This week’s edition of Hip
Hop Live kicks off with a show by Juvenile
at Club Ice in Columbus, OH.
The show starts at 10:00 PM on Saturday (June 21). The last time Juve made headlines was for the tragic
loss of his daughter [click to read], so it’s good to see the former Cash Money Millionaire getting his life
back together.
Rick Ross’ show
at the Chevrolet Centre in Youngstown, OH
on Sunday (June 22) has been cancelled, and no plans have been made yet for a
follow-up show at that venue. Ross will,
however, be performing at the Gothic
Theatre in Englewood, CO on Wednesday (June 25) at 9:00 PM. Dyme Def will be performing at the Nectar Lounge in their home town of Seattle,
WA on Sunday, beginning at 8:00 PM.
Immortal Technique, who
is scheduled to release his upcoming album Third
World on Tuesday (June 24), will be performing on that day at the Highline Ballroom in New York, NY
at 9:00 PM. RZA will also be
performing on Tuesday; the Wu-Tang Abbot
will have his show at the Showbox
SoDo in Seattle, WA at 8:00 PM.
Snoop Dogg will
be hitting up the Star of the Desert
Arena in Primm, NV
on Wednesday at 8:00 PM, while T.I will
be performing at The Wiltern in Los Angeles, CA
on the same day at 9:00 PM. Hot 93.7
presents “Hot Jam 7” starring Keyshia
Cole, Akon, Rick Ross, Ray J and more on Thursday (June 26) at 7:00 PM at
the XL Center in Hartford, CT. Ludacris hits the stage as the leading
act in “Summer Jumpoff III” at the Mississippi
Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, MS. Luda’s
show is scheduled to begin on Friday (June 27) at 7:00 PM.
And now – HipHopDX’s
Most Anticipated Show Of The Week…
…is Talib Kweli and
Special Guests at the “Rock to Save
Darfur Benefit!” The show begins at 8:00 PM on Wednesday (June 25) at the B.B. King Blues Club and Grill in New York, NY.
All proceeds go to organizations dedicated to ending the genocide in Sudan. To read
more about the conflict, check out HipHopDX’s
three-part series “Hip Hop and Darfur.” [Part
One] [Part Two] [Part Three]
That’s all for this week’s edition of Hip Hop Live! Tune in next week for shows by Young Jeezy, G-Unit, KRS-One and more!
