DJ Cassidy Talks ‘Pass the Mic Live!’ and Sharing the Stage with His ‘Heroes’
*Since the pandemic, DJ Cassidy’s “Pass the Mic” series has been a regular pick-me-up in the eyes of music lovers. And with that comes a new level of fame for the disc spinner, with after BET awards show specials and a loyal following on YouTube, not to mention gigs performing at Jay-Z and Beyonce’s wedding […]
Ice Cold: Hip-Hop Jewelry Exhibit Debuts at American Museum of Natural History | WATCH
*Recently EURweb was invited down to the world-famous American Museum of Natural History in New York City to witness the grandeur of “Ice Cold: An Exhibition of Hip-Hop Jewelry,” a visual representation of the roots of Hip-Hop ostentatiousness. From “dope” rope chains, to unencumbered bling, and even door-knocker earrings of days long past, the exhibit […]
Hip Hop Pioneers Turn Up in NY & Naughty By Nature’s Treach Challenges the Haters | EURExclusiveWATCH
*After a sold-out show of Hip Hop Pioneers last week coordinated by the legendary DJ Cassidy at the famed Radio City Music Hall in New York City, DJ Cassidy announced that another one is coming September 2nd at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta. Iheart Radio’s popular Power 105 station sponsored the historic Hip Hop […]
Essence Fest 2023 Passed the Vibe Check – Lakeith Stanfield Spotlights Black Fatherly Love for Film ‘Haunted Mansion’ & More | Videos
*Social Heat is a baddie today with some baddie stories. Essence Fest 2023 kicked off June 29 and ends today, July 3, 2023. Throughout its run, the event brought out some big-time showstoppers like Missy Elliot, as well as Tobe Nwigwe, Ari Lennox, Juvenile, Jagged Edge, Janelle Monáe, and Ms. Lauryn Hill. Essence Fest also […]
2023 Essence Festival of Culture™ Celebrates Hip-Hop 50 w/Stacked Night-By-Night Evening Concert Series
*As culture connoisseurs get ready to put on their flyest fits and kicks, the 2023 ESSENCE Festival of Culture™ presented by Coca-Cola® is rounding out its evening concert series with a night-by-night line-up of musicians, performers, and Hip-Hop and R&B legends at the New Orleans’ Caesar’s Superdome. This year’s festival marks our first-ever, all-Black women […]
Slick Rick Flexes His Drip and Talks Bling and Hip Hop | Photos
*Iconic rapper Slick Rick joined creative director and designer June Ambrose and Vikki Tobak, the author of the new book “A Hip Hop Jewelry History: Ice Cold” to chop it up about drip and hip hop on the 50th anniversary of hip hop. The event was sponsored by the diamond company De Beers and held […]
EURweb Spotlight At Star Studded Premiere of ‘Power Book IV’ – PHOTOS!
*The threat of a snowstorm and Covid didn’t stop Starz and 50 Cent from innovatively finding a way to hold a star-studded premiere of “Power: Book IV: The Force” dropping Sunday, February 6th on Starz. The series focuses on Tommy Egan, played by powerhouse actor Joseph Sikora. Embed from Getty Images Guests were treated to […]
Doug E. Fresh Says He and Slick Rick Grew Apart After Fame
*Hip-Hop legend Doug E. Fresh is speaking out about why he and fellow rap icon Slick Rick grew apart after fame. “[We were] creating new styles that never existed,” said the Harlem native in a new interview on the podcast Jalen Rose: Renaissance Man. “So what happened? … I think personally that we were young. […]
WATCH! Slick Rick and The Black Eyed Peas Share New Song and Video: ‘Constant Part 1 & 2’
*NEW YORK –– Slick Rick, hip-hop’s greatest storyteller, and The Black Eyed Peas – whose crossover over appeal has generated sales of more than 40 million units worldwide – share a new song and video, “Constant Part 1 & 2,” released globally today across all DSPs. Rick, who celebrates the 30th anniversary of his landmark The Great Adventures of Slick Rick in […]
‘Black Music Honors’ Airing Nationally This Sunday Morning, October 15 on Bounce
*Nashville, TN – ‘Black Music Honors’ will be airing on Bounce this Sunday, October 15th at 11:00am EST. The night consisted of extraordinary performances and memorable presentations as Central City Productions paid tribute to six legendary artists during the second annual Black Music Honors, held at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center in Nashville. The two-hour […]
Juvenile, Mystikal, Slick Rick, and More Perform at Old School Hip Hop Fest Hosted by MC Lightfoot [PHOTOS]
*Hosted by Award-winning comedian, MC Lightfoot, the New Year’s Eve Old School Hip Hop Festival, at Philips Arena, in Atlanta, GA brought together many of this genre’s greatest – Scarface, 8Ball & MJG, Pastor Troy, Juvenile, Mystikal, Trick Daddy, Slick Rick, Big Daddy Kane, Doug E. Fresh, and Jalil & Ecstasy of Whodini. Pastor Troy, with his signature […]
Twitter Roasts Slick Rick Over #FAIL Louis Vuitton
*Hip Hop pioneer Slick Rick caught flack on Sunday when he posted this picture of him decked out in style of a Louis Vuitton that fans weren’t prepared for. He posted the somber photo to Instagram, moments before performing at the Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View, California for Ice T’s “Art of Rap Festival.” Twitter […]
Slick Rick Set for 1st Overseas Date Since Earning U.S. Citizenship
*For the first time since 1990, world-renowned storyteller Slick Rick will take his stage show international, performing in Cologne, Germany July 31, as part of the Out4FAME Festival. His slated co-headliners are De La Soul, Method Man, Redman, Rick Ross and German rapper Sido. “I am honored to have been invited to perform at the […]
Slick Rick is Now an American Citizen … After Two Decades of Trying
*After a 23-year protracted legal process, pioneering Grammy-nominated hip-hop singer Ricky “Slick Rick” Martin Lloyd Walters scored a victory (on Friday, 04-15-16) when he became an American citizen. The English-born rapper and performer was sworn in at an official ceremony alongside dozens of other new citizens in New York. “I am so proud of this […]
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