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*Rappers Talib Kweli and David Banner headline the upcoming Hip Hop Live! tour, which kicks off Sept. 28 in San Diego, CA, and will hit 15 cities through late October. [Schedule listed below.]
The outing, presented by hip-hop video-sharing Web site Flow TV, also features alternating opening support from Little Brother and B.O.B, along with the 10-piece live band Rhythm Roots All Stars, who will provide musical backing for all performers.
Kweli will be promoting his most recent solo album "Eardrum," which features production assistance from Kanye West, Black Eyed Peas' Will.I.Am, Madlib and Hi-Tek, with guests on the album including Norah Jones, Jean Grae and UGK.
Banner' will support his fifth studio album, "The Greatest Story Ever Told," which debuted in July. The set has spawned three singles: "9mm," "Get Like Me" and the most recent, "Shawty Say," which was sent to radio stations the first week in August.
Here is the Hip Hop Live! tour schedule:
September 2008
28 - San Diego, CA - Canes
30 - West Hollywood, CA - House of Blues
October 2008
3 - San Francisco, CA - Grand Ballroom
3 - Portland, OR - Roseland
4 - Eugene, OR - McDonald Theater
5 - Seattle, WA - Showbox Sodo
8 - Boulder, CO - Fox Theater
10 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
13 - Bloomington, IN - Bluebird
18 - Athens, GA - Georgia Theatre
19 - Asheville, NC - Orange Peel
20 - Washington DC - 9:30 Club
23 - Philadelphia, PA - Trocadero
24 - Boston, MA - Showcase Live!
25 - New York, NY - Nokia Theatre