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New York celebrates Hip-Hop’s history at Yankee Stadium this weekend, Chicago will party with Hip-Hop’s future at the United Center.On Saturday, Aug. 12, the WGCI Summer Jam drops into the Bulls’ home arena for a star-studded evening featuring some of the biggest names in the game.Just a few of the icons gracing the stage include Lil Durk, Kodak Black, NLE Choppa and DD Osama.Amazingly, last-minute tickets are still available for the high-profile affair.Some are quite cheap too.At the time of publication, we found some seats going for as low as $44 before fees on Vivid Seats.Not a bad price to catch four rising rappers all in one place.Want to find out how much tickets cost for the section of your choosing?Keep reading.We’ve got all the information you’re looking for and more about the 2023 WGCI Summer Jam.All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.A complete breakdown of all the best WGCI Summer Jam ticket prices by sections can be found below.(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time.

“Be Careful”! When a woman tossed a drink at Cardi B onstage Saturday, the “Bodak Yellow” singer threw a microphone at her.The rapper, 30, is now being investigated for battery, according to a Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department statement to The Post.The woman who allegedly was hit by the mike at Drai’s Beachclub reported the July 29 incident the next day.As seen in videos from Saturday’s event, Cardi hurled the object toward the audience after she was splashed with liquid from a white cup that was waved in her direction by a concertgoer.Las Vegas police told The Post that an individual stopped by the precinct on July 30 to discuss the incident.“According to the victim, she was attending an event on July 29,” the cops said of the unidentified woman. “During a concert, she was struck by an item that was thrown from the stage.“The incident has been documented on a police report and no arrest or citations have been issued,” the department continued.Police did not mention Cardi B — whose real name is Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar Cephus — in the statement.

did not Like It.Cardi B hurled her microphone at an unruly concertgoer who launched a drink at the rapper during a performance in Las Vegas on Saturday, becoming the latest artist to have an object thrown at them while onstage. The New York native had been performing “Bodak Yellow” at Drai’s Beachclub in Las Vegas when a fan raised a white, decorated cup and tossed liquid in the 30-year-old rapper’s direction.The rapper, at first startled and visibly in disbelief, transformed into a fastball-throwing southpaw and launched the microphone at the woman.

drive-by shooting when he was 25 years old.Shakur’s godmother and trusted advisor Yaasmyn Fula offered the ring to Sotheby’s for purchase. An inscription is engraved on the band that read: “Pac & Dada 1996.”This was in reference to his engagement to Quincy Jones’ daughter, Kidada, whom he was with for several months until his death.The custom ring was conceptualized by Fula after Shakur called her up in late 1995 to create a piece that would help signify the next step of his career.Both designed the band together, as Fula also helped connect the Death Row Records singer and New York jewelers to ensure that the ring was crafted to his specifications.The “Hit ‘Em Up” crooner was a fan of Italian Renaissance author Niccolo Machiavelli’s book “The Prince” after reading it during his jail time in 1995.

Lil Baby appeared on NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” as the musical guest.Now, the popular rapper is launching his first-ever arena tour this summer.Lil Baby’s ‘It’s Only Us Tour’ will take him and special guests GloRilla, Rylo Rodriguez, Gloss Up and Hunxho to venues all over North America from July 26 through Sept. 22.That includes a stop at New York City’s Madison Square Garden on Wednesday, Aug.

Cincinnati Music Festival at the Andrew J Brady Icon Center and the Bengals’ Paycor Stadium next door.Over the course of the three-day weekend, the fest will bring some of the biggest names in rap, hip-hop and R&B from yesteryear along for the ride.Some of the most notable headliners on this weekend’s lineup include Snoop Dogg, Al Green, Jill Scott, Jodeci and Babyface.They’ll be joined by Doug E. Fresh, Big Daddy Kane, Slick Rick and Rakim who are in town to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Hip-Hop.What we’re celebrating the most though are how inexpensive ticket prices are.At the time of publication, we found some single-day passes going for as low as $30 before fees on Vivid Seats.Compared to most festival ticket prices, that’s a major bargain.Want to find out how much tickets are for each day of the fest? Or maybe you’re curious who is playing when?To answer those questions and more, keep reading.We’ve got all the details you’re looking for below.All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.Our team went through all the best prices on single and multi-day passes for the 2023 Cincinnati Music Festival.Here are our findings:(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time.

Ludacris was this spring when he appeared in the tenth (!) installment of the “Fast and Furious” franchise.Now, you can see him live.The popular rapper is touring all over North America this summer and fall.And if you’re a Luda fan in New York, you’re in luck.On Saturday, Aug. 5, Ludacris is set to headline alongside LL Cool J, Queen Latifah, De La Soul, Salt-N-Pepa, Big Daddy Kane and more at the annual Rock The Bells in Forest Hills, Queens.For those outside of the five boroughs, you can catch the “Welcome To Atlanta” icon perform in locales like Cincinnati, Des Moines, Salt Lake City, Tucson and Las Vegas.Clearly, he gets around.As of now, tickets are available for all 26 upcoming gigs on his tour calendar.Some are quite affordable too.“How Low?”Well, at the time of publication, we found tickets going for $37 before fees on Vivid Seats.We happen to think that’s a steal given all the timeless hits — “Move B—-,” “Rollout (My Business),” “Stand Up,” “Act A Fool” and “Area Codes” to name just a few — that Ludacris works into the set list.Want to catch the “Fast and The Furious” star and hip-hop icon own the stage live this year?Here’s everything you need to know about Ludacris’ 2023 tour.All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.A complete calendar including all tour dates, venues and links to the cheapest tickets available can be found below.(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time.

Hip Hop 50 concerts at Yankee Stadium and Madison Square Garden, Playboi Carti just announced his 28-concert ‘Antagonist Tour’ that will take him all over North America from Sept. 6 through Oct.

tragedy that left 10 people dead and thousands injured.The “Sicko Mode” rapper’s attorney Kent Schaffer told The Post in a statement Thursday: “The grand jury has been in session most of the day. There is no decision yet however we are confident that the grand jury will find no evidence that Travis violated the law.”The Post also contacted the Harris County District Attorney’s Office for comment.

to People.“I had an 80-foot-long black-and-white checkered aisle, and my dad walked me down the aisle,” Scott, 30, shared. “He wasn’t going to miss that.”The news follows speculation that the “Lose Yourself” rapper, 50, didn’t attend the June 9 bash because he wasn’t spotted in photos of the “Great Gatsby glam” celebration that drew 125 close friends and family members.“Getting married is a sacred thing, and we wanted to be surrounded by people who share in our daily lives,” Scott added.

told People that fans have long misunderstood the sentiment behind his 2000 sing-along smash hit “It Wasn’t Me.”“It was a big misconception with that song because that song is not a cheating song. It’s an anti-cheating song. It’s just that nobody listened to the record to the end,” the Jamaican reggae rapper claimed last week.The song starts with singer Rik Rok telling Shaggy that his girlfriend caught him cheating with the girl next door.

has six kids from four different women, and is set to open for Erykah Badu on her upcoming tour.One of the moms, Paris-based Karima Sorel, wants the $88,602.63 she says Bey owes and is going straight to tour backers Live Nation, Ticketmaster, Outback Presents LLC and BaduWorld Inc to get it. A law firm representing Sorel wants a Manhattan judge to enforce the judgment against Bey and require the companies to turn over his earnings to pay off the debt, according to the legal filing.

Travis Barker and model Shanna Moakler’s daughter, Alabama Barker, 17, clapped back at haters who judged her rap skills after she released a new song on TikTok last week.“I’m tired of people saying I don’t know anything about rap music,” said Alabama in a TikTok clip that was taken down on Monday, according to People.“Since I could walk, I was in the music industry. I was watching my dad perform in punk bands, rock bands, in rap concerts, everything.”“So, let’s take a little field day into my life because you guys know it so well.”Alabama took her haters down memory lane so they could understand she was destined for the music industry.She showed her 3.7 million TikTok followers photos of her posing with rap legends Nicki Minaj, Rick Ross and Lil Wayne while on tour with her dad, Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker.“So, the first thing that I’m going to point out is this tour.

obtained by the Los Angeles Times. They include the allegedly defamatory statements about him being a “rat,” “government informant” and “FBI informant” after he was convicted of political conspiracy last month.Pras — whose real name is Prakazrel Michel — plans to sue in Miami-Dade County.

Hulu — two of Tupac Shakur’s cousins recount, in chilling detail, how they first heard the titular classic.They were hanging in an Atlanta hotel room with the late rap icon on Halloween 1993, just after Shakur shot two white off-duty cops. Law enforcement was standing by in the hallway.“But Tupac — he’s calm,” Billy Lesane said, recalling his weed-smoking cousin before his arrest.

Thailand and Tokyo when he allegedly exposed himself on the plane, earning him a scolding from a flight attendant, according to unidentified sources cited by TMZ.Desiigner, born Sidney Royel Selby III in Brooklyn, was reportedly questioned and released by police Monday in Minneapolis when his plane landed.“For the past few months i have not been ok, and i have been struggling to come to terms with what is going on,” Desiigner wrote in a statement posted to his Instagram Story on Thursday. “While overseas for a concert i performed at, i had to be admitted in to a hospital, i was not thinking clearly.

Pop Smoke went viral for showing no resemblance to the “Welcome to the Party” star, whose real name was Bashar Jackson.The 20-year-old New York-born rapper died Feb. 20, 2020, after four masked men raided his Hollywood Hills, California, rental mansion and fired gunshots in a robbery gone wrong.DailyLoud on Twitter posted the mural April 17 but did not disclose its location or the artist who created the tribute gone wrong.However, it’s a different mural from the art dedicated to Pop Smoke in his neighborhood of Canarsie, Brooklyn, which was unveiled in July 2020.Regardless, Pop Smoke fans flooded Twitter with questions and concerns about the artwork.One confused person asked, “Who that?”“That Pop Smoke mural is foul.

was found guilty of shooting her in the foot last December, Megan Thee Stallion is speaking out about the attack and the verdict.“As I reflect on the past three years, I view myself as a survivor, because I have truly survived the unimaginable,” Megan told Elle magazine about the July 2020 shooting after a Hollywood party and the subsequent trial.“Not only did I survive being shot by someone I trusted and considered a close friend, but I overcame the public humiliation of having my name and reputation dragged through the mud by that individual for the entire world to see.”And the Grammy-winning rapper reveals that one of the toughest aspects of the ordeal was the public shaming she received after coming forward about the attack.“I could have let the adversity break me, but I persevered, even as people treated my trauma like a running joke,” Megan writes in her first-person story.“First, there were conspiracy theories that I was never shot. Then came the false narratives that my former best friend shot me.

NPR Tiny Desk Concert — now that he knows what it is. A fan-led Twitter campaign to get the 48-year-old “Back That Azz Up” rapper to take part in the famed concert series started last week when a supporter tweeted at NPR to “please” have him on.

got beef — and “if it’s up, then it’s stuck.”After virtually blowing the whistle on “predators” amid controversy surrounding the Dalai Lama, who invited a small boy to suck his tongue, the Grammy winner found herself in the eye of a social media shade storm spurred by critics who eagerly noted her past allegations of predatory abuse. “This world is full of predators,” Cardi, 30, tweeted Monday as footage of the Tibetan spiritual leader’s questionable encounter with the child circulated on Twitter. “They prey on the innocent. The ones who are most unknowing, our children,” the mother of two continued. “Predators could be our neighbors, our school teachers, even people with money, power & our churches,” added Cardi before urging parents to “constantly talk with your kids about boundaries and what they shouldn’t allow people to do to them.”  And although a faction of her online fan base shared the “WAP” performer‘s sentiments, hordes of haters blasted the Bronx native for her previous acts of misconduct, deeming her the “wrong messenger” of wisdom amid the viral contention.

told GQ in a new video feature about his “most iconic” characters. “As like, a funny way of doing it.

reported TMZ. The 20-year-old singer spent her big day with her mom, Barbara, and a small group of both her and her mom’s friends, according to the outlet. Things at the party took a turn when Bhabie began shaking her tail feathers and twerking up a storm.

Law enforcement officers in Ohio have filed a lawsuit against rapper Afroman alleging that he invaded their privacy by using images of them raiding his house.Afroman, whose real name is Joseph Foreman, had his house raided in August 2022 by officers with the Adam’s County Sheriff’s Office. The officers were acting on a warrant asserting probable cause for narcotics being stored and kidnappings taking place on the property. No evidence of criminal activity was found on the property and no charges were filed.Foreman recorded the raid on a series of security cameras on his property and inside his house.Video footage shows police ramming down his door, searching his wardrobe, opening CD cases, and at one point briefly glancing at a lemon pound cake on his counter — a moment repeatedly referenced by Foreman in subsequent songs.He later used the footage of officers searching his home in music videos mocking the situation and questioning the raid.“I asked myself, as a powerless Black man in America, what can I do to the cops that kicked my door in, tried to kill me in front of my kids, stole my money and disconnected my cameras?” Foreman told NPR in an interview.

Several bison belonging to rapper Rick Ross escaped his property just south of Atlanta last week, causing some confusion in the neighborhood as residents reported seeing them roaming around yards and walking near homes.On Tuesday, Ross posted several videos on his Instagram saying the animals were his and introducing one of the bison named “Timbuktu.”“When y’all come across Timbuktu, just tell him y’all family. Say ‘I’m coming to show you love,'” Ross said in one video. “You may deal with puppies, dogs, I deal with cattle.”In the Instagram story, the cheerful rapper added: “When you see my buffalo, give them a carrot.

nearly 10 million monthly listeners on Spotify and held the top spot on the Billboard chart for one week with the song “Trollz” featuring Nicki Minaj. In spite of his music’s popularity, he’s also occasionally found himself in feuds with celebrities or getting kicked out of places for rowdy and inappropriate behavior.

according to footage of the attack posted online. The 26-year-old musician and ex-con was rushed to the hospital after he was attacked inside the restroom of a LA Fitness in southern Florida. A video posted to Twitter shows two men towering over 6ix9ine as he withers on the bathroom floor, trying to protect his head from the blows.

“Lead by Example With Bob Myers” podcast. “At 6 years old, I was smoking cigarettes regularly around the neighborhood,” Cole, who grew up in Fayetteville, North Carolina, told Myers, the president and general manager of the Golden State Warriors.

Instagram statement by his family. No cause of death was immediately announced.“Death has tragically knocked at our door.

the Shade Room. “I admit I shouldn’t have touch [sic] him at all but he’s BUSTA.

who died at 54 on Sunday — the group’s biggest hit, 1989’s “Me Myself and I,” was created under duress.“ ‘Me Myself and I’ was almost like a punishment,” the rapper, whose real name was David Jude Jolicoeur, told Rolling Stone in one of his final interviews. “It’s typical — the label comes and says: ‘Hey, we need one more, but we need something poppy and something familiar.’ ”The song — which went on to become De La Soul’s only No.

his horrific murder that took place in front of her.Stephanie Sibounheuang was having lunch with the Philadelphia native, whose real name is Rakim Hasheem Allen, when a robber shot him at Roscoe’s Chicken and Waffles in Los Angeles on Sept. 12.The “Selfish” hitmaker, 30, was rushed to a nearby hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.Speaking out about the harrowing ordeal, Sibounheuang — who shared 2-year-old daughter Xuri with PnB Rock — said she’s “100% not ok” a month later.“My man saved my life, throwing me under that table.

died suddenly at the age of 59 on Wednesday, never stopped performing.The “Gangsta’s Paradise” rapper’s last performances as well as his final social media post have resurfaced after his death as tributes come pouring in online.Coolio’s last performances as well as his final social media post have resurfaced after his death.The Compton native — born Artis Leon Ivey Jr. — shared what would be his last social media post, just one week ago.“What am I doing? #guess #thoughts #sayanything,” the caption read.The snap showed the singer’s back turned to the camera, seated in front of a vanity mirror while rocking a checkered shirt, Nikes and a ball cap — with holes to allow his iconic braids to show through.A post shared by Coolio (@coolio)Just five days before his death, he performed at The Roundup Music Venue in Texas.

Coolio after he was found lying lifeless on the floor of a friend’s LA home on Wednesday. According to TMZ, paramedics rushed to the residence in the late afternoon after the pal discovered the 59-year-old star’s body inside a bathroom. Crews spent 45 minutes performing CPR on the “Gangster’s Paradise” hitmaker before he was pronounced dead.

his death.The late recording artist’s 2016 hit “Selfish” was the most streamed song in the US on Apple Music Thursday and the second most listened to song internationally on the platform.The song — with a refrain of “I want you all to myself” — has a trap beat under PnB’s singing and verses. The 30-year-old Philadelphia native, whose real name is Rakim Hasheem Allen, was shot by a robber at a Roscoe’s Chicken and Waffles in Los Angeles Monday afternoon.

said the incident happened in downtown Halifax early Sunday. Stay was found with stab wounds and was taken to a hospital where he later died.His death has been ruled a homicide and is being investigated.

ABC7 Chicago reported that police had responded to a shooting that occurred earlier that morning, which allegedly involved the 31-year-old rapper — whose real name is Tristian Hamilton, the station reported — according to those close to the hip-hop community in the city.A man and a woman were inside their vehicle when the unknown offender pulled up in a black four-door sedan, got out and opened fire at the victims before jumping back into their car.The 29-year-old female victim sustained gunshot wounds to the left arm and upper back, according to ABC7 Chicago, and was transferred to Advocate Christ Medical Center where she’s now in critical condition.#FBGCash was shot and killed this morning in Chicago on 81st