(GEMS RADIO)—A 90s themed roots picnic will be taking place June 8 at the Hollywood Bowl next year. Lil Kim, Method Man, and Redman are already signed up to perform at the music festival. Coined ‘A Roots Picnic Experience: Class of ’95′ the music experience will also host E-40, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Raekwon, DJ Quik, Goodie Mob and Havoc of Mobb Deep with more acts to be announced.
“Well: 1995 was our true arrival,” Questlove said in a statement. “1987 was the Year of the Creative Adhesive, the year that tied together Tariq’s world and my world in high school, and 1991 was the Year of the Green Light, the year we gave ourselves permission to take our resources and passion and pursue our dream. But 1995? That was the Year It All Came Together, the year when our first major release, ‘Do You Want More?!!!??!’ was sent into the world.”
“Hip-hop was an entirely new ballgame back then, on an entirely new playing field. Those were the days when there were still things like mainstream terrestrial radio, bloated video budgets, and creativity at both the regional and the global levels. Those were the days that produced classic album after classic album, unleashing countless new ideas about art. Those were the days when the world was our oyster. This is the story of those days.”
Tickets go on sale on December 11.
(GEMS RADIO)---Jay-Z is neck deep in hot water following allegations that he raped a minor at one of Diddy's parties. Now, Carter's legal team is turning things around on Tony Buzbee, who is the lawyer representing the rape victim. Jay is trying to pay everybody off now with hush money. Buzbee satted in a statement to Deadline: “JAY-Z’s team is desperate and seemingly out of control. Their investigators have recently […]
