As the hip-hop community and fans worldwide continue to mourn the passing of rapper Mac Miller, his family and friends have announced today ‘Mac Miller: A Celebration of Life.’ The concert will celebrate the life of Mac Miller, and all proceeds will benefit the newly-launched Mac Miller Circles Fund (MMCF), which will provide programming, resources, and opportunities to youth from under-served communities through exploration in the arts. “The support we’ve experienced is evident in this amazing lineup and is a testament to Malcolm’s incredible life,” said Miller’s mother Karen Meyers. “He was a caring, loving human with a smile that could light up the sky and a soul that was out to make the world a kinder place and the MMCF will continue to do just that.” Some of Mac’s closest collaborators and friends will be performing including Chance The Rapper, John Mayer, Miguel, SZA, Travis Scott, Drai’s resident Ty Dolla $ign, and more.
‘Mac Miller: A Celebration of Life’ will take place at Los Angeles’s Greek Theatre on Wednesday, October 31. Tickets go on sale this Friday, October 5 at 1 p.m. EST at TMMCF.org.
The big festival weekend in Las Vegas has come and gone, and attendees from across the world made sure to check out Drai’s Beachclub Nightclub for the very best live talent experience the Strip has to offer! We kicked things off Friday night with an incredible performance from Nelly, Saturday afternoon saw Destructo shut it down at Drai’s Beachclub, and later that evening was the highly-anticipated return of R&B singer Ty Dolla $ign. Special guests included Mike Tyson, Lil Uzi Vert, Cash XO, Nav, and much more, with some surprise guests that came out on stage — read on to see what went down!
Nelly fans came out strong for Friday at Drai’s Nightclub, making it a packed house early on the evening — everyone just felt the positive energy and had a blast from beginning to end! He got the eager crowd going with “E.I.,” “Shake Ya Tailfeather” and “Batter Up” — “Shout out to Drai’s right now! The entire West Coast! I wanna thank each and every one of y’all for coming out; where my day 1’s at?! Understand, I’m the only artist to have the number 1 rap single, pop single, country single, dance single, R&B single!” The nearly sold out venue cheered on as they rapped along to his endless catalog of classics. You’ll never know what Nelly has up his sleeve when he’s on the Drai’s LIVE stage, this time switching it up a bit by performing “Smile,” “Grove St. Party,” “Big Bank” and some “Sexual Healing” for all the lovely ladies! “Listen, I wanna do some new s***! When I say ‘all work,’ you say ‘no play’!” fans gladly obliged as he then brought out one of his recent singles “All Work No Play.” As if it couldn’t get any crazier, things really started to heat up with fan-favorite “Hot in Herre,” absolutely getting everyone to ‘get up up on the dance floor’! Nelly then slowed things down for the ladies and made one very lucky fan’s entire night by inviting a bride to be up on stage to sing along “Dilemma” — everyone was all about it and happily sang along to the slow jam with her! As the show came to an end, he was more than happy to greet and shake as many hands as possible to his fans and partygoers — “Again I wanna thank y’all for coming out and being here! I’ve been saying this since day 1, I love y’all!” But it didn’t end there… Rae Sremmurd’s Swae Lee just couldn’t help himself from this epic night by hopping on stage right after, performing “Powerglide,” “Come Get Her” and “Guatemala” to massive cheers — yes, it was that kind of night; you truly had to be there! Don’t miss out as Nelly will be returning to Drai’s Nightclub on Friday, October 12! Click here for tickets.
We then took the party to Drai’s Beachclub Saturday afternoon, with dance and electronic legend Destructo gracing the stage to continue the weekend rager! Sunny skies, drinks flowing all day, beach balls in the air, people dancing and making a splash — all this while enjoying the best views on the Strip? It doesn’t get any better for your dayclub needs! Destructo started us off with some reggaeton vibes, playing “Champion,” “So Am I” and “Topper Top” to get fans riled up, as he then effortlessly shifted to some of the best in trap mixes with “Pick It Up,” “Catching Plays,” “All Nite” and much more. He of course made sure to bring out some of his standalone hits for the fans, delivering with “Catching Plays,” “All Nite,” “LA Funky” and “Loaded,” never failing to get the crowd up and moving! Destructo never leaves anyone behind, perfect for playing a little something for everyone’s musical tastes during the middle of the festival weekend!
Last but certainly not least, Ty Dolla $ign made his grand return Saturday evening at Drai’s Nightclub and as expected, it was another sold out affair! Once again festival goers came out for the hottest party in Las Vegas, knowing that they’ll be getting by far the best concert experience on the Strip. Ty started us off strong with “Fade” then transitioning into “Saved,” asking “where all my ladies at?!” As you can guess screams filled the venue as he stepped back on the world-famous Drai’s LIVE stage — “I wanna know, if you been f***** with Ty Dolla $ign where you at?! Alright now, if you with your best friend make some noise!” We had tables popping bottles and everyone with good company singing and dancing to “You and Your Friends,” followed by standout banger “Don’t Tell Em.” He then asked “who’s birthday is it right now?!” and we most definitely had a lot of Virgos in the building — everywhere you looked it was a celebration! Ty made sure to shake fans’ hands on the dancefloor, even grabbing one of their phones for a memorable video. We then had a surprise appearance from emerging rapper and his cousin TeeCee4800, performing “Flexin” for the amped audience! Ty sang hit after hit from thereon out, getting so heated from the energy on stage that he had to take his shirt off to perform “Paranoid” and “Or Nah,” and the girls couldn’t get enough of it! The show came to an unbelievable close as Ty Dolla $ign brought his guitar out for “Psycho” and “Blasé,” and like a true rock star joined in on the crowd and stood on some of the VIP tables for a night to remember!
R&B singer 6LACK made quite an impression in the music industry a couple of years back with his debut album Free 6LACK and from there, he has managed to amass a large fanbase from his captivating work. Today we get the highly-anticipated followup album, East Atlanta Love Letter, with some notable features including J. Cole, Khalid, and assistance from fellow Atlanta natives and Drai’s residents Future (“East Atlanta Love Letter”) and Migos’ Offset (“Balenciaga Challenge”). Prior to its release, the project had been described as a love letter to the rapper’s friends and family, as well as his current and past lovers making it his most personal body of work yet. The hype surrounding 6LACK’s sophomore offering has been building up the last two weeks, lead by singles “Switch” and “Nonchalant” and teasing fans with the album art and tracklisting before its release. Stream 6LACK’s East Atlanta Love Letter below.
Last week TIP gave us two fresh tracks to whet fans’ appetites for his highly-anticipated The Dime Trap album, and today we are treated to the visual accompaniment of “Jefe” featuring fellow Drai’s resident Meek Mill. The Day of the Dead-themed music video is full of surprises, as the pair takes us through a small village after a deadly brawl took place. They then breathe new life to the fallen residents, eventually leading a wild party in the dusty saloon. Watch the Nathan R. Smith-directed video for “Jefe” below.
You can catch TIP live in concert this Saturday, September 15 during Fight Weekend at Drai’s Nightclub! Click here for tickets.
We got some big news to share for TIP fans today as the Grand Hustle boss released two new singles, “Jefe” and “Wraith.” “Jefe” sees TIP reunite with fellow Drai’s resident Meek Mill over a Latin-flavored sound, trading rhymes about their lavish lifestyles and even trying their hand at some Spanish over the Bangladesh-produced beat. Another Drai’s resident, Yo Gotti, joins in on the mix for the trap-inflected “Wraith” track, produced by the legendary Scott Storch. It looks like TIP is finally giving us a taste of his long-awaited 10th studio album The Dime Trap, set to release sometime later this year. Today also marks the 10-year anniversary of his standout Paper Trail single “Swagga Like Us” featuring JAY-Z, Kanye West, Lil Wayne and M.I.A. Stream “Jefe” and “Wraith” below.
Be sure to catch the return of TIP tomorrow, September 8 at Drai’s Nightclub! Click here for tickets.
Drai’s Beachclub and Nightclub brought partygoers a stellar lineup for Labor Day Weekend in Las Vegas – Friday night was the return of R&B star Jeremih; Saturday saw the one and only 2 Chainz; DJ Pauly D brought the fun Sunday afternoon, and later that night saw Migos close it out for us! Special guests included NFL player Deone Johnson, boxing champions Mike Tyson and Floyd Mayweather, Cash XO, Diddy and more, with some surprise appearances – read on to find out more!
Jeremih got the LDW celebrations going on Friday at Drai’s Nightclub, as fans came out in droves to make sure they got close to the dance floor stage before his performance. He started it off for all the birthday ladies in the building with the steamy single “Birthday Sex,” followed by Late Nights hit “Planez” – “My name is Jeremih and I come from the South Side of Chicago. There’s a lot of ladies here right now!” as all the girls cheered in excitement! “Where all my day 1 Jeremih fans at?!” as he took us back to his 2010 banger “I Like” and then hopping on the keyboards for “Hold You Down.” And it wouldn’t be a Jeremih show without some roses being handed out to some lucky fans near the stage! “I wanna hear everybody scream one time, Drai’s c’mon!” as he went into fan-favorites “Oui” and “Don’t Tell ‘Em,” with everybody screaming and singing along! Jeremih then brought his crew on stage to close it out with recent single “Womp Womp” – “That’s my time I wanna thank y’all for coming out!”
We kept the energy going Saturday night for the always amazing 2 Chainz, and Drai’s Nightclub was definitely the place to be seen! It was jam-packed from beginning to end, eventually selling out as fans from all over came out to celebrate the holiday weekend. The show began with “No Problem,” “All Me” and “No Lie” as cheers filled the air! “How y’all doing, you guys good? Where all my ladies at, make some noise! Where my Virgos at?” and based on the amount of noise they made, we most definitely had a lot of birthday people in the building. People were celebrating everywhere you looked with drinks in hand, bottles being popped, dancing and having a blast as 2 Chainz performed chart-toppers “I’m Different,” “Bands a Make Her Dance,” “Watch Out” and much more! “All my pretty girls that like trap music, make some noise!” as he then went into his latest single “Bigger Than You” followed by “Trap Check.” “Let’s take it back to where I started from, let’s go…” this time taking us back all the way to 2007’s “Duffle Bag Boy.” “Once again if you from out of town make some noise!” closing it out with “ATM” into “4 AM” – “I appreciate y’all, that’s my time! 2 Chainz!!”
Sunday funday came in to full effect starting in the afternoon with DJ Pauly D at Drai’s Beachclub! It was another gorgeous sunny afternoon atop the roof of The Cromwell, with Captain Morgan rum taking over early on with giveaways, complimentary shots, drummers, and the captain himself getting the party going for the packed crowd! DJ Pauly D then stepped on the decks to begin with RL Grime’s “Feel Free” into A$AP Rocky’s “Praise the Lord” – “Yessir! Labor Day Weekend baby, hands up for me!” During the remix of Martin Solveig’s “Hello,” he asked “where my ladies at?! When the beat drops y’all gotta splash, here we go!” There was water being splashed and beach balls in the air everywhere you looked – it was a sight to behold as fans really started to turn up! “Hey yo who wants a sticker right now?!” Pauly then stepped in front of stage to happily greet the crowd as he made it rain with custom Pauly D stickers! “I love Las Vegas this time of year, are you ready? Yeah buddy!” As always he played the best in dance, hip-hop remixes, and sprinkled in a few surprises like “Boneless,” “Mr. Brightside,” “In My Emotions,” “This Is How We Do It” and much more! Our beautiful Drai’s Dolls then joined Pauly on stage, each with champagne in hand for some “Champagne Showers” for the crowd! You can catch DJ Pauly D’s return to Drai’s Beachclub on Sunday, September 16! Click here for tickets.
Last but certainly not least, later that night at Drai’s Nightclub was the return of the #1 rap group in the world, Migos – there really was no better way to end Labor Day Weekend in Las Vegas! You can just feel the incredible energy and electricity that was in the air, and to no one’s surprise it quickly became another sold out evening. Quavo asked the crowd “Ay what’s happening? If you from out of town lemme get a ‘yessir’! I wanna know where everybody from in the club so on the count of 3, I want you to scream where you from the loudest you can. One, two, three!” Safe to say we had people from all around the world coming in to see Migos, as the trio started with Culture singles “Deadz” and “Slippery” – we had multiple tables fittingly making it rain to add to the already insane ambiance! After performing a slew of hits, there was a surprise appearance from Rich the Kid on stage as he brought out “New Freezer” and “Plug Walk” to everyone’s amazement – could this night get any better? Actually yes it did… Tyga then stepped on stage for his latest chart-topper “Taste” joined by Offset, and the building just erupted from there! We also had DJ Carnage looking on at all the madness on stage as well. Migos then came back to perform “Bad and Boujee,” “T-Shirt,” “MotorSport” and more as fans happily sang along. “If you came here to have a good time lemme get a ‘woo… woo, woo, woo…” It was then time for some “Stir Fry” for the hungry crowd, ending this epic show with “Walk It Talk It” – “we wanna thank y’all for making us the #1 group in the world!” The party kept going strong into the night and beyond, perfectly concluding this monumental Labor Day Weekend at Drai’s!
Drai’s Nightclub continues to stay ahead of the game, bringing in another stacked weekend lineup atop The Cromwell in Las Vegas! Friday night saw the grand return of the one and only 50 Cent, presented by his newly-launched Le Chemin du Roi champagne; with Big Sean coming in for Saturday as they both made for a sold out weekend! As expected a number of special guests came out, including rapper Flo Rida, NBA player CJ Watson, former NFL player Reggie Bush, and many more!
What a way to kick it off than with the legendary 50 Cent, celebrating the launch of his brand new Le Chemin du Roi champagne with a special bottle presentation for those in the VIP! The sold out evening had fans from all over the world awaiting his return to the world-famous Drai’s LIVE stage. 50 got the show started with 2003 classic “Many Men,” with a surprise appearance from fellow G-Unit rapper Tony Yayo as his hypeman for the night! “We got ourselves a party here tonight!” as the crowd cheered in excitement — “How many of y’all know the theme song to Power?” Fans then gladly rapped along to the words to “Big Rich Town” from his successful Starz TV series before taking all the ladies to the “Candy Shop” — “Let’s go ladies! I’m enjoying myself right now!” with all the girls screaming! Our lovely Drai’s Dolls then came up on stage for a special Le Chemin du Roi bottle presentation during the performance of “P.I.M.P.” — it was only right! 50 Cent and Tony Yayo closed this epic night out with THE premier club anthem, “In Da Club” from his critically-acclaimed Get Rich or Die Tryin’ album, as tables made it rain and got everyone on another level to keep the celebrations going!
As with any Big Sean night, it was a packed house from start to finish here at Drai’s Nightclub! Sean and his crew came in early to celebrate one of his close friend’s birthday, having fun and enjoying the amenities. A surprise appearance from comedian Lil Duval stepped up on stage with the Drai’s Dirty Dancers, warming the crowd up with the internet sensation “Smile” to make sure everyone is ‘living their best life’ — “If y’all with your best friends make some noise right now! Everyone celebrating a birthday happy birthday to you!” It was nothing but smiles and good times from thereon out, with Sean happily greeting and taking pictures with eager fans before performing. Big Sean started us off with “Go Legend” into “Moves,” asking everyone “how y’all feeling?! First of all I feel real good being here with y’all tonight. Every time I’m here at Drai’s it’s packed the f*** out!” The sold out crowd cheered on as he performed GOOD Music standouts “Mercy,” “Clique” and more, getting everybody to sing along! “All my single independent ladies make some noise right now!” never leaving the ladies behind, it was time to bring out “No More Games,” “Beware” and “My Last,” to screams all across the venue! After performing hit after hit, Big Sean made sure to take a moment to give some words of wisdom to everyone: “no matter what you’re going through, as long as you’re doing it from the heart your opportunity will come. Life is about taking risks man, trying out new things!” Fans couldn’t agree more to his sentiments — a true role model and inspiration. His electrifying performance concluded with 3x platinum hit “Blessings,” “IDFWU” and “Bounce Back” — “thank y’all for ridin’ with me, I’m just gonna keep doing me. Live life to the fullest! One more time: if you got love for me, I got love for you!”
We reported last month that Ty Dolla $ign announced the release date of his joint project with Jeremih, MihTy, to be released on August 24. Today is that day and unfortunately it still hasn’t released, but they left us with a brand new song titled “New Level” featuring fellow Drai’s resident Lil Wayne. The track follows up their previous single “The Light” and samples Dru Hill’s classic 1996 hit “In My Bed,” which certainly adds to the anticipation for MihTy. Chris Brown and French Montana are the other two features expected to appear on the 10-song project, which will be entirely produced by Himaka. Stream MihTy’s “New Level” below.
You can catch the return of Jeremih at Drai’s Nightclub on Friday, August 31 during Labor Day Weekend! Click here for tickets.
Shortly after proposing to her at the Met Gala a few months ago, Drai’s resident artist 2 Chainz officially tied the knot over the weekend with longtime girlfriend Kesha Ward in Miami. The quaint ceremony was held at the prestigious Villa Casa Casuarina hotel — originally belonging to the late Gianni Versace — in front of family, friends and high-profile guests, including Kim and Kanye West, Alicia Keys, Gucci Mane, and fellow Drai’s residents Lil Wayne and Pusha-T, who also just got married last month. Chainz, real name Tauheed Epps, confirmed the union on his Instagram:
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At the reception, for which 2 Chainz wore a gold blazer and his bride a red gown as shown above, the couple was introduced as “the handsome, debonair Tauheed and his gorgeous diva of a wife, Kesha,” an Instagram Story clip shows. The couple has three children together, Heaven, Harmony and Halo. From all of us here at Drai’s, we want to congratulate 2 Chainz and Kesha Ward on their marriage and wish them the best in their future!
Be sure to catch 2 Chainz during Labor Day Weekend on Saturday, September 1 at Drai’s Nightclub! Click here for tickets.
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It was another special edition of #SunDraisWithDJFranzen here at Drai’s Nightclub, with Rich the Kid setting foot on the world-famous Drai’s LIVE stage! Our very own DJ Franzen got the party going all night, with the very talented Drai’s Dirty Dancers taking the stage, entertaining guests all over. We had birthday celebrations, bottles popping, free shots being passed around, and everyone up and dancing throughout the evening, all getting warmed up for the main event. Special guest Flo Rida and others joined in on the fun, taking in the VIP festivities!
Rich the Kid started the show off with “No Question” into “Call the Plug,” with good friend and fellow rapper Famous Dex joining him on stage the entire set to everyone’s surprise! Looking fashionable as always dressed in top-to-bottom Dolce & Gabbana, cheers filled the air as the dynamic duo got things really turned up, as Rich asked the fans “yo Vegas, make some noise for yourselves! I know how Drai’s does it, let’s get it!” It was hit after hit from thereon out, performing “Lost It,” “Fashion,” “Leave Me” and more. The energy was infectious throughout, and Famous Dex took a moment to bring out his singles “Japan 88” and “Pick It Up” — “This is my first time in Vegas, I’m having a good time! What is it they say? ‘What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas?!'” Safe to say Dex had quite the memorable experience here in Las Vegas! It wouldn’t be a Rich the Kid concert without him bringing out fan-favorite “New Freezer,” as the crowd sang along to each word! Rich made sure to show love as he reached his hand out to those on the dance floor. “I need everyone to walk to the plug right now!” That can only mean one thing… “Plug Walk”! He closed his show out strong, keeping the party going on this incredible Sunday, only here at Drai’s Nightclub!
