Hip-hop mogul P. Diddy will headline the third annual Supafest RnB and hip-hop flavoured festival in 2012. The April touring event will see Diddy joined by gangsta-turned-actor Ice Cube, Destiny's Child alumni Kelly Rowland and the always weird Rock Ross in his first trip to Australia.

Diddy's in the news at the moment for all the wrong reasons. A new book by an ex-LAPD officer claims that Diddy (aka Sean Combs) ordered the killing of rapper Tupac Shakur, says LA Weekly:

"In a taped confession fully reviewed by L.A. Weekly, [alleged shooter] Keffe D says, "[Combs] took me downstairs and he's like, 'Man, I want to get rid of them dudes.' ... I was like, 'We'll wipe their ass out, quick. It's nothing.' ... We wanted a million."

Best not bring that up in pre-festival interviews.

Here's the first line-up installment:

P. Diddy
Rick Ross
Ice Cube
Lupe Fiasco
Kelly Rowland
Trey Songz

SUPAFEST - 2012
Saturday April 14th, 2012 – Brisbane, RNA Showgrounds
Sunday April 15th, 2012 – Sydney, ANZ Stadium
Saturday April 21, 2012 – Melbourne, Venue TBA
Sunday April 22nd – Perth, Joondalup Arena

BLING RING TICKETS $189 / PREMIUM GENERAL ADMISSION $159 (ANZ STADIUM ONLY) / GA STANDING $139

EARLY BIRD TICKETS (AND MORE INFO) AVAILABLE TUESDAY 11th OCTOBER AT 10AM VIA  WWW.SUPAFEST.COM.AU