INTERVIEW | BLADE [05:21] DISCUSSES ‘HIP-HOP 50’ AT THE O2 FORUM KENTISH TOWN ON 26TH AUGUST

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‘Hip Hop 50’ is bring­ing togeth­er a slew of rap titans from Stateside and the UK to cel­eb­rate the 50th anniversary of the hip hop, for an extra spe­cial one-off night at London’s O2 For­um Kentish Town on Sat­urday 26 August 2023, with tick­ets on sale now here.

Head­lining is the undis­puted pion­eer of the golden era of hip hop Big Daddy Kane, as he marks 35 years of his sem­in­al ‘Long Live The Kane’ album, plus very spe­cial guest appear­ances from fel­low Juice Crew word­smith Masta Ace and DJ Marco Polo bring­ing that clas­sic East Coast fla­vour, plus NYC’s incen­di­ary Onyx.

Join­ing the bill will be the eld­er states­men of Detroit Elzhi, Phat Kat and Guilty Simpson, the UK’s Hijack, MC Mell’O’ and Blade [05:21], plus DJ 279, Shortee Blitz and Mr Thing.

SKANDOUZ catches up with BLADE [05:21] to find out more about what we can expect.

Tick­ets on sale NOW at ticketmaster.co.uk

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