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Nas, Public Enemy, the Roots, Mos Def, EPMD, Cypress Hill and Pharoahe Monch are among the artists joining the Rock the Bells lineup, which features previously announced headliners Rage Against the Machine and Wu-Tang Clan. Tickets go on sale Saturday for shows at New York’s Randall’s Island (July 28); San Bernardino, California’s NOS Events Center (August 11); and San Francisco’s McCovey’s Parking Lot (August 18). Organizers also announced Monday that the tour will be extended with 15 more shows, featuring co-headliners Nas and Wu-Tang Clan — but not Rage. Details on the added dates will be revealed in the coming weeks.

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Nas has already had an active 2007. He’s still releasing singles from Hip Hop Is Dead, he’s hitting the road for a 26-date tour and he’s planning to release his next album in the summer or fall.

But there’s one part of the year he’d rather just forget. His wife, singer Kelis, was arrested a couple of weeks ago in Miami after shouting at undercover police officers (see “Kelis Charged With Disorderly Conduct, Resisting Arrest”). Nas simply shrugged the incident off with a chuckle.

“It’s a lot of s— out there circulating about her that she finds pretty funny,” the MC said Thursday. “It’ll be cleared up soon.”

Nas is escaping the drama by getting back in the studio this week, and this time all bets are off. If you can’t keep up with his lyrical content, that’s on you.

“I’m looking forward to having a summer or fall release,” Nas said. “But summer, that’s the time of the year I wanna crack it open. I’m having such a good time. Like I said years ago, it’s about having fun now. I’m having such a good time, and with the music, I’ve gotten ahead of myself. I’m just trying to share that with the people now. Because the way I’ve been feeling after I did [Hip Hop Is Dead], I wanted it to flow a lot freer. I had to get some s— off my chest about hip-hop being dead. I know I was gonna be over n—–’ heads with the title, so I didn’t want to just leave n—– and they couldn’t catch up. Now I don’t care if they don’t catch up. I don’t care. I’m all the way gone. When I do this next s—, I’m outta here. I’m not holding back on this one.

“I did what I had to do,” he added. “I’m free with it. I’ve got the fame, I’ve had the paper for over a decade. I got the love. A n—a is just flying free and having a bunch of fun. I’m getting my greedy on this year and having a ball. I’m getting my greedy on in a good way, though. I’m having fun. I’m like, ‘Could it get any better?’ In life, you got ups and downs. I’m enjoying the ups.”

Nas’ transition to the next album is definitely not going to be a swift one (see ” ‘Nas King Cole’ Shoots ‘Unforgettable’ Clip, Preps New Album For ‘07″). He said he’s not done with Hip Hop Is Dead yet. There are still a few songs that he wants to get a big look before he closes it out.

“We’re getting ready to shoot the next video now,” he said. “I got two directors working on two songs. I don’t know which [song] is coming first, so I don’t want to say what’s coming first, but it’s ‘Black Republican’ and ‘Hustlers.’ It’s looking good. It’s looking larger than life. It feels good. I’m probably going to get another single after the next two. ‘Cause usually I drop two singles and I’m out of your face until the next album. But I’m getting so many requests to release so many different singles, so I’m gonna try to give this one life before the next one comes out. You gonna probably see a flurry of s— right before the next album, just so I got it all off on this album.”

Esco will hit the road in the next few weeks in support of Hip Hop Is Dead and his whole legacy. He’ll be by himself, so he says there will be plenty of time to run through his catalog on the One Man, One Mic, One Night Tour. “My underground hits are way stronger than all my singles have ever been,” he said. “But I never been able to [perform] them all because my singles would pull in a certain crowd that only wanted to hear the singles. This type of show is mainly about my street hits — my ‘hood anthems.

“I just picked good times to go out in the past,” he added about previous outings. “But it’s been a long time since I did a long, extensive run. It was time to get my weight up on a run this year. The s— is different because the way I’m laying it out is different. I’ve had a format with the way I laid it out for a long time, but I’m switching it up. So since I’m one of the guys that’s lucky enough to have a serious catalog, you have to give the people what they haven’t heard in years. It could really be their sh–. It could be the song that they played at their man’s funeral or their man’s wedding. Just songs to take you back. That’s the type of records I’m trying to pull out.”

Nas’ tour starts March 31 in Pittsburgh and ends May 3 in San Francisco. Also coming this year is the MTV reality show “Mr. and Mrs. Jones,” which will feature the legendary MC and Kelis.

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Nas and Kelis are to star in their own reality TV series, it has been confirmed.

The superstar couple will be the focus of the MTV program, as both prepare to embark on upcoming live dates.

The announcement of the show, which is called Mr. And Mrs. Jones, follows the recent arrest of Kelis in Miami, after she allegedly disrupted an undercover police operation.

“This is a show featuring two people whose dynamics are entirely their own. He tends to be very quiet and she knows exactly what he needs when he needs it. While other shows have focused more on the domestic side, we are taking a much stronger view and catching up to them when their tour begins,” a spokesman for MTV commented.

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Nas will be embarking on a national tour next month to support his latest album Hip Hop Is Dead.

The tour, which will kick off in Cleveland on April 2, will run through cities including Orlando, Atlanta, Toronto, Detroit and Los Angeles, before wrapping up in San Diego on May 2.

As SOHH previously reported, Nas recently partnered with 310 Global Brands to create his own signature footwear line called Disciple Footwear. The Queen’s rap megastar plans to unveil his collection in June.

Following are the scheduled dates for Nas’ tour:

April 2- House of Blues- Cleveland, OH

April 3- Rams Head Tavern- Baltimore, MD

April 5- The Norva- Norfolk, VA

April 6- House of Blues- Myrtle Beach, SC

April 7- House of Blues- Orlando, FL

April 8- Revolution - Ft. Lauderdale, FL

April 10- Tabernacle- Atlanta, GA

April 11- Neighborhood Theater - Charlotte, NC

April 13- Love Nite Club- Washington, DC

April 15- Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel- Providence, RI

April 16- Metropolis- Montreal, QC

April 17- Kool Haus- Toronto, ON

April 19-State Theater -Detroit, MI

April 20- Congree Theater -Chicago, IL

April 21- Eagles Ballroom - Milwaukee, WI

April 22- Myth- Minneapolis, MN

April 23- The Pageant-St Louis, MO

April 25 - Filmore- Denver, CO

April 26- Harry O’s -Salt Lake City, UT

April 29 - House of Blues - Las Vegas, NV

April 30- House of Blues- Los Angeles, CA

May 1 - House of Blues - Anaheim, CA

May 2- 4th & B Concert Theater - San Diego, CA

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