Summer Jam is hosted by New York's own Hot 97FM in the first week of June every summer. The event takes place in the MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., and is one of the hottest hip hop and R&B concerts of the year. Fans who visit the annual festival can expect to see the top artists for that year grace the stage with chart-topping singles, while also enjoying a few new tunes from up-coming talent from across the world.
The Summer Jam hip hop music festival began with San Francisco's KMEL radio station and earned a lot of attention and praise from both the west and east coast. Hot 97FM has taken notes from the decades of success KMEL had with their more significant Summer Jam events, and now the east coast boasts massive stadium-packed concerts to ring in the sunny summer season. KMEL still hosts an annual Summer Jam event to this day, but the venue, size and date alter from year to year. Some of the most notable acts to hit the Summer Jam stage are
LL Cool J
, Aaliyah,
Jill Scott
,
TI
, Common and so many more.
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The 2019 Summer Jam boasted an impressive lineup from some of the hottest artists to top the charts this year. Cardi B, Meek Mill, Migos and A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie are just a few of the stars to headline on the stadium stage. Some mainstays artists that were not on the lineup included Drake, Kendrick Lamar and Travis Scott. A few of the supporting acts included artists like Tory Lanez, Rich the Kid, Funk Flex, Davido, Casanova, Melii, City Girls, Megan Thee Stallion, Kash Doll and many more.
Summer Jam will come back to the MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., in June of 2020.
One of the most iconic performances to ever hit the stage at Summer Jam had to be Aaliyah's headlining set at the 1997 show. There have also been notable collaborations and guest performers over the years. For example, Fabolous had a slew of other performers join him on stage for his headlining set. Alongside Fabolous was Method Man and Red Man, Busta Rhymes, Lil Kim, Fat Joe and Remy Ma. Another memorable performance was the mashup with Drake, Nicki Minaj and Lil Wayne.
Although most of the show is scheduled to take place inside on the stadium stage, there is a smaller venue in the parking lot of the MetLife Stadium known as the festival stage. Headliners typically stay inside on the stadium stage, and notable upcoming artists that are just starting out in the industry will grace the festival stage outside. Guests are free to meander back and forth between the two stages to hear their favorite musicians and learn about a few new ones too.
Other than having two different stage options to choose from, visitors of the Summer Jam festival can peruse merchandise tables and food vendors in between shows. You can also look for smaller Summer Jam shows that are hosted by various radio stations and that take place across the country.