The 10 Best (and 1 Worst) Moments at Rock the Bells 2013
Kicking off their four-city tour in San Bernandino, CA, annual hip hop festival Rock the Bells celebrated their tenth year with an usual mix of veteran pioneers and buzzing upstarts. We loved Pusha T's career-spanning set and Juicy J's hedonistic twerkfest. though had mixed reviews for hologram-filled sets from Bone Thugs-N-Harmony (great!) and Wu-Tang Clan (er, less than great).
But there was so much more. Here's a rundown of some other great things we caught at the festival, with one bummer cancellation.
1. Immortal Technique's Hilariously Honest Stage Banter, Part 1
Rock the Bells schedules selected artists to talk to fans in the official Meet and Greet area, though brash New York rapper Immortal Technique wasn't having anything official. "I'm not scheduled for a VIP meet and greet," he admitted to the crowd Saturday. "My meet and greet is right out in public. Just walk your broke ass over there. I know how expensive these f-ckin' ticket are."
2. Trinidad Jame$ Has a Religious Experience
In the middle of his high-energy Sunday afternoon set, "All Gold Everything" rapper Trinidad Jame$ decided to jump into the crowd, coming back a more enlightened man. "We crowd surfing? F-ck it. We crowd surfing," said the rapper, before diving into the audience. "That was fun as f-ck," he said afterwards. "I felt like Jesus Christ for two seconds high as f-ck." Riff Raff's concerns were more material. "I damn near f-cked up my 24-karat gold pants," the rapper said after jumping into the crowd.
3. The Most Committed Men at the Festival
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