Rock The Bells

With events like Rock The Bells gettin` put together, it`s safe to say Hip Hop won`t die anytime soon. My 3rd year goin` in a row. And I gotta say that it was the best one so far. The fun started after watchin` Mickey Factz set. He straight killed it. I was a fan of dude before seein` him. But him live is crazy. Walkin` around peepin` all the tents and gettin` to talk to all the muh fucka`s in them in between sets is cool. $9 for a beer is NOT cool lol. $4 for a 16 oz bottle of water. Also NOT cool. But fuck it. Termanology was there kickin` it. Dope to see other local artists there. But I didn`t go as an artist this year. Well, I rocked my Backwards Productions shirt. But I didn`t try pushin` any cd`s or nothin`. Just wanted to have fun and enjoy all the rapper`s sets. The best set hands down was Nas and Damian Marley. They straight rocked the stage for about an hour and a half. Definitely got a nigga in a trance. Nas performin` One Mic is definitely a must see. Damian Marley performin` ANYTHIN` is definitely a must see. Nas AND Damian Marley on stage together performin` Road To Zion and songs off of the album they doin` together. Another MUST SEE. But enough about them. My second favorite set goes to Common. The energy that dude has is unbelievable. He definitely rocked the stage. Had a live band with him too. Shit was dopeeeeeeeeeeeee. The Roots also did they thing. My first time seein` them live. Definitely wouldn`t mind seein` any of the people I`ve already mentioned again. Besides them. The other set I was hyped about seein` was Slaughterhouse. And I was upset after the end of they set, because I wanted to see them keep rockin` the stage lol. They definitely got dope chemistry live. And to see 4 of the dopest rappers out right now. Live, at the same time. Together. Can`t go wrong. Evidence and Alchemist was dope. BUCKSHOT & KRS ONE! WHAT?!?!?!?! They was crazy. Tech N9ne`s set was DOPE. Him, Krizz and Kalhoun just went up on stage and had fun. That`s another set I was hyped about. Then chillin` at the tent afterwards talkin` to them, they mad cool. I wanna see them rock at a smaller venue. Reflection Eternal. Pete Rock. Big Boi. Raekwon. Slum Village. To name some others that were there. How could you go wrong showin` up for the day? Hip Hop is alive and well people. Already lookin` forward to next year. Hopefully I get to peep the show in New York though.