Moody blue lights drench the audience at the historic Apollo Theater in Harlem. We’re in Drake’s bedroom. Or some version of it, at least. The musician born Aubrey Graham is seated on the edge of a neatly made bed, and a dim tulip-shaped lamp stands in the corner of the stage, designed as a replica of the teenage bedroom where he wrote his first songs. His outfit of baggy jeans and a yellow-and-blue basketball jersey complete the tableau. Number eleven, Degrassi High.
Before he appears on stage, we...
Before he appears on stage, we...
- 1/22/2023
- by Jeff Ihaza
- Rollingstone.com
Drake took to the stage of the famed Apollo Theater for a special SiriusXM concert on Saturday, Jan. 21, performing for a packed house of SiriusXM subscribers and VIPs.
Among the celebs in attendance were Justin and Hailey Bieber, Aap Ferg, Kevin Durant, Ice Spice, Odell Beckham Jr., Gayle King, Richie Akvia, Michael Rubin, Will Makris and others.
The performance not only marked Drake’s first time on the stage of the Apollo, but was also his first concert in years.
Read More: Drake’s Concerts At The Apollo Theater Pushed Back Another Month
Drake took fans through a career-spanning journey through is biggest hits, along with a few deep cuts, with the Apollo stage transforming from his childhood bedroom, then to the boardroom of a record label, then a Harlem bodega.
Drake opens his show at Apollo with ‘Over My Dead Body’ pic.twitter.com/Modsc7UnDv
— Rap Direct (@RapDirect...
Among the celebs in attendance were Justin and Hailey Bieber, Aap Ferg, Kevin Durant, Ice Spice, Odell Beckham Jr., Gayle King, Richie Akvia, Michael Rubin, Will Makris and others.
The performance not only marked Drake’s first time on the stage of the Apollo, but was also his first concert in years.
Read More: Drake’s Concerts At The Apollo Theater Pushed Back Another Month
Drake took fans through a career-spanning journey through is biggest hits, along with a few deep cuts, with the Apollo stage transforming from his childhood bedroom, then to the boardroom of a record label, then a Harlem bodega.
Drake opens his show at Apollo with ‘Over My Dead Body’ pic.twitter.com/Modsc7UnDv
— Rap Direct (@RapDirect...
- 1/22/2023
- by Brent Furdyk
- ET Canada
The once-disbanded Diplomats — the Harlem hip-hop group of Cam’Ron, Jim Jones, Juelz Santana and Freekey Zekey — are returning with a new full-length, their first official album since 2004’s Diplomatic Immunity 2. The album, Diplomatic Ties, is set to be released on November 22nd, on Thanksgiving, and a release show is planned for November 23rd at the Apollo Theater in Harlem.
The Diplomats, often known as Dipset, were formed in the late Nineties in Harlem. Most of the group found solo success in their own careers and, after a tumultuous two-album...
The Diplomats, often known as Dipset, were formed in the late Nineties in Harlem. Most of the group found solo success in their own careers and, after a tumultuous two-album...
- 10/29/2018
- by Brendan Klinkenberg
- Rollingstone.com
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