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Retro hip-hop show comes to Kelowna in August

Back to the '90s plays in Kelowna August 21.

KELOWNA - Back to the ‘90s, a retro hip-hop show is coming to Kelowna in August.

Vanilla Ice, Rob Base, Young MC and the C&C Music Factory share the stage in an all-ages show Tuesday, Aug. 21 at Kelowna’s Prospera Place.

Vanilla Ice exploded onto the music scene in 1990-91 and hit number one on the Billboard Music Charts with the single “Ice Ice Baby.”

Rob Base along with DJ E-Z Rock were a hip-hop duo from Harlem, New York and are best known for their Top 40 hit “It Takes Two.”

In 1990 Young MC won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance with his Top 10 smash hit “Bust a Move.”

C&C Music factory was formed in 1989 by dance producers Robert Clivilles and David Cole and featured Freedom Williams as their lead vocalist.

The group is best known for their hit singles “Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now),” “Here We Go (Let’s Rock & Roll),” “Things That Make You Go Hmmmm…,” “Just a Touch of Love,” and “Keep it Comin.”

Reserved seating ticket prices start at $45, tax in.

Tickets to Back to the ‘90s go on sale Friday, June 8 at 10 a.m. at www.selectyourtickets.com.


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