Diddy Dirty Money will perform in Atlantic City on April 23rd. Continue reading ‘Upcoming events’
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Row is one of the leading actors in the play. Photo by Leon Laing.
The play, aptly titled Law & Disorder, makes a comeback to Harrisburg from April 28th to April 30th. It will be held at the Scottish Rite Cathedral, and doors open at 6 p.m. Click here for ticket info. The main actors include Hakim Zahir, Angelo Muhammad, Johntrae Williams and Leia “Lei Row” Rowland. Continue reading ‘Local play returns’
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’
Rapper Eskimo Jones helped to put Harrisburg on the map with joints such as “The Gutter.” Continue reading ‘‘Don’t Cry’ video’
Local rhyme spitter J. Monday returns with “A Change Gonna Come.” NYC-based producers The AmazNs borrow the title and sample from Sam Cooke’s 1964 hit single. Monday leaked this soul-drenched track from his upcoming mixtape Prequel Redux.
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 to perform at AFC game
Published January 22, 2011 Celebrities , Events , Local people Leave a Comment
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’
Lady Shakespeare hails from B’more—a city synonymous with Tupac, Jada Pinkett Smith and the TV drama The Wire. The local femcee currently lives in Harrisburg. Her track, “Give it Up,” is replete with a memorable horn melody and Go-Go drums. Shakespeare’s song is sheer poetry.
Hairston makes history with her still/video camera. Photo by Leon Laing.
“I want the local artists to know their history,” Michele Hairston affirmed.
She answered her calling by becoming a hip-hop educator, historian, photographer and videographer. Hairston, aka Zulu Queen, is also part of the Universal Zulu Nation, an international hip-hop awareness group formed by hip-hop vet Afrika Bambaataa. Continue reading ‘Hip-hop doc cancelled’
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