DJ Cassidy New York Tickets - Radio City Music Hall

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Doug E. Fresh

2 concerts

Barbados-born rapper and pioneering human beatbox Doug E. Fresh debuted on 1983’s “Pass the Budda.” Known for “The Show/La Di Da Di” with the Get Fresh Crew (incl. Slick Rick). Albums include 1987’s Oh, My God! and 1988’s The World’s Greatest Entertainer.

EPMD

2 concerts

Long Island’s Brentwood-raised hip-hop duo Erick Sermon and Parrish Smith formed EPMD in 1987. Known for sample-heavy beats and monotone raps, they scored gold with Strictly Business and Unfinished Business and made classics like “You Gots to Chill.”

Nice & Smooth

1 concert

Onyx

1 concert

Queens (South Jamaica) hardcore rap group Onyx broke big with “Slam” & “Throw Ya Gunz”; Bacdafucup went platinum, won 1994 Soul Train Rap Album; worked with Jam Master Jay & Biohazard.

Rakim

6 concerts

Long Island rapper Rakim (born William Griffin Jr. in Wyandanch) pioneered internal rhymes and raised the bar for MC technique. Half of Eric B. & Rakim behind Paid in Full; solo albums include The 18th Letter and G.O.Ds Network - Reb7rth.

Big Daddy Kane

5 concerts

Brooklyn-born rapper Big Daddy Kane (Antonio Hardy) rose in the late ’80s, joining Marley Marl’s Juice Crew. His 1988 single “Raw” and albums Long Live the Kane and It’s a Big Daddy Thing yielded classics like “Ain’t No Half-Steppin’” and “Smooth Operator.”

Slick Rick

1 concert

Born in South Wimbledon, London to Jamaican parents, Slick Rick is an early hip-hop storytelling icon. His 1988 debut The Great Adventures of Slick Rick went platinum, spawning hits “Children’s Story” and “Teenage Love.” His Top 10 album The Art of Storytelling featured Nas, Snoop Dogg, and OutKast.

DJ Cassidy

2 concerts

New York City DJ Cassidy was discovered at club Lotus and hired by Diddy for an MTV Video Music Awards party in 2001. Signed to Columbia, he drew on late-’70s/early-’80s R&B and released Paradise Royale (2014), preceded by Calling All Hearts.

Treach

2 concerts

The Sugarhill Gang

4 concerts

New York-area hip-hop trio formed by producer Sylvia Robinson, Sugarhill Gang (Master Gee, Wonder Mike, Big Bank Hank) broke through with 1979 multi-platinum worldwide hit “Rapper’s Delight,” which sold over 8 million copies. Also had modest hits “8th Wonder” and “Apache.”

Roxanne Shanté

1 concert

Kid N Play

1 concert

Kurtis Blow

Harlem-born hip-hop pioneer Kurtis Blow (born Kurtis Walker) was the first commercially successful rapper and first to sign and release a major-label album. His 1980 gold single The Breaks and album Kurtis Blow helped bring rap mainstream.

MC Shan

Monie Love

Kool Moe Dee

Born Mohandas Dewese, Kool Moe Dee rose from Treacherous Three to Jive solo star; speed-rap “Go See the Doctor” (with Teddy Riley), platinum How Ya Like Me Now, Grammy first.

Brand Nubian

Dana Dane

Grandmasters Melle Mel and the Scorpio Furious 5

Special Ed

Brooklyn rapper Special Ed (Ed Archer): sharp, mature rhymes; debuted on Profile with Hitman Howie Tee, went gold-ish; “Crooklyn” (Crooklyn Dodgers); worked with 2Pac.