Ice Cube, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, and DJ Quik ascended the mountains of Morrison, CO on Friday for a high-altitude celebration of hip-hop history at Red Rocks Amphitheatre.
Fans and performers alike braved the elements on Friday, with temperatures hovering around 33 degrees when the show started as light snow dusted the iconic amphitheater. The concert was originally due to schedule The Game, though a last-minute substitution brought DJ Quik to the stage instead. The Compton rapper/producer known for his work developing the G-funk style kicked off the show and kept things classic.
Cleveland-born four-piece (formerly five-piece) Bone Thugs-N-Harmony were up next for some melodic rhymes ahead of the headlining performance from Ice Cube. The rap icon kept things hot on the mountaintop as he ran through his nearly 40-year career with nods to groups N.W.A. and Westside Connection along with his extensive solo career.
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Friday’s show marked the latest in a yearslong string of Red Rocks shows by Ice Cube surrounding 4/20. The rapper took his celebration to Denver’s nearby Mission Ballroom last year, but in the past several years has brought marathon hip-hop blowouts to Red Rocks with performances by Snoop Dog, Cypress Hill, E-40, Too $hort, Action Bronson, Method Man and Redman, and more.
Check out a gallery of images from Ice Cube, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, and DJ Quik’s pre-4/20 celebration at Red Rocks courtesy of photographer Conrad Meyer. Up next for Ice Cube is his Straight Outta Canada tour of the Great White North. Visit his website for tickets and a complete list of dates.
