Nas, Mobb Deep, AZ, Common, Raekwon & Ghostface Kick-Off Rock The Bells 2011 (Video)

Last night, the San Manuel Amphitheater in San Bernadino, CA played host to the first stop of this year’s Rock The Bells Festival. Headliners included Ms. Lauryn Hill, Erykah Badu, Raekwon & Ghostface, Common, Cypress Hill, Black Star, Mobb Deep and more. Nas, who’s also one of the main draws this year, performed the classic Illmatic album in it’s entirety. In the video above, Lauryn Hill joins Nasir for a live version of “If I Ruled The World”.

Nas Reflects on 'Illmatic'

Nasty Nas spoke to FUSE on his seminal debut album Illmatic, which as you know still holds weight as one of the greatest hip-hop albums of all time. Esco will be performing the album on this year’s Rock The Bells tour.

Nas Recording With Odd Future

Nas is working with West Coast rap collective Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All (aka Odd Future.) The Queensbridge rapper is specifically set to collaborate with Hodgy Beats, Tyler the Creator and Frank Ocean. Ocean is apparently overseeing the track and Nas just has to put his verse on it.

"The song is almost finished; we're just waiting on a verse... I'm just stoked to be on a song with [Nas],” Hodgy said.

Though it is unclear whether or not this song is slated to appear on Life is Good--the upcoming album by Nas--or on one of the Odd Future affiliates' future projects, but Nas has been vocal in his praise of Odd Future over the past few months.