

VIP tickets for the daytime event and afterparty are available at. Both romantic and a bit intellectual, Badu is steeped in African American spirituality, and exudes it in her personal presence. An original artist, she composed and performed a fusion of soul, hip-hop, and jazz. talent variety show on UPN, The Road to Star- dom with Missy Elliott. Cash.Īquino also has brought Badu to the official afterparty at The Midway at 8 p.m., where she will spin a DJ set as DJ Low Down Loretta Brown, along with sets by the legendary Talib Kweli from Blackstar and DJ Shortkut. Erykah Badu was a breakout star of 1997, selling over two million copies of her debut album, Baduizm. falling into the consciousness camp of Lauryn Hill and Erykah Badu either.

Brands and products that pass the qualifying round on April 19 will compete on the Hill on 4/20, with the winners of each category taking home $40,000. Soulful recording artist Erykah Badu describes Lauryn Hill as her hero, working on an album with Flying Lotus and a track with Gorillaz. In addition to the entertainment, Hippie Hill will play host to King of Z Hill, a groundbreaking grassroots Cannabis competition held by 3rd Generation Family Farms. I rallied for this in 2015 to make this thing happen.” the stage with countless notable artists such as Erykah Badu, Bruno Mars. We’re honored to be those guys to run it. Natasha has gone on to tour with Grammy award winning singer Lauryn Hill. “Hippie Hill has been going on since before I was born,” Aquino said. He took the reins as Hippie Hill organizer in 2015. Photo: Gilbert Carrasquillo/Getty Images and Harry Durrant/Getty Images. Also performing are DJ Shortkut, Mind Motion, Jahyzer, DJ A1, DJ Mykone and more together onstage to soundtrack one of the largest seshes in the world.Īquino has spent decades working to uplift the SF community, working for the past 30 years as a concert promoter and organizing community renewal projects. Post-Chorus I cant wait, to see what youll do Its not too much, to follow you through Ooh, I cant wait, to see what youll be Im gon be here, cause I believe So gone, gone baby Verse 3. Spearheaded by Alex Aquino and Sounds Bazaar, the event will be anchored by the incomparable Erykah Badu, fresh off releasing her own strain That Badu with San Francisco’s own Cookies. San Francisco’s legendary annual 4/20 celebration on Hippie Hill in Golden Gate Park has been through many iterations over its storied lifetime, and this year’s event is poised to etch itself in the city’s memory.
