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Hip-Hop = FFF

Doomtree

Sun., 3:55pm, Blue stage
Minneapolis indie collective – rappers P.O.S, Dessa, Cecil Otter, Sims, and Mike Mictlan, plus producers Lazerbeak and Paper Tiger – slaughter with raging lyrical dexterity and unending genre-bending.

GZA

Sat., 2:50pm, Yellow stage
Supreme lyricist also known as the Genius, the Wu-Tang spiritual leader waxes philosophical about chess, street grime, and the otherworldly.

Lauryn Hill

Sun., 8:15pm, Orange stage
Enigma, Grammy-winning Fugee, and Miseducation activist, 40, replaces another modern hip-hop icon in subbing for D'Angelo.

Hudson Mohawke

Fri., 6:25pm, Blue stage
Risk-taking Scottish master collagist and Kanye West/GOOD Music go-to demonstrates crack skills at creating the "big" single for himself and others.

Rae Sremmurd

Fri., 7:35pm, Blue stage
FFF will be a "No Flex Zone" once young party-trap brother duo Swae Lee and Slim Jxmmi lean on big singles "No Type" and "This Could Be Us."

Schoolboy Q

Fri., 8:45pm, Blue stage
The most dynamic of the Top Dawg crew, the South Central-raised rapper bumps evocative, if paradoxical, communiqués of real life events and top tier turn-ups.

Wu-Tang Clan

Sat., 8:45pm, Blue stage
The 20-year-old Staten Island/Brooklyn-based group – RZA, GZA, Method Man, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck, U-God, Masta Killa, and Cappadonna – changed rap music and pop culture forever.

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