Doug E. Fresh Irving Tickets - The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory

LineUp

DJ Jazzy Jeff

4 concerts

Philadelphia-born hip-hop pioneer DJ Jazzy Jeff: Transformer scratch innovator; 5 gold/platinum LPs; 2 Grammys (“Parents…” “Summertime”); worked w/Will Smith, Jill Scott.

Doug E. Fresh

5 concerts

Barbados-born rap pioneer Doug E. Fresh, “Original Human Beatbox,” famed for drum-machine mimicry; hits “The Show/La Di Da Di.” Get Fresh Crew w/ Slick Rick; Beat Street.

Rakim

9 concerts

Wyandanch, Long Island rap legend; jazzy, smooth internal-rhyme flow. Half of Eric B. & Rakim (“Paid in Full”). Solo: *The 18th Letter*; worked w/Premier, Dre.

Big Daddy Kane

5 concerts

Brooklyn MC Big Daddy Kane (Juice Crew/Cold Chillin’): slick loverman + Five Percenter lyricist. Hits “Raw,” “Ain’t No Half-Steppin’,” “Smooth Operator”; worked w/ Biz Markie, Marley Marl, Teddy Riley, Barry White.

Slick Rick

2 concerts

London-born Bronx rap storyteller with British-accent swagger/eyepatch; Def Jam star. Platinum 1988 classic + hits “Children’s Story,” “Teenage Love”; collab w/ Doug E Fresh.

Scarface

1 concert

Houston rap icon; Geto Boys/Rap-A-Lot voice. Known for raw, introspective storytelling on The Diary, The World Is Yours & The Fix; hugely influential blueprint.