2015 CIRCLE CITY CLASSIC® SET TO FEATURE ‘EPIC’ ENTERTAINMENT LINEUP FOR GAMEDAY
Platinum-selling Rapper Jeezy, Empire Star “Yazz” Gray, Grammy-winning Music Producer Rico Love and Fan Favorite Silento to Perform at Circle City Classic® game on September 26
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA – Indiana Black Expo, Inc. announced its entertainment lineup today as part of this year’s Circle City Classic® football game featuring Kentucky State University v. Central State University on September 26, 2015. Doors open at 2:00 PM and kickoff is at 3:00 PM. Rico Love will perform the national anthem, Yazz the Greatest will perform during half-time and the post-game concert will feature Jeezy, Rico Love and Silento. “We are very excited to add stellar entertainment to this year’s Circle City Classic® game. The star-studded concert lineup that is included in the game’s ticket price is unprecedented. Our goal is to continue to engage Circle City Classic® fans and add attractions to the weekend’s festivities. We look forward to enjoying some great football and Hip Hop at Lucas Oil Stadium on September 26th, said Tanya Bell, IBE President & CEO. “Every ticket purchased to the game will help send Indiana students to college,” added Bell.
About Jeezy
Jeezy originally planned on having a background role in the music industry — as a businessman, not as a rapper. Years before making his first Def Jam album — Let’s Get It: Thug Motivation 101, released in July 2005 — he set up Corporate Thugz Entertainment and promoted Cash Money releases. From there, he branched out as a label boss and artist in his
About Yazz the Greatest
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About Rico Love
Rico Love is a songwriter, producer and recording artist. Love has written and produced hit records which include Usher’s “There Goes My Baby,” Nelly’s “Just a Dream,” Trey Songz “Heart Attack,” Kelly Rowland’s “Motivation” feat Lil’ Wayne and Beyoncé’s “Sweet Dreams,” and has contributed to Grammy Award winning works such as Beyoncé’s 2009 Best Contemporary R&B album “I Am… Sasha Fierce,” Usher’s 2010 Best Contemporary R&B album “Raymond v. Raymond,” and Usher’s 2010 Best Male R&B Vocal Performance “There Goes My Baby
Having appeared as a featured artist on records with Usher, T.I., Jermaine Dupri, Jamie Foxx, Rich Boy and Fat Joe, Love released the acclaimed “Discrete Luxury” EP, his first work as a solo recording artist in 2013. The lead single “They Don’t’ Know” was called “one of the hottest songs on the radio right now” by Vibe magazine and reached #4 on Billboard’s Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop chart. His second single “Bitches Be Like” released in early 2014. A “smash hit” according to XXL magazine, the track received heavy rotation by leading digital broadcasters Sirius XM radio and Music Choice. Following summer 2014’s “Honest Tour,” Love released “He Got Money” featuring tour headliner, Future. The track was taken from Love’s LP, “I SIN,” released August, 2014. In late 2014, he released “Somebody Else,” the lead single from his forthcoming LP. The single is available now for download and Rico’s debut album, TURN THE LIGHTS ON, will be released on May 19th through his own label, Division 1, a partnership with Interscope Records.
About Silento Atlanta-based rapper
Silentó broke out of the underground as a teenager in early 2015. That’s when his single “Watch Me” — recorded the previous December and released independently a month later —
This year’s game will also be aired on ESPN3. The network is currently available to more than 99 million homes at no additional cost to fans who receive their high-speed Internet connection or video subscription from an affiliated service provider. For a complete list of Circle City Classic® events, visit www.circlecityclassic.com. To purchase tickets to the game, call 317-925- 2702. Tickets are available at the IBE Box Office, Lucas Oil Stadium, www.ticketmaster.com and all ticket master outlets.
About Circle City Classic® Circle City Classic® has showcased the spirit and energy of historically black colleges and universities and provided scholarships to Indiana students since 1984. To date, Circle City Classic® has provided more than $3.4 million dollars to its Scholarship F
und.