‘Legends of Hip-Hop’ coming in January

By Gary Chun / gchun@staradvertiser.com

The old school will represent in a big way when “The Legends of Hip Hop” national tour comes to Hawaii for a show Saturday, Jan. 22, at the Blaisdell Arena.

Tickets go on sale Monday, Nov. 22.

Salt-N-Pepa (pictured) — who were last here as part of a “Ladies of the ’80s” package in May of ’09 — return with a veritable who’s-who of pioneer East Coast rap and hip-hop icons in Big Daddy Kane, Doug E. Fresh, Slick Rick, and Rob Base.

Salt-N-Pepa made their name as the first big female rap duo; Big Daddy Kane with his smooth, masculine charisma and prodigious rhyming technique; Slick Rick and Doug E. Fresh combining their rap and beatbox skills on the classic “The Show/La-Di-Da-Di”; and Rob Base who, originally with DJ EZ Rock, put together the memorable “It Takes Two.”

Tickets for the show go for $35, $65 and $100, and will be available Monday at the Blaisdell Center box office, all Ticketmaster outlets in Walmart stores in Hawaii, charge-by-phone at 800-745-3000 and online at www.ticketmaster.com.

For VIP packages or more concert information, call 306-2926.