Blackalicious News

(9/4/02, 4 p.m. ET) -- Rap veterans Public Enemy, underground favorites Dilated Peoples, and newcomers Blackalicious will launch a tour on September 18 at the Metropol in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Public Enemy is on the road in support of its latest album, Revolverlution.

Blackalicious, which began the year on tour with Talib Kweli, is currently on the Sprite Liquid Mix tour, which also includes Jay-Z, 311, N.E.R.D., and Nappy Roots.

Blackalicious's sophomore set, Blazing Arrow, came out in April and features appearances by Talib Kweli, Tracey Moore, Zach de la Rocha, ?uestlove, Ben Harper, Gil Scott-Heron, Rakaa-Iriscience, and DJ Shadow.

Dilated Peoples is currently between releases but groupmember DJ Babu recently released a mix CD, titled Duck Season, Vol. 1, on Sequence Records.

Public Enemy/Dilated Peoples/Blackalicious tour dates (subject to change):

September 18 - Pittsburgh, PA - Metropol

September 19 - Washington, DC - Nation

September 20 - Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory

September 22 - Providence, RI - Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel

September 24 - New York, NY - The World

September 26 - Cleveland, OH - Agora Theatre

September 27 - Royal Oak, MI - Royal Oak Music Theatre

September 28 - Milwaukee, WI - The Rave

September 29 - Cincinnati, OH - Bogart's

September 30 - Chicago, Il - House Of Blues

October 7 - West Hollywood, CA - House Of Blues

October 9 - Anaheim, CA - House Of Blues

October 11 - San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore

-- Yves Erwin Salomon, New York

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