Free Hip-Hop Concerts Come To Springfield Park This Weekend

SPRINGFIELD, QUEENS -- Summer temperatures won't be the only thing heating up in Springfield Park this weekend.

The southeast Queens park at Springfield Boulevard and 184th Street is slated to host two free hip-hop style shows on Saturday and Sunday as part the City Parks Foundation's SummerStage program, organizers said.

First to take the stage will be Kranium, a Jamaican reggae and dancehall singer featured in the likes of Noisey, Billboard and Vibe. The Queens-based artist, whose real name is Kemar Donaldson, will perform Saturday from 4 to 7 p.m. alongside DJ Polish and producer duo Federation Sound.

New York City-based MC duo EPMD - short for Erick and Parrish Making Dollars - will close out the weekend with a show on Sunday from 5 to 7 p.m. Queens-native DJ Sylk will join them onstage spinning background music.

The City Parks Foundation SummerStage program is slated to bring more than 100 shows to 18 neighborhoods throughout New York City between June and September. View the full lineup here.

(Lead image: Queens-based dancehall artist Kranium will perform in Springfield Park on Saturday. Photo courtesy of the City Parks Foundation)