The historic Howard Theatre in Washington DC, which has been undergoing renovations since 2010, is reopening its doors on April 9, and hometown hip-hop hero Wale will perform. Tickets are available at TheHowardTheatre.com.

Casey Veggies will be headlining a show at New York City’s SOB’s on April 25. Chicago rapper Rockie Fresh will be lending support. The show will be hosted by Hot 97′s own Peter Rosenberg. Tickets are available from TicketWeb. Link is after the jump.

On April 3, The Dean’s List will drop their video for “Youth,” their first single off their upcoming debut album “Generation X,” out the same day. If you can’t wait until then, the guys have released this little teaser for you.

“Generation X” is out April 3 and can be pre-ordered on iTunes.

Wale moved up four spots and came in ranked on Pollstar as the number 36 touring act in the country for the week of March 26, 2012.

To book Wale, contact Jesse Kirshbaum at jesse@nueagency.com.

Queens’ Action Bronson has teamed up with Brooklyn’s Party Supplies on their new mixtape, “Blue Chips.” This tape features appearances from other members of the NY hip-hop scene: Das Racist’s Kool A.D., Roc Marciano, and Mayhem Lauren. Get it now at DJBooth.net.