urban music and culture
Photo of Lil Wayne in Scranton taken by Leon Laing.
Lil Wayne will be rockin’ the mic at Philly and State College this month. Check out our review of Mr. “6 Foot 7″ in a previous concert. Then see our other upcoming events below. Continue reading ‘Upcoming events’
Sisqo of Dru Hill performs in Harrisburg. Photo by Leon Laing.
Love was in the air at a Valentine’s Day R&B concert in Harrisburg. Continue reading ‘Enter the Dru’
Cedeno-Outler will hold her second play today. Photo by Leon Laing.
The sun is beaming on the first day of 2011, and Miguelina Cedeno-Outler is glowing, too. Why? She’s preparing for her second play—and she’s expecting. Continue reading ‘‘The Girlfriends’ play’
Ms. Lauryn Hill performs in Philly on Feb. 8.
As we celebrate Black History Month in February (I celebrate my birthday on Feb. 18), check out these upcoming events. Continue reading ‘Upcoming events’
Khalifa performs in Lancaster in 2010. Photo by Leon Laing.
Wiz Khalifa dropped one of the best mixtapes last year. And 2011 seems to be a banner year also for the Pittsburgh-based rhyme spitter. Khalifa will open up for tomorrow’s AFC championship game at Pittsburgh’s Heinz Field. He’ll perform the anthem “Black and Yellow” before his hometown team, the Steelers, play the New York Jets. Continue reading ‘Khalifa to perform at AFC game’
As the publicist for the Soulja Boy/Meek Mill concert, I share some of the sentiments with the sources in this Patriot-News story. This could’ve been a good show for the Harrisburg area. Special thanks to Stephanie Raposo of The Patriot-News, abc27 and other media that covered this would-be concert.
Charles Miller launches his new line on Dec. 10. Photo by Leon Laing.
Fans will have to wait another month to see Soulja Boy crank that in Harrisburg. The promoter pushed the concert back to Jan. 22. Tickets for the original Dec. 10 date will be honored on Jan 22. Ticket sales will resume at www.ticketannex.com, Mr. Mike’s, Music Man, and Xclusive Music on Dec. 24. Continue reading ‘Dec. 2010 events’
Vivica A. Fox stars in the 50 Cent video above.
McKnight and Fox in Harrisburg
Brian McKnight will be performing in Harrisburg, but he just won’t be singing. The R&B crooner/songwriter will be acting, too, in a comedy play with actress Vivica A. Fox.
