Summer Stages Nyc (Free Hip Hop Show) , "Salute to Hip-Hop" featuring EPMD / Funkmaster Flex

“Salute to Hip-Hop” featuring EPMD / Funkmaster Flex

P.S. They Don’t Preform anymore especially for free.

When: Tuesday, June 7, 2011 at 7:00PM
Where: Betsy Head Memorial Playground

Presented in Association with Globe Star Media.

EPMD (“Erick and Parrish Making Dollars”) are famed as one of the pioneers of hip-hop. Their debut album, Strictly Business, topped the R&B album chart and went gold, as did their follow-up, Unfinished Business. They continued releasing hit singles such as “It’s My Thing,” “You Gots to Chill,” and “Rampage” which revealed their talent in rhymes and their feel for a good groove. Although they split to pursue solo careers, the duo reunited with the album, Back in Business. While working on their solo projects, they continued to record as EPMD, bringing them to the studio in 2008 for the acclaimed album, We Mean Business. With their rhyme delivery over minimal beats, EPMD influenced gangsta rap as they took listeners on “a funky joy ride through a gangster-fantasy universe,” according to Rolling Stone magazine.

For more than a decade, DJ Funkmaster Flex has reigned as America’s number one hip-hop radio personality and reaches more than two million listeners a week on his Hot 97 show. Join Funkmaster Flex as he hosts Salute to Hip-Hop, a nationwide series of concerts that celebrates hip-hop and honors the generations of artists that have shaped it and carry on its influence today.