And we’re back with this week’s edition of Hip Hop Live,
where we give you the heads up on the hottest upcoming shows! This week kicks
it off with KRS-One and MC Lyte at the Berklee Performance Center in Boston, MA on Saturday (July 19) at
8:00 PM. The same day, Scarface performs
at the Jannus Landing Courtyard in St. Petersburg, US at 9:00 PM.
On Sunday (July 20) N.E.R.D.
graces the House of Blues San Diego in
San Diego, CA
at 7:00 PM. UK artist Dizzee Rascal will be peforming at the Emos Austin in Austin TX on Monday
(Julyv 21) at 10:00 PM – the same day Wylcef
Jean will show at the Showbox at the
Market in Seattle, WA at 8:00 PM.
Hieroglyphics hit
the stage two days in a row, as they perform at The Social in Orlando, FL on Tuesday (July 22) at 10:00 PM, and at the Masquerade in Atlanta, GA
on Wednesday (July 23) at 7:00PM. Slcik
Rick will be performing at Europa in
Brooklyn, NY on
Thursday (July 24) at 8:00 PM, while David
Banner [click
to read] cancels his House of Blues
Chicago show in Chicago,
IL on the same day.
Although David Banner
cancelled, Cypress Hill is still
on to show at House of Blues Chicago on
Friday (July 25) at 6:00 PM. The same day, Snoop
Dogg hits House of Blues Myrtle
Beach in Myrtle Beach, SC
at 8:00 PM, while Young Buck is
scheduled for a 9:00 PM performance at the Zoo
Bar in Detroit, MI.
Looking ahead, the SoCo
Music Experience is a series of music festivals
across the US
free to anyone 21 and over. The
first show is on August 23 in San Diego, CA in the Ace
Parking Lot in Petco Park,
featuring Common, The Black Keys, Kinky, Saul Williams, Grand
Ole Party and other acts. The second show will take place on September 6 at
Madison in Willow Island, WI at the Alliant Energy Center. The show will feature The Roots, The Black Keys, GZA, Benevento
Russo Duo, Ha Ha Tonka, Shoeless Revolution, The Selfish Gene, Roots Collective.
Recently released were tour dates for Tyga [click
to read]:
7/25 Greenville, SC WFBC event early show
7/26 Philly, PA WRDW’s “Friki
Tiki” Event
7/26 Boston, MA Tweeter Center
– ROCK THE BELLS
7/27 Columbia, MD Merriweather
Post Pavilion – ROCK THE BELLS
8/1 Las Vegas, NV JET (coconut juice party)
8/3 New York, NY Jones Beach
Amphitheatre – ROCK THE BELLS
8/5 LA, CA Jimmy Kimmel Show
8/9 San Bernardino, CA
Glen Helen Pavilion – ROCK THE
BELLS
8/16 San Francisco, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre – ROCK THE
BELLS
8/20 Jackson, NJ SIX FLAGS mtvU VMA tour w/ KATY
PERRY, BOYS
LIKE GIRLS, METRO STATION
8/21 Agwam, MA SIX FLAGS mtvU VMA tour w/KATY
PERRY, BOYS
LIKE GIRLS, METRO STATION
8/22 Portland, OR Dew Action Sports event on NBC
8/23 Denver, CO Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre –
ROCK THE BELLS
8/25 Essex Jct, VT w/
DANITY KANE
8/28 Rochester NY WPXY Event
8/29 Hartford, CT Webster Theatre
(KISS-FM Show)
8/30 Madison, WI WJQM Event
8/31 Dallas TX SIX FLAGS mtvU VMA tour w/
KATY PERRY, BOYS
LIKE GIRLS, METRO STATION
9/1 San Antonio SIX FLAGS mtvU VMA tour w/ KATY
PERRY, BOYS
LIKE GIRLS, METRO STATION
9/6 George, WA The Gorge Amphitheatre – ROCK
THE BELLS
Finally, HipHopDX’s
Most Anticipated Show Of The Week…
Legendary Hip Hop group EPMD
[click
to read] performing on Friday (July 25) at 7:00 PM at Crash Mansion LA in Los
Angeles, CA!
That’s all for this week. Tune in next time for info on
shows by Nas, Killah Priest, and Tech N9ne!
