Cube To Start Tour

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One of the first emcees to successfully bridge Hip Hop and Hollywood, Ice Cube goes back to his rapping roots tonight in San Diego, CA as he continues his first tour in six years. In support of his upcoming seventh solo album, Laugh Now, Cry Later (Lench Mob Records), due out June 6, Cube, Tha Dog Pound and Clipse are scheduled to perform at clubs in twenty one American cities.

Cube reportedly plans to dig in the crates and also debut songs like his lead single "Chrome and Paint" and the Scott Storch produced "Why We Thugs." The tour stops tonight in San Diego at 4th & B and ends in Phoenix, AZ May 28 at Marquee Theatre. Cube was recently named the #8 emcee of all time by MTV. He has starred in films such as "Barbershop 1 & 2," and "Are We There Yet," and he co-produced a reality series called ?Black & White? airing on FX, in which a white family and black family are made up and live as the opposite race.

Date City Venue

April 20 Anaheim, CA House of Blues

April 21 San Diego, CA 4th & B

April 22 Ventura, CA Ventura Theatre

April 25 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore

April 26 Chico, CA Senator Theatre

April 28 Portland, OR Roseland Theatre

April 29 Seattle, WA Showbox

April 30 Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom

May 4 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue

May 6 Chicago, IL House of Blues

May 7 Cleveland, OH House of Blues

May 9 Detroit, MI St. Andrews Hall

May 12 New York City BB King Blues Club

May 13 Philadelphia, PA Trocadero

May 14 Washington DC 9:30 Club

May 18 Atlanta, GA Earthlink Live

May 20 Houston, TX Warehouse Live

May 23 Dallas, TX Gypsy Ballroom

May 25 Denver, CO Fillmore Auditorium

May 27 Las Vegas, NV House of Blues

May 28 Phoenix, AZ Marquee Theatre