Ja Rule, Naughty By Nature, DJ Clue Slated For Tyson Afterparty
Yahoo! Music, May 23, 2002 2:00 pm PDT(5/23/02, 2 p.m. ET) -- Ja Rule's group CMC (also featuring Chris Black a.k.a. Jody Mack and 01), Naughty By Nature, Lil' Jon & the East Side Boyz, Chyna White, Tha Eastsidaz, and others are scheduled to perform at the official Mike Tyson after-fight party on June 8 in Memphis, where Tyson and Lennox Lewis will vie for the World Heavyweight Boxing Championship.
Presented by TVT Records, Tyson, Top Choice Promotions, and Memphis's Hot 107, the event will be hosted by 107's Nappy with Boogaloo, and DJ Clue.
Rap Hustlaz Family, Kingpin Skinny Pimp, Mr. Ian, and Yo Gotti are also confirmed to perform.
Naughty By Nature's iicons entered the Billboard 200 chart last week at Number 15. CMC will release its album, CMC Est. Since '93 on November 26, and Lil' Jon & the East Side Boyz are planning to drop their sophomore album, Kings Of Crunk, on September 24.
-- Billy Johnson Jr., Los Angeles
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