Rhymesayers Entertainment is proud to announce to you, through me, the date, location, and lineup for Soundset ’09. The self-described “Official Mid-West Summer Kick-Off” is set to go down Sunday, May 24 with gates opening at 11 AM, featuring eight hours of b-boy battles, battle rapping, battle-axes, live DJs, a low-rider car show, skateboard demos, and plenty of awesome performances by a bevy of artists.
The festival, hosted by Canterbury Park in Shakopee, MN, culminates with headlining sets by Atmosphere, Pharcyde (with the full original lineup), and DOOM, who hasn’t played a show in the Minneapolis area since Rhymesayers released his 2004 album MM...Food.
The show will also have sets by Roc-A-Fella signee Freeway, who will be performing with hotshot Seattle-based producer Jake One, Sage Francis with B. Dolan (who co-created Knowmore), Doomtree and Rhymesayers member P.O.S., a politically intense Immortal Technique, and Def Jux’s own El-P who will be performing with Mr. Dibbs and TMQ.
Besides the Main Stage performances, the festival also includes a Fifth Element stage, a DJ tent with a national b-boy/b-girl battle, horse racing, and tickets that are on sale now!
Here, take a look at the full lineup:
Atmosphere, The Pharcyde, MF Doom, Brother Ali, Freeway & Jake One, Sage Francis with B. Dolan, Immortal Technique, P.O.S, El P with Mr. Dibbs & TMQ, Eyedea & Abilities, Abstract Rude + Aceyalone & Myka 9 = Haiku D'Etat with DJ Drez, Prince Paul, Buck 65, Blueprint with DJ Rare Groove, DJ Numark, Heiruspecs, Cunninlynguists, Blue Scholars, Sims of Doomtree, One Be Lo, I Self Devine, Awol One, Mike Mictlan & Lazerbeak = Hand Over Fist of Doomtree, Toki Wright, Grieves, Unknown Prophets, Lil Buddy Mclain, Just.Live, Kristoff Krane, El Guante, Plain Ole Bill, BK One, King Otto, and DJ Nikoless.
WOW!
