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Skeme is Back With His New Single “My Environment”

Malcolm Worsham — Mon, 17 Feb 2020 01:32:06 +0000

Skeme took a short hiatus from the rap game not releasing a project for 2019 with a few complimentary features. Although he has been missing in action, we do know that he is currently working on finalizing his upcoming album, Overdue releasing through DJ Drama and Don Cannon’s Generation Now imprint. He returns with his latest visual “My Environment” featuring Lil Duece. The Don Cannon and Cue Beatz assisted single opens up the court for Skeme to ball being one of the unsung West Coast pioneers of this generation.

Watch “My Environment” below and be on the look out for Skeme’s upcoming album, Overdue coming soon. Feel free to leave us a comment.

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Live Nation Urban & The Annual Roots Picnic 20′ Dates Are Announced

Malcolm Worsham — Sat, 15 Feb 2020 20:37:36 +0000

Live Nation Urban & The Roots team up to present the thirteenth annual “Roots Picnic” which will ne he== Saturday, May 30, 2020 in Philadelphia, PA. This year the Picnic will take place at the Mann at Fairmount Park, for the second consecutive year.

For ticketing information including VIP Packages, and more details, click HERE. The full confirmed lineup can be found below.

Citi is the official presale credit card of The Roots Picnic. As such, Citi cardmembers will have access to purchase presale tickets beginning Tuesday, February 11 at 12pm local time until Thursday, February 13 at 10pm local time through Citi Entertainment^®. For complete presale details visit www.citientertinament.com

Celebrating its thirteenth-year anniversary, the festival grounds will include 3 stages of music, gaming, art and dialogue. “Roots Picnic” continues to align with music and culture and remains known for careful curation that unites music’s hottest acts, influencers, tastemakers, and thought leaders for one unforgettable day—and this year proudly continues that tradition.

This year the festival will feature performances from Philadelphia’s own Meek Mill, as well as Summer Walker, DaBaby, Snoh Aalegra, Burna Boy, Thundercat and many more. There will be heavy emphasis on collaboration and creativity as The Roots present a curated set celebrating R&B Music, titled The Roots Present SOUL, with special guests Brandy, SWV and Musiq Soulchild who’s celebrating the 20^th anniversary of his seminal album Aijuswanaseing. Additionally, an annual highlight Black Thought and J Period’s “Live Mixtape” will feature breakout Buffalo based rappers Griselda, as well as Wu Tang Clan members Ghostface and Raekwon. Another curation will feature Meshell Ndegeocello: Reimagining Prince and This Thing Called Life. The live podcast experience returns and will include episodes of Around the Way Curls Podcast, The Read and Questlove Supreme as well as CRWN with Elliott Wilson.

“Always a highlight of the year, The Roots Picnic continues to grow and solidify itself as a cornerstone of Philadelphia culture”, says Shawn Gee, President of Live Nation Urban and Roots manager and co-founder of the event. “This year we are presenting a few special collaborative sets, one specifically with the Roots celebrating R&B music, with some legendary artists. Personally, I am excited that Meek Mill will grace the Roots Picnic stage this year, as this is the only major event in our hometown that he hasn’t played yet. We are also excited to be back at the Mann Center in Fairmount Park and looking forward to another great year”.

Since launching in 2007, The Roots Picnic has stood at the crossroads of music and culture, entertaining, engaging, and enlightening millions of fans along the way. Its dynamic lineups have included everyone from The Weeknd, Pharrell, Snoop Dogg, Phantogram, Usher, Nas, A$AP Rocky, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, and Future to Vampire Weekend, The War On Drugs, Gary Clark, Jr., Solange, Diplo, Gnarls Barkley, and more. “Roots Picnic” isn’t just a cornerstone of the group’s career, but a cornerstone of the culture.

LINEUP:

Meek Mill

Summer Walker

DaBaby

Snoh Aalegra

Burna Boy

Thundercat

The Roots Present Soul feat Musiq Soulchild, SWV & Brandy

Black Thought Live Mixtape feat. Griselda, Ghostface & Raekwon

Meshell Ndegeocello Reimagines Prince & This Thing Called Life

SiR

Baby Rose

Buddy

D’usse Palooza

Hardwork Movement

Phony Ppl

Aquildawud

Poundside Pop

Bren Joy

PODCAST STAGE:

Around the Way Curls Podcast

CRWN with Elliott Wilson

The Read Podcast

Questlove Supreme Podcast

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Broccoli City Reveals 2020 Festival Lineup And Announces Its Eight Year Returning To The Nation’s Capital

Malcolm Worsham — Wed, 22 Jan 2020 15:48:12 +0000

Broccoli City announced the official lineup for Broccoli City Festival 2020 on Wednesday (Jan 22). The eighth annual edition of the organization’s flagship music festival in partnership with Live Nation Urban, will return to the newly redeveloped RFK Campus on Saturday, May 9, 2020 featuring performances by DaBaby, Roddy Ricch, Megan Thee Stallion, Burna Boy, Ari Lennox, Doja Cat, Lucky Daye, IDK, and Soulection. Tickets go on sale Friday, January 24th at 10:00 a.m. EST, exclusively via www.BCFestival.com.

Photo Credit: Broccoli City

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“As a black-owned, millennial-led festival, we take great pride in our ability to create safe and authentic spaces for the black community to gather and celebrate the beauty of our culture.” said Brandon McEachern and Marcus Allen, Founders of Broccoli City Festival

“At a time like this, it’s imperative for us to protect these spaces and encourage one another to make their voices heard, which is why our return to Washington, D.C. is so important. Not only does this move symbolize a return to WHERE we started, it’s also symbolic of our return to the root of WHY we started — to educate, equip and mobilize millennials to build thriving urban communities that sustain future generations.”

Beyond the music, Broccoli City Festival attendees will experience an expanded festival footprint, improved entry lanes, enhanced brand activations, and more. New this year, Broccoli City has partnered with Crown Royal to provide fans with the Royal Experience Pass. In addition to special viewing areas and access to the all-new Royal Experience Lounge, pass holders will now have access to exclusive grooming services, sneaker cleaning, charging stations, private bars and more.

General Admission tickets start at $79. Broccoli City will donate $.50 from each ticket sold to the Broccoli City Festival and its partner organizations in the D.C. Metropolitan areas. For more information on Broccoli City and to purchase tickets, please visit www.BCFestival.com.

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West 2020: Kanye West Announces Presidential Run During VMA Speech

RESPECT. Staff — Mon, 31 Aug 2015 15:00:47 +0000

When MTV chose rapper Kanye West to receive the Video Vanguard award at this year’s Video Music Awards, they had to have known they were in for some mess. After all, who doesn’t know Yeezus will turn the show left if you give him a mic to just talk? From shading MTV for utilizing Taylor Swift to present him the award as a way to get more ratings to telling a story of Justin Timberlake crying, the artist did just that. To top it all off, Kanye closed out his rant speech with an extremely random (and not so obvious as he assumed) announcement of his plans to run for president in 2020. Whether Ye was serious or not is unsure, but perhaps we’ll know for sure in 2020.

If you missed out on Kanye’s epic rant-speech, check out the video and transcript of it here.

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