Method Man
Rock the Bells rap festival returning to Miami this summer
By Sean Piccoli
Rock the Bells, the summer festival starring rap's most celebrated brains-over-bullets rhymers, will hit ten cities including Miami between June 27 and August 9, the festival's publicist announced today.
The date, location and ticketing details for Miami and the other cities have yet to be announced. But the 25-act, two-stage lineup for each concert will be drawn from the following: Nas & Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley; The Roots; Common; Big Boi (Outkast); KRS-One; House of Pain (w/ all original members) featuring La Coka Nostra; Reflection Eternal (Talib Kweli + Hi Tek); Tech N9ne; RZA (Wu-Tang); Raekwon (Cuban Linx II); Sage Francis; Slaughterhouse (Joe Budden, Joell Ortiz, Royce Da 5'9," Crooked I); M.O.P.; Charlie 2na (Jurassic 5); Necro; Eyedea & Abilities; Evidence; Alchemist; Psycho Realm; Mystic Jouneymen (Sunspot Jonz + Lucky I Am); Mickey Facts; Tabi Bonney; Slum Village (T3, Baatin, Elzhi); Buckshot; and K'naan.
The tour's announced hosts are KRS-One, Supernatural, Murs and Pete Rock. More information here.
Last year's edition, August 2 at Bayfront Park Amphitheater in Miami, featured A Tribe Called Quest, Nas, De La Soul, The Pharcyde, Murs, Mos Def, Supernatural, Method Man & Redman, and several more acts.