If anyone is in the NYC area, you should def check out the annual Brooklyn Hip-Hop Fest.  This year will feature hip-hop legends such as Dead Prez, along with several other artists (listed below).

Invited Artists:
Pharoahe Monch
DJ Premier
Styles P
dead prez
Smif N Wessun
Grand Puba
J Period
Torae and Marco Polo
Tiye Phoenix
Keys N Krates
Brown Bag All Stars
DJ Parler
DJ Misbehaviour
Metermaids
Donny Goines
Nyle
Eagle Nebula
Children Of The Night
Brokn Englsh

Special Guests: Tanya Morgan, Homeboy Sandman, Kel Spencer, Chip Fu