VANILLA ICE IN CONCERT:From his days as one of the world's most famous rappers  to his reemergence as a genre-spanning rocker, Vanilla Ice has remained a consummate showman. The iconic flattop haircut and American flag warm-up suit of his "Ice Ice Baby" period may be gone, but the fire a...

TYLER, THE CREATOR IN CONCERT:Hip hop innovator and Odd Future figurehead Tyler, the Creator had another huge year in 2013, releasing his sophomore album Wolf to a No. 1 spot on the Rap Albums chart and headlining the second annual Odd Future Carnival alongside Frank Ocean. According to Tyler, thoug...

TY DOLLA $IGN IN CONCERT:Hip hop up-and-comer and Wiz Khalifa protege Ty Dolla $ign always impresses with his skillful blend of rapping and singing. Ty has proven himself a dynamic young talent both on his own recordings and on tracks by B.o.B and Juicy J, and his lyrical versatility takes center st...

TRINA IN CONCERT: Miami-based rapper Trina has been killing it ever since first turning heads with her verse on Trick Daddy's 1998 hit "Nann ". XXL Magazine has called Trina "the most consistent female rapper of all time", and she remains as reliably racy and provocative as ever ...

TOTAL SLAUGHTER CONCERT:Rap battles have been a fixture of underground hip-hop culture for nearly 40 years, but in 2014 they'll hit prime time thanks to Eminem's latest project Total Slaughter. A co-production of Shady Films, Slaugtherhouse, and WatchLOUD.com, the one-night-only event brings...

TONE LOC IN CONCERT:Old school hip hop icon Tone Loc became rap royalty in the early ‘90s with seminal party anthems like “Wild Thing” and Funky Cold Medina”. Two decades later he’s got as much swagger as ever, taking fans on a dance-filled trip down memory lane every time he takes the stage to perf...

Tickets to see Machine Gun Kelly on tour were in high demand in 2013 thanks to the fast-rising Ohio rapper's growing reputation as a charismatic and energetic club performer who's not afraid to hurl himself into the crowd or even to invite fans to join him on stage. MGK has played hundreds o...

Three-time Grammy Award winning hip hop legends The Roots have released ten albums and recorded with some of the biggest names in the music business. Their influence reaches far beyond the hip-hop world, though, as their recent collaborative tour with old-school post-punk rocker, Elvis Costello, pro...

Three 6 Mafia are a cultural force to be reckoned with -- in addition to being cult rap stars, they taught the world to crunk, immortalized cough syrup on “Sippin’ On Some Syrup,” and won an Oscar for showing us that “It's Hard Out Here For A Pimp.” They also put their hometown of Memphis on the...

The ‘90s are often described as the Golden Era of hip hop with the decade introducing an array of acts, many of whom have stood the test of time and influenced generations of artists to follow. One such act is the Grammy Award winning hip hop trio, Naughty By Nature, born from the streets of East Or...