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THIS WEEK IN LA IS PRESENTED BY

This Week In Los Angeles
October 23rd

JAY-Z 30 takes SoFi, Nuit Noire lights up Lincoln Heights, Día de los Muertos fills Hollywood Forever, and YG comes home Wednesday.

Venice Beach Skatepark at sunset. Photo: Matteo Paganelli on Unsplash.

Good morning, LA.

Nobody is coming to hand you the life you keep picturing. You build it on regular days: the early alarm, the call you didn't want to make, the work nobody claps for.

Stop waiting for perfect conditions. Start where you are, with what you have, and let small wins stack up.

Be proud of how far you've come, and keep moving.

Scottie

The best things to do in LA this weekend

FRI 10/23 · HOLLYWOOD · 21+ JAY-Z 30 Concert Afterparty hosted by Memphis Bleek and Friends Warwick, 6507 Sunset Blvd, Hollywood · 10 PM to 2 AM · Tickets on Posh After night one at SoFi, Memphis Bleek and friends take over Warwick on Sunset for the LA afterparty. GET TICKETS → Flyer: SPMG via Posh

SAT 10/24 · LINCOLN HEIGHTS · FREE Nuit Noire '26 Perri + Ren Gallery, 3321 Pasadena Ave, Lincoln Heights · 7 to 11 PM · Free RSVP The third annual night of Pan-African art and culture: live music, short films, a night market and Ethiopian fusion by Injera LA. RSVP FREE → Flyer: Nuit Noire via Partiful

SUN 10/25 · HOLLYWOOD · FREE RSVP Black Queens Brunch Sunset Rooftop, 6099 Sunset Blvd, Hollywood · 12 to 5 PM · Free RSVP DJ Pony Boy on the rooftop with brunch, bottomless mimosas, karaoke and R&B, hip-hop and Afrobeats. RSVP → Flyer: Black Queens Brunch via Posh

ALSO THIS WEEKEND JAY-Z 30 at SoFi Stadium · Fri 10/23 + Sat 10/24, 8 PM · Inglewood Tickets → Día de los Muertos at Hollywood Forever · Sat 10/24, noon to midnight · 6000 Santa Monica Blvd · Dannylux, Trish Toledo, Tropa Magica and more Details → Downtown Día de los Muertos opening day · Sat 10/24, 11 AM to 4 PM · Gloria Molina Grand Park, DTLA · Free · Altars on view daily through Nov 2 Details → THE LIST · SATURDAY 10/24 Besties Do Brunch Saturdays 12 to 5 PM · Sunset Rooftop, 6099 Sunset Blvd, Hollywood Rooftop brunch and day party with a live band, DJ Pony Boy and DJ Money Talks. RSVP on Posh → Reasonable Doubt Day Party (JAY-Z 30 Pre-Party) 2 to 8 PM · Free RSVP before 3 PM · Hadiqa Lounge, 1643 Ivar Ave, Hollywood 90s hip-hop, R&B and Roc-A-Fella classics before night two at SoFi. RSVP on Posh → If You Love Me: A True R&B Experience 3 to 9 PM · Riot House at Andaz, West Hollywood The Lifestyle Group's R&B day party on the Sunset Strip. RSVP on Posh → '90s Halloween Function 9 PM to 2 AM · 21+ · 4615 Exposition Blvd, South LA Throwback DJs, a live tattoo station, Support The Homies merch and a twerk contest. Costumes encouraged. RSVP on Partiful → Steady RnB: LA 10 PM to 2 AM · Songbird Cafe, 900 N Broadway, Chinatown R&B all night with Angela Austria, Yungtada and Edel. RSVP on Posh →

YG brings The Gentlemen's Club Tour home

Crypto.com Arena, 1111 S Figueroa St · Doors 7 PM, show 8 PM

Compton's own YG takes over the arena with Mozzy, Kalan.FrFr, Natalie Nunn and Chef Boy. Tickets are on sale now.

GET TICKETS →

What LA is talking about

LOCAL Jordan Downs rebuild phase five is done in Watts 75 new homes are finished and work has started on a new Children's Park with a splash pad and junior basketball court.

SPORTS Crenshaw vs. Dorsey is tonight The rivalry game is Fri Oct 23 (flag 5 PM, varsity 7 PM). Also Long Beach Poly vs. Millikan tonight and the East LA Classic Oct 30.

STYLE The Marathon Clothing has a new drop New pieces from Nipsey Hussle's brand.

No Top 5 in LA this week, but we got something better. Earry Hall of Sincerely Yours in DTLA pulled up to Scottie N FRNDS and talked his talk: why LA nightlife isn't dead, how his club keeps women safe, why he moved the DJ booth, and fake cool culture. Tap in.

▶  WATCH THE EPISODE →

Jordan Downs is in Watts, home of the Watts Towers. Who built the towers by hand over 33 years?

Lock it in. The answer is at the bottom. No scrolling ahead.

The best Black-owned businesses this week

Our top 3 this week. Go spend your money with them.

1. Dulan's Soul Food Kitchen 202 E MANCHESTER AVE · SOUTH LA · SOUL FOOD · BLACK-OWNED The Dulan family's soul food: smothered chicken, oxtails, mac and cheese and greens. Yes, the one Wale asked about this week. Visit →

2. Hotville Chicken BALDWIN HILLS CRENSHAW PLAZA, 4070 MARLTON AVE · CRENSHAW · NASHVILLE HOT CHICKEN · BLACK-OWNED Kim Prince's Nashville hot chicken, from the family behind Prince's Hot Chicken Shack. Visit →

3. Hilltop Coffee + Kitchen 170 N LA BREA AVE · INGLEWOOD · COFFEE + KITCHEN · BLACK-OWNED Neighborhood coffee shop and kitchen (also in View Park, Eagle Rock and DTLA). Grab a latte before a Saturday day party. Visit →

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Italian immigrant Simon (Sabato) Rodia built the Watts Towers by hand from 1921 to 1954, using no rivets, welds or bolts. The tallest tower reaches about 99 feet. Plan a visit →

That is the week. See you outside.

Scottie & the SBRBN team

P.S. Not sure where to go tonight? Ask the Club SBRBN app. It is free →