Hidden Tiger Hosts Hip-Hop History Month Celebration
Statik Selektah and Clifford Cho marked the occasion at their East Village venue with a kickoff event and a live SiriusXM broadcast.
Updated on Nov. 6, 2026 in Hip-Hop and Rap
Statik Selektah and Clifford Cho hosted a Hip-Hop History Month celebration at Hidden Tiger, located at Fat Social Club in New York City's East Village. The event featured a Columbia Bugaboo kickoff, a live SiriusXM broadcast hosted by Selektah, and a listening party for his album Expensive Taste.
Why it matters
The event highlights how independent New York venues and music figures are positioning themselves within hip-hop's cultural calendar. It also ties a broadcast, a listening party and a neighborhood venue into a single showcase for the genre's New York roots.
The celebration combined a live SiriusXM broadcast with an album listening party presented with Mass Appeal, with G-Eazy performing an impromptu concert during the session. No commercial sales, streaming or attendance figures for the album were reported.
The players
Statik Selektah
A New York producer and DJ who co-owns Hidden Tiger and hosted the SiriusXM broadcast and album listening party.
Clifford Cho
Co-owner of Hidden Tiger who co-hosted the Hip-Hop History Month celebration with Statik Selektah.
G-Eazy
A rapper who performed an impromptu concert during the Expensive Taste listening session.
The details
The celebration opened with a Columbia Bugaboo kickoff featuring DJ Evil Dee, followed by a live SiriusXM broadcast from Hidden Tiger hosted by Statik Selektah. The night closed with a listening party for Expensive Taste, where G-Eazy performed an impromptu set.
Timeline
Hip-Hop History Month: celebration held at Hidden Tiger in November 2026.
Legal Context
Hip-Hop History Month, observed each November, traces the genre to the Bronx in the 1970s, and the Hidden Tiger celebration places that heritage in a Manhattan venue. Events like this continue a pattern of New York clubs and broadcasters using the observance to spotlight local artists and producers.
The SiriusXM broadcast offered listeners a live window into the Hidden Tiger celebration, while the Expensive Taste listening party was presented in partnership with Mass Appeal. Details on how the album will be made available to the public were not reported.
The takeaway
Local venues and independent broadcasts remain central to how hip-hop's history is celebrated in New York. Readers interested in the scene can follow regional coverage to track future events of this kind.
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Source note: This article includes information reported by The Source.
