Kanye West, Lil Wayne, And D-Block To Headline Hot 97′s Summer Jam

 •  XXL Magazine  •  by XXL Staff  •  28 Comments

Kanye West and Lil Wayne were among the many artists announced today (April 24) who will participate in Hot 97′s annual Summer Jam concert.  The 2008 lineup was revealed during radio jock Angie Martinez’s afternoon show. D-Block, T-Pain, Ray J with Yung Berg, Rihanna, and the Dream are also set to perform. Hip-hop veterans Public Enemy will also reunite for the show.  Last year, Chris Brown, Diddy, and Swizz Beatz brought the crowd to their feet. The “One Man Band” who recently separated from his wife, R&B singer Mashonda, delivered a show-stopping performance fresh from being hospitalized for exhaustion. Swizzie brought out Kanye West for a duel of multi-platinum hits. Fat Joe brought out the other headliner, Lil Wayne, for a guest spot.This year, however, West and Weezy will take top billing.  Summer Jam will tentatively take place this June. 

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  • MARK CARTEL

    fat joe didnt bring out lil wayne it was da other way around…lil wayne was on da roster and he brought out fat joe 4 a guest appearance

    • MARK CARTEL

      as a matter of fact dat aint da whole roster 4 this year…they usually add more artist like 2 weeks b4 da actual show…i been going 2 summer jam since 98 wen big pun tore dat shit down!!!

  • og bobby j

    I was at summer jam last year…but left early due to the fuckin monsoon….shit was aight. I was surprised to see how much herb made it in through the security. Madd cheeba in the upper deck…

    • Stress

      you dont say, i might have to bring my stash with me

  • Where is New ork Finest?

    Fuck this Gay show.Gayye n Junkie weezie fuck that shit

  • POPz

    is that it? no hova,curtis or even nas but Rhianna,The Dream, Ray J,Yung Berg,and T-pain????????????

    what fuckin song does t pain have out right now Rhianna got one song The Dream???????? who going to see wayne perform Lolipop?????

  • KALI

    This site gotta be fuckin dummy cause no where in the body of this article got D-Block in it yet they say they are gonna headline Summer Jam. These Fuckin fools gotta be thinkin and posting up shit through their Assholes. This site fall back way back. Dmx interview been up for about a month now in the Featured Sections, imagine that bullshit. what happen to another addition? FUCK XXL MAG YA’LL DIDNT DESIRE NO FUCKIN AWARD. ALL YA’LL FUCK HOLES NEED TO BE FIRED IN AN INSTANT.

    • Pierzy

      Word. I see “D-Block to headline” and then I open it up and not even one mention. What the fuck? XXLmag needs to get off Lil Wayne’s dick.

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  • dj ashy fingerz

    totally predictable…and i bet the lineup will basically be the same in every major city’s summer jam

  • HOLLYWOOD_P

    SOOOOOO….LIL WAYNE HAS NO ALBUM…IS HE GONNA DO LOLLI POP AND ALL HIS GUEST FEATURES…OR DOES HE PLAN ON RAPPING A MIXTAPE…

    I LIKE WAYNE BUT HE GETS WAAAAY TO MUCH FOR SOMEONE WHO HASNT DONE ANYTHING FOR HIMSELF.

  • Danny

    I think this line up is terrible im kinda mad i actually bought the tickets.. Hopefully they have better surpise guests!

  • DC

    Rock the Bells > Summer Jam.

  • CHICAGO PaPii

    Kanye’s show might have Lupe and Pharell come out so they can do they’re CRS music so that might be whatz up. Lil Wayne…..not so much. New Yorkers are probaly mad cuz a Chicagoan and a kid from New Orleans is Headlinging they “sacred” Summer Jam event. No more funny sounding Rappers on stage actin hard claiming to be “The King Of New York”. Ha ha.

  • Rodjilius

    dam so the lox kanye and wayne sounds like a real show to me

  • Kev Lomax

    Remember when Summer Jam was the shit?

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  • Trickdd

    If you were gay who do you think is sexier ? Lil wayne or Kanye west ? I heard lil wayne is packin but Kanye is a better emcee.239 stand the fuck up daddy

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    “One Man Band” who recently separated from his wife, R&B singer,.”
    Aint even say her name, chuckle chuckle.

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  • Anti-Mainstream

    Sounds like a pop tour to me! Who the hell wants to go see a concert of a bunch of played out songs live that we’ve been hearing on the radio from last october til now? Fuck this show! The rock the bells tour is where it’s really at!

    • Pierzy

      Co-sign to that! Rock The Bells is for real heads…

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  • sb

    i think it’s cool that PE is performing in front of a whole new generation..i hope they will be well received….kudos to hot 97…now only if they could change their radio format….that rock the bell concert is looking hot right now