All photos by Jourdan Ash

Despite rain and cold weather, D.C.’s Broccoli City Fest was on fire!  The festival’s objective is to promote healthier and more environmentally friendly lifestyles in cool and relevant ways. With healthy food truck alternatives, on-site spinning and yoga classes, and a strict recycling policy, Broccoli City Fest did just that.

The festival featured an amazing lineup on its big stage. Virginia songstress, Abir used her soulful sound to bring good vibes to the crowd, while Chicago’s Tink got the crowd turned up, despite the rain. Later, Willow and Jaden Smith brought their energy (and dance moves) to the stage as they performed. Joey BadA$$ started a moshpit as he performed hits from B4.DA.$$ with Kirk Knight and Statik Selektah.

Headliner Erykah Badu closed out the show with Thundercat on the bass. During her set, the songstress transformed into her alter ego DJ Lo Down Loretta Brown and played a plethora of tracks including Tyler, The Creator’s, “Fucking Young/Perfect” and some Outkast to which she shouted over the mic “My baby daddy, Y’all!” Before she left the stage, Erykah gave an awesome DC tribute!

Checkout some photos from Broccoli City Festival below:

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Broccoli City has announced their final line up for Broccoli City Festival, with three new additions to the Earth Day celebration, Jaden & Willow Smith, and Tiara Thomas.

DJ Lo Down Loretta Brown AKA Erykah Badu, will be the headliner for the event, with supporting performances by Joey Bada$$, Kaytranada, Tink, Kali Uchis, Lightshow, Sunny & Gabe and more. BC Fest will be held in Washington, DC, offering nothing but great vibes, fitness, outstanding food trucks and beautiful art.

This will be an event you don’t want to miss, as it caters to the music-going fans while still combining the education of living a healthier lifestyle.

The inaugural festival will be held this year on April 25^th, from 12 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Gateway DC Pavilion, 1100 Alabama Ave S.E., Washington, D.C. 20032. If you’re looking for tickets, head to Broccoli City Festival’s official site and grab em’ before it’s too late!

Check out the recap from last year’s festivities below:

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Meek, who released his debut album Dreams and Nightmares last October, is gearing up to release his third Dreamchasers mixtape soon. The MC will also be performing at the second Hip-Hop Inaugural Ball presented by Hip-Hop Summit Action Network and Philanthropik this Sunday at The Harman Center for The Arts in Washington DC.

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Beyond Modern is a Washington D.C. based electronic hip hop group that recently dropped a new self titled project. After performing at D.C.‘s Trillectro, their celebrity status has elevated so what better time to drop an EP? Take a listen to the duo’s fresh take on hip hop and download below. Our favorite track is their single, “Tonight”.

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Putting a unique twist on the music festival world, Trillectro is a new event that combines hip-hop and electronic music to unite the two genres under one umbrella. The lineup was just announced and artists include Schoolboy Q, Casey Veggies, Phony Ppl, Oddisee, Flosstradamus, Tabi Bonney, Flatbush Zombies, and many more. Put on by DCtoBC, you won’t want to miss this. Be there Saturday, August 11th at the Half Street Fairgrounds in DC. You can get your tickets now here.

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Calling all sneakerheads! After another successful year of Sneaker Con NYC, the freshest, flyest footwear festival in America is coming to Washington, D.C. on July 28th. This buy/sell/trade event is traveling to our nation’s capital for the second year in a row to pay homage to shoe hoarders, Jordan lovers, and Nike fanatics all across the country. From Foamposites throwbacks to limited edition trainers, 2427 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE will have everything you’ll need for the next shoe-pocalyspe.  Advanced tickets are $15.

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With the  increase of female rappers in hip-hop today Taylor Gang‘s leading lady, Lola Monroe, has been dropping new music to separate herself from the competition. The Washington D.C. native recently put her spin on Meek Mill‘s “Flexing” record. “You a suck a ni**a for a buck type b*tch. I ain’t for the birds, so I duck em all.”
LoLa Monroe – Flexin Remix (Freestyle) by LoLaMonroe

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