Soundset Music Festival

Soundset Music Festival is a hip-hop music festival held yearly in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul area over Memorial Day weekend. Inaugurated 2008, Soundset has since sold out over 30,000 attendees and hosted established national acts such as Atmosphere, Snoop Dogg, Macklemore, Kendrick Lamar, and Nas as well as up and coming artists including Vic Mensa, Manny Phesto, and Dem Atlas.[1]

Origin

Two years after Rhymesayers Entertainment was first founded they hosted an event with over three dozen local underground emcees, DJs, and b-boys in a South Minneapolis warehouse. Two years later, the event became Soundset Wednesdays at First Avenue. In 2008, Soundset emerged in the Metrodome parking lot.[2] Soundset is scheduled to be held at the Minnesota State Fair grounds on Sunday, May 29, 2016.[3]

2014 lineup

Atmosphere, Wiz Khalifa, Nas, 2 Chainz, Cypress Hill, Earlwolf (Tyler, The Creator and Earl Sweatshirt), Chance The Rapper, Prof, Grieves, G-Eazy, Ab-Soul, DJ Qbert, The Grouch & Eligh, Flatbush Zombies, Lizzo w/ Lazerbeak, Rapsody & 9th Wonder, Shad, Dem Atlas, Snow Tha Product, Roc Marciano, Dosh, Jon Wayne, D-Styles, Toki Wright & Big Cats, Will C, Allan Kingdom, Breakbeat Lou, Nacho Picasso, Freddy Fresh, Los Nativos, K. Raydio,Psynum,Mac Irv,Ecid,DJ Fundo,DJ Lean Rock,DJ D. Mil and DJ Sidereal.

2015 lineup

Atmosphere, J.Cole, Ice Cube, Big Sean, Ludacris, Logic, Yelawolf, Dilated Peoples, Clockwork Indigo (Flatbush Zombies and The Underachievers), Brother Ali, Vic Mensa, Aesop Rock with Rob Sonic & DJ Abilities, Dessa, DJ Jazzy Jay, Hopsin, Smif-N-Wessun, DJ Babu, Freddie Gibbs & Madlib, Vince Staples, Watsky, DJ Eclipse, Dem Atlas, DJ Supreme, B.Dolan, Father, SonReal, G.L.A.M., Chester Watson, Sa-Roc, Sean Anonymous, Manny Phesto, Freez with DJ Willie Shu, SET THE SMITH, DJ Lean Rock, DJ Stage One, DJ Adatrak, and DJ Str8reppin.

References

  1. ↑ "Soundset Music Festival". Explore Minnesota. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
  2. ↑ Riemenschneider, Chris (May 26, 2009). "Soundset in Shakopee: Just hip-hop". Star Tribune.
  3. ↑ "Soundset 2015 Wrap Up".

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