Top 5 hip-hop shows coming to the Bay Area this fall season

AMY SUSSMAN/ASSOCIATED PRESS ARCHIVES Rapper and actor Ice Cube headlines How the West was Won, a concert full of classic hip-hop, Oct. 13 at sHORELINE aMPHITHEATRE IN mOUNTAIN vIEW.
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BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 28: Lizzo performs onstage at the 30th Annual GLAAD Media Awards Los Angeles at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on March 28, 2019 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for GLAAD)
SANTIAGO, CHILE - MARCH 17: Chance the Rapper performs during the second day of Lollapalooza Chile 2018 at Parque O'Higgins on March 17, 2018 in Santiago, Chile. (Photo by Marcelo Hernandez/Getty Images)
G-Eazy performs in concert at The Fillmore in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, March 5, 2014. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
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LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 12: Recording artist Chance The Rapper accepts the award for Best Rap Album onstage during The 59th GRAMMY Awards at STAPLES Center on February 12, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
Lizzo performs in the Mojave tent during the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio on Sunday, April 21, 2019. (Photo by Jennifer Cappuccio Maher, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
FILE - In this July 7, 2017 file photo, Chance the Rapper performs on stage at the Wireless Festival in Finsbury Park, London. Police in Connecticut say more than 90 people were hospitalized during a concert featuring Chance the Rapper. Hartford Deputy Chief Brian Foley said Saturday, July 22 that officers made 50 underage drinking referrals Friday at Hot 93.7’s Hot Jam concert at Xfinity Theatre. Most of those charged were issued a summons to appear in court. Several other arrests were made throughout the evening.(Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)
G-Eazy performs in concert at The Fillmore in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, March 5, 2014. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
Lizzo performs during the 2019 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio on Sunday, April 14, 2019. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)
IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR DORITOS - To help launch the Doritos 'For the Bold' campaign, Ice Cube performs on the Doritos #BoldStage at the South by Southwest Music Festival, Thursday, March 14, 2013, in Austin, Texas. The interactive and digital concert experience was controlled by fan engagement on Twitter. (Photo by Erich Schlegel/Invision for Doritos/AP Images)
Chance the Rapper is not only performing at the Grammy ceremony, he could beat out his frequent collaborator Kanye West as his release, “Coloring Book,” is up for best rap album. His tracks “Ultra Beam,” “Famous” and “No Problem” are up for best rap song. “Ultra Beam” is also up for best rap/sung collaboration and “No Problem” is up for best rap performance. He’s also nominated in the best new artist category. (Photo by Michael Zorn, Associated Press)
Lizzo performs during the 2019 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio on Sunday, April 14, 2019. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Lizzo performs during the 2019 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio on Sunday, April 14, 2019. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)
OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 07: Snoop Dogg gives a pre-game interview prior to Game Four of the 2019 NBA Finals between the Golden State Warriors and the Toronto Raptors at ORACLE Arena on June 07, 2019 in Oakland, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images)
Chance The Rapper performs at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival on Saturday, June 10, 2017, in Manchester, Tenn. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
G-Eazy performs in concert at The Fillmore in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, March 5, 2014. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
NAPA, May 26- Snoop Dogg sticks a giant straw into the world record breaking largest gin and juice as Michael Voltaggio holds the umbrella on the Williams Sonoma Culinary Stage on Saturday at BottleRock. (Chris Riley/Times-Herald)
G-Eazy performs in concert at The Fillmore in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, March 5, 2014. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
Migos performs during the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio on Sunday, April 15, 2018. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)
G-Eazy performs as a part of the America's Most Wanted Tour at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater on Sunday, Sept. 1, 2013 in Irvine, Calif. (Photo by Paul A. Hebert/Invision/AP)
Snoop Dogg releases new cookbook with family recipes and “hood” classics. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
MATT SAYLES/ASSOCIATED PRESS ARCHIVES A triumphant Chance the Rapper accepts his best new artist award at the Grammy ceremony in Los Angeles in February. He captured the award -- over artists such as The Chainsmokers and Maren Morris -- even though he had released his first official recording five years earlier.
G-Eazy performs in concert at The Fillmore in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, March 5, 2014. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
Migos performs during the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio on Sunday, April 15, 2018. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Rapper G-Eazy prepares to throw the ceremonial first pitch before the start of the game between the Oakland Athletics and Minnesota Twins at the Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, Calif., on Friday, July 28, 2017. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
G-Eazy performs in concert at The Fillmore in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, March 5, 2014. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
Migos performs during the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio on Sunday, April 15, 2018. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)
KEVIN WINTER/GETTY IMAGES Chance The Rapper, who played the recent tribute concert for Mac Miller in Los Angeles in October, would make an ideal choice for an Outside Lands headliner this summer.
LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 25: Chance The Rapper accepts the Humanitarian Award onstage at 2017 BET Awards at Microsoft Theater on June 25, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images )
Chance The Rapper performs at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival on Saturday, June 10, 2017, in Manchester, Tenn. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
AMY SUSSMAN/ASSOCIATED PRESS ARCHIVES Ice Cube
Lizzo performs during the 2019 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio on Sunday, April 14, 2019. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Chance the Rapper poses upon his arrival at the BET Awards ceremony, on June 25, 2017, in Los Angeles, California. / AFP PHOTO / CHRIS DELMASCHRIS DELMAS/AFP/Getty Images

By Jim Harrington | jharrington@bayareanewsgroup.com | Bay Area News Group

PUBLISHED: August 21, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. | UPDATED: September 4, 2019 at 2:06 p.m.

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It’s going to be a hot fall season for hip-hop in the Bay Area. Here are five shows definitely worth checking out:

Kings of the West

One of the best hip-hop bills of the year is heading for the SAP Center at San Jose on Sept. 14. The bill features two of the biggest rappers of all time – Snoop Dogg and Ice Cube – as well as legendary Bay Area artists E-40 and Too Short.

Also on the bill are Warren G and the Psycho Realm.

It’s part of the SAP Center 25 Festival Weekend, a three-day celebration of the venue’s 25th anniversary that runs Sept. 13-15.

Fans can also catch Ice Cube, Snoop Dogg, Warren G, Too Short and Luniz on Oct. 12 at Toyota Amphitheatre in Wheatland.

Details: 7:30 p.m.; $39-$299; www.ticketmaster.com (SAP). 7 p.m.; $29.50-$149.50; www.livenation.com (Toyota)

Rolling Loud

Without question the Bay Area’s biggest hip-hop event of the year, Rolling Loud returns to the RingCentral Coliseum grounds in Oakland with a huge lineup on Sept. 28-29.

The headliners are G-Eazy and Future on Sept. 28 and Migos and Lil Uzi Vert on Sept. 29. Other acts on the bill include 21 Savage, Kodak Black, Juice World, Lil Yachty, Playboi Carti, Trippie Redd, Blueface, Young Dolph, Polo G, Lil Mosey and Ronny J.

Details: Noon; $199-$649; www.rollingloud.com

Lizzo

The Detroit native’s career is skyrocketing, with a top 10 album (“Cuz I Love You”) and a big tour that includes a two-night stand, Oct. 27-28, at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco.

Empress Of and DJ Sophia are also on the bill.

Details: 8 p.m.; $49.50; www.ticketmaster.com

Nelly, TLC, Flo Rida

This should be a really fun triple bill on Aug. 30 at Shoreline Amphitheatre at Mountain View, featuring the man who gave you “Hot in Herre” (Nelly), the group responsible for such smashes as “Waterfalls” and “No Scrubs” (TLC) and the artist behind the multiplatinum hit “Low” (Flo Rida).

Details: 7 p.m.; $25-$125; www.livenation.com

Chance the Rapper

The talented hip-hop star visits Chase Center in San Francisco on Sept. 14 in support of “The Big Day,” which came out in late July and debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200.

Taylor Bennett is also on the bill.

Details: 7:30 p.m.; $59.50-$129.50; www.ticketmaster.com