Lauryn Hill and Pras hit the stage at the 2011 Rock the Bells festival in New York City, New York, but were one member short of a full Fugees reunion. Speaking with UsMagazine.com, Wyclef Jean explained that he was originally asked to appear during the show but a conflict kept him from participating.

“It wasn’t really a reunion,” he said. “I had a concert, but I got the offer to come. Pras was at the crib, so I said, ‘Pras, Lauryn wants me at Rock The Bells and I can’t make it.

So don’t you think you should just surprise her and pop up instead?’ So Pras shows up. And there’s two Fugees. Then they’re like, where’s the third? But that’s what happened.”
While he didn’t grace the stage with his former band members, ‘Clef didn’t entirely rule out joining forces with L Boogie and Praswell in the future.

“There’s an energy and a buzz about the Fugees that everyone likes,” he added. “I think that it would be exciting to see that happen again. I don’t know if it would be another album — but maybe a song!”

Guerilla Union, the company behind a variety of annual Hip-Hop festivals, has announced a new partnership with House of Blues Entertainment that will bring a massive amount of Hip-Hop shows to the club and theater circuits around the country. The new partnership will produce 150 different live shows in 44 venues in over 30 markets across the United States, leveraging Guerilla Union’s festival brands, including Rock the Bells, Paid Dues, Spring Gathering and Smokeout.

The first brand to launch will be the “Rock the Bells Club and Theater Series” will feature Raekwon, Ghostface, Mobb Deep and Black Star.

“This partnership with House of Blues Entertainment is one of the most significant investments ever in live hip hop,” said Guerilla Union CEO/Founder Chang Weisberg. “Not only will we be able to produce dozens of tours annually, from our current roster of festival projects, but we will have the ability to provide year-round 360-degree support, services, and platforms to help develop artists and their communities.”

According to Weisberg, artists will be provided with turnkey solutions to distribute their content using state of the art technologies, while developing online and retail resources for artists and their merchandise.

Corporate sponsors will also be connected to various projects, utilizing traditional and nontraditional marketing opportunities with each artist involved in the new partnership.

“This is not just about selling tickets,” Weisberg said. “Guerilla Union’s unique programming and marketing suits the national and international distributions channel of House of Blues venues and ticketing resources. It’s potentially a game changing combination.”

The first tour will kick off with Wu-Tang Clan members Raekwon and Ghostface performing the classic album Only built for Cuban Linx in its entirety.

Mobb Deep will hit the road on the tour to perform songs from their 1995 album The Infamous, while Mos Def and Talib Kweli will hit the road as Black Star to perform selections from their album Mos Def and Talib Kweli are Black Star.

Tickets go on-sale Friday, July 22nd at 10am local time via LiveNation.com.

Tour dates are listed below:

Raekwon and Ghostface performing Only Built for Cuban Linx
Mobb Deep performing The Infamous
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Organizers of the 2010 Rock The Bells Festival will hold a press conference this month to unveil dates, times and performers for this year’s event. Reps for Guerilla Union, the company behind The third annual Rock The Bells Festival, said select artists from the upcoming festival will also perform during the press conference. MySpace Music is this year’s official media partner according to Guerilla Union’s founder, Chang Weisberg.

The press conference will take place Monday May 24th at the Key Club. Rock The Bells was launched by Guerilla Union in 2003. A number of popular rap artists have taken part in Rock The Bells Festival since its launch.

Rappers like Nas, Blackstar, Busta Rhymes, A Tribe Called Quest, Public Enemy, Lauryn Hill, Hieroglyphics, De La Soul and Wu-Tang Clan are among the artists who have participated in the annual festival.

In 2008, Rock The Bells went international, with shows in Prague, Amsterdam, Stockholm, Helsinki, Paris and London.