LL COOL J,Questlove and Black Thought of The Roots had an intriguing conversation offering the exciting details about their upcoming tour, and the Hip Hop legends couldn’t be more thrilled.
Taking to Instagram Live on Saturday (April 29), the three men engaged in some friendly banter before diving into the nitty-gritty of what fans can expect from their The F.O.R.C.E. Live tour, which is set to kick off on June 25 in Boston.
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“You’ve done arena tours before. I’ve done arena tours before. But I’ve never really felt like they were mine,” Quest shared. “They were always, like, festivals, or opening up for other acts. This is super major, man.”
“You know what I’m excited about, Quest?” LL replied. “When the first snare hits, like…it ain’t stoppin’. We goin’ hard. This is going to be a show unlike anything … I haven’t done an arena tour in many years, you know what I’m sayin’? And I put all my energy into making this thing right. This is like everything we’ve ever done on super-roids. So it’s going to be way more than you can imagine, you know what I’m sayin’?”
“I’m not trying to reinvent the wheel,” said Questlove. “But, I’m also trying to give people something that they’ve never seen before…the way we’re formatting the show, it’s going to be like the Grammys performance on steroids.” Questlove produced a star-studded Hip Hop tribute at The Grammys to celebrate the 50th Anniversary.
But, most exciting of all for fans of the “Mama Said Knock You Out” rapper is the teaser that new music is on the way, and it will prominently feature another Hip Hop heavyweight.
“Q-Tip did all the production, all the beats,” he said. “There will be some new music coming in the next couple of weeks or so.”
Launched in conjunction with LL’s Rock The Bells and Live Nation Urban on Tuesday (April 25), The F.O.R.C.E. Live will kick off in Boston on June 25 and trek through North America before wrapping up at Inglewood’s Kia Forum on September 3.
Dubbed the “ultimate Hip Hop mash-up tour,” LL COOL J is set to headline the tour alongside The Roots, DJ Jazzy Jeff, and DJ Z-Trip.
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Each stop will be filled with a range of Hip Hop royalty special guests that include icons such as Salt-N-Pepa, Rick Ross, Queen Latifah, Big Boi, De La Soul, Jadakiss, Method Man, Redman, Rakim, Common and more.
Pre-sale tickets are now live with the general public having their shot on Friday (April 31). The tour will hit 24 cities in total with stops in Brooklyn, Toronto, Atlanta, Charlotte, Cleveland, Chicago, Detroit, Houston, Denver, Houston, Las Vegas and more.
