Tours: D12 and Yak Ballz 2009 live dates

D12:

August 16 - Scottsdale, AZ - Martini Ranch
August 17 - Solana Beach, CA - Belly Up Tavern
August 18 - Atascadero, CA - Hoover's Live
August 19 - Pomona, CA - Glass House
August 20 - Tucson, AZ - DV8
August 21 - Lake Elsinore, CA - Trevi Entertainment Center
August 22 - Orangevale, CA - The Boardwalk
August 23 - Arcata, CA - Arcata Community Center
August 27 - Seattle, WA - El Corazon
August 28 - Bellingham, WA - Wild Buffalo House Of Music
August 29 - Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom
August 31 - Murray, UT - Murray Theater
September 1 - Denver, CO - Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom
September 2 - Lawrence, KS - Granada Theatre
September 3 - Tulsa, OK - The Marquee
September 4 - Denton, TX - R Bar
September 5 - Houston, TX - House Of Blues
September 6 - New Orleans, LA - Parish At House Of Blues
September 8 - Atlanta, GA - Apache Cafe
September 9 - Charlotte, NC - Amos' SouthEnd
September 10 - Washington, DC - TBA
September 11 - Scranton, PA - Clarion Hotel
September 12 - Worcester, MA - The Palladium
September 13 - New Haven, CT - Toad's Place
September 19 - Indianapolis, IN - Spin Nightclub
September 26 - Detroit, MI - TBA

Yak Ballz:
July 3 - Brooklyn, NY - Southpaw
July 4 - Toronto, ON - El Mocambo
July 5 - Cleveland, OH - Grog Shop
July 7 - Chicago, IL - Reggies
July 8 - Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock
July 10 - Denver, CO - Marquis Theater
July 11 - Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge
July 13 - Seattle, WA - Nectar Lounge
July 14 - Vancouver, BC - Richards
July 15 - Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theatre
July 17 - San Francisco, CA - Great American M Hall
July 18 - Los Angeles, CA - El Rey Theater
July 20 - San Diego, CA - Belly Up
July 21 - Phoenix, AZ - Chasers
July 22 - Albuquerque, NM - Launchpad
July 24 - Dallas, TX - Haileys
July 25 - Austin, TX - Emo's
July 26 - New Orleans, LA - House Of Blues
July 27 - Atlanta, GA - Masquerade
July 28 - Carboro, NC - Local 506
July 29 - Washington, DC - DC 9 Nightclub
July 30 - Philadelphia. PA - First Unitarian Church
July 31 - Boston, MA - Harpers Ferry
August 1 - Providence, RI - Living Room

Tours: Beyonce and Jamie Foxx 2009 live dates

Beyonce:

July 3 - New Orleans, LA - Superdome (Essence Music Festival)
July 4 - Houston, TX - Toyota Center
July 5 - Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center
July 7 - Phoenix, AZ - US Airways Center
July 9 - Sacramento, CA - Arco Arena
July 10 - Oakland, CA - Oracle Arena
July 11 - Anaheim, CA - Honda Center
July 13 - Los Angeles, CA - Staples Center
July 16 - Minneapolis, MN - Target Center
July 17 - Chicago, IL - United Center
July 18 - Detroit, MI - Palace of Auburn Hills
July 23 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun
July 30 - Las Vegas, NV- Encore Theater, Wynn Las Vegas
July 31 - Las Vegas, NV- Encore Theater, Wynn Las Vegas
August 1 - Las Vegas, NV - Encore Theater, Wynn Las Vegas
August 2 - Las Vegas, NV - Encore Theatre, Wynn Las Vegas
August 7 – Osaka, Japan – Summer Sonic Festival
August 9 – Tokyo, Japan – Summer Sonic Festival
September 12 – Brisbane, Australia - Entertainment Centre
September 15 - Melbourne, Australia - Rod Laver Arena
September 18 – Sydney, Australia - Acer Arena
September 22 - Adelaide, Australia - Entertainment Centre
September 24 - Perth, Australia - Burswood Dome

Jamie Foxx:

July 3 - Las Vegas, NV - The Joint
July 4 - Las Vegas, NV - The Joint
July 9 - Tulsa, OK - BOK
July 10 - Houston, TX - Reliant Arena @ Reliant Park
July 11 - Austin, TX - Erwin Center
July 12 - Oklahoma City, OK - Cox Arena
July 10 - Houston, TX - Reliant Arena
July 16 - Indianapolis, IN - The Murat
July 17 - Memphis, TN - FedEx Forum
July 18 - Nashville, TN - Sommet Center
July 19 - Greensboro, NC - Greensboro Coliseum
July 23 - Minneapolis, MN - Target Center
July 24 - St. Louis, MO - Chaifetz Arena
July 25 - Kansas City, MO - The Sprint Center
July 26 - Louisville, KY - Freedom Hall
July 30 - Milwaukee Theater - Milwaukee Theater
July 23 - Minneapolis, MN - Target Theatre
July 31 - Merrillville, IN - Star Plaza Theatre
August 1 - Chicago, IL - Arie Crown Theater At McCormick Place
August 6 - Detroit, MI - Fox Theatre
August 9 - Rochester, NY - Blue Cross Arena
August 13 - Dayton, OH - Ervin J. Nutter Center
August 14 - Columbus, OH - Franklin County Veterans Memorial
August 15 - Cincinnati, OH - U.S. Bank Arena
August 16 - Cleveland, OH - Wolstein Ctr. / Cleveland St. Univ.
August 20 - Boston, MA - Bank Of America Pavilion
August 21 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun
August 22 - Albany, NY - Times Union Center
August 23 - Richmond, VA - Richmond Coliseum
August 27 - New Orleans, LA - New Orleans Arena
August 28 - Jacksonville, FL - Jacksonville Veterans Mem. Arena
August 29 - Sunrise, FL - Bank Atlantic Center
August 30 - Orlando, FL - Amway Arena
September 3 - Greenville, SC - Bi-Lo Center
September 5 - Atlanta, GA - Chastain Park Amphitheatre
September 10 - New York, NY - Venue TBA
September 12 - Washington, DC/Baltimore, MD - Venue TBA
September 13 - Philadelphia, PA - Venue TBA
September 17 - Hampton, VA - Hampton Coliseum
September 18 - Columbia, SC - Colonial Life Arena
September 19 - Charleston, SC - Venue TBA
September 20 - Birmingham, AL - Venue TBA
September 25 - Grand Prarie, TX - Nokia Theatre At Grand Prairie
September 27 - San Antonio, TX - Venue TBA
September 30 - Seattle, WA - Venue TBA
October 2 - Rancho Mirage, CA - Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa
October 3 - Fresno, CA - Venue TBA
October 4 - Santa Barbara, CA - Venue TBA
October 8 - Sacramento, CA - Venue TBA
October 9 - Oakland, CA - Venue TBA
October 15 - San Diego, CA - Venue TBA
October 16 - Los Angeles, CA - Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE
October 18 - Phoenix, AZ - Venue TBA

Artists pay tribute to Michael Jackson at recent live shows

Lupe Fiasco at the Chicago Theatre Friday June 26



Beyonce at the Wachovia Center Philadelphia Friday June 26



Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings at the Toronto Jazz Festival Friday June 26



Robin Thicke, O'Neal McKnight and DJ Cassidy at 1OAK in
New York City Thursday June 25

Check out the photos of the 1OAK Michael Jackson tribute event HERE



German/Nigerian singer AYO at Couleur Café Brussels Belguim
Saturday June 27



Akon at the Journal Pavilion in Albuquerque New Mexico on Friday June 26



Bone Thugs N Harmony at Club Nokia in Los Angeles
Friday June 26



Raekwon at Rock The Bells 2009 at Tinley Park in Chicago Saturday June 27



Tech N9ne at Rock The Bells 2009 at Tinley Park in Chicago Saturday June 27



Kid Cudi at the Paper Magazine Sound's Like Paper show at
South Street Seaport in New York City Friday June 26

Michael Jackson from nicole b on Vimeo.

Raphael Saadiq at the Blue Note in Tokyo Japan Thursday June 25 click HERE

Ghostface Killah plays live in Moscow

As Ghostface Killah made his way across the European Continent, he performed his first time in Moscow Thursday June 11. Judging by the receptive Russian audience, I think the Wu-Tang Clan will come back very soon.

Wale: Sacramento California show posted

On Wale's Northern California trek, filmed at the Empire Event Center in Sacramento, California Wednesday June 24







'Attention: Deficit' out sometime this year on AlliDo/Interscope Records

Fabolous: Loso plays with live band at B.B. King's New York

Fabolous is working hard to promote his upcoming release 'Loso's Way' out July 25 as he is seen here performing at B.B. King's in New York City June 24.

Check out the photos from the performance here

Twista promotes upcoming release in New York City

Chicago mainstay Twista performed recently at Suzie Wongs in Chelsea New York Wednesday June 17. Also seen here doing a some cross promotion with EA Sports Fight Night Round 4 as well. Does Twista believe in branding and cross promotion? That would be a YES.





Check out the photos of Twista spotted in New York here

Twista "Category 5' out July 14 on Get Money Gang/EMI

(video courtesy of AllTheParties.com)

LMFAO gets the party rocking in NYC

Sky Blu and Redfoo of LMFAO made a pit stop in NYC at the Gramercy Theatre Thursday June 18 for their "Party Rock Tour" and by the looks of things the party continued on stage.





Check out the photos HERE

LMFAO "Party Rock" is slated to drop on July 7.

Eve performs at Pure Night Club in Las Vegas

It remains to be seen if Eve's release 'Flirt' formerly known as 'Here I Am' will ever see the light of day. Eve said it would come out in Summer on Geffen Records. Other artist are already making release announcements for September, so let's not hold our breath just yet. At least Eve is getting her live show on with this performance at Pure Night Club at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas on Saturday June 13.

Shake Your Tambourine, Eve!

Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival Day 3 roundup

With Raphael Saadiq live & interview.





Raphael Saadiq photos:
Getty Images

(video courtesy of Billboard)

Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival Day 1 roundup

With the Knux, Janelle Monae & Solange Knowles.





Janelle photos:
Wire Image
Getty Images
The Knux photos:
Wire Image
Getty Images
Solange Knowles photos:
Wire Image

(video courtesy of Billboard)

Three 6 Mafia: Weinheim Germany show posted

Sprechen sie deutsch, Three 6 Mafia? Not Exactly, but DJ Paul and Juicy J keep the German fans happy with their recent performance at Club Downtown in Weinheim, Germany on Wednesday June 10. Memphis stand up!

Beastie Boys: Asheville, North Carolina front row footage

More performance footage, this time in a short bite sized kinda way with segments re-capping the live show in its entirety.

Beastie Boys: Bonnaroo warm-up show in North Carolina

This footage was shot Wednesday June 10 at the Orange Peel in Asheville, NC where the Beastie Boys did a pre-Bonnaroo warm-up show. Biz Markie jumped in also with his rendition of "Benny and the Jets" in clip 3 as he was also the warm up act for the Beasties'.

De La Soul: London Performance

De La Soul performed at the Camden Centre in London Thursday June 11.

Ja Rule: Concert footage from Darmstadt Germany

As his status in The (Murder) Inc. remains in question, Ja Rule and his Mpire crew don't let matters slow them down as they performed Friday June 12 at the Crystal Club in Darmstadt Germany.

Idle Warship touches down in Oslo Norway

Idle Warship the super group that consists of Talib Kweli, RES and Graph Noble, take a time out to serve up their hip hop stylings to the appreciative Norwegians on Friday June 12 at the Rockefeller Music Hall in Oslo Norway.

Talib Kweli at the Ivar Bar in Hollywood

D-Block: Hot 97 Summer Jam and release party photos

A busy week for Yonkers' favorite boys. Hot off of Jadakiss's release 'The Last Kiss' and D-Block's 'No Security' released June 9, Lox/D-Block movement is in full effect.


Check out the photos of the D-Block release party held at Prime in New York City on June 10 click here

DJ Z-Trip recaps DJ Jazzy Jeff incident in Kansas City

The event took place on Saturday June 6 at the Power & Light District in Kansas City for Barcardi B-Live.

Sounds like a venue city ordinance that shut down DJ Jazzy Jeff, which is unfortunate.

(courtesy of Fader & iExclusiveTV)