DJ Cassidy’s Nostalgia-Infused ‘Pass The Mic!’ Hip-Hop Residency To Rock Las Vegas

DJ Cassidy is set to present a one-of-a-kind performance featuring hip-hop legends Slick Rick, Doug E. Fresh, Public Enemy, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Too $hort, Ja Rule, and more in a boom bap medley.

This summer, DJ Cassidy will bring their nostalgia-infused Pass The Mic Live! medleys to Las Vegas, highlighting some of hip-hop culture’s most esteemed class acts. Ja Rule, Fat Joe, Slick Rick, and Doug E. Fresh will headline alongside DJ Cassidy in the Las Vegas residency. Over the course of six nights, they will be joined by Public Enemy, Akon, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Jermaine Dupri, Da Brat, Too $hort, and Warren G for a one-time performance featuring a melange of boom bap classics.

Taking place in Bakkt Theater at Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino, the performances will kick off on July 5 and continue on July 6, 12, 13, 19, and 20. The residency is presented by Live Nation and Caesars Entertainment
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, with show production managed by Steve Rifkind, founder of Loud and SRC Records.

“I am truly honored to share a stage with my musical heroes, Public Enemy, Akon, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Akon, Jermaine Dupri, Da Brat, Too $hort, and Warren G, all of whom will help us redefine the Vegas residency in ways The Strip hasn’t seen since the days of The Sands and The International,” DJ Cassidy expressed in a statement. “Just as Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr, Peter Lawford, and Joey Bishop united in Las Vegas to form the Rat Pack, Ja Rule, Fat Joe, Slick Rick, Doug E. Fresh and I will unite to create an experience that will go down in Vegas history.”

During the apex of the pandemic of summer 2020, DJ Cassidy has been a source of delight to the music scene with his curation live medley’s across the sphere of Black music, inclusive of genres in the likes of funk, soul, R&B, and hip-hop. He retrieved and delivered a yearning observers of such music form have often desired, and that is melodious unity among a variety of class acts.

In hip-hop culture, acts of this nature are crucial as they help maintain the genre and ensure the culture’s longevity. Uplifting, highlighting, and celebrating hip-hop pioneers and class acts has always been a priority to uphold the culture’s integrity and honor in communities beyond the hip-hop sector. The posse cut is a buoyant piece that consistently reflects the diverse range of rap, from styles and concepts to flows and magnetic diction.

“The members of the Rat Pack united as five solo superstars to create a groundbreaking ensemble that could only be witnessed on The Strip, and to this day, the Rat Pack remains the most iconic show in Vegas history. Ja Rule has coined us ‘The Rap Pack,’ and it couldn’t be more fitting. Now, we welcome special nightly guests, each one a cultural icon, so that after you’ve joined us once, you may just need to join us again,” DJ Cassidy proudly revealed.

The Pass The Mic Live! series has been featured in several nationwide television specials, including the Soul Train Awards and BET Awards, highlighting luminaries such as Chaka Khan, Patti LaBelle, Gladys Knight, Earth, Wind & Fire, and Nile Rodgers. It also includes hip-hop legends like Melle Mel, Public Enemy, Run DMC, Salt-N-Pepa, Big Daddy Kane, Method Man, Redman, and Remy Ma, songstresses Gloria Gaynor, Jody Watley, Kelly Rowland, along with reggae stars like Shaggy, Super Cat, and Sean Paul. With a total of 220 artists representing 40 years of timeless jams, the medleys have collectively garnered over 54 million views on YouTube to date.