Tuesday, August 24: Chiddy Bang @ the Highline Ballroom

Opposite of Adults - Album Release Show: Chiddy Bang
with
Donnis
XV
2AM Club
Samuel

"Chiddy Bang is a Philly based duo comprised of Chiddy (emcee) and Xaphoon Jones (DJ/producer) who combine elements of indie and electronica with some good al fashioned “spitting”. The result has been described by some bloggers as a “hipsters wet dream”, but Chiddy Bang prefers to think of themselves as “kings of the basement party jam”. "


August 24,2010

DJ Benzi to spin between sets.

Concert starts @ 8:30PM
Doors open @ 7:30PM
Tickets $15.00 in advance
$18.00 day of show.
Info: Highline Ballroom

Saturday, Aug 14: The Stoop, Annual Free Community Hip-Hop Festival

F.O.K.U.S. PRESENTS THE STOOP 2010 ON AUGUST 14, 2010 IN FORT GREENE PARK, BROOKLYN, NY

Brooklyn, NY – Stoops are known for being a common meeting ground for people to share stories and relax. With this in mind, F.O.K.U.S. designed The Stoop, its annual summer arts event, to serve as the artistic physical crossroads between individuals, communities and their respective artistic experiences. F.O.K.U.S. will produce the third annual event- The Stoop - in Fort Greene Park, Brooklyn, NY on August 14, 2010 from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m (rain or shine).

The Stoop is a free outdoor community gathering to celebrate the arts and healthy living. This year will feature performances by artists of various genres and promises to be a fantastic and unique addition to NY’s roster of summer events. The exciting and unique line-up includes: Si*Se, Pattern Is Movement, Kagero, Ayodele Alli, and Ishmael Islam. There will also be live art, face painting, games and an array of fun games for the entire family. Invited artists include Convoluted Construct, Alice Mizrachi and Free5. We will also have StoryCorps and The Icla da Silva Foundation, and other organizations at the event for you to interact and learn about their unique opportunities. Invited organizations include: Urban Art Beat, Black Teen Empowerment Movement, YOUNITY, SohNup, LIFEbeat, Brooklyn Salsa Dance Party, Metro Hospital.

August 14, 2010; 1:00 with performances starting at 1:15pm
Fort Greene Park,
(Myrtle Ave and N. Portland)
Brooklyn, NY

Presented by F.O.K.U.S. (http://www.onefokus.org)

Contact:
F.O.K.U.S.
press@onefokus.org

Get tickets now! Rock the Bells @ Governor's Island, Aug 28

Guerilla Union, Bowery Presents, Highline & Mad Dog Presents: Rock the Bells Festival 2010
at Governors Island

FEATURING: Snoop Dogg, A Tribe Called Quest, Wu-Tang Clan, Rakim, KRS-One, Slick Rick, Dj Premier, Street Sweeper Social Club, Murs & 9th Wonder, Wiz Khalifa, Clipse, Immortal Technique, Brother Ali, Jedi Mind Tricks, Supernatural, DJ Muggs w/ Ill Bill, Dj Rocky Rock, Big Sean, Yelawolf, and very special guest Ms. Lauryn Hill

Get tickets now! Monday, Aug 16: Wale show at Highline Ballroom

Edit: Sold Out!

Wale : a show about nothing
with Legendary Go Go Band UCB & Friends

August 16,2010

Release show for new mixtape More About Nothing

Concert starts @ 8PM
Doors open @ 7PM
Tickets $12.00 in advance
$15.00 day of show.

Info: Highline Ballroom

Friday, Aug 13: The Black August Hip-Hop Project at the Highline Ballroom

The Black August Hip Hop Project 2010

Dead Prez, Pharoahe Monch, Cody Chestnutt, Homeboy Sandman, Sadat X , Divine of the Dey, ADM, Hasan Salaam, Hakim Green, Bajah & the Dry Eye Crew , Akir, Kalae All Day, La Bruja, Lah Tere, & surprise special guest!

August 13,2010

Concert starts @ 9PM
Doors open @ 8PM
Tickets $15.00 in advance
$20.00 day of show.

Info: Highline Ballroom

Get your tickets now for Black August! Aug 13 @ Highline Ballroom

The Black August Hip Hop Project 2010 – August 13, 2010

Featuring performances by:

• Dead Prez
• Pharoahe Monch
• Cody Chestnutt
• Homeboy Sandman
• ADM
• Kalae All Day
• Sadat X
• Hasan Salaam
• Akir
• La Bruja
• Divine of the Dey
• Hakim Green
• Lah Tere
• Bajah & The Dry Eye Crew

& Surprise Special Guests!

Date: Sunday, August 13, 2010
Time: Doors Open at 8:00pm – Concert Starts at 9:00pm
Location: Highline Ballroom 431 W 16th St
New York, NY 10011
between 9th and 10th Ave
(212) 414-5994

Tickets $15 in advance / $20 day of show.

Summerstage/City Parks August Rundown!

Gil Scott-Heron
When: Thursday, August 5, 2010 at 7:00PM
Where: Marcus Garvey Park
Cost: Free

Gil Scott-Heron's cutting edge poetry and musical style is revered as the godfather of hip-hop and neo soul. Presented in association with Jill Newman productions.


"Blood Pudding" by Sharon Bridgforth, Directed by Baraka de Soleil
When: Friday, August 6, 2010 at 8:00PM and Saturday, August 7, 2010 at 8:00PM
Where: Marcus Garvey Park
Cost: Free

Blood Pudding explores the history of black people in New Orleans through a magical layering of theater, dance and song.


Complexions Contemporary Ballet and Dancin' Downtown Contest Winners
When: Tuesday, August 10, 2010 at 8:00PM
Where: Central Park/Mainstage
Cost: Free

Join this highly acclaimed dance company as they unveil an originally commissioned work by City Parks Foundation this season.


Doug E. Fresh & DJ Dee Wiz
When: Wednesday, August 11, 2010 at 7:00PM
Where: Jackie Robinson Park
Cost: Free

Doug E. Fresh, one of the originators of the human beat box, is one of the early heralds of the global hip hop movement.


White Rabbits with Hospitality
When: Thursday, August 12, 2010 at 7:00PM
Where: East River Park
Cost: Free

Duel drummers and a honky tonk calypso rhythm section bang out jarring sonics

Paul Taylor II and Naganuma Dance
When: Friday, August 13, 2010 at 7:00PM
Where: East River Park
Cost: Free

Paul Taylor II's group of six dancers reinvent original works from the larger Paul Taylor Dance Company to offer an intimate, innovative reinterpretation of the original works.

Complexions Contemporary Ballet and Wideman / Davis Dance

When: Saturday, August 14, 2010 at 7:00PM
Where: East River Park
Cost: Free

Complexions Contemporary Ballet's mix of methods, styles and cultures has created an entirely new and exciting vision: a company dedicated to removing boundaries and transcending the limits of performance. Join this highly acclaimed dance company as they unveil an originally commissioned work by City Parks Foundation this season.

DJ Kool Herc
When: Sunday, August 15, 2010 at 3:00PM
Where: Central Park/Mainstage
Cost: Free

DJ Kool Herc's creation of breaks and sampling has paved the way for hip hop music as we know it.



Public Enemy & Blitz The Ambassador
When: Sunday, August 15, 2010 at 3:00PM
Where: Central Park/Mainstage
Cost: Free

The most influential and controversial rap group of the 80's performs on the 20th anniversary of their seminal album Fear of a Black Planet, with two rising and equally political new comers.

Chrisette Michele, Mario and Tamia
When: Saturday, August 21, 2010 at 3:00PM
Where: Central Park/Mainstage
Cost: Free

Contemporary soul ingenues at the forefront of contemporary R&B.

Friday, July 30: The Legendary Cold Crush Brothers 32nd Anniversary Concert & Party @ the Hip-Hop Culture Center

The legendary COLD CRUSH BROTHERS 32nd ANNIVERSARY Concert + Party

Feat. KOOL DJ RED ALERT kicking off the party from 9pm-10pm, followed by one pioneer DJ every hour, rockin the wheels, until the Cold Crush Brothers & Friends performance!

The COLD CRUSH BROTHERS will perform all of their classic routines and some of their friends will perform routines with them, including DMC (of Run DMC), BIG DADDY KANE, BIZ MARKIE and more!

A very LIMITED amount of $25 ADVANCE tickets are available online at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/119024 and more will be available at the door the day of - but if you want to save $ and guarantee your spot - pick them up now!"

Friday, JULY 30, 2010
9pm-2am. All ages welcome!

Hip Hop Culture Center (at the Magic Johnson Theater)
2309 Frederick Douglass Blvd. at 124th St. 2nd Floor
New York, New York 10027
Trains: 2, 3, A, B, C, or D to 125th St.

Info: Facebook

2 Shows worth seeing at the Martin Luther King Jr. Concert Series in East Flatbush

"The 28th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Concert Series performances are held Monday nights at 7:30 pm at Wingate Field, which is located on Brooklyn Avenue between Rutland Road and Winthrop Street opposite Kings County Hospital. Possible rain date on Tuesday night. The public is encouraged to bring their own chairs because seating is limited."

Musiq Soulchild adn Chrisette Michele: July 26
Salt-N-Peppa, Naughty By Nature, Slick Rick: Aug 2

Info: Martin Luther King Jr. Concert Series

Monday, July 26: Urban Word NYC & John Jay College present AMIRI BARAKA @ John Jay College

"Poet, playwright, activist AMIRI BARAKA joins us for a free reading and lecture at John Jay College. Don't miss this opportunity to hear the poetry legend talk about the impact of hip-hop on social justice and read some of his most important poems. Special performance by Urban Word NYC youth."



Monday, July 26, 2010
3:00 PM to 5:00 PM

John Jay College
North Hall
Multi-Purpose Room
445 59th Street
(Corner of 59th Street & 10th Avenue)"

Info: Urban Word NYC

Sunday, July 25: Foxy Brown @ BB King's

FOXY BROWN Featuring: Special Guests

July 25
8:00PM
Doors @ 6PM

$20.00 Advance
$25.00 Day of Show

SRO * ALL AGES"

Info: B.B. King Blues Club & Grill

Saturday, July 17: Weeksville Heritage Center: Garden Party

Saturday, July 17th: ODB Film Screening and Panel Discussion ft Wu Tang and More!

SUMMER OF MUSIC Presents:

"Dirty: One Word Can Change the World"
Dir. Stephon Turner, 2009, 86 min.

"Filmmaker Stephon Turner (aka 'Raison Allah') offers a personal corrective to the media's portrayal of the life and death of his brother, Russell Jones, known to the world as Ol' Dirty Bastard. Turner skillfully analyzes the elements of Jones' MC persona through his access to mutual family, friends and partners in the Wu Tang Clan and his own historical research. He reveals that Dirty's distinctive style is the bastard offspring of a cultural and family legacy - part Indian chief, r&b frontman and the drunken monk of kung-fu films."

AFTER THE MOVIE:
Discussion headed by ODB's mother, Ms. Cherry Jones, filmmaker Raison Allah, King Downing (expert on police profiling of Hip Hop artists), and a slew of Wu Tang members and affiliates.

Reception sponsored by Sugar Hill Ale!

Saturday July 17th
7:30 pm

Info: MAYSLES INSTITUTE

Reminder: July Rundown! City Parks Concerts Across NYC

Don't forget about the Summer Stage Shows and City Parks sponsored events across NYC this month! July includes performances by EPMD, Seewe African Dance Company, Raphael Saadiq, Pharoahe Monch, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, and much more!

NYC What's Poppin'?: July Rundown! City Parks Concerts Across NYC

Sunday July 11: OkayAfrica with The Roots and Talib Kweli @ Celebrate Brooklyn

OkayAfrica with The Roots and Talib Kweli
ft Sahr Ngaujah, Bajah + the Dry Eye Crew, Blitz the Ambassador and more

"The Roots headline the OkayAfrica World Cup 2010 Finals party to celebrate the first time in its 80-year history the tournament will take place on African soil. With a kick-off by Sahr Ngaujah, the star of the hit Broadway musical Fela!, the show features performances by artists from all corners of the Diaspora, including host Talib Kweli (Brooklyn), Bajah + The Dry Eye Crew (Sierra Leone), Blitz the Ambassador (Ghana), and many others to be announced."

CELEBRATE BROOKLYN! @ Prospect Park Bandshell
July 11, 2010
4:00 PM
Gates open at 3:00pm

Info: BRIC Arts

Reminder #3: The Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival Kicks Off Tonight!

**It's not too late to get your tix - and you'd be crazy not to!**

Mon. 7/5 | Show & Prove:Hip-Hop Showcase/Competition

Tues. 7/6 | Classic Hip-Hop Film Night:Screen classics

Wed. 7/7 | Bodega Education Initiative: Panel discussions

Thurs. 7/8 | Salute the DJ:Night dedicated to the DJ

Fri. 7/9 | Kickoff Party: Night mixer for artists and press

Sat. 7/10 | Performance Day:Main performances

Sun. 7/10 | Family Day: Block party'"

Info: NYC What's Poppin'?: Reminder #2: Get Your Tickets for the Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival

Saturday, July 3: The Rub, Hip-Hop Dance Party at Southpaw

It’s THE RUB!

"The Rub is a classics & hip-hop party held on the first Saturday of every month at Southpaw. We do it Brooklyn style: great dance music mixed well, affordable drinks, and real people; no dress code, no bottle service, no VIPs and no celebrity DJs. The Rub has been widely recognized as the best monthly club night in New York City for the last seven years by The Village Voice, The New York Press, The New York Times and countless other local press and blogs. DJ’s Ayres, Eleven & Cosmo Baker have also been also featured on MTV Mixtape Mondays and in magazines such as Spin, Vice, XLR8R, Urb, The Wire, Hip-Hop Connection (UK) and more. For more information visit www.itstherub.com."

Saturday, 7/3
21+ w/ ID
admission: $5 ladies / $10 men
door time: 10pm
BUY TICKETS

Info: Southpaw

Reminder #2: Get Your Tickets for the Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival!

Mon. 7/5 | Show & Prove:Hip-Hop Showcase/Competition

Tues. 7/6 | Classic Hip-Hop Film Night:Screen classics

Wed. 7/7 | Bodega Education Initiative: Panel discussions

Thurs. 7/8 | Salute the DJ:Night dedicated to the DJ

Fri. 7/9 | Kickoff Party: Night mixer for artists and press

Sat. 7/10 | Performance Day:Main performances

Sun. 7/10 | Family Day: Block party"

Info: NYC What's Poppin'?: Reminder: Get Your Tickets for the Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival!

July Rundown! City Parks Concerts Across NYC

SummerStage Theater

American Schemes by Radha Blank, Directed by Charlotte L. Brathwaite

When: Friday, July 2, 2010 at 8:00PM and Saturday, July 3, 2010 at 8:00PM at St. Mary’s Park and Friday, July 9, 2010 at 8:00PM at Crotona Park and Saturday, July 10, 2010 at 8:00PM

City Parks Foundation’s specially commissioned play, American Schemes delves into and explores the enigma of obtaining the American Dream.

SummerStage Music
NYC Revolutions Series: EPMD and Funkmaster Flex, Presented in Association with Globe Star Media
When: Thursday, July 15, 2010 at 7:00PM
Where: Queensbridge Park

Erick Sermon and Parrish Smith of EPMD are famed as one of the breakthrough bands of the 1980’s NYC hip hop revolution.

SummerStage Dance
Seewe African Dance Company and Balafrohop
When: Friday, July 16, 2010 at 7:00PM
Where: Queensbridge Park

Seewe African Dance Company uses traditional African instruments such as the Bote, the Krin, the Balaphone and the Djembe orchestra, to accompany its high-energy performances that emphasize traditional African rhythms. The BalAfroHop Project fuses traditional ballet, African and hip-hop dance techniques with live drummers, DJs and music to create a show that exemplifies dance genres from around the world.

SummerStage Music
A Celebration of Giant Step's 20th Anniversary: Raphael Saadiq, Aloe Blacc, and Special Guests
When: Saturday, July 17, 2010 at 3:00PM
Where: Central Park/Mainstage

Award-winning songwriting/producer/performer Raphael Saadiq brings new meaning to old soul.

SummerStage Music
Pharoahe Monch, Hosted by Danny Castro of Lyricist Lounge
When: Wednesday, July 21, 2010 at 7:00PM
Where: Queensbridge Park

Pharoahe Monch is one of underground hip-hop’s pre-eminent lyricists, crafting intricate and intelligent rhymes and having the ability to match them to the beats rolling off the turntables.

SummerStage Theater
"blood pudding" by Sharon Bridgforth, Directed by Baraka de Soleil
When: Friday, July 23, 2010 at 8:00PM and Saturday, July 24, 2010 at 8:00PM
Where: Springfield Park

blood pudding explores the history of Black people in New Orleans through a magical layering of theater, dance and song.



SummerStage Dance
The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
When: Friday, July 23, 2010 at 8:00PM and Saturday, July 24, 2010 at 8:00PM
Where: Central Park/Mainstage

The world-renowned Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater returns to SummerStage for a weekend of cutting edge dance performances.

SummerStage Music
Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba, Burkina Electric, Fool's Gold, and DJ Frank of Voodoo funk
When: Sunday, July 25, 2010 at 3:00PM
Where: Central Park/Mainstage

An inside look into the past, present and future of West African music.




SummerStage Dance
Creative Outlet Dance Theatre and Kyle Abraham/ Abraham.In.Motion
When: Friday, July 30, 2010 at 7:00PM
Where: Jackie Robinson Park

Marrying modern and classical technique with African-American soul and spirit, Creative Outlet Dance Theatre creates dance pieces that captivate viewers. Abraham.In.Motion’s eclectic, pure energy dance arrangements will keep the audience enthralled.

SummerStage Dance
Earl Moseley's Institute of the Arts and Michael Leon Thomas' Motion Theater Lab
When: Saturday, July 31, 2010 at 7:00PM
Where: Jackie Robinson Park

Join Earl Moseley's highly acclaimed Institute of the Arts star dancers as they perform works grounded in ballet, modern, African, hip-hop, jazz and tap.Motion Theatre Lab will premiere their newest piece, Aquarius Rising to the sounds of classic underground dance music.

Info: SummerStage

Tuesday, June 29: Jay Electronica and Joell Ortiz at the Highline Ballroom

OnSmash Invasion Presents: Jay Electronica & Joell Ortiz

With CyHi Da Prynce feat. DJ Greg Street, & STS of MMJB

Hosted by Peter Rosenberg

Concert starts @ 8PM
Doors open @ 7PM
Tickets $20.00"

Info: Highline Ballroom