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No it won't feature Blanka, Chun-Li, or Zangief, but Young Money/Cash Money's latest tour will feature two of its biggest acts battling each other for label supremacy. Following last month's stellar comeback "Believe Me", Drake and Lil Wayne are linking back up for a 31 date summer tour that kicks off on August 8 in Buffalo, NY.

The Street Fighter themed tour comes in support of Tha Carter V, which still doesn't have a release date, but is being touted as Wayne's final LP. Tickets for "Drake vs. Lil Wayne" go on sale June 21 and maybe by then we'll have more info on Tha Carter V. Given the relative silence though, any news is unlikely at this point.

Check out the tour dates below, along with recent tracks from both Drake and Wayne.

Tour Dates: 
8/8 Darien Center, NY- Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
8/9 Noblesville, Indiana- Klipsch Music Center
8/10 Tinley Park, IL- First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
8/12 Saratoga Springs, NY- Saratoga Performing Arts Center
8/13 Hartford, CT- Xfinity Theatre
8/15 Cincinnati, OH- Riverbend Music Center
8/16 Clarkston, MI- DTE Energy Music Theatre
8/17 Burgettstown, PA- First Niagara Pavilion
8/19 Forest Hills, NY- Forest Hills Tennis Stadium
8/21 Camden, NJ- Susquehanna Bank Center
8/25 Mansfield, MA- Xfinity Center
8/26 Holmdel, NJ- PNC Bank Arts Center
8/27 Virginia Beach, VA- Farm Bureau Live at Virginia Beach
8/29 Bristow, VA- Jiffy Lube Live
8/30 Charlotte, NC- PNC Music Pavilion
8/31 Atlanta, GA- Aaron's Amphitheatre at Lakewood
9/3 West Palm Beach, FL- Cruzan Amphitheatre
9/4 Tampa, FL- MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre
9/6 Austin, TX- Austin360 Amphitheater
9/7 Dallas, TX- Gexa Energy Pavilion
9/10 Morrison, CO- Red Rocks Ampitheatre
9/11 West Valley City, UT- USANA Amphitheatre
9/13 Ridgefield, WA- Sleep Country Amphitheatre
9/14 Auburn, WA- White River Amphitheatre
9/16 Mountain View, CA- Shoreline Amphitheatre
9/17 Wheatland, CA- Sleep Train Amphitheatre
9/19 Irvine, CA- Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
9/20 Chula Vista, CA- Sleep Train Amphitheatre
9/22 Los Angeles, CA- Hollywood Bowl
9/25 Phoenix, AZ- Ak-Chin Pavilion 
9/27 Woodlands, TX- The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion

Lil Boosie releases new single "She Want Some"

 
Since wrapping up his five year prison stint in March, Baton Rouge rapper Lil Boosie's stayed busy with recording. He's dropped his own reflective tracks with frequent partner Webbie and stomped all over other people's tracks like 2 Chainz's lurching "Could Woulda Shoulda".

Amidst all of that recording, Boosie's planning to issue his comeback album Touchdown 2 Cause Hell some time this summer. As a first taste he's delivered "She Want Some", a gloriously chintzy piece of strip club rap bound to have you dancing by the time the chorus hits. If half of Touchdown 2 Cause Hell is as infectious as "She Want Some" is, Boosie's post prison adjustment will go just fine.





Death Grips, Gonjasufi appear on new tracks from The Bug

Experimental dubstep artist The Bug (aka Kevin Martin) hasn't had a studio LP since 2008's London Zoo, but that will soon change with the August 26 release of Angels and Devils. 

Divided into two distinct halves, Angels and Devils will feature a psychedelic, "dubbed out" first half ("Angels") and a screeching second half under the banner of "Devils". On either side of the record there will be appearances from: Liz Harris of Grouper, Jesu's Justin Broadrick, Hype Williams' Inga Copland, hip hop mystic Gonjasufi, and perpetual agitators Death Grips. 

The Bug's collabos with the latter two are both available now through Soundcloud and are well worth a listen. Gonjasufi effort "Save Me" rests on a subtle, atmospheric production bed; while "F*** A B****" with Death Grips explodes out of a burbling futuristic cannon. In other words, The Bug's already established how disparate the two halves of Angels and Devils will be long before it drops.

Tracklist:
1. "Void" ft. Liz Harris
2. "Fall" ft. Copeland
3. "Ascension"
4. "Mi Lost" ft. Miss Red
5. "Pandi"
6. "Save Me" ft. Gonjasufi
7. "The One" ft. Flowdan
8. "Function" ft. Manga
9. "F*** A B****" ft. Death Grips
10. "Fat Mac" ft. Flowdan 
11. "F*** You" ft. Warrior Queen
12. "Dirty" ft. Flowdan

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Ticket prices for Beyoncé/Jay Z "On the Run" have dropped

 
While speculation continues to run rampant about the Knowles/Carter family elevator incident, Forbes is reporting that resale ticket prices for their massive summer tour have fallen since the footage was first released by TMZ. Culling from TiqIq, Forbes' Jess Lawrence writes that "average price across all "On the Run" tour dates was $306.22, behind only Justin Timberlake and Paul McCartney for the most expensive tour of the summer on the secondary market." Since last Monday, that $306.22 price tag has dipped to $264.73, which still sits in the top 5 for summer tours, but represents a 13.5% decrease in just over a week's time.

That decline comes despite a pubic statement intended to quash the story and a recent promo video which features everyone from Sean Penn to Don Cheadle and Rashida Jones. While the statement has seen mixed success at best, the fake trailer promo has been popular enough that fans are asking for the married couple to make it into an actual movie. So yet again, Ann Perkins maybe the one who saves the day after all.

(The tour kicks off June 25 and tour dates can be found below, along with the "Run" video.)

Tour Dates:
6/25 Miami, FL- Sun Life Stadium
6/28 Cincinnati, OH- Great American Ballpark
7/1 Foxborough, MA- Gillette Stadium
7/5 Philadelphia, PA- Citizen's Bank Park 
7/7 Baltimore, MD- M&T Bank Stadium
7/9 Toronto, ON- Rogers Centre
7/11 East Rutherford, NJ- Met Life Stadium
7/15 Atlanta, GA- Georgia Dome
7/18 Houston, TX- Minute Maid Park
7/20 New Orleans, LA- Mercedez-Benz Superdome
7/22  Dallas, TX- AT&T Stadium
7/24 Chicago, IL- Soldier Field
7/27- Winnipeg, MB- Investors Group Field
7/30 Seattle, WA- Safeco Field
8/2-8/3 Los Angeles, CA- Rose Bowl
8/5-8/6 San Francisco, CA- AT&T Park

Dinosaur Jr.'s J Mascis set to release a new solo album

 




 
 




 

Nearly three years have passed since Dinosaur Jr. guitarist J Mascis released his gorgeous debut solo album Several Shades of Why, and now fans of the LP have follow-up Tied To A Star to look forward to. While guesting on Late Night with Seth Myers, the traditionally reserved Mascis let Myers break the news that the new LP would be "out this summer" on Sub-Pop. Other than that small bit of info and the above album cover, there isn't much known about the album, but Mascis' week-long stint with Late Night bandleader Fred Armisen and the 8G Band may lead to more details. 

As for Dinosaur Jr., the indie rock guitar gods will be headlining New York's 4 Knots Festival on July 12, as a replacement for the Julie Ruin whose lead singer Kathleen Hanna is currently battling Lyme's Disease. Dates for the trio can be seen below and you can watch the Late Night clip here (Mascis begins near the 4:40 mark).

Tour Dates:
5/28 New York City, NY- Music Hall of Williamsburg
5/30 Nelsonville, OH- Nelsonville Music Festival
7/12 New York City, NY- 4 Knots Festival
7/18-7/20 Pemberton, BC- Pemberton Music Festival
11/7-11/9 Austin, TX- Fun Fun Fun Fest


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M.I.A. debuts video for "Double Bubble Trouble"

There's nothing inherently political about M.I.A.'s writhing Matangi cut "Double Bubble Trouble". The blaring Partysquad beat is far more likely to get you dancing than rallying. But this is still M.I.A. we're talking about and the recently released video for "Double Bubble Trouble" proves the Sri Lankan artist can't remain apolitical for long.

"What if you could make weapons like these in your own home, using what's called a three-dimensional printer?" a voice calmly wonders aloud at the beginning of the M.I.A. directed clip. It's not a stretch to say our society is suffuse with guns, so to hear that making your own is now possible is utterly terrifying. And M.I.A. seizes on that terror throughout the video. Brazen individuals are seen waving their weaponry with delight, while others quietly lurk in close quarters. If that weren’t enough, circular drones casually float overhead to check in on the self-made "militias." For all of the neon-imagery and brightly colored parrots the political firebrand throws in, "Double Bubble Trouble" stays remarkably dark.

(Earlier this morning, M.I.A. was apparently having troubles with Universal in releasing the clip, but thankfully those problems have now been resolved.)

 

How to Dress Well is hitting the road

 

Indie R&B crooner How to Dress Well (Tom Krell) has a new album, entitled "What Is This Heart?", out June 24 through Weird World and to promote the record Krell is hitting the road this summer.

 

After 5 European dates in mid-to-late June, Krell will arrive on North American shores in August and tour until late-September. With 26 total dates spread over two months, its the largest tour the artist has undertaken. And while you wait for the "massive" tour to begin, you can enjoy the video for beautifully fragile "Repeat Pleasure".

 

Tour Dates:

6/13 London, England - ICA

6/14 Brussels, Belgium - Beursschouwburg
6/16 Paris, France - Nouveau Casino
6/17 Amsterdam, Netherlands - MC Theatre
6/29 Berlin, Germany - Berliner Festspiele

8/21 San Diego, CA - Casbah
8/22 Los Angeles, CA - First Unitarian Church
8/23 Monterey, CA - First City Festival
8/24 Monterey, CA - First City Festival
8/25 Portland, OR - Holocene
8/26 Vancouver, British Columbia - Fortune Sound Club
8/27 Seattle, WA - Neumos
8/29 Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge
9/2 Omaha, NE - Waiting Room
9/3 Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock Social Club
9/4 Chicago, IL - Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA)
9/4-9/6 Raleigh, NC - Hopscotch Music Festival
9/5 Louisville, KY - Headliners Music Hall
9/8 Atlanta, GA - Terminal West
9/9 Nashville, TN - Exit In
9/11 Columbus, OH - A&R Music Bar
9/12 Toronto, Ontario - The Mod Club
9/14 Montreal, Quebec - Le Belmont
9/16 Boston, MA - Brighton Music Hall
9/17 New York City, NY - Irving Plaza
9/19 Philadelphia, PA - District N9NE
9/20 Washington, DC - U Street Music Hall
9/22 St. Louis, MO - The Luminary Center for the Arts
9/24 Oxford, MS - Proud Larry’s
9/25 New Orleans, LA - Hi Ho Lounge
9/27 Austin, TX - Central Presbyterian Church

Lupe Fiasco battles cancer in new single "Mission"

 

 

 

Lupe Fiasco dubbed himself a "Friend of the People" all the way back in 2011, but today's release of Tetsuo & Youth's first single "Mission" fully drives the point home. Beginning with personal testimonies of cancer survivors, including G.O.O.D. Music's Charlie Wilson, Fiasco breathlessly raps over a hyper-kinetic beat about an unshakable will to live. Throughout the six-minute effort are small asides about "bald heads" and "biopsies" which only makes the track more relatable for anyone who has ever been affected by cancer. 

 

While "Mission" is intended as the first single to Fiasco's upcoming 5th album Tetsuo & Youth, it also serves to promote the Stand Up 2 Cancer foundation, "a groundbreaking initiative created to accelerate innovative cancer research that will get new therapies to patients quickly and save lives now." You can download "Mission" now through iTunes.

 

 

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