DJ Cassidy To Bring Out Hip-Hop Legends For ‘Pass The Mic Live!’ At Radio City Music Hall
2023 is the 50th anniversary of Hip-Hop and it is shaping up to be a celebration for the record books. DJ Cassidy and the Black Promoters Collective are putting on a stellar one-night-only performance this summer at Radio City Music Hall featuring some of the culture's most iconic stars.
According to the flyer, performers include: Big Daddy Kane, Doug E. Fresh, Rakim, Slick Rick, Black Sheep, Brand Nubian, CL Smooth, Dana Dane, DoItAll of Lords Of The Underground, EPMD, Fu-Schnickens, Grandmaster Melle Mel & Scorpio, Kid ‘N Play, Kool Moe Dee, Kurtis Blow, MC Serch, MC Shan, Milk Dee of Audio Two, Monie Love, Nice ‘N Smooth, Onyx, Roxanne Shante, Special Ed, The Sugarhill Gang, and Treach of Naughty By Nature.
A few surprise special guests are also expected.
“Uniting twenty-five native New York icons of Hip Hop’s Golden Age on one stage on one night, in the birthplace of Hip Hop, also my hometown, in the most esteemed concert venue in the country, will be the greatest honor of my life,” DJ Cassidy said in a press statement. ”I am truly honored to be celebrating these definitive artists and their profound impact on the culture, days from the 50th birthday of Hip Hop, minutes away from where Kool Herc deejayed the first Hip Hop party in 1973.”
According to Billboard, one of the night's performers Doug E. Fresh, said in a statement, “I’m honored to be a part of the ‘Pass The Mic’ legacy. In rough times, you see who people are. And Cassidy demonstrated the kind of man he is by showing love to so many of the people he calls his musical heroes. A lot of them don’t often receive the love they deserve. They say love is in the details, and Cassidy always shows love with his carefully curated compilations. If you enjoyed the virtual versions of ‘Pass The Mic,’ wait until you see the Radio City show. It will definitely be one to remember.”
American Express card members can grab tickets for DJ Cassidy’s Pass the Mic Live! at Radio City Music Hall from April 11-13. Tickets go on sale to the general public starting April 14 via Ticketmaster.
