Festival No. 0000884 · Est. 2007
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Festival lineup
Saturday
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Voices from the field
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Somewhere in New York (NYC)
Where it happens
The details
- Venue
- Randall's Island
- Address
- 20 Randall’s Island Park 10035
- City
- New York (NYC), US
- Capacity
- 40,000
Somewhere to sleep it off
Where to stay
Apartments and hotels near Randall's Island, New York (NYC) for the nights of the festival. The map comes from Stay22. If you book through it, we earn a commission, which helps keep the site running.
For the record
About the artists
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Blueprint was born in Columbus, United States. Plays hip hop. -
Brother Ali was born on 30 July 1977. Plays conscious hip hop, hip hop, underground hip hop. -
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Cage was born on 4 May 1973. Plays hip hop. -
Cypress Hill formed in South Gate, United States, in 1988. Plays alternative hip hop, boom bap, chicano rap, gangsta rap, hardcore hip hop, hip hop, nu metal, rap rock. -
EPMD formed in Brentwood, United States, in 1986. Plays boom bap, hardcore hip hop, hip hop. -
Felt formed in Warwickshire, United Kingdom, in 1979, and split up in 1989, after 10 years. Plays ambient pop, dream pop, indie pop, jangle pop, jazz, lounge, post-punk, post-rock. -
Hangar 18 formed in New York, United States, in 2001, and split up on 24 February 2009, after 8 years. -
Hi-Tek was born in Cincinnati, United States, on 5 May 1976. Plays east coast hip hop, hip hop. -
Immortal Technique was born in Lima, United States, on 19 February 1978. Plays conscious hip hop, east coast hip hop, gangsta rap, hardcore hip hop, hip hop, political hip hop, underground hip hop. -
Jedi Mind Tricks formed in 1993. Plays hardcore hip hop, hip hop, underground hip hop. -
Living Legends formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 1996. Plays abstract hip hop, conscious hip hop, hip hop, underground hip hop, west coast hip hop. -
MF Doom was born in Hounslow, United States, on 13 July 1971, and died on 31 October 2020, aged 49. Plays abstract hip hop, east coast hip hop, experimental hip hop, hip hop, underground hip hop. -
Mike Relm was born in San Francisco, United States, on 12 March 1978. -
Mos Def was born in Brooklyn, United States, on 11 December 1973. Plays hip hop. -
Mr. Lif was born in Boston, United States, on 28 December 1977. Plays abstract hip hop, conscious hip hop, east coast hip hop, hip hop, political hip hop. -
Nas was born in Brooklyn, United States, on 14 September 1973. Plays boom bap, conscious hip hop, deep soul, east coast hip hop, hardcore hip hop, hip hop, hip hop soul, jazz rap. -
Pharoahe Monch was born in Queens, United States, on 31 October 1972. Plays east coast hip hop, hip hop. -
Public Enemy formed in Nassau County, United States, in 1985. Plays conscious hip hop, east coast hip hop, hardcore hip hop, hip hop, political hip hop. -
Rage Against the Machine formed in Los Angeles, United States, in August 1991, and split up in January 2024, after 32 years. Plays alternative metal, alternative rock, funk metal, metal, nu metal, rap metal, rap rock, rapcore. -
Rahzel was born in The Bronx, United States, in October 1964. Plays east coast hip hop, hip hop, underground hip hop. -
Sage Francis was born in Miami, United States, on 18 November 1976. Plays hip hop, underground hip hop. -
Supernatural was born in Marion, United States, on 23 April 1970. Plays hip hop. -
The Coup formed in Oakland, United States, in 1992. Plays conscious hip hop, hip hop, political hip hop. -
The Grouch & Eligh plays hip hop. -
The Roots formed in Philadelphia, United States, in 1987. Plays alternative hip hop, east coast hip hop, hip hop, jazz, jazz rap, progressive soul, rock, soul. -
Wu-Tang Clan formed in Staten Island, United States, in 1992. Plays boom bap, east coast hip hop, hardcore hip hop, hip hop.


















