DJ Cassidy New York Tickets - Radio City Music Hall

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DJ Cassidy

2 concerts

New York DJ Cassidy caught Diddy's attention as a teen and went on to spin for presidential inaugurations and celebrity weddings. Signed to Columbia, he released Paradise Royale in 2014, featuring collaborations with music icons and contemporary artists.

Big Daddy Kane

5 concerts

Born Antonio Hardy in Brooklyn, hip-hop artist Big Daddy Kane joined the Juice Crew and released his acclaimed debut album, Long Live the Kane, in 1988. Known for his rapid-fire rhyming, he issued albums like It's a Big Daddy Thing and later pursued acting.

Doug E. Fresh

1 concert

Born in Barbados, Doug E. Fresh became known as the first and best human beatbox in rap. He rose to fame in the mid-1980s, releasing the classic hit The Show/La Di Da Di with his Get Fresh Crew, which included Slick Rick. He followed with albums like Oh, My God!

Rakim

2 concerts

Born in New York, rapper Rakim is widely regarded as one of the greatest MCs of all time. As half of the influential 1980s duo Eric B. & Rakim, he helped pioneer internal rhyme schemes on classic albums like the platinum debut Paid in Full. He later released acclaimed solo projects including The 18th Letter.

Slick Rick

1 concert

London-born hip-hop storyteller Slick Rick rose to fame with his 1988 platinum debut, The Great Adventures of Slick Rick. Known for hits like Children's Story, the Def Jam artist released albums including Behind Bars and the gold-certified The Art of Storytelling, becoming one of history's most sampled rappers.

EPMD

2 concerts

Formed in 1987 by Erick Sermon and Parrish Smith in Brentwood, New York, hip-hop duo EPMD released classic underground albums like Strictly Business and Business Never Personal. Known for hits like You Gots to Chill, they later launched the Hit Squad.

Kid N Play

1 concert

Nice & Smooth

1 concert

Onyx

1 concert

Formed in Queens in 1988, hardcore rap group Onyx achieved mainstream success with their 1993 platinum debut album, Bacdafucup, and its hit single Slam. Led by Fredro Starr and Sticky Fingaz, the group earned a Soul Train Music Award and later released independent and collaborative albums.

Roxanne Shanté

1 concert

The Sugarhill Gang

3 concerts

Formed by producer Sylvia Robinson, New York hip-hop group Sugarhill Gang released the multi-platinum 1979 hit Rapper's Delight. Featuring Master Gee, Wonder Mike, and Big Bank Hank, the trio scored modest hits like Apache before fading in the mid-1980s.

Treach

1 concert

Black Sheep.

Brand Nubian

C.L. Smooth

Dana Dane

DoItAll

Grandmasters Melle Mel and the Scorpio Furious 5

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.

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

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.