50 Cent Rolls Out Tour Behind New Album
50 Cent will be launching a late spring tour of the US to support “Before I Self Destruct,” his newest studio album that was released last fall.
The outing will follow two months of dates in Europe for 50 Cent (born Curtis Jackson). The trek will be kicking off in Cleveland on May 28 and wrap up in Atlantic City on June 25.
The long delayed fourth album from the rapper, “Before I Self Destruct” was finally released last November. It had initially been scheduled to be released two years earlier, but had been held back so 50 Cent could concentrate on “Curtis,” a different album, which was released in 2007.
During the first week of its release, the new set sold 160,000 copies. A DVD movie with the same title comes packaged with the album. The movie was directed and written by Jackson and he is also in the starring role. The film tells the coming-of-age story of a youth from the inner city who is raised by his hard working single mother.
“Before I Self Destruct” features production from Mark Batson, Havoc, J Khalil and Dr. Dre and also features guest appearances from Governor Ne-Yo and Eminem. In January “Do You Think About Me,” the most recent single from the album, was released to radio stations.
50 Cent on the current tour has been introducing new material from his forthcoming album “Black Magic.” It is scheduled tentatively to be released this summer. The rapper in a recent interview withTim Westwood, British DJ, said the new album drew inspiration from European dance music.
2010 50 Cent Concert Tour
May 2010
28 – Cleveland, OH – Wolstein Center
29 – Detroit, MI – Chene Park Riverfront Amphitheater
30 – Chicago, IL – UIC Pavilion
June 2010
1 – Denver, CO – Fillmore Auditorium
3 – San Francisco, CA – Warfield Theatre
4 – Los Angeles – Club Nokia at L.A. Live
6 – Las Vegas, NV – The Pearl Concert Theater at The Palms
7 – Phoenix, AZ – Celebrity Theater
10 – Kansas City, KS – Midland Theatre
11 – Dallas, TX – Music Hall at Fair Park
12 – Houston, TX – Arena Theater
15 – Miami, FL – The Fillmore
17 – Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle
18 – Myrtle Beach, SC – House of Blues
22 – New York, NY – Hammerstein Ballroom
23 – Wallingford, CT – Chevrolet Theater
24 – Boston, MA – House of Blues
25 – Atlantic City, NJ – House of Blues
