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Amazon Music reveals Jeezy as upcoming performer for 50 & Forever livestreams celebrating hip-hop’s 50th anniversary

50 & Forever continues its celebration of hip-hop with a new City Sessions livestream from Atlanta featuring rap star Jeezy Throughout August, 50 & Forever continues to host all new episodes of Rotation Roundtable, Group Thread, and Breakthrough Live.

Today, Amazon Music shares the next 50 & Forever special-edition City Sessions livestream. On August 3, multi-platinum selling, Grammy-nominated artist Jeezy will hit the stage for a special performance from Tabernacle in Atlanta.

Sponsored by M&M’S®, fans can watch the performance live on the Amazon Music channel on Twitch at 4:00 p.m. PDT/7:00 p.m. EDT. Fans will also be able to attend the performance in-person in Atlanta at Tabernacle. Tickets are available now and can be purchased for $10.

All proceeds will be donated to Jeezy’s Street Dreamz Foundation, a non-profit organization that encourages a generation of at-risk youth to become effective leaders through programs that foster independence and respect for others.

Amazon Music will close out its “50 & Forever” City Sessions series at the Rooftop at Pier 17 on August 10.

The Amazon Music channel on Twitch will continue to host 50 & Forever content every week leading up to hip-hop’s 50th anniversary on August 11. Fans can expect special Group Thread discussions every Monday featuring hip-hop luminaries, hosted by journalist and producer Speedy Morman; Breakthrough Live performances each Tuesday from the next generation of hip-hop talent; and special episodes of Rotation Roundtable, a hybrid Twitch livestream and 60-minute podcast hosted by Morman, Nyla Symone, Gabe P, and Rob Markman, every Wednesday. Fans can tune-in weekly to each series starting at 6:00 p.m. PDT/ 9:00 p.m. EDT.

50 & Forever Livestream Schedule

  • July 31 – Group Thread: The South Has Something To Say Live from Atlanta
  • August 1 – Breakthrough Live: New Voices in Hip-Hop Live from Atlanta
  • August 2 – Rotation Roundtable: Live from Atlanta
  • August 3 – City Sessions Atlanta: “50 & Forever”
  • August 7 – Group Thread: Ladies First Live from the Seaport
  • August 8 – Breakthrough Live: New Voices in Hip-Hop Live from the Seaport
  • August 10 – City Sessions New York: “50 & Forever” Live from The Rooftop at Pier 17

Amazon Music is paying tribute to hip-hop’s monumental influence on music, culture, and society with 50 & Forever, a program in celebration of hip-hop’s 50th anniversary, which will bring fans together to honor hip-hop’s undeniable legacy and champion the artists writing the next 50 years of hip-hop’s history.

Created by Rotation, the hip-hop and R&B brand from Amazon Music, 50 & Forever will give hip-hop its well-deserved flowers, with curated events, livestreams, playlists, original content, and new music—spanning Amazon Music, Twitch, Audible, Prime Video, and Amp.

For more from Amazon Music’s 50th anniverary celebration, be sure to visit their special 50 & Forever wepage.

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