Big Daddy Kane, Desiigner And More: BK Concert Lineup Unveiled

BROOKLYN, NY — Brooklynites heading to a free concert celebrating the comeback from the coronavirus crisis will see some familiar faces on stage this August.

The "Homecoming Week" show at the Brooklyn Army Terminal — one of five mega-concertsplanned across the boroughs — will feature a line-up of homegrown hip-hop icons including Big Daddy Kane, Desiigner, DJ Mr. Cee and Elle Varner, officials announced Thursday.

"The artists we’ve assembled are the most iconic names in hip-hop history and in music in general," said Rocky Bucano, executive director of the Universal Hip Hop Museum. "...It’s going to be a great show in Brooklyn."

Check out the full line-up here:

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The Brooklyn show, scheduled for Aug. 19, is one of four outer-borough concerts with a "It's Time for Hip Hop" theme meant to honor the city's contribution to the genre.

They will lead up to a massive homecoming show at Central Park featuring the likes of Paul Simon, Jennifer Hudson and Bruce Springsteen.

Line-ups were also unveiled Thursday for the Homecoming Week concerts in Staten Island, Queens and the Bronx.

The concerts are part of "Homecoming Week" — a citywide cultural celebration from Aug. 14 to 21 marking New York City's resilience through the coronavirus pandemic.

In the outer boroughs, the concerts will be free and open to the public, though de Blasio said at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine is required to get a ticket.

The vaccination requirement dovetails with a recent shift by city government from a light-touch voluntary approach toward shots to strict mandates.

About 71 percent of New York City adults have received at least one dose of coronavirus vaccine, but fears of the highly contagious delta variant's spread prompted de Blasio to issue a vaccine-or-testing requirement for all city workers.

Find out more about the concerts here.