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Public enemy and Ghostface Killah will be in the packed lineup for DJ Cassidy's upcoming residency in Las Vegas.
For those with the aim of attending 'Pass The Mic Live!' by DJ Cassidy! residency at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas, Nevada, the lineup just got more impressive. It was announced that Public Enemy and Ghostface Killah would appear along with Raekwon, Jermaine Dupri, Da Brat, Too $hort and Warren G as rotating guests. The legendary Hip-Hop group from Long Island is set to perform for one of the three nights of the residency. He will be part of the show along with Slick Rick, Doug E. Fresh, Fat Joe and Ja Rule. “Pass the Mic Live!” will take place on July 5-6, 12-13 and 19-20 at the Bakkt Theater at Planet Hollywood.
“This is going to be unlike any other show you've seen and a show that people want to keep coming back to see more than once and night after night,” DJ Cassidy said in an interview, “because every show is a unique experience with unique moments of collaboration, which is part of why special guests are such an important piece of the puzzle.” He also discussed the importance of Public Enemy appearing on the bill. “They've done another show in the US for the last seven years , and so it's a big deal for them, and it's a great honor to have them, as it is to have them all. And Flavor Flav lives in Las Vegas, so he's a hometown hero now.” show on July 6.
Caesars Entertainment and Live Nation are producing the events, along with Loud and SRC Records founder Steve Rifkind. DJ Cassidy hopes to channel the spirit of Las Vegas' storied entertainment history dating back to the era of The Rat Pack and Elvis Presley for these concerts as another milestone for Hip-Hop culture. “There's not a lot of hip-hop in the Las Vegas residential scene and I'm very aware of that,” says Cassidy, “and I take that responsibility very seriously. It's very important for all of us to create something that not only represents Hip-Hop in a particular way, but from a broader perspective, to create something that we can talk about in the future in the same sentence as other artists and to show that I Mentioned.”
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