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Rock The Bells 2012 – Initial Lineup Announced + Event Photos
The 9th Annual Festival will be held during 2 days in 3 markets (LA Area, Bay Area and NYC/NJ) featuring reunions by Bone Thugs In Harmony, Salt-N-Pepa, The Hit Squad (EPMD, Redman, Keith Murray K-Solo and Das EFX), just added: Common, joined by Slick Rick, Murs + Fashawn, Naughy by Nature, Kid Cudi, Wiz Khalifa, Nas, J.Cole, Ice Cube, Nas, Mac Miller, The Diplomats, Kendrick Lamar, A$AP R (Continue)
‘RE:GENERATION’ TEAMS WITH ESPN FOR WORLD PREMIERE OF MARK RONSON’S “A LA MODELISTE” VIDEO TODAY MON 1/9/12
‘RE:GENERATION’ TEAMS WITH ESPN FOR WORLD PREMIERE OF MARK RONSON’S “A LA MODELISTE” VIDEO --FEATURING Erykah Badu, Trombone Shorty, Mos Def, Zigaboo Modeliste and Members of The Dap Kings-- DURING THE ALLSTATE BCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP TODAY, JANUARY 9, 2012 IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE GRAMMYS®, HYUNDAI VELOSTER PRESENTS 'RE:GENERATION MUSIC PROJECT' MUSIC TO (Continue)
Music Monday 12/19 – NEW RELEASE: COMMON ‘The Dreamer, The Believer’
COMMON' The Dreamer, The Believer' COMMON means business. After twenty years in the spotlight, COMMON is at the top of his game: starring roles in film and television, a bestselling memoir, humanitarian efforts through his Common Ground Foundation. Now with the December release of his hotly-anticipated ninth album, The Dreamer, The Believer, he’s poised to make us believe in real hip hop (Continue)
Mos Def Discusses Name Change on MTV2′s “Sucker Free Countdown” on Sunday September 11th at 11am
Tune in to MTV2’s “Sucker Free Countdown” this Sunday, September 11th at 11am ET / 10am CT where viewers will get a behind the scenes look at Rock the Bells 2011 in NYC. Guest host Peter Rosenberg gets exclusive interviewswith Nas, Erykah Badu, Mos Def, Talib Kweli, NBA all-star Steve Nash, Cypress Hill and many more. He will count down the top hip hop videos of the week. Sucker (Continue)
Raekwon Talks ‘Only Built 4 Cuban Linx’ Presented By Rock The Bells & Reebok Classics
Raekwon tells the story of the making of "Verbal Intercourse" and how he and Ghostface Killah started working with Nas to make a classic. Watch video here. (Continue)
Snoop Dogg Receives BMI Icon Award At 11th Annual BMI Urban Awards
It was an all-out hip hop fest at the historic Hollywood Paladium on August 26th as Snoop Dogg was honored by BMI as a music icon. Artists old school and new walked down the red carpet in support of Snoop, and the presence of such a diverse group of musicians was proof that no matter who they were or what genre they represented, they appreciate the multi-faceted entity known as the Doggfath (Continue)
Event Review & Photos: ROCK THE BELLS – SoCal: Saturday 8/20/11
"I got good news and bad news. The good news is that Wu-Tang is Forever." -Raekwon Another summer in LA was made complete as Rock The Bells hit the city for the 11th year in a row. From Mobb Deep performing 'The Infamous' to Ghostface and Raekwon doing "Only Built 4 Cuban Links" on the 36 Chambers stage to Ms. Lauryn (Continue)
Kendrick Lamar and Camp Lo Added to the BHF ’11 Line-up
Brooklyn Bodega is proud to announce its newest additions to this year's week long celebration of Hip-Hop and the "Planet of Brooklyn." Fresh off tearing the roof off a sold out Southpaw rising star and contributor to the much anticipated Dr. Dre "Detox" album Kendrick Lamar will be playing the Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival Main Stage on July 16th. Sonny Cheeba and Geechi Suede (Continue)
EVENT REVIEW: Rock The Bells 2011 Press Conference
words/photos: Ani Yapundzhyan Twitter.com/Aninomous What I've always known about the Rock The Bells festival and what was confirmed for me at this year's press conference is that it's a family affair. The mutual respect between the world-class artists and Guerilla Union CEO Chang Weisberg is a unique circumstance in artist-promoter relationships and it is one huge (Continue)
2011 Rock The Bells Lineup & Tour Dates Announced + Video
Boost Mobile in Association with GUERILLA UNION Presents ROCK THE BELLS 2011 FESTIVAL SERIES Powered by BlackBerry Heads to Four Major North American Cities, Featuring Three Main Stages Confirmed Headliners Performing Full Album Sets Include Ms. Lauryn Hill, Nas, Cypress Hill, Mos Def & Talib Kweli are Black Star, Raekwon & Ghostface an (Continue)
