An impressive line-up of artists announced to perform at the Art of Rap Festival
An exciting line-up of established rappers and hip-hop artists has been announced by Ice-T and Mickey Bentson on Sunday (May 9th) to perform at the upcoming Art of Rap Festival this Summer. Presented by Backspin, a 90’s and 80’s hip-hop and rap station on SiriusXM, the United States tour is set to begin on the 16th of July in Dallas, Texas. Carrying on from Ice-T’s 2012 music documentary Something for Nothing: The Art of Rap and the 2015 festival, this year’s line-up has a selection of artists that classic rap and hip hop fans are sure to appreciate.
Hosted by Chiefrocker Busy Bee, hip-hop enthusiasts can expect to see a notable line-up of talented acts including: Public Enemy, Ice-T, Naughty by Nature, Mobb Deep, Grandmaster Melle Mel and Scorpio, EPMD, Kurtis Blow, MC Lyte and The Sugarhill Gang. The three-week Art of Rap Festival kicking off in Dallas will travel across several cities in the U.S. – Austin, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Brooklyn, Atlanta, Chicago and Detroit.
Presale tickets to the Art of Rap Festival will be available exclusively to SiriusXM listeners on the Thursday the 12th of May from 10:00AM to 10:00PM local time. The music streaming service has also offered their subscribers an opportunity to win return tickets to the festival in Brooklyn, New York, on the 29th including two-night accommodation and a meet-and-greet with some of the artists performing.
General public tickets will be available for purchase on the 13th of May from http://www.artofrapfest.com/
July 16 - Gexa Pavilion. Dallas, TX
July 17 - Austin 360 Amphitheater. Austin, TX
July 22 - Palladium Hollywood. CA
July 23 - Downtown Las Vegas. Las Vegas, NV
July 29 - Coney Island Amphitheater. Brooklyn, NY
July 31 - Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood. Atlanta, GA
August 5 - Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre. Chicago, IL
August 6 - Freedom Hill Amphitheatre. Detroit, MI
By Courtney Tobin for RAPstation.
