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Rock The Bells Festival is a day-long celebration curated by LL COOL J in his hometown, Queens, NY featuring live performances from some of the most iconic MCs of all time, including LL COOL J feat. Z-Trip, Ice Cube, Rick Ross, Busta Rhymes, Lil Kim, The Diplomats ft. Cam’ron, Jim Jones & Juelz Santana, Fat Joe & Remy Ma, Jadakiss, Scarface performing 20th anniversary of The Fix, Trina, Digable Planets and Queen’s native artists N.O.R.E, Onyx, Havoc of Mobb Deep & Large Professor.

The festival brings classic Hip-Hop to life with Breaking, Graffiti, DJing, Performances and much more. 

Doors open at 12pm - AND make sure you come out early to eat lunch at the Trill Mealz Food Court, cop limited edition festival merch, kick back at the Corona Refresca Lounge, experience Procter & Gamble’s amazing activation, recharge at the Monster Energy Lounge, pick up records at Vinyl, Me Please, and participate in the live 'Salute The Sample' game at the SiriusXM Stage where you’ll be challenged to recognize the classic samples behind your favorite Hip-Hop joints.

We will donate partial proceeds from ticket sales to the Universal Hip-Hop Museum in the Bronx whose mission is to celebrate and preserve the people, artifacts, and stories that echo from 1973 to today.

As part of the Widen the Screen platform, P&G is proud to sponsor the Rock The Bells Festival. Behind every iconic sound there is an iconic look, and P&G's King C. Gillette portfolio has the complete set of facial hair tools and care items to help every man master their style. P&G's My Black is Beautiful portfolio acknowledges, elevates, and supports all that is beautiful about Black culture.

Festival Food Court Food Court Announcement

The Trill Mealz Food Court hosted by Bun B marks the first ever Hip-Hop infused food court experience, which includes a selection of food & beverage vendors from iconic Hip-Hop artists including Nas' Sweet Chick, E-40's Goon with the Spoon, Jadakiss & Styles P's Juices for Life, Ghostface Killah's Killah Koffee, Mia X's Team Whip Them Pots and Bun B's Trill Burgers along with a handful of local eateries. The entire food court will be available for all fans in attendance at the Rock The Bells Festival.