[CONTEST] Win Tickets to See Darryl ‘DMC’ McDaniels Live in Toronto, Sept. 26

Yes, win a pair of FREE tickets to the Gentlemen’s Expo this Saturday (Sept. 26) which will get you access all day to the Expo and the best in gadgets, food, sports, fashion, alcohol and cars, (hopefully not in that order!) plus you will be able to see Darryl McDaniels aka ‘DMC‘ from the legendary hip-hop group, Run DMC performing live as well as doing a Q&A. How do you get them? We’re gonna make it easy. To enter to win, do one of the following:

1. Leave a comment on this blog post stating your favorite Run-DMC song (make sure to fill in your email address so I can contact you in the event you win)

2. Leave a comment on Facebook (HERE, HERE or HERE) stating your favorite Run-DMC song.

3. Or tweet to @Stellaskid: “I wanna win the tix to see @THEKINGDMC at @GentlemensExpo on 9/26.”

[note: make sure to follow me on twitter so I can DM you in case you win]

For more info on DMC’s appearance at Gentlemen’s Expo on Saturday (Sept. 26), CLICK HERE. And for you youngun’s not up on DMC and his group, Run-DMC, click the Combat Jack player above to learn the history (start at the 45:00 mark).

[CONTEST] Win Tickets to See Diamond D Perform Stunts, Blunts & Hip-Hop Live in Toronto TOMORROW (Feb. 15)

Yet another great event from the Legends Hip Hop event series!

MC/Producer Diamond D from the legendary D.I.T.C. crew was actually in town just a couple months back spinning with fellow crew member, Lord Finesse but he is back tomorrow (Feb. 15) to perform his classic Stunts, Blunts & Hip-Hop album live in full at The Phoenix here in Toronto. Kind of a big deal for anyone who appreciates classic boom-bap, crate-diggin’ underground hip-hop, people!

Want a chance to win one of two pairs of tickets we have for the show FREE? Just do the following:

1. Follow @Stellaskid on twitter (necessary so I can DM you in the event that you win)

2. Tweet the following message exactly: “Hey @Stellaskid: I wanna win tickets to see @DiamondDITC live at #ThePhoenix in Toronto on Feb. 15 pres. by @Legendshiphop” (note: no quotation marks needed, just the message inside the quotation marks is fine)

Simply RT-ing any tweets I do promoting this contest does NOT enter you to win. The contest will close at 12noon EST tomorrow (Feb. 15). The winner will be notified via twitter DM. Winner will also be responsible for their own transportation to the show.

For more details on this show, click the Facebook event page HERE and if you’re exceptionally young and/or uninformed on your underground NY hip-hop history, check out a little taste of what you might hear tomorrow at the show;

[contest tickets courtesy of Jesse O & the Legends Hip Hop Series]

[CONTEST] Enter to Win FREE Tickets to See Pete Rock & DJ Maseo of De La Soul Live in Toronto (Jan. 29)

ATTN: This Contest is now CLOSED. Congrats to winner @Gerhovah on winning the tickets for tonight’s show.

Hip Hop Legends for the Legends Hip Hop event series! Pete Rock and DJ Maseo of De La Soul spinning live at The Phoenix here in Toronto TOMORROW (Jan. 29). Kind of essential, people!

Want a chance to get a pair of tickets for the show FREE? Just do the following:

1. Follow @Stellaskid on twitter (so I can DM you in the event that you win)

2. Tweet the following message exactly: “Hey @Stellaskid: I wanna win tickets to see @PeteRock & @DeLaSoulsDugout live at #ThePhoenix in Toronto on Jan. 29” (note: no quotation marks needed, just the message inside the quotation marks is fine)

The contest will close at 12noon EST tomorrow (Jan. 29). Winner will be notified via twitter DM. Winner will be responsible for their own transportation to the show.

For more details on this show, click the Facebook event page HERE and if you’re exceptionally young and/or uninformed on your hip-hop history, check out a little taste of what you might hear tomorrow at the show.

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R.I.P. Big Bank Hank of Sugarhill Gang: August 5, 1957 – November 11, 2014

Controversy aside, it’s hard to argue that Big Bank Hank is not a key part of the development of hip-hop music as a commercial proposition. For you youngun’s who’ve grown up in a time where there’s always been hip-hop, “Rapper’s Delight” by Hank’s seminal hip-hop group, the Sugarhill Gang is a major reason why that is a reality today. “Rapper’s Delight” was beyond big. Think of the biggest, hottest record out now and multiply it by at least 10, that’s how massive “Rapper’s Delight” was in its time. Hank’s passing today on Remembrance Day (Veteran’s Day in the US) prematurely from cancer at 57 is sad, sad news indeed. R.I.P.

[CONTEST] Win Tickets to See Rakim Live at The Phoenix in Toronto This Friday (July 4)

YES!!! The ‘God’ MC that some still regard as the greatest MC to ever touch a mic is coming back to Toronto. Regardless of whether you hold that view or not, Rakim Allah is undoubtedly responsible for some of the greatest music from what many consider hip-hop greatest era, the much mythologized and fabled Golden Age from ’86-’92.

Wanna see what all the fuss is about? I have TWO pair of tickets to give away for Rakim’s performance at The Phoenix this Friday here in Toronto. To win, tweet me at @Stellaskid (and follow me so I can DM in the event you win) the following message:

“I wanna win tickets to see RAKIM (@rakimgodmc) this Fri. (7/4) at The Phoenix pres. by @RockpileClub” [note: no quotation marks needed when you tweet]

Two winners will be selected at random at noon ET on Friday (July 4) to get the tickets so stay tuned. In the meantime enjoy a little classic Rakim: