety at
The Fillmore New York at Irvint Plaza in
New York, NY
on Friday, September 12. So why are we telling you now? Because tickets are on
presale for only $25! The deal lasts until next Friday (June 13) and 12:00 PM,
so get to it, Hip Hop heads! Tickets are on sale at LiveNation.com, and the password for the presale is “concert.”
That wraps it up for this week’s edition of Hip Hop Live! Catch us next week for
more info on your favorite artists’ live shows!
