Nas and Lil Wayne to Co-Headline Inaugural H.I.T. Festival

Lil Wayne will join Nas as a co-headliner of WorldStarHipHop’s H.I.T. Festival. (Associated Press)

Make room for another music festival. Nas and Lil Wayne are set to co-headline History in Tampa (aka H.I.T. Festival), presented by popular online site WorldStarHipHop in partnership with Vybe Nation. Being billed as “the largest hip-hop event to take place in the South,” the festival will be held at Tampa, Florida’s USF Sun Dome on Nov. 7.

The H.I.T. Festival marks WorldStarHipHop’s first foray into that arena. Rounding out the lineup are, among other performers, August Alsina, Yo Gotti, DJ Khaled & Friends, Fabolous, Waka Flocka Flame, Jim Jones, iLoveMakonnen, Troy Ave and Tink. Florida-based Vybe Nation stages concerts, tours and other entertainment events involving hip-hop, R&B and EDM.

Nas and Lil Wayne will be joined by other H.I.T. performers – August Alsina, Yo Gotti, DJ Khaled & Friends, Fabolous, Waka Flocka Flame, Jim Jones, iLoveMakonnen, Troy Ave and Tink. (Rolling Stone)

In a statement announcing the H.I.T. Festival, WorldStarHipHop founder/CEO Lee “Q” O’Denat said, “We’ve been part of the culture for a decade, and it’s an honor to be able to continue that legacy with Vybe Nation. We are going to bring the house down.”

For more information, visit www.worldstarhiphop.com.