New York native and SoulCulture 13 For 13 certified dope rapper, Joey Bada$$ will be returning to the UK next month as part of the widely recognised Manchester festival, The Parklife Weekender, along with the likes of Action Bronson, Iggy Azalea, Danny Brown and more. [...]
May 20, 2013
Natasha Nanner
Festivals, Manchester, Music
Following last year’s star studded extravaganza, which featured performances by A$AP Rocky, The Weeknd and 2 Chainz, Canadian Hip Hop superstar Drake will be bringing some heavy hitting and critically acclaimed acts to the 4th Annual OVO Fest. [...]
May 16, 2013
Verse
Festivals
We knew it was bound to happen after the unveiling of the Tupac hologram in Coachella back in 2012, now news has arrived of the return of two more Hip Hop greats via the virtual form of spirit raising. This year will see the holographic return of the late Ol Dirty Bastard from Wu-Tang Clan [...]
May 15, 2013
Verse
Festivals, Hip Hop
With summer approaching fast, festival season has already been kicked off with Coachella and SXSW, and now it’s Hot 97s turn to impress with a line up for this year’s annual Summer Jam outdoor concert. Acts this year include the always impressive Kendrick Lamar, Chris Brown, Wu Tang and Miguel amongst others. [...]
Iconic actor and comedian Chris Tucker will be hosting this year’s BET Awards, taking place at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday June 30th. [...]
Returning for a second year held at the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia, the lineup for Jay-Z‘s Made In America Festival has been released. Taking place over Labor Day weekend (August 31st – September 1st), the official lineup was today released via a live stream. While last year saw Jay-Z himself headline, it is instead his [...]
UK live arts festival Streetfest returns this May for its sixth year, taking place in the soul of East London, Shoreditch; the home of creatives and free spirits. For one day only, on Sunday, May 5th a variety of artists, musicians and more will unite to celebrate British Street culture; with attractions covering a spectrum [...]
With the annual Paid Dues Festival all wrapped up now, more and more footage is emerging from the show’s headline set from Black Hippy. After already seeing Kendrick Lamar perform his remix of “B*tch Don’t Kill My Vibe” live on stage for the first time, we now get to see performances from ScHoolboy Q, Jay [...]
April 1, 2013
Nura Abdela
Festivals, Hip Hop, Music News
The first wave of arena artists for this year’s Lovebox Festival have been unveiled for fans to get their teeth stuck into – the likes of A-Trak, Flying Lotus, Gold Panda, Disclosure, Redlight, Jazzie B, Frankie Knuckles, SBTRKT, Gaslamp Killer, Toddla T, David Rodigan’s Ram Jam and Mark Ronson’s True Loves are among over 60 [...]
Due to phenomenal demand for the previously announced and now sold out Wireless Festival dates, today it has been announced that there will be a third day of Yahoo! Wireless Festival on Sunday July 14. This new date will be a preview of JAY Z and Justin Timberlake’s much talked about forthcoming Legends Of The [...]
March 12, 2013
Verse
Festivals, Music News, UK