Tickets for Rihanna’s local concerts go on sale today at 10 a.m. Ri Ri will perform at Susquehanna Bank Center (NJ) on Aug. 18 and Hersheypark Stadium (Hershey) on Aug. 21. Rihanna has put the Chris Brown debacle in the past and is currently dating LA Dodger’s outfielder Matt Kemp. Pop singer/songwriter Ke$ha will open up for Rihanna. Concert promoter Live Nation also booked femcee Nicki Minaj for the tour, but Minaj pulled out recently, according to her Twitter account. Click here to buy the tickets.
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Khalifa gets his jig on at Chameleon Club. Photo by Leon Laing.
The 1979 film, The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh, tells the story of a struggling pro basketball team. Pittsburgh-based rhyme spitter Wiz Khalifa didn’t rescue the city, but he definitely put them on the hip-hop map. Continue reading ‘Nobody beats the Wiz’
Photo of Erykah Badu by Leon Laing.
This past Friday wasn’t so good for Erykah Badu.
On Good Friday, (April 5), the Dallas Police department charged Badu for disorderly conduct for her new video. The po-po also fined her $500. Since 1997, Badu has been changing the game with her left-of-center music. If you haven’t seen her new video for her single “Window Seat,” you gotta check it out. Inspired by Matt and Kim, the singer continues to push the artistic envelope by disrobing in public. Continue reading ‘Badu charged for video’
Ladies first
Nicki Minaj reps for the ladies on the national level right now. And Zulu Queen Michele and Niagra preserve hip-hop in the region. From left to right in the photo above: Zulu Queen Michele, hip-hop historian/educator for the Zulu Nation, and local MC Niagra show each other love at local rapper Da Ritt’s album/DVD release party. Photo by Leon Laing. Michele and Niagra will be part of the panel for the Hip-Hop Against Violence event in Harrisburg on May 8. See below for more upcoming events. Continue reading ‘Upcoming events’
Diggy Simmons is one of the heirs to Rev Run’s throne. Check out his freestyle to Nas’ classic beat.
Today marks the 13th anniversary of The Notorious B.I.G.’s death. My parents are longtime friends with Voletta Wallace (Biggie’s mom), so I had the pleasure of meeting B.I.G., his family and friends. I was a child when I visited Biggie’s Brooklyn home, so I can’t remember much about the visits except that he used to wear glasses. Continue reading ‘We’ll always love Big Poppa’
I don’t know if Omarion will be able to ever top his video for “Touch.” But the video for his new single “Speedin” still does a good job of illustrating the song. Check O out when performs at Philly’s Theatre of Living Arts on March 6.
Obama visits Harrisburg on March 30, 2008. Photo by Leon Laing.
Today marks the last day of Black History Month. We also celebrated President’s Day in February. With that said, we dug into our archives to repost our story about Obama’s visit to Harrisburg on March 30, 2008.
Prime time
With the Pennsylvania Democratic primary being two days away, Sens. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) and Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) have been scouring for votes in key areas. Harrisburg was no exception. Continue reading ‘Obama in the ‘Burg’
Drake is readying to headline his first tour while he prepares to drop the most anticipated hip-hop album of 2010. Today marked the first day of general-public ticket sales for his Home Away from Home Tour at Penn State University. Drizzy will perform at PSU on April 9 and at Cheyney University on May 6. Visit www.ticketmaster.com for more info. Details weren’t available for the Cheyney show at press time.
Snoop Dogg
The year is young—but I think it’s safe to say that Snoop Dogg’s “I Wanna Rock” is going to be one of the best singles of 2010. Snoop, like Jay-Z, is a rap vet, but he’s agruably one of the most relevant artists in today’s rap game. Check out Snoop when he performs in Philly on Feb. 28. You can also download his “I Wanna Rock” (remix featuring Jigga) right here. Continue reading ‘Upcoming events’
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