Wednesday, March 28, 2012 at 3:21 PM

Montclair State University is known for its annual spring concert Montclairfest. Past artists that have played include: Thursday, RX Bandits and last year's headliners New Found Glory (check out coverage here). This year's fest, sponsored by The Fresh Clothing, features Washington D.C rapper Wale, Compton rapper Tyga and Georgia rockers Cartel. Montclairfest will be held on Saturday, April 21st in lot 60 at 11:30am. Tickets for the event will be $15 for MSU student with ID and $30 for non-MSU students.

If that wasn't enough, Grammy-nominated DJ Clinton Sparks will hit up Montclair State the night before (Friday April 20th in lot 60 at 6pm) as part of MSU's first paint party known as M-GLOW. Tickets for that show will be $10 for MSU students with ID and $20 for non-MSU students. Tickets for both shows go on sale Thursday April 5th at 8am in MSU's SC 126 (commuter lounge).

Tyga's latest album Careless World: Rise of the Last King debuted at number four on the Billboard Top 200 selling 61,000 copies. Wale's latest album Ambition debuted at number two on the Billboard Top 200 selling 164,000 copies. Cartel are currently on tour with Set Your Goals and Fireworks. The band is set to release their next EP nin the summer.