L Cool J will headline his first tour in over 30 years with Rock The Bells' The F.O.R.C.E. (Frequencies of Real Creative Energy) Live. The 24-date tour will begin on June 25 in Boston, MA at TD Garden and hit the major cities of Brooklyn, NY, Newark, NJ, Atlanta, Chicago, Houston, New Orleans and Las Vegas before concluding on September 3 in Los Angeles at the Kia Forum.
LL will bring along some of Hip-Hop’s most preeminent acts, including The Roots, legendary DJ Jazzy Jeff, and DJ Z-Trip. Salt-N-Pepa, Queen Latifah, Rakim, Common, MC Lyte, Big Boi, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Ice T, Juvenile, Doug E. Fresh, Slick Rick, De La Soul, Goodie Mob, Jadakiss, Rick Ross, Method Man and Redman will all perform on select dates.
An announcement read: “Unlike the traditional ‘opening act – headliner’ format, the show will be a nonstop musical mash up with artist performances interwoven within one continuous musical set backed by The Roots." LL also shared: “I’m excited to be on my first Arena tour in 30 years. It’s proof that our culture is more viable than ever. Get ready for some non stop beats and rhymes. See you this summer!”
General tickets are on sale now via rockthebells.com. Check out the tour dates and a trailer for the F.O.R.C.E. Live tour here.
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