Big Daddy Kane, Sugar Hill Gang and Special Ed are among the performers scheduled for Bring Dat Beat Back…A Tribute to Old Skool Hip Hop, a concert to be held tonight (June 7) in Hollywood, CA at The Highlands (6801 Hollywood Blvd.). The event, which also includes Phife Dawg & Jarobi and DJ Red Alert, runs from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. courtesy of Judah Star Ent. Wills Here Ent. and IMP Entertainment.
Not to be outdone, Austin Texas-based BWPresents is throwing an old school bash of their own in the Lone Star state. BWPresents Old School House Party!, to be held June 17 at the Travis County Expo Center, will feature Kurtis Blow, Wonder Mike and Master Gee of the Sugar Hill Gang, DJ. Spinderella of Salt & Pepa, and DJ. Wiz of Kid & Play. Comedian/Impressionist Reggie Reg will MC the event. Tickets can be purchased at all Texas Box office locations or online at www.Texasboxoffice.com. For more information go to www.BWPresents.com or call 512-786-0777.
And finally, Afrika Bambaataa joins a list of Bronx-born luminaries who will receive a permanent street sign in a Bronx Week Walk of Fame induction ceremony, to be held on June 25 at the corner of Grand Concourse & E. 161 Street. Broadway producer Manny Azenberg, best-selling suspense author Mary Higgins Clark, football Hall of Famer Art Donovan and Grammy-nominated percussionist Bobby Sanabria will also receive honors. Borough president Adolfo Carrion, Jr. will unveil the signs during the event, which takes place at 11 a.m. Admission is free and open to the public.
Not to be outdone, Austin Texas-based BWPresents is throwing an old school bash of their own in the Lone Star state. BWPresents Old School House Party!, to be held June 17 at the Travis County Expo Center, will feature Kurtis Blow, Wonder Mike and Master Gee of the Sugar Hill Gang, DJ. Spinderella of Salt & Pepa, and DJ. Wiz of Kid & Play. Comedian/Impressionist Reggie Reg will MC the event. Tickets can be purchased at all Texas Box office locations or online at www.Texasboxoffice.com. For more information go to www.BWPresents.com or call 512-786-0777.
And finally, Afrika Bambaataa joins a list of Bronx-born luminaries who will receive a permanent street sign in a Bronx Week Walk of Fame induction ceremony, to be held on June 25 at the corner of Grand Concourse & E. 161 Street. Broadway producer Manny Azenberg, best-selling suspense author Mary Higgins Clark, football Hall of Famer Art Donovan and Grammy-nominated percussionist Bobby Sanabria will also receive honors. Borough president Adolfo Carrion, Jr. will unveil the signs during the event, which takes place at 11 a.m. Admission is free and open to the public.
