Onyx, Black Sheep, Chubb Rock and more head to Soundbar to play a Hip-Hop 50th Anniversary party

As rap swaggers confidently into late middle age, 50th anniversary celebrations around the world continue apace.

And this week, Orlando will see a particularly notable gold (appropriate!) anniversary bash at Soundbar/Level 13. Hip-hop hitmakers across decades are rolling into the City Beautiful for a veritable live mixtape show.

You’ve got Onyx, Melly Mel, Nice and Smooth, Black Sheep [what!! worth the admission alone], Chubb Rock, Mr. Cheeks and Positive K all demonstrating the adaptable durability that has kept hip-hop such a thoroughly modern, adaptable and vibrant art form for the past … half-century? Damn, many happy returns.

7 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 19, Level 13 Event Center/Soundbar, 5043 Edgewater Drive, eventbrite.com, $40-$,1500.

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This article appears in Aug 16-22, 2023.