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For the second straight year, headlining artists will be performing full album sets, with Lauryn Hill playing the miseducation of and Nas dropping Illmatic. Joining them will be Erykah Badu, Mos Def + Talib Kweli, Raekwon + Ghostface and scores of others from across the hip-hop spectrum. 4 dates are scheduled, two on the west coast (San Bernadino and San Francisco) and two on the east coast (NYC and Boston, holla). Full lineup and dates after the cut.

Artists confirmed for the ROCK THE BELLS 2011 FESTIVAL SERIES include:
Ms. Lauryn Hill – The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill +

Nas – Illmatic +

Cypress Hill – Black Sunday +

Erykah Badu*

Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star +

Raekwon & Ghostface – Only Built for Cuban Linx +

Mobb Deep – The Infamous +

The GZA – Liquid Swords +

Immortal Technique

Slaughterhouse

Mac Miller*

Curren$y*

Souls of Mischief – 93 ‘til Infinity +

Black Moon

Childish Gambino

Blu & Exile

Fashawn

Random Axe*

Masta Killah – No Said Date +

Evidence*

Macklemore*

Freddie Gibbs

Roc Marciano

 

+ notes full-album sets

* notes performance on select dates only

 

Hosted by:

The RZA + MURS 3:16 + Supernatural

 

ROCK THE BELLS 2011 FESTIVAL SERIES Tour Dates

08.20 San Bernardino, CA – San Manuel Amphitheater

08.27 Mountain View, CA – Shoreline Amphitheatre

09.03 New York, NY – Governor’s Island

09.10 Boston, MA