Wu-Tang rapper Ghostface Killah, hip-hop legend Rakim and underground favorite Brother Ali are set to join forces for the first annual Hip Hop Live! tour later this month, each performing with a live band.
The national tour, which will also feature the sweet sounds of the Rhythm Roots Allstars - a 10-piece live band that has played with Outkast, Christina Aguilera, Justin Timberlake and the Black Eyed Peas - is scheduled to begin in Los Angeles on October 29 and end in Philadelphia on November 21. Tickets are currently on sale.
"Hip-Hop's roots are nourished by live music," said Rakim via statement, who plans to offer classic tracks on tour as well as new material from his upcoming album, The Seventh Seal. "For artists who dug through crates searching for the perfect sample, always trying to replicate the sounds of a full band, standing on a stage, moving the crowd in front of this talent is both the nexus and the pinnacle of what we do."
In related news, the HIP HOP LIVE! tour kicks off just 10 days after Ghost wraps a headlining gig for the hip-hop portion of Cartoon Network's "Adult Swim" campus tour. The Wu veteran has also been in the studio working on the collective's upcoming release, 8 Diagrams.
Scheduled dates for the HIP HOP LIVE! tour are as follows:
October 29 - Los Angeles, CA - House of Blues
October 30 - San Diego, CA - 4th & B
October 31 - Long Beach, CA - The Vault
November 1 - Santa Cruz, CA - The Catalyst
November 2 - San Francisco, CA - Mezzanine
November 3 - Portland, OR - Roseland Theater
November 4 - Seattle, WA - The Showbox
November 7 - Park City, UT - Harry O's
November 8 - Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre
November 9 - Aspen, CO - Belly Up
November 10 - Kansas City, MO - The Beaumont Theatre
November 11 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
November 12 - Chicago, IL - House of Blues
November 13 - Bloomington, IN - Bluebird Theater
November 15 - New Haven, CT - Toad's Place
November 16 - New York, NY - Nokia Theatre
November 17 - Baltimore, MD - Sonar
November 18 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
November 21 - Philadelphia, PA - Trocadero
source: sohh.com
The national tour, which will also feature the sweet sounds of the Rhythm Roots Allstars - a 10-piece live band that has played with Outkast, Christina Aguilera, Justin Timberlake and the Black Eyed Peas - is scheduled to begin in Los Angeles on October 29 and end in Philadelphia on November 21. Tickets are currently on sale.
"Hip-Hop's roots are nourished by live music," said Rakim via statement, who plans to offer classic tracks on tour as well as new material from his upcoming album, The Seventh Seal. "For artists who dug through crates searching for the perfect sample, always trying to replicate the sounds of a full band, standing on a stage, moving the crowd in front of this talent is both the nexus and the pinnacle of what we do."
In related news, the HIP HOP LIVE! tour kicks off just 10 days after Ghost wraps a headlining gig for the hip-hop portion of Cartoon Network's "Adult Swim" campus tour. The Wu veteran has also been in the studio working on the collective's upcoming release, 8 Diagrams.
Scheduled dates for the HIP HOP LIVE! tour are as follows:
October 29 - Los Angeles, CA - House of Blues
October 30 - San Diego, CA - 4th & B
October 31 - Long Beach, CA - The Vault
November 1 - Santa Cruz, CA - The Catalyst
November 2 - San Francisco, CA - Mezzanine
November 3 - Portland, OR - Roseland Theater
November 4 - Seattle, WA - The Showbox
November 7 - Park City, UT - Harry O's
November 8 - Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre
November 9 - Aspen, CO - Belly Up
November 10 - Kansas City, MO - The Beaumont Theatre
November 11 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
November 12 - Chicago, IL - House of Blues
November 13 - Bloomington, IN - Bluebird Theater
November 15 - New Haven, CT - Toad's Place
November 16 - New York, NY - Nokia Theatre
November 17 - Baltimore, MD - Sonar
November 18 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
November 21 - Philadelphia, PA - Trocadero
source: sohh.com
