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| Anger Management Tour Announced |
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EMINEM AND 50 CENT ANNOUNCE SUMMER TOUR: "ANGER MANAGEMENT 3" TO HIT THE ROAD BEGINNING JULY 7
LIL JON & THE EAST SIDE BOYZ, G-UNIT, D-12, OBIE TRICE, STAT QUO TO ROUND OUT BILL
Santa Monica, CA, April
4, 2005 - The third installment of the Anger Management tour will be on the road beginning July 7, it was announced today.
This will be the first tour Eminem has done since the November 12 release of his latest album, Encore, which is approaching
five-times platinum sales in the U.S.
Joining Eminem on tour for all but the first two dates is 50 Cent, whose new
album, The Massacre was released on March 8, and has already sold almost 3 million copies. This is the first U.S. tour that
pairs Eminem with partner in rhyme 50 Cent. Like Eminem and his Shady Records family, this will be a family affair for 50,
with G-Unit joining him on the road. 50 Cent is just beginning to shoot his film debut, and due to the movie's production
schedule he will be unable to appear at the first two dates, Indianapolis, IN and Columbus, OH. Ludacris will be taking his
slot for those shows. King of Crunk Lil Jon along with his East Side Boyz will start of the night off right for the entire
tour.
"We've been waiting for the right moment to go on tour, and it all finally came together," said Eminem. "We
wanted to put together the best lineup we could...I'm always trying to top the last tour whenever I go out. I think we're
really doing it this time."
Eminem's entire Shady Records family will be on the road with him for the five and a half
week run. Besides hearing songs from Encore performed live for the first time, concertgoers will see performances from D-12,
Obie Trice, and the newest addition to the family, Atlanta's Stat Quo, who recently signed to Shady/Aftermath and is already
creating a buzz at press and radio. Shady artist and award-winning mixtape king Green Lantern will, as usual, be behind the
turntables.
50 Cent added: "Whenever I get together with Em you know it's going to be hot. Right now, I don't see
anything that will stop this from being the tour of the summer. You better put in for that time off from the job now, before
somebody else beats you to it. Or quit your job so you can see every show."
Those who can't quit their jobs can tune
in to Sirius Satellite Radio's Shade 45 channel all summer long for tour coverage, exclusive live performances, and backstage
interviews. Also coming this summer is the DVD from 2002's Anger Management tour, which features live performances from Eminem
and D-12.
The tour will wrap in Detroit with two shows at the home of the Detroit Tigers, Comerica Park. These shows
promise to be as legendary as the one-off hometown show at Detroit's Ford Field in 2003.
Visit the tour section for
dates and venue details.
[posted 4/4/2005 U.S.A.] |
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[posted 3/2/2005 U.S.A.] |
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| BET Award Nominations |
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50 CENT has been nominated for two 2005 BET Awards in Best Male Hip Hop & Best Collaboration.
The award show will air on June 28th.
[posted 5/16/2005 U.S.A.] |
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| Get the "Exclusive Limited-edition 50 CENT cover of america magazine is
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50 CENT recently shot this exclusive 14-page cover story for america, the oversized, super-sexy entertainment glossy,
and now, for the first time, the magazine is available on line. Get It Now!
[posted 4/21/2005 U.S.A.] |
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[posted 4/1/2005 U.S.A.] |
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[posted 3/3/2005 U.S.A.] |
More so than any other music since the blues, hip-hop is all about stories. And
its stories are both criminal minded and grand, making them enthralling and unbelievable, but also making them only as interesting
and convincing as the teller. That's why, despite being blackballed by the industry, without a major-label recording contract,
heads still gravitated to Jamaica, Queens' realest son, 50 Cent, like the planets to the sun. 50 Cent, born Curtis Jackson
26 years ago, is the real deal, the genuine article. He's a man of the streets, intimately familiar with its codes and its
violence, but still, 50, an incredibly intelligent and deliberate man, holds himself with a regal air as if above the pettiness
which surrounds him. Couple his true-life hardship with his knack for addictive, syrupy hooks, it's clear that 50 has exactly
what it takes to ride down the road to riches and diamond rings. 50 is real, so he does real things.
Born into a notorious
Queens drug dynasty during the late '70s, 50 Cent lost those closest to him at an early age. Raised without a father, 50's
mother, whose name carried weight in the street (hint, hint, dummies), was found dead under mysterious circumstances before
he could hit his teens. The orphaned youth was taken in by his grandparents, who provided for 50. But his desire for things
would drive him to the block. Which in his case was the infamous New York Avenue, now known as Guy R. Brewer Blvd. There,
50 stepped up to get his rep up, amassing a small fortune and a lengthy rap sheet. But the birth of his son put things in
perspective for the post adolescent, and 50 began to pursue rap seriously. He signed with JMJ, the label of Run DMC DJ Jam
Master Jay and began learning his trade. JMJ would teach the young buck to count bars and structure songs. Unfortunately,
caught up in industry limbo, there wasn't much JMJ could do for 50.
The platinum hitmakers Trackmasters took notice
of 50 and signed him to Columbia Records in 1999. They shipped 50 to Upstate NY where they locked him up in the studio for
2 1/2 weeks. He turned out 36 songs in this short period, which resulted in "Power Of A Dollar," an unreleased masterpiece
that Blaze Magazine judged a classic. 50's stick up kid anthem "How to Rob" blew through the roof and playfully painted him
as a deliriously hungry up-and-comer daydreaming of robbing famous rappers. But 50 and the fans were the only ones laughing.
Unable to take a joke, Jay-Z, Big Pun, Sticky Fingaz, and Ghostface Killah all replied to the song. "It wasn't personal. It
was comedy based on truth, which made it so funny," says 50 Cent.
In April of '00, 50 was shot 9 times, including
a .9mm bullet to the face, in front of his grandmothers house in Queens. He spent the next few months in recovery while Columbia
Records dropped him from the label. 50 didn't fold, he flew. Right into the zone. He banged out track after track, despite
no income or backing, with his new business partner and friend Sha Money XL. The two recorded over 30 songs, strictly for
mix-tapes, with the soul purpose of building a buzz. 50's street value rose and by the end of the spring of '01 he'd released
the new material independently on the makeshift LP, "Guess Who's Back?". Beginning to attract interest, and now backed by
his crew, G-Unit, 50 stayed on his grind and made more songs. But it was different this time. Rather than create new songs
as they had before, 50 decided to showcase his hit-making ability by retouching first-class beats which had already been used.
They released the red, white and blue bootleg, "50 Cent Is the Future," revisiting material by Jay-Z and even Rapheal Saadiq.
That's when the unbelievable happened, and hip-hop history was written. The energetic CD caught the ear of supa MC
Eminem, and within a week Em was on the radio saying, '50 Cent is my favorite rapper right now.' Em looked to mentor Dr. Dre
to confirm his belief in the young hitmaker, and the good doctor co-signed. Floored by the appreciation of the greats, 50
didn't hesitate in signing with the dream team. In the wake of his acquisition, 50 Cent has become the most sought after newcomer
in almost a decade. Not since the summer of '94, when radio would play absolutely anything Notorious B.I.G. related, has hip-hop
seen buzz like this.
Ever the clever businessman, 50 didn't let the opportunity escape him and quickly released another
bootleg of borrowed beats, "No Mercy, No Fear." The CD featured only one new track, "Wanksta," which was certainly not intended
for radio, but the streets couldn't wait for the official single and within weeks "Wanksta" became New York's most requested
record. Thankfully, the stellar cut has found a home on the multi-platinum soundtrack to Eminem's smash movie, "8 Mile." With
several huge hits already under his belt, 50 Cent is poised to be the artist to beat next year. He's coming with over ten
incredible tracks stashed from last spring and newly recorded winners courtesy of Eminem, who's really cut his production
teeth of late, and hip-hop's greatest, highest-selling producer Dr. Dre. "Creatively, what more could I ask for?" he asks
jokingly. "You know if me and Em is in the same room then it's gonna be a friendly competition, neither of us wanna let the
other one down. And Dre??? C'mon." Promising an LP of the caliber of rap classics like "Illmatic," "Ready to Die," and "Reasonable
Doubt," 50 Cent's debut promises to set the pace for hip-hop in coming years. The product of his unrelenting drive, talent
and, frankly, his real-ness, 50's official first album promises to do for him just what it says. With his infectious flow
and viciously funny I-don't-give-a-fuck personality, there is no doubt that 50 Cent will Get Rich or Die Trying. 50
is going on a tour and here is: |
| 7/7/2005 |
Verizon Wireless Music Center |
Noblesville/Indianapolis, IN , United States |
| 7/8/2005 |
Germain Amphitheater |
Columbus, OH , United States |
| 7/11/2005 |
Tweeter Center |
Tinley Park (Chicago), IL , United States |
| 7/14/2005 |
Pepsi Center |
Denver, CO , United States |
| 7/17/2005 |
White River Amphitheater |
Auburn, WA , United States |
| 7/19/2005 |
HP Pavilion At San Jose |
San Jose, CA , United States |
| 7/22/2005 |
Coors Amphitheatre |
Chula Vista, CA , United States |
| 7/23/2005 |
Hyundai Pavilion At Glen Helen |
San Bernardino, CA , United States |
| 7/24/2005 |
Thomas & Mack Center |
Las Vegas, NV , United States |
| 7/26/2005 |
Cricket Pavilion |
Phoenix, AZ , United States |
| 7/28/2005 |
Smirnoff Music Centre |
Dallas, TX , United States |
| 7/29/2005 |
Verizon Wireless Amphitheater |
Selma, TX , United States |
| 7/31/2005 |
HiFi Buys Amphitheatre |
Atlanta, GA , United States |
| 8/1/2005 |
Ford Amphitheatre @ The Florida State Fairgrounds |
Tampa, FL , |
| 8/2/2005 |
Sound Advice Amphitheatre |
West Palm Beach, FL , United States |
| 8/5/2005 |
Nissan Pavilion at Stone Ridge |
Bristow, VA , United States |
| 8/6/2005 |
Tweeter Center At The Waterfront |
Camden (Philadelphia), NJ , United States |
| 8/8/2005 |
Madison Square Garden Arena |
New York, NY , United States |
| 8/9/2005 |
Madison Square Garden Arena |
New York, NY , United States |
| 8/10/2005 |
Tweeter Center For The Perf. Arts |
Mansfield (Boston), MA , United States |
| 8/12/2005 |
Comerica Park |
Detroit, MI , | |  |
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