How much are tickets to see 50 Years of Hip Hop royalty at Yankee Stadium?
nypost.comto the hip hip, hop-a you don’t stop” all the way back in 1979, on the first rap track to break the Billboard 100, “Rapper’s Delight.” Now, 50 years on, hip-hop shows no signs of stopping soon, just as Mike predicted way back when.
What you hear is not a test: depending on how you measure it, hip-hop and rap have now been a part of the culture for half a century.
To celebrate, this Aug. 11, some of the biggest names in rap from past and present are bringing it all back home, to the Bronx, where rap music originated.Whether you’re an old-head, or you’re riding the new wave, there’s plenty to like at Yankee Stadium’s Hip Hop 50 showcase, featuring legends like Run DMC, Kurtis Blow, and the Sugarhill Gang, 90’s titans like Snoop Dogg and Ice Cube, and many, many more.
This one-day festival features as many as 24 (!) performers, alongside DJ performances, and more rappers yet to be announced.
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