ADE Beats, the international conference for hip hop, bass and beats, joins the ADE Pro conference at Felix Meritis on the newly added ADE Saturday. The first confirmed topics and speakers are rolling out today, with Dizzee Rascal celebrating 20 years of his classic debut album 'Boy in da Corner', a grand journey through house music with Kym Mazelle aka The First Lady of House Music, among others.
Dive in below and join us: ADE Beats is fully accessible with the ADE Pro Pass and ADE Lab Pass, and individual single-day tickets will also be available soon. Find here
20 Years Boy in da Corner with Dizzee Rascal
Two decades ago, grime music emerged from the UK underground into the mainstream for the first time. With his successful and influential classic debut album Boy in da Corner, pioneering MC and producer Dizzee Rascal released one of the most acclaimed records of the year and helped highlight grime music on a global platform for the first time.
At ADE Beats we sit down with one of the UK’s most successful and influential MC’s of all time to discuss bringing grime to the masses during its peak, grime’s game changing origins and appeal, and his extraordinary artist career in the two decades since his classic debut.
Taking Care of Business: ILLENIUM and Steve Bartels
Grammy nominated, Billboard Chart topping artist ILLENIUM has been critically lauded for his output as both an artist and an in-demand king of remixes (artists such as Taylor Swift, Halsey, Flume and JVKE among them). Nick Miller’s 10-year run as the producer & artist 'ILLENIUM' has garnered 7 billion global streams to date, and at ADE Beats he will be joined by music industry veteran Steve Bartels of MusicBartels LLC - and prior, CEO of Def Jam Recordings and President of Island Records - to present their business perspective, combining their mutual expertise, and creating a wide scope of outlets for ILLENIUM’s successful sound.
Hip Hop 50 - There’s some womxn in da house:
During this lecture on hip hop feminism, hip hop scholar Kim Dankoor will shed a light on women’s contributions to its culture. She will also explain why this is the most inclusive form of feminism to date and why every hip hop enthusiast - women, men and everybody in between - should be a hip hop feminist. From U.N.I.T.Y and Say Her Name to Queen B*tch and WAP: be prepared to ‘move and shake a little’ during this lecture as Dankoor's feminist insights are accompanied by some of the most iconic songs and videos in hip hop HERstory.
Q&A Kym Mazelle - The First Lady of House Music
Four decades after house music was birthed within Chicago, we welcome pioneering American singer Kym Mazelle, also celebrated as The First Lady of House Music, for a vibrant insider talk on the genre’s roots and evolution and her groundbreaking role in spreading house music across Europe and the UK. Mazelle has been part of the Chicago House scene from its early days and later became the first house music artist in Europe to be signed by a major label to a worldwide record deal. She has collaborated with a range of leading artists, including Frankie Knuckles, Marshall Jefferson, Grace Jones, Pete Tong, Soul II Soul, Chaka Khan and David Morales.
Mazelle combines house, disco, soul and pop music and as such she is part of a larger movement of influential Black women in house music that have been essential in shaping its reach. Join Mazelle for an interactive talk on house music’s origins and its future, important steps towards a more inclusive music scene and more.