Veteran rapper Ice Cube is set to make his highly anticipated return to the mic with his eighth solo LP, titled Raw Footage.
The new album follows the 2006's release of the critically acclaimed, Laugh Now, Cry Later, and once again will be released by through Cube's independently owned label, Lench Mob Records.
The 17-track offering boasts production from Maestro, Emile, and longtime collaborator DJ Crazy Toones, and feature guests Musiq Soulchild, Young Jeezy, The Game and WC.
With the streets already talking about the earlier released buzz single and video, "Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It," Cube recently followed up with the album's first official single and video, "Do Ya Thang."
The video perfectly paints Cube's message about "doing your thing and not worrying about who's looking," blending cool summer scenes with new sports cars and signature low riders.
In addition to the album, Cube gears up for an international tour, which kicks off on July 11th in Leipzig, Germany for 11 dates, leading into a U.S. tour starting on August 21st in Seattle and ending on September 21st in New York City.
Raw Footage will hit stores August 19th.
Tour dates are as follows:
07/11 – Leipzig, Germany @ Splash Festival
07/12 – Frauenfeld, Switzerland @ Openair Frauenfeld
07/14 – London, UK @ Electric Ballroom
07/15 – Tilburg, Netherlands @ 013
07/16 – Amsterdam, Holland @ Melkweg
07/18 – Dour, Belgium @ Dour Music Festival
07/19 – Stuttgart, Germany @ MTV Hip Hop Open
07/21 – Stockholm, Sweden @ Kagelbanan
07/23 – Helsinki, Finland @ Helsinki Icehall
07/25 – Copenhagen, Denmark @ KB Hallen
07/26 – Oslo, Norway @ Rockefeller Music Hall
08/21 - Seattle, WA @ Showbox at the Market
08/22 - Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
08/24 - Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot
08/26 - San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
08/27 - Bakersfield, CA @ The Fox
08/29 - Anaheim, CA @ The Grove
08/30 - Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues
09/1 - West Hollywood, CA @ House of Blues
09/2 - San Diego, CA @ 4th and B
09/3 - Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theater
09/5 - Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theater
09/6 - Aspen, CO @ Belly Up Aspen
09/7 - Denver, CO @ Ogden Theater
09/9 - North Kansas City, MO @ Harrah's North Kansas City/Voodoo Lounge
09/10 - St. Paul, MN @ Myth
09/12 - Fort Wayne, IN @ Piere's
09/13 - Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
09/14 - Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues
09/16 - Mt. Clemens, MI @ Emerald Theater
09/17 - Johnson City, NY @ Magic City Music Hall
09/19 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore at Theater of Living Arts
09/21 - New York, NY @ The Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza
Source: BallerStatus.com
The new album follows the 2006's release of the critically acclaimed, Laugh Now, Cry Later, and once again will be released by through Cube's independently owned label, Lench Mob Records.
The 17-track offering boasts production from Maestro, Emile, and longtime collaborator DJ Crazy Toones, and feature guests Musiq Soulchild, Young Jeezy, The Game and WC.
With the streets already talking about the earlier released buzz single and video, "Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It," Cube recently followed up with the album's first official single and video, "Do Ya Thang."
The video perfectly paints Cube's message about "doing your thing and not worrying about who's looking," blending cool summer scenes with new sports cars and signature low riders.
In addition to the album, Cube gears up for an international tour, which kicks off on July 11th in Leipzig, Germany for 11 dates, leading into a U.S. tour starting on August 21st in Seattle and ending on September 21st in New York City.
Raw Footage will hit stores August 19th.
Tour dates are as follows:
07/11 – Leipzig, Germany @ Splash Festival
07/12 – Frauenfeld, Switzerland @ Openair Frauenfeld
07/14 – London, UK @ Electric Ballroom
07/15 – Tilburg, Netherlands @ 013
07/16 – Amsterdam, Holland @ Melkweg
07/18 – Dour, Belgium @ Dour Music Festival
07/19 – Stuttgart, Germany @ MTV Hip Hop Open
07/21 – Stockholm, Sweden @ Kagelbanan
07/23 – Helsinki, Finland @ Helsinki Icehall
07/25 – Copenhagen, Denmark @ KB Hallen
07/26 – Oslo, Norway @ Rockefeller Music Hall
08/21 - Seattle, WA @ Showbox at the Market
08/22 - Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
08/24 - Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot
08/26 - San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
08/27 - Bakersfield, CA @ The Fox
08/29 - Anaheim, CA @ The Grove
08/30 - Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues
09/1 - West Hollywood, CA @ House of Blues
09/2 - San Diego, CA @ 4th and B
09/3 - Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theater
09/5 - Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theater
09/6 - Aspen, CO @ Belly Up Aspen
09/7 - Denver, CO @ Ogden Theater
09/9 - North Kansas City, MO @ Harrah's North Kansas City/Voodoo Lounge
09/10 - St. Paul, MN @ Myth
09/12 - Fort Wayne, IN @ Piere's
09/13 - Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
09/14 - Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues
09/16 - Mt. Clemens, MI @ Emerald Theater
09/17 - Johnson City, NY @ Magic City Music Hall
09/19 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore at Theater of Living Arts
09/21 - New York, NY @ The Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza
Source: BallerStatus.com
