My partner and I had a plan for the announcement of the Rock the Bells lineup. He’s attending the event tonight and was gonna text the names as they came. I would then post. Being the forgetful cup I am, I went to the gym instead haha. Doesn’t seem like the word got out too much though so this should still be a relevant post. Hit the jump…
- KRS is hosting the show
- Tabi Bonney, KRS-One, Pete Rock, Alchemist, Buckshot, Sage Francis, K’Naan, M.O.P., Necro, Evidence, Slaughterhouse, Slum Village
- Raekwon, Reflection Eternal, Black Star, Common, Big Boi, The Roots, Nas
- Mickey Factz, House of Pain reunion
- Fashawn will be on stage w/ Evidence & Alchemist
- Oh yea, I got footage of Supernat freestyling the acts as well
- Shake, you are the far superior dopeboy in this duo
None of the texts have been altered in anyway haha… the lineup looks dope as shit though! I would’ve loved to have seen Outkast instead of just Big Boi, but I’ll take what I can. Who is going?
when they coming to Detroit?
—a dying metaphor—
HoP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Man I love House of Pain!
Slaughterhouse is making me go to that show, and Common and The Roots are added bonuses.
Definitely going.
I’m gonna be making the trip to NY to see this shit. First time to NY and this gives me a reason to go.
im going in toronto.
they comin to Miami again? Missed it last year
you can catch me in LA! My second RTB and the line is lookin great.
How much are tickets?
when they headin to the chi?
its going to be in toronto???? when?
i want to see slaughterhouse
C.O.B torontooooo
^Im guessing same price as last year..like $100
im def going..havent missed one yet..rock the bells is the best bang for your buck.
I would love to see slaughterhouse in Toronto.
Im pretty excited for Damian Marley, thatd be really cool… Nas..sure, neat.
House of Pain reunion. Woot!
Fuck Necro.
Sage Francis, always interesting… He needs a new album.
K’naan… Canadian Woot
its goin 2 vancouver… im down
I’m with CK47..
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hell yes! Nas and Damian Marley!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Cant fucking wait!!!!!!!!!!
I’m sick of them not coming to ATL… I wish there was a larger underground community here
ANYWAYS, I’m going to the Cool Kids Listening party!!!!!
I’ve been there every single year! ’09 lineup looks dope. Thank god NO MORE Rage Against The Machine and… wait for it… Cypress Hill.
T DOT.. im there
-CuJ
CHICAGOOOOOO
is the tour dates/places out yet… or when do you think they’ll be released. any chances of it being in PA?
^^^^^^
dead ass, never in ATL, it’s tempting to make the trip to Miami.
BTW where the Cool Kids listening party at cuz I need to be there, lol.
Well, Chicago is like an hour from here, so I guess Imma try and go. Already goin to see Tech in June, but hell, Id see him again, and when i go to Mizzou, prob go to more since he from there
VANCOUVER YES, FUCK YES! finally it comes to my city.. I can not fucking wait, not suprised at all how nutty the line up is.
this is the best news ive gotten all week, ahem month
why cant this ever come to philly?ah fuck it im going to DC or NY
ahh not as good as last year, but not bad
@Veezy… It’s at Standard ATL… Idk how old you are but there’s no age limit
slaughterhouse !
San Francisco? nice.. nobody ever really comes to the bay area because too many dumb ass ppl here sleep on good MCs… gonna have to catch Slaugherhouse
Dope line-up! I’ll be checkin it in T.O. for sure
Damn! They aint coming to San Diego?! Guess I might have to roll to LA for this MAJOR event.
Who went to last years DISASTER in toronto, and it was a far better lineup. I dont know how they could top, De la, ATCQ, and the pharcyde that seems to epic to follow up
I will be at the T.O show for sure…hope to see more supernat freestyles…lol dude was STUPID last year!!!!!
@Kanemku I’m 21, so I’ll be straight, lol.
How’s Big Boi gonna be there and they aren’t even comin to Atlanta. Looks like it’s time for a road trip haha.
SLAUGHTERHOUSE
man i might not go just cuz necro is gonna be there
necro is the WORST
Atlanta gets overlooked again for that real hip hop as we are continually surrounded by wackness. **Books flight to Miami**
Yea dat…I gambled on skipping Paid Dues and I won.
T.O. stand up. I’ll be there.. just hope everyone makes it out. I didn’t go last year but for those that did, the whole lineup didn’t make it out, did they?
What would it take to add Gangstarr and/or J-Live to the lineup. This year or next, or any year to come. And how about Jazzy Jeff as a host. Good Lineup though, I’ll go again.
Went last year to the epic show in NY, hope it will be awesome in NY again this year.
Fuck we better get a better line up this year in Vancouver, they watered it down unfortunately. Fucking border problems everytime!
If it ain’t solid, I might have to fly down to Cali for this
YES
i went to the boston show last year and the tribe, nas, ghost and rae, rakim and everyone tore shit up. i’m gonna be going to the ny show this year.. souped for krs, buckshot and damian marley… cant wait to see mop do ante up!
Sigh America.
WTB Sydney, Australia.
Never realized how many Torontonian dopeboyz there are out there— Nice to see my city/country supporting my man.
Appreciate I read “What would it take to add Gangstarr and/or J-Live to the lineup.” And completely thought he was talking J-Zone.. thinking “that’d be neat.. odd coupling tho…”
Clearly I need some J-Zone in my life
The line up gets better every year I swear…this is legendary shit right here…
i’m surprised they don’t come to seattle..
I think the question should be who is not going?
..I live in UK but im gonna be around SF for the summer so i gonna try and hit that show up..If not then i have to go to the watered down version of rock the bells when they come to london
Looks like I’m gonna have to get a watered down version if they hit Manchester, UK. Just hope Nas, Common, Refelction Eternal and Slaughterhouse make a show. And of course a guest appearance from my boy Blu, lmao.
man thats a weak fuckin line up compared to last year
once again rock the bells neglects the south
i will be there at chicago and maybe the DC show
yessir. t-dot!
SUPER OFFICIAL
When they coming to NYC?
Slaughterhouse, Reflection Eternal, The Roots, Common, Big Boi…those by themselves make me think this is the best thing in the world.
But Fashawn with Evidence and Alc(I AM GOING TO FLIP WHEN THEY DO “THE FAR LEFT”) and I always fuck with Mickey
And aint nothing better than some Distant Relatives up in this bitch.
But when is it coming to Nyc?
Hey Shake, post up the Supernatural RTB ’09 Freestyle then:
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=55428191
This year he kills it as usual, but in front of a ton of big MCs like KRS-One, Raekwon etc. and KRS comments on how amazing the freestyle was at the end.
Also the beat he freestyles over is a bit of “Mos Def – Sex, Love & Money”. Too bad Mos ain’t listed on this year’s Rock the Bells…
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Man, fuck that! They came out to Atlanta two years ago! They need to come back again, that shit was live. Ah well, at least we still got the A3C Festival.
Hell yeah that is amazing line up well i could be a little bit better but for sure dude me and the homie DD and my my Lil homie Drew are definitely going for sure LA here we come all the way from Redlands, CA
when is it? gonna be in CA, anybody know?
I like how they spelled mickey factz with an s: FACTS. Lol, niceee. I dont know if this was mentioned already but is Fashawn going to be at each event? specifically: Denver?
did they spell mickey factz name wrong on the poster? lol
NECRO!!
screw the rest of this college boy rap bulls–t.
put styles p or jada on this too
hey guys, do you know how much the VIP passes ran for last year?
and what all did they inlcude? could you meet the artists and stuff?
Psycho Realm & Slaughterhouse gonna be dope
this is absolutely fucking gay how bout that all of you poeple so hiped about it this year oh fucking slaughterhouse this is pure bull shit. yes the greast will be there the roots big bio nas krs whoopty fucking due that shit is expected from the rock the bells tours but to take off MF doom and all the up and coming new artist that need the publicity and are desperately trying to reignite the flame that fueled real hip hop when those greats came out and bring it to the younger generation and evolve commercial hip hop passed this ringtone rap bull shit like: cool kids, jay electronica, kidz in the hall, and wale. i know people have their problems with “hipster rap” but i believe its all stems from the fact that despite knowing how fucking horrible commercial hip hop has become the poeple how are still fans of old school hip hop when it was at its “golden age” hold on to their belief that they are better than this new generation because they lived through and still hold in high regard the music of their generation. and so they feel that any attempt to tap into the music they idolize and identify with to restart that golden age is a mockery instead of the homage to an forgotten art which it rightfully is. well then FUCK YOU! as a young person and avid old school hip hop fan ( my favorite mc ever is Rakim and i still listen to the tribe to this day fuck the last album i bought was q-tip’s renasannse) i am fucking insult that the rock the bells the fcking iconic rock the bells which has been like the fucking symbol of the hearts of hip hop desides of outing MF Doom and all those youung artist this year. Last years concert was probly the greatest thing ive ever seen and i was beyond looking forwad to this year. i still love nas, common, outkast, krs-one, the roots, and pete rock but fuck this.
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WHERE IS RAGE?
are you fucking kidding me sammy D? you aint got a clue what real hip hop is. this list is CHOCK FULL O’ underground artists… and in case you didn’t know, most promoters have actually added the “MF Doom” clause, cause that fuck never shows up to his shows. he sends imposters, claiming hes a director and can pick anyone he wants. man fuck that, i wanna hear LIVE shit, not some lipsynced cd. he ain’t welcome.
man im MADD pumped for this
i got 2 questions tho
whats included in the vip packages?
and how long is this usually
vip is like a tshirt and better seats, atleast at certain venues, rock the bells runs ALL day. from maybe 9am to LATE at night. it makes sense once you read the lineup, obviously its gonna take all day. i’m happy that jones beach is the venue for NY, cause when the paid dues stage was around, i was torn between watching two artists at the same time…which sucked.
THATS WHATS UP!!!THE LINE UP SOUNDS REDICULOUS LAST YEAR IT WAS OFF THE HOOK CRAZY IN THE MARLYAND PAVILLION LETS SEE IF THIS SHOW WILL TOP IT..IT WILL BE HARD..SEE YA JULY 12TH IN THE DC AREA
The detroit show at DTE music theater is in june like the 28th or something.
I’M SO GOIN TO THIS SHOW!!! BIG SHOWS NEVER COME TO DENVER! CAN’T WAIT TO SEE NAS, THE ROOTS, COMMON, SLUM VILLAGE, K’NAAN! AND BIG BOI TOO BUT IT BE BETTER IF HE WAS COMIN W/ ANDRE 3000. ITS ALL GOOD THOUGH! CAN’T WAIT TO SEE THE ROOTS!!!!! PEACE SEE YA IN AUGUST!!!
TDOT ROCK THE BELLS HOLLA
don’t try to tell me epmd won’t get up in there.the fisrt 2 r.t.b’s were the bomb,lets do this
shit nigga
get the fucking GAME to this shit mannnngggg
COME TO UK!!!!! man come on so many hiphop lovers out here we got 2 pay ticket price and flights arrrrrrgh!
Fuck yeah La coka nostra and necro and KRS one are gonna be the shit son!!!!
You guys are buggin’ last year’s was off the meatrack! This year is good, cant wait to see common, ice- cube, bustah, Rza, Gza, Joey Buddens!!!! and M.O.P. you kiddin me? But not as sick as a lineup with Dead Presidents, Rakim, Mos Def, Tribe, Raekwon, Redman, Ghostface, Nas, De La Soul and Pharcyde!!! that concert was the real deal last year, got my tickets to this years already in Mansfield,MA.
when the fuck are they comeing to the u.k
went last year to london show it was dope as fuck
gaz
TECH N9NE HELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL YEA CANT WAIT C DEM AT REDROCKS IN DENVER I GOT MY TIX
Hey
thank you for the info
when is this line up coming to london town uk. would love to know as soon as possible please?
Won tickets yesterday on Jamin94.5 Woot Woot ! Boston
Last year was crazy in Toronto!!! I’ll never miss another 1… would have loved to see meth and red added to the bill this year too after the last album!!! someone sleep on em or what?!?
I heard they were trying to get Gangstarr and Public Enemy… can someone please make that happen?!? soon..
Is Ice Cube in the Boston line up or just the LA line up?
fuck yaaa TECH N9NE :)
i went last year @jones beach&in 2007 @randalls island.we got tixx for jones beach &i am so ready.always great line ups,cant wait to see house of pain.i hope nas is better&wish sick of it all was playin
Been to the last 3 shows in NYC and all were epic. It’s gonna be a sick show this year as always.
Rock the Bells sucks this year, c’mon people Damian Marley and Nas? Big Boi? Reflection Eternal? They had one album! I’m a fan of RTB, been the last 3 summers. This is ga-bige! Guerilla Union, take a year off… get it right.
RTB 2010
Beastie Boys
KRS One
Dr. Dre & Snoop
EPMD
A Tribe Called Quest
Wu Tang Clan
MF DOOM
Dilla Tribute!
this lineup is off the hook. definitely rivals that of 2006. all i gotta say is i hope pete rock and c.l. smooth might do a surprise set
Im going to see Tech N9ne, gonna be off the chain in vancity
fucken shit going to be down as fuck
Going to it in Frisco! hell ya exited to see k’naan and common and pretty much everyone else…Mickey Facts is the shit
same mufukas every year..wackk have fun payin 5 bucks for a bottle of water in tha hot ass sun ha