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Curated by Funk Flex, “Hip Hop Forever” also featured EPMD and Sean Paul, plus appearances from The Lox, Maxwell, Fabolous, and more

New York rap veteran and Juice Crew member Grand Daddy I.U., who was signed to Cold Chillin’ Records in the early ’90s and had such hits as ”Something New“ and ”Sugar Free,” has passed away.

Chic‘s Nile Rodgers serves as Groovemaster for this glittering, retro-themed ”immersive roller disco experience,” which is at Central Park‘s Wollman Rink all summer.

Here’s how to get tickets to the Central Park ”mega-concert,” plus the four hip-hop shows leading up to it in Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx, and Staten Island.

The lineup for ”It’s Time for Hip Hop in NYC,” a series of four free shows leading up to the Central Park ”mega concert” happening in August, is here.

Irma Thomas, Archie Bell, Joe Bataan, “Fela! The Concert,” The Stylistics and more are among the free SummerStage shows at Ford Amphitheater at Coney Island Boardwalk this summer…

Plus: Talib Kweli, Phony Ppl, Big Freedia, Musiq Soulchild, Force MDs, Grand Wizzard Theodore, The Originals and more free hip hop shows as part of SummerStage 2019.

SummerStage has announced its 2019 lineup of over 100 free shows which happen at NYC parks in all five boroughs, including Japanese Breakfast, Big Freedia, FELA! The Concert, Young M.A, The Wailers, Parquet Courts, The Mountain Goats, Corinne Bailey Rae, Alvvays, and more.

Ronnie Spector, Darlene Love, ‘Live from Here’ with Chris Thile, Veil, Trophy Scars and more Saturday show options.

’Yo! MTV Raps’ is being reinvented for ” for a new generation” and the 30th anniversary show at Barclays on June 1 includes Big Daddy Kane, Eric B & Rakim, Doug E. Fresh, KRS-One and Boogie Down Productions, EPMD, Brand Nubian, Young Black Teenagers, and many more.