Tributes to the fiftieth anniversary of hip-hop proceed with MTV saying its upcoming particular presentation “The Rock The Bells Competition – Celebrating 50 Years of Hip-Hop.”
Premiering Sept. 19 (11 p.m. ET/8 p.m. PT), the one-hour particular will characteristic performances from a bunch of hip-hop pioneers. The lineup consists of Huge Daddy Kane, Technique Man & Redman, Monie Love, Queen Latifah, Rakim, Run-D.M.C., Salt-N-Pepa, Swizz Beatz and LL COOL J.
The performances are culled from the 2023 Rock the Bells Competition that happened Aug. 5 at Forest Hills Stadium in Queens, New York. The legendary lineup for the second annual pageant additionally boasted rap trailblazers comparable to The Roots, Ludacris, De La Soul, Slick Rick, Fabolous, MC Lyte, Yo-Yo, Roxanne Shanté, Model Nubian and the Misplaced Boyz.
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“This was a particular yr for the tradition and for Rock the Bells in curating this expertise, bringing collectively the icons of hip-hop,” LL COOL J tells Billboard. “It’s all the time a privilege to play for my hometown crowd in New York Metropolis. We actually liked placing on this yr’s second annual Rock the Bells pageant to a sold-out crowd in Queens. By means of this particular airing on MTV, we’re excited for followers at residence around the globe to have the ability to really feel among the nice power from that day.”
Right here’s the record of performances for MTV’s “The Rock the Bells Competition – Celebrating 50 Years of Hip-Hop”:
Huge Daddy Kane – “I Get the Job Executed”
LL COOL J – “Mama Stated Knock You Out,” “4,3,2,1” and “Rock the Bells”
Technique Man & Redman – “Da Rockwilder” and “Technique Man”
Monie Love – “It’s a Disgrace”
Queen Latifah – “Women First”
Rakim – “Eric B Is President” and “Microphone Fiend”
Run-D.M.C. – “Down with the King” and “It’s Tough”
Salt-N-Pepa – “Push It”
Swizz Beatz – “Celebration Up”
Co-founded by LL COOL J and Geoff Yang in 2018, the Rock the Bells world platform consists of LL COOL J’s Rock the Bells Radio on SiriusXM (channel 43), the Rock the Bells Competition and the Rock the Bells Cruise. In partnership with the agency Sixthman, the cruise will make its inaugural crusing from Miami to the Bahamas on Nov. 13-17, 2023. Alongside the way in which, attendees will probably be handled to performances by Rick Ross, Lil Jon, Huge Boi, DJ Jazzy Jeff and DJ Spinderella, amongst others.
