Wednesday, August 2, 2023
UPDATE: Several acts have been added to the "Hip-Hop 50 Live" event scheduled to take place 8/11 at
Yankee Stadium; in addition to headliners
Run-DMC,
Snoop Dogg,
Lil Wayne and
Ice Cube, the Bronx blowout will feature performances by
Wiz Khalifa,
A Boogie Wit da Hoodie,
Kid Capri and
Cam'ron of
Dipset fame.
The two surviving members of
Run-DMC,
Darryl "
DMC"
McDaniels and
Joseph "
Run"
Simmons,
will reconvene for a star-studded event commemorating the 50th anniversary of hip-hop. Co-produced by
Live Nation,
Mass Appeal and the
New York Yankees,
"Hip-Hop 50 Live" will take place at the Bronx's
Yankee Stadium on 8/11—50 years to the day
DJ Kool Herc and his sister,
Cindy Campbell, hosted the South Bronx
back-to-school jam that would come to be regarded as the Big Bang of hip-hop.
Ice Cube,
Snoop Dogg and
Lil Wayne will share headlining duties with Run-DMC.
"We were asked if we wanted to celebrate the birthday of hip-hop in the Bronx, where it was born, so of course we said yes," McDaniels tells us. "There’s no hip-hop culture, no Run-DMC or anyone else on this show without the boys and girls from the Bronx who created this, so that’s why we're showing up. Hip-hop has given us and the world so much."
Also scheduled to hit the stage:
T.I.,
Fat Joe,
Common,
A$AP Ferg,
EPMD,
Ghostface Killah,
Lupe Fiasco and
Slick Rick.
A special "Queens of Hip-Hop" set will feature
Eve, Trina,
Lil Kim and
Remy Ma, while the "Pillars of Hip-Hop" will boast performances by Herc and Campbell,
Grandmaster Caz,
Kurtis Blow,
Melle Mel,
Roxanne Shanté,
The Furious Five's
Scorpio and the
Sugarhill Gang.
Tickets go on sale to the general public beginning Friday (6/9) at 10am ET. For more information, head
here while we bust out our
Adidas tracksuits and
Kangol bucket hats.
