Ice-T, Public Enemy Lead 'Art of Rap' Tour

(Radio.com) Ice-T is expanding the hip-hop festival he put together in 2015 to celebrate all eras of the musical genre, and taking that show on the road. Now, The Art of Hip-Hop tour will visit eight cities this summer and feature several big names from across the hip-hop years.

Named after Ice-T's documentary The Art of Hip-Hop and building off his 2015 festival, this new tour will feature Ice himself along with Public Enemy, Naughty by Nature, Mobb Deep, EPMD, Sugarhill Gang, Kurtis Blow, MC Lyte, Grandmaster Melle Mel and Scorpio.

The festival's website touts the tour as "A legendary lineup of hip-hop artists spanning the history of the art form." Although that line-up will differ across the eight cities the tour visits, it promises to be a celebration for all fans. See the dates here.

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