The Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival is getting a healthy dose of hip-hop and R&B this year. The three-day concert, normally dominated by indie and rock acts, will see appearances from Lauryn Hill, Cee Lo Green, Erykah Badu, Wiz Khalifa, and a headlining set from Kanye West this April.

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Although Jay-Z’s duet with Beyoncé on “Young Forever” was the talk around town, there was much more to his nearly two-hour set at Coachella, where he made history by becoming the first solo rap artist to headline the festival.

In a nod to Glastonbury, the CEO of the Roc rocked out to Oasis’ “Wonderwall.” He brought the concrete jungle to the desert with “Empire State of Mind” featuring Roc Nation’s rising star Bridget Kelly. And just when he began to lose his voice, he hit festival-goers with his Panjabi MC collabo “Beware of the Boys” and a rock remix of “Heart of the City (Ain’t No Love).”

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Jay-Z, apparently still not “off” Timbs, and a bohemian Beyoncé attended the second day of festivities at the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival in Indio, Calif., on Saturday (April 16). David Guetta lit up the night sky with his electrifying DJ set on Day 2 and B.o.B helped close out the three-day desert party, performing his hits “Nothin’ on You” and “Airplanes,” which currently hold the top two spots on iTunes.

Rap-Up.com was on the scene thanks to Sony’s bloggie. Festival-goers were able to borrow one of the all-new pocket-sized cameras to capture their Coachella experience. The handy device allows you to shoot in high-definition and take 5-megapixel still images, and easily upload and share them on the web.

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Jay-Z got acquainted with Ira Wolf Tuton, whose band Yeasayer received a shout-out from the captain of the Roc during his headlining set at the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival on Friday (April 16) in Indio, Calif.

Beyoncé, rocking a shirt that read “Punk Ass Motherfucker,” sipped Red Bull and later performed “Young Forever” with her husband, while Solange and Maria Shriver looked on.

Earlier in the day, Wale hit the main stage at the sold-out festival, which attracted over 75,000 people over three days.

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Superstars such as Prince, Madonna, and Paul McCartney have all headlined Coachella in the past. Now Jay-Z is set to join the illustrious company by performing at the three-day festival for the first time.

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Before attending the Los Angeles Lakers vs. Utah Jazz game with Polow Da Don in L.A. on Sunday, Kanye West took in M.I.A.’s post-baby performance at Coachella in Indio, Calif. That desert heat will make anyone look a hot, sweaty mess.

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Despite her preference for the tent, M.I.A. tackled the main stage at the 2009 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival over the weekend. Watch her perform “Paper Planes” for thousands of sweaty fans in the desert.

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Prince, M.I.A., and Mark Ronson were among the acts who performed on day two of the Coachella Music and Arts Festival 2008 on Saturday in Indio, CA.

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