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Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE) is gearing up for its 11th Annual Christmas Charity Concert and Community Giveback with a two-day live event. The upcoming TDE Christmas Concert is set to be held in Watts, California, reportedly in support of the Nickerson Gardens Housing Projects.
This year's event coincides with TDE's 20th anniversary, with the record label showcasing its massive influence in shaping 21st-century hip-hop and music landscapes.
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The West Coast-based record label took to social media today (December 11) to announce their upcoming Christmas Concert, announcing an impressive line-up of performers which include Kendrick Lamar, SZA and more.
Scheduled to kick off tomorrow, with gates set to open at 11 a.m. PST, the event will wrap up on Friday (December 13).
How to gain entry to 2024's TDE Christmas Concert? Complete line-up and venue explored
Starting on December 12, 2024, TDE's 11th Annual Christmas Charity Concert and Community Giveback has promised historic performances from some of the biggest stars in the music industry.
According to a report from LA Hip-Hop Events, the announced list of performers, which includes both official label signees and Top Dawg Entertainment-affiliated artists, has been listed below:
- SZA
- ScHoolboy Q
- Jay Rock
- Doechii
- Isaiah Rashad
- SiR
- Ab-Soul
- Ray Vaughn
- Zacari
- Kal Banx
- Kendrick Lamar
According to HypeBeast, the upcoming hip-hop charity concert will take place at 11251 Compton Ave, Los Angeles, California.
Fans interested in attending this week's Christmas Concert are required to contribute to the charity drive, which would include donations of "unwrapped toys, clothing, shoes, and more".
By donating and contributing to the charity drive, fans will receive entry to Top Dawg's 11th Annual Christmas Charity Concert and Community Giveback, in support of the record label's dedication to community service.
TDE's Top Dawg speaks on Kendrick Lamar's sixth studio album 'GNX'
Following the surprise release of Kendrick Lamar's GNX, on November 22, several notable hip-hop figures expressed their admiration for the Grammy-winning rapper's fifth consecutive No.1 album.
The project touched on various themes, which include the 2024 rap beef, his upcoming Super Bowl performance, hisrelationship with former TDE signees, and more.
Lil Wayne also expressed his confusion at being called out on wacced out murals, suggesting Lamar shouldn't consider his "kindness for weakness". Building on the internet conversations surrounding a potential Wayne vs Kendrick beef, founder and CEO of TDE, Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith, commented on the situation stating:
"Dot is a dangerous man right now. Everything I thought he would be at 16 years old is here right now. Everybody stand down. I promise you."
Kendrick Lamar was signed to Top Dawg Entertainment for 17 years, with the label onboarding the rapper in 2005 while he was still in high school. In 2022, he formed his own record label, pgLang, with GNX marking his first independent release since stepping away from TDE's roster.
Building a strong bond with Top Dawg artists Jay Rock, Ab-Soul, and ScHoolboy Q, Kendrick co-formed the hip-hop collective Black Hippy, which disbanded not long after the Not Like Us rapper left the record label in 2022.
"I jog my memory, knowin' Black Hippy didn't work 'cause of me / Creatively, I moved on with new concepts in reach / Top, remember all them sessions we would strategize / To hit the streets, then come back, record three records? Ah," Kendrick Lamar raps on 'heart pt. 6'.
Before addressing Black Hippy disbanding, the rapper spoke about his close bond with Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith on track 10 of GNX titled heart pt. 6, where he rapped:
"Top used to record me back when it was poor me / And now we at the round table for what assures me / I guess my motivation was the yearnin’ for independence, poured everything I had left in the family business / Now it's about Kendrick, I wanna evolve, place my skill set as a Black exec.”
Longtime collaborators Kendrick Lamar and TDE signee SZA are gearing up for multiple North American stadium concerts as part of their Grand National Tour, scheduled to kick off in the Spring of next year.
