Talib Kweli, dead prez & Others Do New York Parks For Free

New York City’s parks will be given a dose of Hip-Hop tomorrow evening when rapper Talib Kweli takes to the stage for a free concert tomorrow in Brooklyn. The City Parks Foundation will present the free live performance in Brower Park as part of an ongoing series in various city parks. DJ G Brown will […]

New York City’s parks

will be given a dose of Hip-Hop tomorrow evening when rapper Talib Kweli takes

to the stage for a free concert tomorrow in Brooklyn.

The City Parks Foundation

will present the free live performance in Brower Park as part of an ongoing

series in various city parks. DJ G Brown will keep the crowds attention during

downtime by spinning classic and current Hip-Hop.

In addition to the concert,

Ecko and Complex magazine will provide concert goers with giveaways and a chance

to win $500 in Ecko clothing.

Kweli’s concert is

one of many Hip-Hop oriented concerts. DJ Rich Medina, Sugar Hill Gang and Kid

Capri, Arrested Development, dead prez, Roy Ayers & DJ Scribe and others

will appear for free in the parks.

All of the concerts start

at 7pm and are free to the general public. Below is a listing of upcoming shows:

July 13 – Fort Green Park,

Brooklyn

Jump N Funk w/DJ Rich Medina & Wunmi

July 20 – Fort Green Park,

Brooklyn

Bilal

July 21 – Brower Park, Brooklyn

Arrested Development

July 21 – Crotona Park,

Bronx

Sugar Hill Gang & DJ Kid Capri

August 4 – Mahoney Park,

Staten Island

Eddie Palmieri

August 10 – High Bridge

Park, Manhattan

Sise & Akubulan w/DJ Sabo

August 12 – Marcus Garvey

Park, Manhattan

dead prez

August 18 – Jackie Robinson

Park, Manhattan

Carl Thomas

August 18 – Mahoney Park,

Staten Island

Roy Ayers & Ledisi

August 24 – Queensbridge

Park, Queens

Roy Ayers & Eric Roberson w/DJ Scribe

August 24 – Highbridge Park,

Manhattan

Jose "El Canario" Alberto