Two of the Underground's rising stars, Big B and Dirtball, will unite for this year's Jagermeister "Born For Battle" Tour featuring Humboldt County's Potluck, DGAF and other surprise guests on select dates. The tour will kicks off May 9th in Tempe, AZ and runs through June 7th in Hollywood, CA with inexpensive ticket prices along with tons of giveaways from Jagermeister at each stop on the tour.
"This tour is a big deal to me, as it shows that hard work really does pays off. The Dirtball and I have been on the road for the last four years almost non-stop. We have been very fortunate enough to get to tour with a lot of great groups, but now we are ready to hit the road on our own and put on a top notch show," says Las Vegas based Big B. "With our labelmates Potluck and DGAF rounding off the lineup this is sure to be a true SubNoize party."
The tour announcement comes as Las Vegas heavyweight Big B is enjoying the biggest success of his career with his third album, "More To Hate". The album debuted at #17 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart and features guest appearances by Cypress Hill's Sen Dog, Tech N9ne and Blaze Ya Dead Homie. The album's debut single "White Trash Life" quickly became one of Sirius Satelitte Radio's FACTION channel's most requested tracks and a fan favorite of on air host Jason Ellis. The album also landed him critical acclaim from the likes of Murder Dog Magazine who proclaimed with "More To Hate" Big B "steps up to the plate and hits a grand slam, his best album to date," and Ballerstatus.net said "Big B's current sound has a bluesy feel akin to Whitey Ford, and shows a welcome growth and depth."
Oregon's king of rapid-fire rhyme The Dirtball is gearing up for the May 13th, 2008 release of his new album, "Crook County". Dirtball's ear for creating infectious rhymes gives the album a versatility that stretches through a variety of styles from Southern fried hip-hop, blazed out rock beats to grimy battle raps in his most musically ambitious album to date. Featuring guest appearances by Kottonmouth Kings, CeeKay and Psychopathic Records' own Boondox, "Crook County" will make listeners think twice about the capabilities of white rappers.
"I'm definitely stoked to be dipping back into familiar venues around the country. It's gonna be a beat banging party session out there for this one," says Dirtball about his first headlining tour. "The line-up is solid, the markets we are playing are super familiar and the crowds equally as dope! At this point, we just want it to crack off and start already."
DGAF is the new group featuring original Kottonmouth Kings frontman Saint Dog, his brother Big Hoss, Chucky Chuck and Gillies. The group recently released their self titled debut album through Suburban Noize Records, which has been described a modern day mix of the Sex Pistols punk-rock attitude crashing head on with the street hip-hop of N.W.A. The group's recently released video for "Knuckle Up" can be seen online at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gd4gmg9obcU
JAGERMEISTER PRESENTS BORN FOR BATTLE TOUR
Featuring Big B, The Dirtball, Potluck and DGAF:
May 08 St. George, UT @ The Electric Theatre
May 09 Tempe, AZ @ The Clubhouse
May 10 Farmington, NM @ Gators
May 11 Denver, CO @ The Marquis Theatre
May 13 Sioux Falls, SD @ Nutty's North
May 14 St. Paul, MN @ Station 4
May 15 Omaha @ The Waiting Room
May 16 Chicago, IL @ Subterranean
May 17 Jackson, MI @ The Rocket
May 18 Buffalo, NY @ Club W
May 20 Virginia Beach, VA @The Peppermint Beach Club
May 21 Towson, MD @ Recher Theatre
May 22 Cleveland, OH @ Peabody's Down Under
May 23 Columbus, OH @ Al Rosa Villa
May 24 Columbia, MO @ Mojo's
May 25 Kansas City, MO @ The Record Bar
May 27 Colorado Springs, CO @ Black Sheep
May 28 Ft. Collins, CO @ Aggie Theatre
May 29 Salt Lake City, UT @ Avalon Theater
May 30 Boise, ID @ The Big Easy Concert House
May 31 Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
Jun 01 Portland, OR @ Roseland Grill
Jun 03 Orangevale, CA @ The Boardwalk
Jun 04 San Francisco, CA @ Slim's
Jun 06 San Diego, CA @ Canes Bar & Grill
Jun 07 Hollywood, CA @ Key Club
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