Snoop Dogg,Lil Wayne, Ice Cube and many more have joined Run-DMC on the star-studded lineup for a mega concert celebrating Hip Hop 50 in the genre’s birthplace this summer.
The show has been billed as Run-DMC’s “Bottom of the Ninth… The Walk-Off” performance and will all be going down inside Yankee Stadium on August 11 in The Bronx. Doors for the show will open at 4:30 p.m. ET.
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The laundry list of special guests includes Fat Joe, T.I., Common, Slick Rick, Lupe Fiasco, Ghostface Killah, EPMD, and A$AP Ferg.
There’s a Queens of Hip Hop set that will feature Eve, Lil Kim, Remy Ma and Trina. The concert will also pay homage to trailblazers who helped pave the way like Kurtis Blow, Kool Herc, Grandmaster Caz, Roxanne Shante, Melle Mel and the Sugarhill Gang.
Tickets will start as low as $50 and pre-sale is slated to begin via Ticketmaster on Thursday (June 8) while the general public will get their shot on Friday (June 9) starting at 10 a.m. ET.
“I am honored to hit the stage in the Bronx, the birthplace of Hip Hop and celebrate all of my heroes,” Run said in a statement.
Darryl “DMC” McDaniels added: “Aug 11 is Hip Hop’s 50th birthday! So…’Up in the Bronx’ where it all started we will be celebrating this historic moment in history!
“I am honored to pay tribute to the culture that allowed this little shy kid from Queens to grow up and become The Mighty King of Rock! Thank you Hip Hop!”
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Per a press release, a “legendary DJ set” will be going down at Yankee Stadium as well featuring DJ Clark Kent and Mannie Fresh, among others.
Earlier this year, Run-DMC teased a final live show at Madison Square Garden and a coinciding documentary to follow. It’s unclear if this Yankee Stadium concert is just an expanded form of those previous plans.
