September 21, 2012 - Brooklyn-based rapper Nas and former Fugees frontwoman Lauryn Hill will join forces next month for a co-headlining trek, dubbed the "Life Is Good/Black Rage Tour."
February 27, 2012 - With just a couple weeks before the March 9 launch, more established acts have been added to South by Southwest Music Conference, including Nas, Skrillex and Fiona Apple.
September 19, 2011 - Rock The Bells has pulled the plug on the final show of the travelling festival's tour, citing an inability to "execute the festival to our standards," according to a statement from the festival's organizers.
August 2, 2010 - Hip-hop star Nas and reggae artist Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley have banded together to help bring change to the plight of poverty stricken Africa.
June 13, 2009 - The crowds grew substantially for Day 2 of the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival on Friday (6/12.) Although scattered thunderstorms were in the forecast, the day, other than a five-minute evening shower, reportedly was rain-free.
April 8, 2009 - The traveling hip-hop festival Rock the Bells will return this summer with headliners Nas, Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley, The Roots and Common set to appear.
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