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Making his first appearance at Soundset, the legendary DJ Jazzy Jeff brings decades of skill to the lineup. Rhymesayers own and another vet Grieves returns to Soundset performing his new album, Running Wild. Rapsody is back for a second go-round, as is Hieroglyphics. Minnesota native Lazerbeak also teams with Paper Tiger for their first ever live performance as Sick Trim. Reprising his role as main stage master of ceremonies for the sixth time, radio and television personality Sway Calloway of SiriusXM Shade 45 returns to the fest.

The Skateboard Showdownpresented by Familia offers an extreme angle for the eighth year. Plus, the second live painting exhibition.

All tickets include facility fee and parking in the ticket price. It was clear from the line up that Soundset was going to be another special day. Not even the degree heat could weaken our spirits as we headed toward Minnesota State Fairgrounds for a day of music, art, skaters, and cars. Pell started our day on the South Stage one of two main stages who caught the attention of a relatively small but enthusiastic crowd, latching onto his flow and willing to vibe to a new name.

With J. D watching from the viewing platform before his own set, and the crowd knowing some of his bigger hits like "Throwback," it was a good energy to kick off with. Matt: After listening to the Soundset Spotify playlist in preparation for the festival, I became a fan of Bugus who was up next after Pell across the festival grounds. I quickly ran over there to catch his performance and was glad I did.

His excitement to be at the festival transferred to the crowd that had new and old fans jumping up and down. Matt: I quickly ran back across the festival grounds to watch Grieves who has been one of my favorite artists to see live since I saw him in Wisconsin in He brought a lot of energy to the main stage along with friendly smiles. D was on the smaller Atmosphere and Friends Stage, but even with the fairly early set time, the crowd was sizeable. He gave his fans a performance worthy of a larger stage, using all of the space, slowly peeling off layers of clothing, and interacting with the audience on a personal level.

Stopping just before his scheduled set end time to catch Jaden Smith on the main stage, who can blame him. This was my first time seeing Jaden Smith live and I had mixed feelings. On the one hand, he is a natural performer. However, he tends to only rap about half of his lyrics, probably due to all the jumping.

Matt: Out of all the performances over the years, Prof always seems to steal the show with some kind of stunt. This year was no different.

After a wild performance on stage, the Rhymesayers artist took three inflatable pool toys to the crowd and finished his performance with the fans. Matt: I was too familiar with Evidence before Soundset but I have heard a lot of great things about him and his music over the past year so I decided to go check out his set. I'm sure glad I did. He big smile instantly had the crowd engaged from the second he took the stage until he stepped off.

Also, this dude can rap! We were able to catch up with him before his set so check back in a few days for our interview. Watching Russ from the viewing platform, he had the crowd mainly the girls in a trance.

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