Rappers Redman [ tickets ] and Raekwon [ tickets ] highlight the lineup of this year's Rock the Bells [ tickets ] festival, a traveling hip-hop caravan headed for more than 20 cities beginning in late November.

Formerly a single-day event in Los Angeles, the inaugural multi-city version of the festival will kick off Nov. 21 in Washington, DC. The outing currently boasts 22 dates, and organizers plan on adding a few stops along the route.

Other acts set for the festival, which is concentrating on large clubs and mid-size theaters, include Keith Murray [ tickets ]--part of the Def Squad rap group with Redman--and Supernatural [ tickets ], who recently set a Guinness record for Longest Freestyle Rap, clocking in at more than nine hours. DJ Kool will fill out the bill as "special guest."

"We hope that by bringing quality hip-hop shows to these other markets, eventually it will set the stage for something better," the tour's organizer, Chang Weisberg, said in a press release. "We want to expose new music, a new perspective, awareness and a fresh mindset. That’s what conscious hip-hop is about. That’s what Rock the Bells hopes to provide."

Redman, best known for his recent collaborations with Wu-Tang Clan member Method Man, has set a March 2007 release date for his next album, "Red Gone Wild." The set is his first since 2001's "Malpractice."

Wu-Tang member Raekwon released his third solo album, "The Lex Diamond Story," in 2003.

Previous Rock the Bells events have featured A Tribe Called Quest, Lauryn Hill, Black Star, De La Soul and others.