Rock the Bells Newark Tickets - Prudential Center

LineUp

Busta Rhymes

3 concerts

East Flatbush, Brooklyn rapper with ragga flair & rapid, witty flows; rose w/Leaders of the New School. Hit “Woo-Hah!!”; #1 LP The Big Bang; collabs Tribe, Eminem.

Plies

2 concerts

Ft. Myers, FL rapper Plies (Slip-N-Slide/Atlantic): hit “Shawty”; mixtape heavy; collab’d w/ Trina, Keri Hilson & Young Dolph; Goon Affiliated #1 Rap.

Too $hort

6 concerts

Born in South Central L.A., raised in Oakland, Too $hort pioneered West Coast rap with explicit street/sex tales and sparse beats; hits “The Ghetto,” “Blow the Whistle”; 6× platinum incl. Born to Mack (gold); collab’d with 2Pac, Biggie & Jay-Z.

KRS-One

3 concerts

Bronx-born rapper KRS-One (“the Teacher”), ex-leader of Boogie Down Productions; political hardcore hip-hop icon. Albums: Return of the Boom Bap. Collabs: MC Shan, Marley Marl, DJ Kenny Parker.

Big Daddy Kane

6 concerts

Brooklyn-born rapper Big Daddy Kane (Juice Crew/Marley Marl): battle-honed, slick lover-man & Afrocentric MC. Hits “Raw,” “Ain’t No Half-Steppin’,” “Smooth Operator”; worked with Biz Markie, Teddy Riley & Barry White.

Freeway

1 concert

Philadelphia rapper in Roc-A-Fella/State Property; broke out on Jay-Z’s “1-900-Hustler.” Top-10 *Philadelphia Freeway* with Kanye/Just Blaze; hits “What We Do.” Collabs: Beanie Sigel, Jay-Z.

Beanie Sigel

2 concerts

Philadelphia rapper on Roc-a-Fella: drawling, hard-hitting lyricist. Broke via DJ Clue & Jay-Z; albums The Truth/The Reason. Collab’d w/ Eve, Scarface.

Coast Contra

1 concert

Coast Contra: LA hip-hop crew (Ras & Taj Austin, Colombian-born Rioloz, Philly’s Eric Jamal) known for viral “Never,” Apt 505, Cordae tour, Chappelle & Fallon.