Blazing! And not just Hip Hop and that other kind of music. The weather this week in the NY has been the hottest we’ve seen this summer just when some of us were wondering where exactly was summer. Like most folks, we’re hard to please-miserable when it’s cold, down right intolerable when it’s HOT!!! SO what’s a true New Yorker to do when sitting in the shade on the stoop isn’t enough?….Head to one of many free concerts held across the five boroughs.

New York is home to several free concert series such as the Martin Luther King Jr. series in Brooklyn, SummerStage in Manhattan, etc. It’s a great way to bring past, present, and future talents to the forefront while giving true New Yorkers what they love best, something for free! RBMVibes doesn’t hesitate to mooch off the kindness of strangers and have attended our fare share so far this summer. Here’s a “who’s who” of artists we have seen, missed, and are looking forward to with a lil’ taste of why they are worth withstanding heat advisories(but don’t follow our example)….

CELEBRATE BROOKLYN: Saturday, August 8th (Prospect Park, Brooklyn, NY)
BIG DADDY KANE (pardon the video quality but it had to be ol’ school to truly capture why we rate this MC)

SUMMERSTAGE: Sunday, August 9th (Central Park, New York, NY)
JAZMINE SULLIVAN

MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. CNCERT SERIES: Monday, August 24th (Brooklyn, NY)
SEAN PAUL

MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. CONCERT SERIES: Monday, June 27th (Brooklyn, NY)
CHARLIE WILSON (This is why he deserves to be family, watch here for more from Uncle Charlie)