As we enter hip-hop’s beginning month, your entire music trade is pulling out all of the stops to have fun the style’s fiftieth birthday. On Friday (Aug. 4), Amazon Music introduced Ja Rule because the headliner of the ultimate “50 & Without end” Metropolis Classes livestream of the summer time. The Grammy-nominated rapper will be a part of a lineup of friends and collaborators for a efficiency from The Rooftop at Pier 17 in New York Metropolis on August 10, the eve of hip-hop’s fiftieth anniversary.
All through the “50 & Without end” sequence, Amazon Music is paying tribute to hip-hop’s monumental world affect on music, tradition and society. Created by Rotation, the hip-hop and R&B model from Amazon Music, “50 & Without end” has celebrated the event with curated occasions, livestreams, playlists, authentic content material, and new music throughout a plethora of platforms, together with Amazon Music, Twitch, Audible, Prime Video and Amp.
Ja Rule’s efficiency marks the finale of the “50 & Without end” Metropolis Classes sequence from Amazon Music. This summer time, the Amazon Music channel on Twitch has streamed content material each week main as much as hip-hop’s fiftieth anniversary on August 11. Thursday’s (Aug. 3) Metropolis Session livestream from Atlanta featured Jeezy, T.I. and Younger Dro. Amazon Music additionally streamed unique dwell performances from hip-hop stars like Rick Ross, Wale, Clipse, Joey Bada$$, Curren$y and extra.
Ja Rule has earned eight high ten hits on the Billboard Sizzling 100, together with the No. 1 singles “I’m Actual” (with Jennifer Lopez), “All the time On Time” (with Ashanti), and “Ain’t It Humorous” (with Jennifer Lopez). On the Billboard 200, the hip-hop big has despatched a pair of titles to the chart’s summit: 2000’s Rule 3:36 (one week) and 2001’s Ache Is Love (two weeks).
