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Brewery Passport

Few towns can boast a craft beer pedigree like Cleveland. We’ve brought together many of our finest breweries to create the Cleveland Brewery Passport: a unified way for you to explore everything this city has to offer without going thirsty.

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This is Legends of The Land, a podcast series that centers on some of those absolutely burning questions we all have about Cleveland — the kind of stuff no one is talking about – but probably should.

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Hip-Hop in Cleveland

The Land of Beats and Bars

The Land Where Lyrics Flow

Hip-hop music celebrates is a great American art form that has a special place in CLE history. City institutions like the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and unofficial poets laureate of The Land, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, shine light to hip-hop history, Cleveland’s place in it and commemorate those legends who laid the groundwork.

In 2023, Concerts with legends like LL Cool J and Nelly, hip-hop exhibits and neighborhood fests like Bone Thugs-N-Harmony’s hometown Glenville Festival celebrated hip-hop’s half century birthday. The celebration of this cultural phenomenom continues in The Land and beyond.

Experience Hip Hop in The Land

Krayzie Bone

From Bone Thugs-n-Harmony

The Grammy Award-winning, multi-platinum artist, undisputed Cleveland Legend, Krayzie Bone of Bone Thugs-N-Harmony talks about the Cleveland he knows and loves, its hip-hop history and his Spread the Love Foundation’s work to give back to the community and bring the next generation into the music business.

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Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Hip Hop in Cleveland

When Hip Hop's rich past meets its exciting future. We sat down on "The Land Love Seat" with local Clevelanders to discuss their love for hip-hop music as the genre celebrates its 50th anniversary.

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From Sedgewick to St. Clair

How Hip-Hop Made Its Way Through the Land

Ryan "Shug" Gilkerson of the Spread the Love Foundation, artfully showcases Cleveland's hip-hop roots in From Sedgewick to St. Clair to celebrate hip-hop's 50th anniversary.

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Hip-Hop Events in The Land

50 Cent: Final Lap World Tour

Soulja Boy and Smerco

The Legends of Hip Hop

LL Cool J - The F.O.R.C.E. Live

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From Sedgwick to St. Clair: How Hip-Hop Made Its Way Through the Land

Celebrate Black History at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

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Spread the Love's "Cleveland is the City" Playlist 

Cleveland’s hip-hop legacy is rooted in originality and a diversity of sounds and styles. Ryan "Shug" Gilkerson from Spread The Love, an organization that advocates for urban arts cultural equity, curated a sonic journey highlighting hip-hop legends hailing from right here in The Land. This playlist highlights old-school CLE artists like the architect MC Chill and current artists like Doe Boy. While this playlist doesn't include every legendary artist CLE has to offer, it provides a sample of Cleveland's hip-hop backbone.

Parental Advisory: This playlist contains music with explicit lyrics and other content that may not be suitable for all audiences. Songs with explicit content are denoted with an "E."

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Live Music and Vinyl Adventures in The Land

It should be no surprise that the home of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame offers live music nightly in historic venues featuring your new indie faves and national recording artists up and down the concert calendar, along with a plethora of record stores that’ll send you into vinyl nirvana.
 
With our Live Music and Vinyl Adventure in The Land passport, you can rock out night after night and add to your record collection while earning points for exclusive Cleveland-branded prizes. With the 2023 re-launch of Destination Cleveland’s Experience Passports program, participants can accumulate points across all the passports* for a variety of Cleveland-branded prizes available for redemption within the Rewards tab of the passport.
 
What are you waiting for? Pull on your best concert attire and start filling up your passport today.

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