With the fiftieth anniversary of hip-hop shortly looming, New York Metropolis continues to point out its appreciation for the style after saying 4 new commemorative MetroCards honoring LL Cool J, the late Pop Smoke, Rakim and Cam’ron.
The particular version MetroCards can be found on a first-come, first-served foundation at numerous merchandising machines from the artist’s birthplace. Playing cards for LL are public in Queens on the Forest Hills-71st Avenue station on the E, F, M and R subway traces, whereas these for Brooklyn-born rapper Pop Smoke are on sale on the Canarsie-Rockaway Parkway station on the L line. They’re additionally obtainable on the New Tons Avenue station on the three line. New York’s MTA system distributed 40,000 playing cards of LL and Pop on the market this previous Saturday (Aug. 5), whereas an extra 40,000 for Lengthy Island-bred Rakim and Harlem-born Cam’ron will arrive systemwide later this month.
Over the weekend, LL Cool J celebrated the style together with his annual live performance Rock The Bells, at Forest Hills Stadium in Queens. The stacked lineup featured the Radio MC, Queen Latifah, Ludacris, Swizz Beatz, Technique Man & Redman, and extra. On the style’s official birthday this Friday (Aug. 11), LL will embark on his F.O.R.C.E. that includes The Roots, Queen Latifah, De La Soul, Frequent, Rick Ross, Juvenile, Technique Man & Redman and extra.
“Folks ought to know that the names you see there aren’t the one names,” LL advised Billboard final April forward of the tour announcement. “There’ll be particular friends. There’ll be different bulletins coming. There’ll be different individuals added. The invoice will get higher and greater and totally different. Simply come. In the event you a hip-hop fan and you like the tradition and you actually wanna have a good time 50 years of hip-hop, come to that F.O.R.C.E. Dwell. Come examine us out. As a result of myself, Quest, [Black] Thought, like all of us, we’re bringing it. It’s gonna be plenty of enjoyable. It’s gonna be plenty of hip-hop. Lot of beats. Lot of surprises. Musical modifications. I imply, the objective is to return on the market and have enjoyable. It’s probably not about me, it’s concerning the tradition.
Try the special-edition MetroCards under.
