Drake will perform at the Apollo Theater in Harlem for a special SiriusXM concert

Drake, arguably the world's greatest rapper, will perform a special concert at the legendary Apollo Theater in Le New York's Harlem neighborhood that will air on SiriusXM, he and the network announced Tuesday. The performance in the 1,500-seat venue is a rare club date for the entertainer.

Show details were slim - "Drake will perform at New York's famed Apollo Theater. The exclusive SiriusXM concert marks Drake's first time performing at this iconic theater,” the announcement reads, but the concert will be the latest in a long line of special, intimate concerts the network has hosted at this iconic venue. p >

However, this concert will mark one of the first times the network has presented such a concert of a rapper: Past shows include U2, Lady Gaga, Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen, Pitbull, and earlier this year Pearl Jam and the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

Fans should head here to score tickets, but act fast.

Artists often play special, custom sets, knowing that the set will be released for die -hard fans. U2's set was completely different from the one they played on their stadium tour - they started with three songs from their 1980 debut album - and Lady Gaga played a condensed, hit-packed version of her setlist from Las Vegas that eliminated nearly all of the slow songs and was an almost irresistible dance set.

The move is long overdue, as the Apollo is a legendary incubator of black and in its nearly 90-year run has hosted Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Billie Holiday, James Brown, Stevie Wonder, Gladys Knight, Luther Vandross, H.E.R., D'Angelo, Lauryn Hill and many more.

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Since it introduced the first "Amateur Night" contests in 1934, the Apollo has served ruthless testing ground for new artists working in a variety of art forms and ushered in the emergence of many new musical genres, including jazz, swing, bebop, R&B, gospel, blues, soul and hip-hop.

Last year the Apollo received a $5 million donation from SiriusXM. In recognition of the donation and the many special performances SiriusXM has hosted at the theater since 2010, the Apollo has named the historic theater's orchestral tier the SiriusXM Orchestra.

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