Prodigy of Mobb Deeppassed away last week at age 42, and a public funeral for him will be held in NYC this Thursday (6/29) at Frank E. Campbell - The Funeral Chapel...
Before the legendary Prodigy's untimely death, he and his Mobb Deep partner Havoc were out on the Art of Rap Tour. The tour kicked off at the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center on Saturday (6/17), which now will sadly go down as the last-ever Mobb Deep show. The tour continues in Newark...
Also: A$AP Rocky, A$AP Ferg, Talib Kweli, Q-Tip, DJ Premier, Aesop Rock, Questlove, Pro Era, Vince Staples, and more pay tribute to the late hip hop legend...
The 6th annual Harlem Arts Festival happens next week, Friday, June 23 through Sunday, June 25, in Marcus Garvey Park at the Richard Rodgers amphitheater. The festival is a nonprofit and "features local creatives in music, art, dance, writing, theater, and more."
The electronic/rap festival aimed to book more women this year than last year, and released a trailer video that combats gender inequality on music festivals in an, uh, interesting way.