Here's what you need to know ahead of J. Cole's Dreamville Festival in Raleigh this weekend

J. Cole's second Dreamville Festival returns to Raleigh this weekend for the first time since 2019.

The two-day festival will be held at Dorothea Dix Park in Raleigh.

The star-studded lineup, headlined by Fayetteville's own J. Cole, was released earlier this month. Fellow Fayetteville rapper Morray will also be performing at the festival.

Here are four things to know ahead of the festival Saturday and Sunday.

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The lineup

On Saturday, the following acts will perform:

• Blxst

• Earthgang

• Fivio Foreign

• Ja Rule & Ashanti

• J.I.D

• Kehlani

• Lil Baby

• Lute

• Mereba

• Mikhala Jené

• Morray

• WizKid

On Sunday, headliner J. Cole will perform in addition to:

• Ari Lennox

• Bas

• Bia

• Cozz

• DJ Drama’s Gangsta Grillz Featuring: Lil Wayne + Jeezy + T.I.

• Larry June

• Moneybagg Yo

• Omen

• Rico Nasty

• T. Pain

• The Hics

• Wale

Leading up to the festival, we created a playlist of popular songs from each of the artists performing at the event. Check it out below.

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Want to go?

Two-day general admission tickets are still available on the Dreamville Festival website for $249.99, and general admission-plus tickets are available for $349.99.

Visit the festival website to see a list of food vendors and the answers to frequently asked questions.

The Dreamville Foundation

J. Cole's nonprofit Dreamville Foundation is partnering with the Fayetteville-based nonprofit Two-Six Project to send about 20 high school students in the Two-Six's emerging leaders program to the Dreamville Festival.

The Two-Six Project works to develop leaders from underrepresented communities through essential programming and scholarships, according to board member Brandon Nixon.

The organization's emerging leaders program, which is currently in its pilot stage, works with high school students to provide leadership training, college readiness and career readiness.

Nixon said the program currently includes students from Pine Forest High School, his Fayetteville alma mater, but the goal is to expand throughout Cumberland County.

In addition to watching the show, students will complete volunteer work for the Two-Six Project and share their experiences within the program.

The focus on volunteering is "to give them an opportunity just to do something different and positive outside of their day-to day," Nixon said.

We'll be there

This year, The Fayetteville Observer will be at the festival and providing live social media updates.

Follow @fayobserver on Instagram and Twitter for festival coverage Saturday and Sunday.

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Staff writer Akira Kyles can be reached at [email protected].

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