50 Cent and Jay-Z to headline Rock the Mic tour
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Hip-hop fans can look forward to a massive summer tour featuring co-headliners 50 Cent and Jay-Z , as well as Snoop Dogg, Busta Rhymes, Missy Elliot, Sean Paul and Fabolous.
Dubbed the Rock the Mic tour, the outing kicks off in late June and is set to make stops in more than 30 cities. Organizers plan to use the outing as the "blueprint for the first true annual hip-hop festival," according to a press release.
In addition to musical performances, the event will also feature "additional elements showcasing the hop-hop lifestyle."
50 Cent's stint on the Rock the Mic tour follows his current headlining outing, which is due to wrap up in late May. The run supports his quadruple-platinum debut, "Get Rich or Die Tryin'," which surfaced in February and spawned the hit "In Da Club"; the track has topped the Billboard Hot 100 for the past nine weeks.
Jay-Z's most-recent release is last year's "The Blueprint 2," the sequel to his highly successful 2001 release "The Blueprint." In addition to his multi-platinum recording career, the rapper also stays busy heading multiple businesses, including his Def Jam imprint, Roc-A-Fella Records; his Roc-A-Wear clothing line; and Armdale Vodka.
Roc-A-Fella artists Beanie Sigel, Memphis Bleek and Freeway will join Jay-Z during the Rock the Mic tour; 50 Cent will bring along his G-Unit crew.
June 2003
25 - Hartford, CT - ctnow.com Meadows Music
26 - Saratoga Springs, NY - Saratoga Performing Arts Center
27 - Mansfield, MA - Tweeter Center
28 - Scranton, PA - Montage Mountain Amphitheater
29 - Darien Center, NY - Darien Lake Six Flags P.A.C.
July 2003
1 - Toronto, Ontario - Molson Center
2 - Burgettstown, PA - Post-Gazette Pavilion
3 - Camden, NJ - Tweeter Center on the Waterfront
5 - Virginia Beach, VA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
6 - Bristow, VA - Nissan Pavilion
7 - Wantagh, NY - Jones Beach
9 - Cincinnati, OH - Riverbend Music Center
10 - Columbus, OH - Germain Amphitheater
11 - Cuyahoga Falls, OH - Blossom Music Center
15 - Moline, IL - Mark of the Quad Cities
16 - Tinley Park, IL - Tweeter Center
17 - Minneapolis, MN - Target Center
18 - Milwaukee, WI - Bradley Center
19 - Maryland Heights, MO - UMB Bank Pavilion
20 - Bonner Springs, KS - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
22 - Englewood, CO - Fiddler's Green
23 - West Valley, UT - USANA Amphitheatre
24 - Nampa, ID - Idaho Center Amphitheatre
25 - Marysville, CA - Sleep Train Amphitheatre
26 - Mountain View, CA - Shoreline Amphitheatre
27 - Las Vegas, NV - Thomas & Mack Center
28 - Phoenix, AZ - America West Arena
29 - Albuquerque, NM - Tingley Coliseum
31 - Dallas, TX - Smirnoff Music Centre
August 2003
1 - Selma, TX - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
2 - The Woodlands, TX - C.W. Mitchell Pavilion
3 - Beaumont, TX - Southeast Texas Entertainment Complex
4 - New Orleans, LA - New Orleans Arena
5 - Atlanta, GA - HiFi Buys Amphitheatre
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