Rap vet turned movie star Ice Cube has announced dates for an international tour to kick off this week in Germany. The tour, which is meant to support the rapper’s upcoming album Raw Footage, will begin in Leipzig on July 11, according to AllHipHop.
Raw Footage is Ice Cube’s seventh album in a solo career that followed illustrious beginnings as a member of iconic rap group N.W.A.
The west coast native spoke to MTV about his latest musical offerings, including the single from the upcoming album, "Do Ya Thang."
"It's one of those summer songs about doing your thing, not worrying about who's looking at it. It's about being yourself and doing you," he said during an interview while shooting the video for the track.
"I wanted to finally do a video and not worry about censoring myself or not taking things out that some censors don't like," he continued.
Raw Footage, which is scheduled for release August 19, reportedly features a number of artist cameos, including contributions from Musiq Soulchild, Young
Jeezy, and The Game. The album has production from Maestro, Emile, and DJ Crazy
Toones.
Date and venues for the tour are as follows:
July 2008
11 – Leipzig, Germany – Splash Festival
12 – Frauenfeld, Switzerland – Openair Frauenfeld
14 – London, UK – Electric Ballroom
15 – Tilburg, Netherlands – Venue TBA
16 – Amsterdam, Holland – Melkweg
18 – Dour, Belgium – Dour Music Festival
19 – Stuttgart, Germany – MTV Hip-Hop Open
21 – Stockholm, Sweden – Kagelbanan
23 – Helsinki, Finland – Helsinki Icehall
25 – Copenhagen, Denmark – KB Hallen
26 – Oslo, Norway – Rockefeller Music Hall
August 2008
21 - Seattle, WA - Showbox at the Market
22 - Portland, OR - Roseland Theater
24 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Depot
26 - San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
27 - Bakersfield, CA - The Fox
29 - Anaheim, CA - The Grove
30 - Las Vegas, NV - House of Blues
1 - West Hollywood, CA - House of Blues
2 - San Diego, CA - 4th and B
3 - Tempe, AZ - Marquee Theatre
5 - Albuquerque, NM - Sunshine Theatre
6 - Aspen, CO - Belly Up Aspen
7 - Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre
9 - North Kansas City, MO - Harrah's North Kansas City/Voodoo Lounge
10 - St. Paul, MN - Myth
12 - Fort Wayne, IN - Piere's
13 - Chicago, IL - House of Blues
14 - Cleveland, OH - House of Blues
16 - Mt. Clemens, MI - Emerald Theatre
17 - Johnson City, NY - Magic City Music Hall
19 - Philadelphia, PA - The Fillmore at Theater of Living Arts
21 - New York, NY - The Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza
