Tuesday, June 14, 2011

ROCK THE BELLS 11




NOTE:
Common, DOOM, Killah Priest, and Boy Jones
Join Previously Announced Headliners Nas, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Erykah Badu, Cypress Hill

Common, DOOM, Killah Priest and Boy Jones have been added to the ROCK THE BELLS 2011 FESTIVAL SERIES--presented by Boost Mobile in association with GUERILLA UNION and powered by BlackBerry. The festival will head to four major North American markets this summer, kicking off on August 20 in Los Angeles. Tickets are available via the Guerilla Union pre-sale on June 3 from 10am PST - 10pm PST. The general on-sale for the West Coast dates starts on June 4.

The festival will feature seminal hip-hop artists performing their classic albums, a tradition started last year. Nas, Ms. Lauryn Hill and Cypress Hill are among those confirmed to perform full album sets. Common will also perform his Kanye West-produced 2005 breakthrough album Be in select markets. Previously announced co-headliner Erykah Badu has also been confirmed to perform her debut album Baduizm.

British rapper DOOM and Killah Priest, performing his debut album Heavy Mental, will join ROCK THE BELLS for all four dates. This will mark DOOM’s first North American appearance in 2011. Boy Jones, the son of late Wu Tang member Old Dirty Bastard, will share hosting duties with RZA on the 36 Chambers stage.




Nas – Illmatic +
Ms. Lauryn Hill – The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill +
Erykah Badu - Baduizm +*
Cypress Hill - Black Sunday +
Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star +
Common - Be +*
Raekwon & Ghostface - Only Built for Cuban Linx +
Mobb Deep - The Infamous +
The GZA - Liquid Swords +
Immortal Technique
Slaughterhouse
DOOM
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
Killah Priest

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