Afropunk's 2016 lineup includes Ice Cube, Janelle Monae, Tyler, the Creator

Plus TV on the Radio, Ceelo, Flying Lotus and more.
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Afropunk's 2016 lineup includes Ice Cube, Janelle Monae, Tyler, the Creator
Rapper Ice Cube performs onstage on day 2 of the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival on April 16 in Indio, California. Credit: Christopher Polk/Getty Images for Coachella

The 2016 Afropunk festival lineup is here. 

Ice Cube, Tyler, the Creator, TV on the Radio, Janelle Monáe and more will headline the Brooklyn-based event, which takes place Aug. 27-28. Other key acts include Flying Lotus, CeeLo Green, the Internet and George Clinton.

The festival, now in its 11th year, will take place once again at Commodore Barry Park. 


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Smaller acts to look out for include Kelela, Shabazz Palaces, the Suffers and Seinabo Sey. Tickets range from $45 for one day, $75 for both and go up to $220 for particular VIP experiences. 

Last year's festival was headlined by Lenny Kravitz and Grace Jones, who performed completely topless throughout her dazzling set. 

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Yohana Desta was the senior film reporter for Mashable. She is a Northern Virginia native and an American University grad. She enjoys carefully curating her Instagram account and can often be found reading books, going to concerts, watching movies and learning way too much about pop culture.

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