As a kickoff to the Harlem Pageant of Tradition (HFC) coming in July, Grammy-winning artist Lil’ Kim will headline a particular live performance on the Apollo Theater. The Bounce Off with Lil’ Kim and Buddies will happen on Jan. 26, the 89th anniversary of the legendary venue. Introduced by Infiniti, the live performance additionally alerts the launch of HFC’s partnership with the Apollo for the upcoming pageant weekend.
“It’s going to be an evening to recollect to assist kick off the Harlem Pageant of Tradition’s street to the pageant with a few of my particular buddies,” Lil’ Kim mentioned in an announcement of what’s going to be her first time headlining on the theater. “Apollo was like my yard; I performed there a lot and each time it was all the time love. The group is all the time superb!”
“As we ready to start out on this street to the launch of the pageant, we realized that this was additionally a milestone yr for hip-hop and knew that our first main occasion out of the gate needed to be particular and focus on hip-hop and R&B,” added HFC co-founder and technical & expertise producer Yvonne McNair. “One of many tenants of HFC’s mission is to rejoice and protect the cultural contributions of the Black Diaspora in music, media, artwork, style and leisure. Hip-hop tradition has touched each single a part of society, and there’s no artist that higher represents its far-reaching impression than Lil’ Kim. We’re so thrilled that Kim will assist us curate the night to carry a full, one-of-a-kind music expertise to audiences within the metropolis the place all of it started. We’re additionally excited to launch this occasion and our pageant journey with our companions.”
The multiplatinum rapper, actress and style innovator will carry out her traditional hits, together with “No Time,” “Not Tonight (Women Evening Remix)” and “Crush on You.” That trio of singles made Kim the primary feminine rapper to land three consecutive No. 1’s on Billboard’s Rap Songs chart. Along with Onerous Core, the double-platinum debut album that spun off these hits, her catalog contains the platinum-certified albums The Infamous Ok.I.M. and La Bella Mafia and the Billboard Scorching 100 No. 1 “Woman Marmalade” along with her alongside Christina Aguilera, Pink and Mya. The lineup of hip-hop buddies who can be becoming a member of Lil’ Kim onstage for the Bounce Off can be revealed nearer to the present date.
Initially introduced in April 2022, the Harlem Pageant of Tradition was impressed by the historic Harlem Cultural Pageant that was held in 1969 and spotlighted in Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson’s Oscar-winning documentary Summer time of Soul ( …Or When the Revolution Might Not Be Televised). Except for Infiniti and the Apollo, HFC’s official media companions are All Arts and Billboard. Its extra companions embody AMC Networks, Steve Madden and Northwell Well being.
For extra details about The Bounce Off with Lil’ Kim and Buddies, take a look at the Apollo Theater’s web site. For extra details about HFC, go to its web site.
