BET marks one-year anniversary of “DJ Cassidy’s Pass the Mic” specials

In celebration of Soul Train’s 50th anniversary, “DJ Cassidy’s Pass The Mic: BET Soul Train Edition” will premiere on Monday, November 29, immediately following the 2021 “Soul Train Awards”.

This edition will mark the first anniversary of DJ Cassidy’s Pass The Mic on BET and will welcome the appearance of the 190th iconic artist on the ground-breaking series.

DJ Cassidy will honour fifty years of Soul Train by passing the mic to nearly twenty legendary R&B and Hip-Hop icons, eleven of whom appeared on Soul Train during the 1970s, 1980s, and beyond, including superstars Charlie Wilson, Stephanie Mills, Kurtis Blow, Melle Mel, Jeffrey Osborne, and Gloria Gaynor.

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In spirit of the 2021 “Soul Train Awards” taking place at the World-Famous Apollo, this edition of DJ Cassidy’s Pass The Mic will spotlight several legendary New York natives, including Mills, Blow and Melle Mel.

“One year after partnering with BET to Pass The Mic in celebration of Soul, I remain more honoured than ever to join forces with this iconic network to celebrate my musical heroes in honour of fifty years of Soul Train,” says DJ Cassidy. “This instalment of DJ Cassidy’s Pass The Mic spotlights artists who shifted the culture and their prolific records that defined generations.”