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

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.

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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.

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.

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