EVENTS

After completing it’s rounds with the G.O.O.D. Music roster, the Heineken Red Star Access tour continues with Roc Nation and it’s rising stars. J. Cole, and Melonie Fiona are said to be headlining but what other artists will join them on stage and at which venues has yet to be definitively announced. You can be sure however that some if not all of the dates will include the likes of Jay Electronica and Bridget Kelly. Special guests are also said to be appearing at some of the scheduled stops. Check the Heineken Red Star Access facebook page for updates as the show dates near.

Schedule:

August 9 – NYC
August 11 – PHILLY
August 13 – DC
August 16 – ATLANTA
August 20 – MIAMI
August 23 – NEW ORLEANS
August 25 – HOUSTON
August 29 – CHICAGO
August 31 – DETROIT

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URL Boss E Beasley explains the ticketing process for URL 10 Summer Madness. Tickets need to be printed out and brought to the venue to gain access.

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Less is more, that’s what the vibe you get from this brand new trailer for Jay-Z and Kanye West’s Watch The Throne tour. The shows are bound to be a work of art. WTT drops next Monday, August 8th on iTunes.

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Buzzing Flushing, Queens emcee and certified chef Action Bronson paid a visit to the NYC meat festival [pause] known as Meatopia [pause again in case]. Bam Bam Bronson judges some of the foods that the event has to offer while rocking his neon Oakley shades similar to the those in his diabolical video for the Dr. Lecter LP cut “Brunch.” The video concludes with The Source magazine’s current Unsigned Hype pick performing at the Gramercy Theater.

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Looks like the ladies are it it again! Shout to Babs,Vague & the homie Debo for another dope card.

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With Entourage now in it’s final season, viewers will still have other options for great television this fall. HBO has revealed the dates on which a few of it’s popular series’ will premiere brand new seasons of programming. The highly acclaimed prohibition era gangster series Boardwalk Empire will return for Season 2 on September 25th (See TRAILER after the jump), while How To Make It In America, which is set to cast not only KiD CuDi but also Pusha T this season will be back on October 2nd. The detective comedy Bored To Death starring Jason Schwartzman will also be back on October 10th after a along hiatus. The show which chronicles the escapades of a male escort for hire, Hung, also premieres a new season on October 2nd.

HBO also revealed that their racetrack drama Luck returns in the spring. The gritty medieval drama Game Of Thrones has already been said to premiere it’s 2nd season next fall as well.

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Tony Yayo urges all unsigned artist to sign up for the July 20th Showcase going down in NYC.

Smack/ URL puts together another historic night of battle rap. The URL is the only stage in the world that can put on an event of this magnitude. On August 7th in NYC @ the world famous Webster Hall. Warriors collide when the whos who of the battle world go head to head “SUMMER MADDNESS”. GET YOUR TICKETS WWW.URLTV.EVENTBRITE.COM

July 7th, 2011 will be a night to remember if you’re still sober at the end of the night. Mr. Muthafuckin eXquire the guy from “Huzzah” video pouring Four Lokos on  a nice sized derriere will bombard the stage with his acid rap. Also  Ease DaMan the gentleman whose video is called “We Do Drugs” will be performing at Public Assembly in Brooklyn. If you have no plans that night make sure you come out and have fun.

On June 16, 2011 at the Symphony Hall in Atlanta Afeni Shakur will have a concert for her son the legend Tupac Shakur. The event will be hosted by Mike Epps and Afeni Shakur, with performances by Grammy Award winning artist Erykah Badu, Roy Ayers, and Eric Roberson. Also performing at the event will be Too Short, Bun B, 8 ball & MJG, and Meek Millz paying tribute with his hit song “Tupac Back”. Long time friend and actress Jasmine Guy will present a special video presentation. All proceeds will go to the Tupac Amaru Shakur Foundation for the arts.