“DJ CASSIDY’S PASS THE MIC LIVE! THE ICONIC LAS VEGAS RESIDENCY” DEBUTS WITH HISTORIC HIP HOP SHOW
AT BAKKT THEATER AT PLANET HOLLYWOOD RESORT & CASINO ON SATURDAY, JULY 6
SPECIAL GUESTS PUBLIC ENEMY & RAEKWON JOIN ALL-STAR ENSEMBLE OF DJ CASSIDY, JA RULE, FAT JOE, SLICK RICK & DOUG E. FRESH ON OPENING NIGHT OF GROUNDBREAKING LAS VEGAS HIP HOP RESIDENCY
EXPERIENCE THE FINAL TWO WEEKENDS OF
“DJ CASSIDY’S PASS THE MIC LIVE! THE ICONIC LAS VEGAS RESIDENCY” SATURDAY, JULY 13 & SATURDAY, JULY 20
Tickets on sale now at ticketmaster.com
This past weekend, DJ Cassidy, Ja Rule, Fat Joe, Slick Rick and Doug E. Fresh celebrated the grand opening of their “Pass The Mic Live!” Las Vegas residency at Bakkt Theater at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino. Joining the all star ensemble on stage for their historic debut on Saturday, July 6 were special guests Public Enemy and Raekwon of Wu Tang Clan.
The next two weekends will feature a wowing roster of Hip Hop icons, including Akon on Saturday, July 13, and Jermaine Dupri, Da Brat, Too $hort and Warren G for the grand finale on Saturday, July 20, making each show a unique, one-time-only event.
“DJ Cassidy’s Pass The Mic Live! The Iconic Las Vegas Residency” marks the first Vegas residency of its kind, uniting an ensemble of Hip Hop legends solely for this experience. The show takes audiences on an unprecedented musical journey, redefining the art of collaboration and celebration, while channeling the spirit, showmanship, and aesthetic of old world Las Vegas mainstays like The Rat Pack, Liberace, Wayne Newton, and Elvis Presley.
The non-stop, continuous musical experience showcased each artist individually and in unison, performing their biggest hits, some in their original form, and some as enhanced orchestrations, produced solely for this residency. Fat Joe’s “All The Way Up” mashed with Frank Sinatra’s “That’s Life” to establish the Rat Pack’s influence as artistic inspiration, while Ja Rule and Fat Joe’s “New York” intertwined with Sinatra’s “Theme From New York, New York” to affirm the Big Apple’s influence as the artists’ hometown. Quotes from pivotal Las Vegas and New York based films adorned the night’s musical elements, creating a theatrical backdrop for the classic Hip Hop soundtrack, while elaborate Art Deco visuals served as backdrop to the decadent Gatsby inspired stage.
DJ Cassidy interweaved each artist’s appearance through a musical journey of Hip Hop and R&B, igniting the biggest singalong on The Strip. Chuck D united with longtime partner (and Las Vegas resident) Flavor Flav for their second American appearance together in seven years, performing a medley of their greatest hits, including their prolific, “Fight The Power,” while Raekwon stunned concert goers with a medley of over a dozen solo and Wu Tang Clan classics. Slick Rick rose from the ground on a king’s throne, while Doug E. Fresh wowed the audience with his human beat box and an interactive call and response segment. The night culminated with all five core artists uniting together on stage to perform a never-before-seen rendition of Doug E. Fresh and Slick Rick’s seminal Hip Hop record, “Ladi Dadi.”
The Las Vegas Residency is the culmination of a four year journey that began in Summer 2020 amidst the global pandemic when DJ Cassidy birthed the heralded “Pass The Mic” series. Within three homegrown viral episodes and seven BET television specials, Cassidy passed the mic to 220 legendary superstars spanning 40 years, including Earth, Wind & Fire, Chaka Khan, Nile Rodgers, Patti LaBelle, Gladys Knight, Charlie Wilson, Hall & Oates, New Edition, Boyz II Men, TLC, Run DMC, LL Cool J, Salt-N-Pepa, Missy Elliott, Wylcef Jean, Busta Rhymes, Ice Cube, Shaggy, Sean Paul, and many more. With “Pass The Mic Live! The Iconic Las Vegas Residency,” DJ Cassidy will continue to transform the way we interact with our favorite artists and favorite songs through a one-of-kind live musical experience featuring artists who have transformed Hip Hop culture on a global scale, spanning decades, transcending genre and generation.