Exclusive: OutKast to headline 2014 BET Experience

OutKast will headline the 2014 BET Experience, the three-day music festival scheduled for June in downtown Los Angeles.

Black Entertainment Television is expected to make an official announcement Monday that the Atlanta duo will topline the festivals rap-heavy showcase, which includes Rick Ross, ASAP Rocky and DJ Khaled.

When BET announced in March the first set of performers for the festival, which will be in its second year, the network teased a very special hip-hop reunion you wont want to miss.

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That reunion is OutKast, which recently ended a seven-year hiatus with a headlining slot at the Coachella Valley Music and Art Festival this month.

Coachella launched an extensive festival run for OutKast, which is marking the 20th anniversary of its 1994 debut, "Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik. Gigs at more than 40 festivals include Governors Ball in New York, Sasquatch in Washington state, Drakes OVO Fest in Toronto, Wireless Festival in London and now the BET Experience at L.A. Live.

This year's festival, scheduled for June 27-29, will again include concerts, wellness seminars, celebrity panels, exhibits and a fan expo at multiple venues at L.A. Live. It's anchored by BETs annual award spectacle.

R&B crooner Maxwell and songstresses Jill Scott, Marsha Ambrosius and American Idol winner Candice Glover will kick off the festival June 27 at Staples Center.

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OutKast will close the following nights hip-hop-focused bill with Rick Ross, ASAP Rocky, K. Michelle, Ty Dolla Sign and August Alsina. DJ Khaled will host.

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Exclusive: OutKast to headline 2014 BET Experience