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Rock the Bells Festival

Saturday, July 26 (2008) 12:00p

at Comcast Center, Mansfield, MA

Price: $30-$75

Phone: (508) 339-2333

Age Suitability: None Specified

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Headlining the tour is A Tribe Called Quest, the recently reunited, socially-conscious rap act responsible for hits such as "Scenario" and "Check the Rhyme." Also coming together for this year's Rock the Bells tour is the Pharcyde, whose original members will perform hits such as "Passin' Me By." The bill also includes De La Soul, Nas, and Method Man and Redman. Look for set times at guerillaunion.com/rockthebells.
— Meredith Goldstein, Globe Staff

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Categories: Music, Rap/Hip-Hop

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The Pharcyde

They perform alternative hip hop music and hail from South Central Los Angeles. The The group is known for the hit singles "Drop", "Passin' Me By" and "Runnin'", as well as their first album, "Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde".

Musicians / Bands > Hip-Hop, Musicians / Bands > Rap

Redman

Redman exploded on to the hip-hop scene in 1992 when he released his debut album, Whut? Thee Album . That gold album was followed up with the gold-plus, critically acclaimed releases Dare Iz a Darkside .

Musicians / Bands > Rap

Nas

Beginning with his classic debut, Illmatic (1994), Nas stood tall for years as one of New York City's leading rap voices, outspokenly expressing a righteous, self-empowered swagger that endeared him to critics and hip-hop purists.

Musicians / Bands > Hip-Hop, Musicians / Bands > Rap

A Tribe Called Quest

A Tribe Called Quest is one of Hip Hop’s most legendary, beloved and revered groups of all time, and for good reason. Easily recognized for their unique approach to rap music by employing jazzy soundscapes to Afro centric rhymes, sans the jaded and often nihilistic aggressive posturing.

Musicians / Bands > Rap

De La Soul

Hip hop pioneers De La Soul formed in the late ‘80s, and released their Prince Paul-produced debut, 3 Feet High and Rising, in 1989. They were soon hailed as the future of hip hop, representing a vanguard of New York-based artists including A Tribe Called Quest, Queen Latifah, th...

Musicians / Bands > Hip-Hop, Musicians / Bands > Rap

Method Man

American hip hop artist, record producer, actor and member of the hip hop collective Wu-Tang Clan, Clifford Smith born April 1, 1971in Hempstead, New York, United States, better known by his stage name Method Man or Meth is an.

Musicians / Bands > Rap

Ghostface Killah

Who’s gonna take the weight? In these days and times—the last days—for a multitude of reasons, this is the question at hand. And, if ever there was any doubt, the answer is, of course, none other than Ghostface (the artist formerly known as Ghostface Killah, or GFK, to friends).

Musicians / Bands > Hip-Hop, Musicians / Bands > Rap

Mos Def

Initially regarded as one of the most promising rappers to emerge in the late '90s, Mos Def turned to acting in subsequent years as music became a secondary concern for him. He did release new music from time to time, including albums such as The New Danger (2004), but his output...

Actors, Musicians / Bands > Rap

DJ Green Lantern

DJ Green Lantern, aka the Evil Genius, rose to prominence practically overnight when he aligned himself with Eminem, who wanted to get his Shady Records label into the mixtape game. Green Lantern first hooked up with Em for Shady Invasion, which highlighted the Detroit rapper's...

Musicians / Bands > Rap

Immortal Technique

Born in a military hospital in South America, Immortal Technique was brought to the United States in the early 80's while a civil war was breaking out in his native Peru. The US supported puppet democracy and Guerilla factions were locked in a bitter struggle which ended like most...

Musicians / Bands > Rap

Spank Rock

Reflecting the party rap atmosphere of Baltimore's club scene, Spank Rock arrived as one of the best things to happen to both underground hip-hop and dirty rap, a pair of styles that rarely intermingle.

Musicians / Bands > Electronica, Musicians / Bands > Rap

Rakim

Although he never became a household name, Rakim is near-universally acknowledged as one of the greatest MCs -- perhaps the greatest -- o

Musicians / Bands > Hip-Hop, Musicians / Bands > Rap

The Cool Kids

The Cool Kids is an alternative hip hop group from Chicago, Illinois and Detroit, Michigan. The duo consists of Antoine "Mikey Rocks" Reed (originally from Matteson, Illinois) and Evan "Chuck Inglish" Ingersoll (originally from Mount Clemens, Michigan).

Musicians / Bands > Hip-Hop

Rock The Bells

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Comcast Center
885 S. Main St.
Mansfield, MA 02048
(508) 339-2333

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