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Rappers are the new Rat Pack! Today the great @llcoolj announced a 2027 residency at @parkmgm here in Vegas, certain to feature many Golden Era legends! Quietly over the last 5 years, Las Vegas has become a place where hip-hop and R&B icons come to collect their flowers. I’ve been living here for over 20 years and this was never the case (hip-hop/R&B was often shunned) until an unspoken transformation happened. A partial list of recent hip-hop/R&B theatrical residencies in LV (this does not include nightclub performances, which number in the hundreds): Nas performing Illmatic with a full philharmonic orchestra at @WynnLasVegas: legendary! Wu-Tang Clan 50 Cent Mary J Blige (happening now) Usher Janet Jackson Boyz II Men New Edition Keith Sweat Maxwell Toni Braxton Babyface Jimmy Jam And of course the @paidinfullorg Foundation, led by @bhorowitz, @Nas and @SteveStoute which hosts an annual gala here that literally gives 500K checks to rappers that never got their proper due. This year‘s honorees were Kurtis Blow and The DOC. Meet the new Rat Pack for a new Las Vegas!