Rickey Smiley & Guests to Play Fox Theatre, 3/15

HOT104.1 & OLD SCHOOL95.5 welcomes RICKEY SMILEY'S Comedy & Old School Hip Hop House Party, featuring Salt-N-Pepa, Big Daddy Kane & Sugarhill Gang on Saturday, March 15 at 8 pm Live at The Fox Theatre!. Tickets are $75, $55, $45 & $35, $25, and go on sale Monday, February 10 at 10am online at metrotix.com, by calling 314-534-1111, or in person at the Fox Theatre Box Office.

RICKEY SMILEY: Funny-man Rickey Smiley is known for making millions laugh for over 25 years. As a much loved comedian, television host, and top rated nationally syndicated radio personality, Smiley has earned a reputation for delivering for audiences on and off stage. With the distinct ability to take everyday observations and turn them into comedic gold, Smiley is a standout in the entertainment world. Rickey Smiley is one of the few "clean" comics amongst the upper echelon of contemporary great Comedians. His audiences are treated to such original contemporary great Comedians. His audiences are treated to such original characters as "Mrs. Bernice Jenkins," "Lil' Daryl," "Joe Willie" and "Beauford." In addition, his comedy shows often include a live band, which he accompanies playing several instruments and singing.

SALT-N-PEPA: Legends, icons, trailblazers, pioneers, innovators and trendsetters are just a few words often used to describe this group. From Grammys to MTV Video Awards, they have won them all. Whether it's the top of the charts or on stages at sold out coliseums across the country, they have done it all. They are Grammy Award winning group, Salt-N-Pepa, which consists of Cheryl James and Sandy Denton ("Salt" and "Pepa", respectively), and Deidre "Dee Dee" Roper (DJ Spinderella). As the first ever female rap crew, Salt-N-Pepa, broke barriers and opened doors wide open that were once closed to women in hip-hop. They gave women a voice in a male dominated industry and transformed the way the music world saw women forever. With the hit songs "Push It," "Tramp,""Shake Your Thang," "Shoop" and "Whatta Man," Salt-N-Pepa would defy everyone's expectations and catapult hip-hop to new levels

BIG DADDY KANE: On September 10th 1968, Bed Stuy, Brooklyn gave birth to one of hip-hop's most lyrical, diverse, innovative, trendsetting M.C.'s known by many attributes such as Dark Gable, Black Caesar and King Asiatic Nobody's Equal but, known to the world as Big Daddy Kane. This baritone voiced, stylish dressing M.C. were the one to first bring the "playa" element to hip-hop, and along with Bobby Brown and Michael Jordan put dark skin back on the map. Big Daddy Kane was the first rapper to ever hold not one but two sold out shows at the world famous Apollo Theater for women only.

SUGARHILL GANG: The Sugarhill Gang is an American Rap music group, known mostly for its 1979 hit "Rapper's Delight," the first rap single to become a Top 40 hit.