BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.2.1//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:341@jointherevolution.net DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220817T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220817T190000 DTSTAMP:20220611T201548Z URL:https://www.jointherevolution.net/concerts/blxst-before-you-go-tour/ SUMMARY:BLXST - Before You Go Tour DESCRIPTION:In the beginning\, the West Coast blessed the world with Dr. Dr e\, Eazy-E\, Ice Cube\, and Snoop Dogg\, among other forefathers\, G-Funk godfathers\, and doggfathers. At the turn of the century\, Game came throu gh and gave Southern California another renaissance before Kendrick Lamar downright defined the “twenty-tens.” As one decade rolled into the nex t\, proud South Central son Blxst copped the torch and lit up a whole new era as a rapper\, singer\, songwriter\, and producer\, architecting every aspect of his vision—from mixing and mastering to even self-editing vide os and artwork. \n\nPosting over one billion career streams\, claiming a place in XXL’s coveted 2021 Freshman Class\, selected as an Amazon Break through Artist\, a BET Hip Hop Awards and BET Soul Train Awards nominee\, and pegged as an “Artist to Watch” by Billboard\, Complex\, Pigeons &a mp\; Planes\, UPROXX\, and more\, he ushers in another era for West Coast culture and hip-hop with his anxiously awaited debut LP and much more musi c to come.\n\n“I try to make my music sound smooth\, laidback\, and cohe sive\,” he states. “I like to live in both worlds of R&\;B and rap. ”\n\nAs the story goes\, Blxst developed a deep appreciation for languag e when his rapper uncle encouraged him to learn a new word in the dictiona ry each day as he simultaneously immersed himself in music. By high school \, he taught himself how to produce and record\, going on to collaborate b ehind-the-scenes with Kendrick Lamar\, YG\, Eric Bellinger\, Mustard\, and G Perico\, to name a few.\n\nFollowing a string of buzzing singles in 201 9\, he forged an ironclad creative partnership with Bino Rideaux on their first critically acclaimed Sixtape\, which Blxst produced. During 2020\, h e partnered with Red Bull Records and unleashed his solo debut EP\, No Lov e Lost\, to unanimous tastemaker praise. Following release\, it rose to #3 on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums Chart\, #6 on the Rolling Stone Break through 25 Chart\, and #11 on the Trending 25 Chart\, while the single “ Overrated” soared to #15 at Urban radio.\n\nDriven by a seamless fusion of slick hip-hop and smoked-out R&\;B\, the deluxe version of No Love L ost also yielded the smash “Chosen” (feat. Ty Dolla $ign and Tyga). Th e hit single posted up over 300 million streams in less than a year while breaking into the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 at Rhythmic and Urban radio. Pi tchfork attested\, “No Love Lost felt like reading through Blxst’s jou rnal\, watching him maneuver through the pitfalls of friendship and love\, ” while Pigeons &\; Planes crowned it “one of the best projects” of the year. Not to mention Anderson .Paak\, Kehlani\, NBA superstar Russe ll Westbrook\, Yara Shahidi\, Jordyn Woods\, and Gabrielle Union have all professed their fandom.\n\nBlxst only increased this momentum throughout 2 021. Following bangers such as “Don’t Forget” (feat. Drakeo the Rule r) and “Fck Boys” (feat. Russ) from the two-pack Just For Clarity\, he reunited with Rideaux on Sixtape 2. It captured #1 on the Billboard Heats eekers Albums Chart and crashed the Top 200—a career first for Blxst. Ri ght out of the gate\, Vibe raved\, “This moment belongs to Blxst and Bin o Rideaux\,” as it piled on tens of millions of streams. \n\nHe also ea rned the Billboard Rising Star Award\, becoming the first artist to ever r eceive the honor at the 2021 Billboard R&\;B/Hip-Hop Summit. With excit ement at a boiling point\, he sold out his entire fall 2021 No Love Lost T our in ten seconds. Beyond collaborations with Nas\, Mozzy\, Snoop Dogg\, 1TakeJay\, and Dame D.O.L.L.A.\, he landed high-profile syncs in NBA2K22\, FBOY Island\, and Madden 22\, with his track “Gang Slide” featured as the main theme for Issa Rae’s HBO Max series\, Sweet Life: Los Angeles. \n\nFor as much as he retains certain hallmarks of his hometown—the drip ping harmonies\, hazy flows\, and quotable bars—Blxst continues to traff ic in a lane of his own\, bringing the game with him as he quietly fulfill s the destiny he realized in the heart of South Central.\n\n“I want to s peak to the kid who is in his bedroom all alone wondering if this is possi ble and showing him it is\,” he concludes. “My life is the definition of dreams to reality. I’m here to let you know you’re not alone. That ’s the most important thing always.”\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.jointherevolution.net/wp-content/upl oads/2022/05/BLXST-3-02.png CATEGORIES:All Ages,Concerts LOCATION:Revolution Live\, 100 SW 3rd Ave.\, Fort Lauderdale\, FL\, 33312\, United States GEO:26.121358;-80.1461974 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=100 SW 3rd Ave.\, Fort Laud erdale\, FL\, 33312\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Revolution Live:geo:26.121358,-80.1461974 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20220313T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR