Satellite radio station Sirius XM�s classic rap station��Backspin,� �is hosting an old school rap �festival� tour with a lineup loaded with influential heavy hitters. Public Enemy, Ice-T, MC Lyte, Mobb Deep, Doug E. Fresh, EPMD, the Sugar Hill Gang, Grandmaster Melle Mel, Kurtis Blow and Scorpio will all perform at the day-long event hosted by Cheifrocker Busy Bee.

The tour kicks off in Dallas on July 16 and then hits the Austin360 Amphitheater the following day, Sunday, July 17. It�s an extension of�Ice-T�s critically acclaimed 2012 documentary �Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap� and a related regional festival in Orange County, California and the Bay Area.

�Hip-hop is the most powerful and influential cultural movement since rock and roll.� A true art form that deserves respect,� said Ice-T in a press release announcing the festival.

Tickets to the show are $25-$79.95 and go on-sale to the general public Friday, May 13, 2016 at noon via ticketmaster.com, all ticketmaster outlets, or by calling 1-800-745-3000 to charge by phone.

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