Busta Rhymes Added To Rock The Bells Festival
Busta Rhymes will join the Rock The Bells festival in Queens on August 6th. The lineup includes LL Cool J, Lil Kim, Ice Cube, Rick Ross, The Diplomats, Fat Joe, Remy Ma, Scarface, Trina, N.O.R.E., Digable Planets, DJ Scratch, Scarface, DJ Mister Cee, and others. The show is hosted by Roxanne Shante. This is the inaugural Rock The Bells festival after LL Cool J has taken control of the name. The festival was previously hosted by Guerilla Union in the early 2000s. LL Cool J petitioned the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board to cancel all existing trademarks in 2017, while the promoter repeatedly attempted to refile for the trademark. In 2019, LL sued the company for stealing the name of his 1985 hit, “Rock The Bells.” A judge ordered Guerilla Union to transfer all control of its social media accounts, website domains, and any other intellectual property to LL Cool J. The promoter was also barred from using the name again.
