Up next in 10
KRS-1 Explains How Different His Hip-Hop Celebration Will Be Different
10K views
Apr 26, 2024
KRS-One is an incredible Legend and Hip-Hop. Over the course of a weekend, the Bronx bomber will be facilitating a series of performances, live streams, and festivals that will promote the culture of hip-hop throughout the world. Check out what he had to say.
View Video Transcript
0:00
Ready
0:00
Did you used to breakdance? I did it all. All right. Go ahead
0:04
Yo, what's up? It's the Blastmaster KRS-One. I'm chilling right now on allhiphop.com
0:09
Shout out to Chuck Creekmer. You know what it is. And I'm standing here right now in front of 1520 Cedric Avenue
0:16
in the Bronx. This is the birthplace of hip hop. You know that if you're celebrating 50 years of hip hop
0:22
you're starting in 1973. And if you're starting in 1973, that means you're starting here
0:28
1520 Cedric Avenue in the Bronx. So the difference between our events and all the other events
0:33
that are going on starts with the fact that they're free. What do the people of the Bronx get
0:39
This was a question we was asking many months ago when we
0:43
were talking about hip hop's 50th anniversary. If you can't afford a ticket price, if you live in another section
0:50
of town or the country where you're not going to be in the Bronx
0:54
so you can't make it, airline tickets, hotels. How do you celebrate the 50th anniversary of hip hop
1:01
So we started thinking about this on August 11, 2023. We're going to do a live streaming live from 1520 Cedric Avenue
1:11
in the Bronx. That gives everyone a chance to at least see live on your phone
1:16
some real MCing, breaking, grab, DJing. It's about to be on. You know what it is
1:23
I'm performing and OG is performing, Mad Lion is with us, Sha Rock is in the building, Popmaster Fables and a whole
1:31
host of others. We've got new school artists too, like Scarlett. Scarlett, that's a different day
1:37
You just threw my whole deal up. Right. That was the next day. But you know, you may have spoke something into existence
1:45
because we're calling for everyone to come through on the 11th too, but we'll see what happens
1:49
I'll start you again. All right. Yeah, so the 12th. So the 12th, oh wait a minute, let me say this
2:00
So August 11, 2023 is the live stream and you can get that
2:05
on birthplaceofhiphop.nyc. You can also go to Boom Back Nation and see it there
2:12
The Temple of Hip Hop may be putting it up as well and you might see something from allhiphop.com
2:18
Allhiphop.com got access to all backstage and all of that. So that brings me to the 12th
2:25
August 12. That's when we shut down Sedgwick Avenue and we throw the
2:30
greatest concert you have ever seen. I can't even tell you everybody that's there
2:36
But most importantly, we have local talent is what we are proud to present
2:42
Yes, we got KR. I'm a be there. Every the usual suspects are going to show up Chuck D
2:49
Slave, Tyler, Joe, everybody's gonna be there. But what's most important is the local talent of the Bronx
2:58
is gonna be here and it's an open mic too. So even if you didn't get a chance to run up on us, you
3:05
know, you know personally or professionally and say I want to get on if you show up there is an open mic
3:13
You got the heart to step on that stage. We might give you a shot
3:18
So it's the local Bronx talent that we're interested in really local New York talent, but we're here in the Bronx
3:25
So we're doing the Bronx talent. August 12, 2023. August 12, 2023 is when we shut down Sedgwick Avenue in the
3:42
Bronx and deliver the greatest concert ever. Shout out to Adidas, American Wheelman and all of the
3:49
sponsors that helped us to do this. Shout out to the city of New York, Mayor Eric Adams, big up
3:56
to you, Kyriana Sanchez, our councilwoman, Vanessa Gibson, Bronx Borough President. These are these are hip hoppers that are making this happen
4:06
Shout out to sanitation, fire, police, everybody. This is what this is what hip hop's 50th anniversary in the
4:14
Bronx at 1520 actually represents. It's a unity thing. All of us coming together for hip hop
#Music & Audio
#Social Issues & Advocacy
#Urban & Hip-Hop