Massive Daddy Kane, Doug E. Recent, Rakim and Slick Rick are among the many 25 New York hip-hop icons that will probably be gracing the Radio Metropolis Music Corridor stage when DJ Cassidy brings his “Move The Mic Dwell!” live performance franchise to the Massive Apple venue.
In celebration of the style’s 50th anniversary, the July 21 one-night-only occasion — in partnership with the Black Promoters Collective (BPC) and introduced by Martell Cognac — will even function rap pioneers reminiscent of Roxanne Shante, The Sugarhill Gang, Monie Love, Kurtis Blow and Child ‘N Play together with shock visitors.
“As a 10-year-old DJ, I grew up idolizing each single considered one of these legendary hip-hop heavyweights,” DJ Cassidy tells Billboard. “Their data had been my first items of vinyl. Their posters had been on my wall. Their tapes had been in my Walkman. Collectively, they laid the muse for what was to remodel the world musically, culturally and past. I’m really grateful to be celebrating them and their profound impression on the tradition, simply days from the 50th birthday of hip-hop [Aug. 11] and minutes away from the place Kool Herc DJ’d the primary hip-hop occasion in 1973. Uniting 25 native New York icons of hip-hop’s golden age on one stage for one night time within the birthplace of hip-hop, additionally my hometown, would be the biggest honor of my life.”
“Move The Mic Dwell!” at Radio Metropolis Music Corridor would be the second in Cassidy’s collection of dwell one-night-only occasions happening this yr — that includes their very own distinctive star lineups — in partnership with the BPC.
The live performance collection’ earlier introduced inaugural present is ready for Could 12 on the Prudential Heart enviornment in Newark, New Jersey with Ashanti, Fabolous, Ja Rule, Lil Kim, Ma$e, Ne-Yo, Robin Thicke, 112 and shock visitors.
The dwell live performance franchise is the newest evolution of DJ Cassidy’s “Move The Mic: Quantity One” digital collection, which premiered in the course of the peak of the pandemic on July 7, 2020. “I may have by no means imagined my little front room collection remodeling right into a collection of primetime tv specials [BET], not to mention a collection of dwell one-night-only live shows,” says Cassidy.
“When Cassidy known as me about his ‘Move The Mic’ undertaking in the midst of lockdown, I instantly noticed it as a solution to attain out to my friends and my followers … to carry some mild to darkish occasions,” says Rakim, among the many hip-hop icons who will probably be acting at Radio Metropolis Music Corridor. “From that first stream, I’ve watched it evolve into an entire celebration of hip-hop; curated in a means I believe solely Cass may pull off. However it’s additionally a celebration of all musical genres and all musical ages. Being part of bringing it to its bodily kind goes to make for an unimaginable night time.”
Provides fellow performer Doug E. Recent, “I’m honored to be part of the ‘Move The Mic’ legacy. In tough occasions, you see who individuals are. And Cassidy demonstrated the sort of man he’s by exhibiting like to so lots of the folks he calls his musical heroes. A whole lot of them don’t typically obtain the love they deserve. They are saying love is within the particulars, and Cassidy at all times reveals love together with his fastidiously curated compilations. When you loved the digital variations of ‘Move The Mic,’ wait till you see the Radio Metropolis present. It’s going to undoubtedly be one to recollect.”
Tickets for “DJ Cassidy’s Move the Mic Dwell!” at Radio Metropolis Music Corridor go on presale to American Categorical card members from April 11 (10am ET) by April 13 (11:59pm ET). Tickets go on sale to most people beginning April 14 (10am ET) by way of Ticketmaster.
