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Mos Def, Talib Kweli Reunite as Black Star for Shows, New Album

It's been six long years since Talib Kweli divulged that he and Mos Def were going to release a new album under their collaborative moniker Black Star. After so much time, fans of the group have begun to lose patience and question the sincerity of the 2005 claim, but pieces of new material have surfaced since 2010, and as of Saturday definitive news has arrived.  read more

Listen to a New Lauryn Hill Song

Lauryn Hill fans, get psyched! We were excited to hear that Hill would join the crew set to headline this summer’s Rock the Bells tour. And now, the multi-Grammy winning and reclusive R&B songstress has inched a little further out of her self-imposed shell....  read more

Tribe, Lauryn Hill, Snoop, DJ Premier Added to Rock the Bells Lineup

It’s been 17 years since Snoop (Doggy) Dogg released his breakthrough album, Doggystyle, but now a whole new generation will get to experience jams like “Gin and Juice” and “Doggy Dogg World” when he performs the album in its entirety at the 2010 Rock The Bells Festival....  read more

Wu-Tang Clan, Rakim, More to Perform Full Albums at Rock the Bells 2010

Rock the Bells is back for a seventh summer courtesy of production company Guerilla Union. Its heavy-hitting lineup has arrived as well via the freestyle wizardry of Supernatural....  read more

Rock The Bells

Hip-hop tours are notorious for low production values and distorted sound...  read more

The Roots, Common and Big Boi to headline Rock the Bells 2009

Annual hip-hop festival Rock the Bells has finalized its 2009 lineup, with Common, Nas & Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley, The Roots, Big Boi and House of Pain headlining. Although dates, venues and a few more performers are forthcoming, the cities hosting this year's event include Chicago, Toronto, Washington D.C., Boston, New York, Denver, San Francisco, Miami and Vancouver....  read more

Hip-hop stays smart at Rock the Bells

The Rock the Bells fest, now in its fourth year, is embarking on a worldwide tour with two confirmed dates so far: one at the NOS Events Center in San Bernardino, Calif. on Aug. 5 and another on Aug. 6 in northern California (location TBA). With a lineup including Wu-Tang Clan, Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Redman, DEL tha Funkee Homosapien, De La Soul, Murs, Aesop Rock and more, the festival showcases some of hip-hop's finest acts. Other attractions include surprise performances, a B-Boy stage, art presentations, turntablist and emcee battles, a short preview of the new Rock The Bells documentary,...  read more