Rock the Bells 2012 Lineup Announced: Missy Elliott, Kendrick Lamar, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony & More

The veterans and newbies will take the stage at this year's Rock the Bells festival, which features a lineup that finds the likes of Missy Elliott, Timbaland and Bone Thugs-n-Harmony performing along with Kendrick Lamar, 2 Chainz and Wiz Khalifa, among others.

Old school rhymers Ice Cube, Salt-N-Pepa, Method Man, Redman, Naughty by Nature, Big Daddy Kane and Slick Rick are set to grab the mic for the event. New school artists J. Cole, A$AP Rocky, Mac Miller, Kid Cudi, Schoolboy Q and Yelawolf will also perform.

The concert will take place in three cities, commencing Aug. 18 and 19 at NOS Events Center in San Bernardino, Calif., Aug. 25 and 26 at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, Calif., and Sept. 1 and 2 at PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, N.J.

Bone-Thugs-N-Harmony are reuniting for their 20th anniversary and will perform their 1995 album, E. 1999 Eternal, in its entirety, and showcase a tribute to Eazy-E.