Rock The Campanas

In Hip Hop there will always be disputes, who's the best rapper? what city makes the best music? whats the hottest album? who's the best story teller? who's better biggie, pac or pun? who's real and who's fake?

Everybody will have their own supporting answer, but the best consecutive Hip Hop concert has got to go to Guerrila Union's ROCK THE BELLS. In its 7th edition & this time in 4 selected citys including NYC, DMV, L.A., & San Francisco. You were able to hear some of the greatest MC's of all time perform their legendary albums from the golden era of Hip Hop.

The artist that performed where from an era when you really had to be moliendo. A time when their was no social networks, youtubes, gimmicks, dancing steps, or marketing schemes. Some of today's artist would have been eatin alive during the East vs West Coast beefs, the crack addicted streets, during the Bush-Clinton era.
It was an age about making the ALBUM.

Two stages, awesome weather, that funky smell that you can only smell at a concert, and over 15000 people wearing cool Tshirts and cargo shorts. The event united more whites, blacks, asians, and Latinos than the Glen Beck rally on MLKJR anniversary at the Lincoln Memorial this past Saturday.

Arriving at the event was a line longer than every night club on a weekend put together..But the line actually moved fast. As I arrive Slick Rick had already performed, after getting our drinks, We head towards the PAID DUES stage.

On the "PAID DUES" stage you were able to step into the underground realm of Hip hop...Hardcore lyrics. Some of the best performances were from Jedi Mind Tricks, Murs, Ill Bill with Dj Muggs, Brother Ali, an albino rapper, who had people moving to his punchlines and by the crowds reaction you can tell he made new fans. Immortal Technique, a peruvian rapper from Harlem, started his set with a crazy political accapella. He was problay the realest rapper there that was not afraid to walk amongst the crowd. Wiz Khalifa suprised the crowd when he introduced Wale on stage. Tom Morrello from Rage against the Machine performed with his new group called Streetsweaper Social Club.

On the main stage KRS ONE performed songs from CRIMINAL MINDED and educated the crowd as well. Supernatural who has the guiness book for freestyling the longest, freestyl'd on the spot about KRS-1 success.
A Tribe Called Quest had a crazy routine that had Qtip stripping to his boxers and introduced Busta Rhymes on stage for OH MY GOD and SCENARIO. DJ PREMIER was on the Tables representing for the DJS playing GANGSTARS classic and had a crazy dj set paying tribute to the late GURU.

Rakim still held it down performing his hits from the PAID IN FULL

Wu Tang Clan performed their classic album ENTER THE 36Th CHAMBER. Ol Dirty Basterds son who strikes a crazy resemblance to his father did a crazy job and was not shy to jumped into the crowd. Inspektah Deck who had receieved news that his mother passed away hours before his performance did a crazy job as well.

Ms. Lauryn Hill who a lot of people came to see, was first announced that she was not going to perform but then ended up late sounded & looked horrible, however she surprised everybody when Nas stepped on stage to help her out with IF I RULED THE WORLD.

SNOOP DOGG who I think had the best performance of all with a theatrical introduction to DOGGYSTYLE and a picnic table with 40'oz's. with the help from Lady of Rage, RBX, Warren G, Daz Kurupt. Snoop rocked the crowd even tough he had a teleprompt of his lyrics.


WHO WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE AT NEXT YEARS ROCK THE BELLS.....THIS WOULD BE MY LIST

Mobb Deep
Beatnuts
Capone N Noreaga
House of Pain
The Firm (reunion)
OutKast
Goodie Mob
M.O.P.


KEEP IT MOLIENDO