Two artists who released critically-acclaimed independent albums in 2009 are veteran Brother Ali and relative rookie Fashawn. The Minneapolis and Fresno emcees (respectively) are joining forces to promote their latest albums.
Ali’s Us followed up his Spring EP, and featured appearances from Chuck D, Joell Ortiz and more, with production courtesy of Atmosphere’s Ant. Fashawn’s debut, Boy Meets World, was produced entirely by Exile, and was recently released to bonus-track double vinyl.
Both albums were among HipHopDX’s Top 25 Albums Of 2009.
The tour dates are below:
March 29th The Aquarium Fargo, ND
March 31st Zebra Cocktail Lounge Bozeman, MT
April 1st Republik Calgary, AB
April 2nd The Starlite Room Edmonton, AB
April 3rd Louis’ Pub Saskatoon, SK
April 5th Pyramid Cabaret Winnipeg, MB
April 8th The Shelter Detroit, MI
April 9th The Mod Club Toronto, ON
April 10th Ritual Nightclub Ottawa, ON
April 11th Foufoune Electriques Montreal, QC
April 13th Jerky’s Live Music Hall Providence, RI
April 14th Toad’s Place New Haven, CT
April 15th Knitting Factory Brooklyn, NY
April 16th Diesel Pittsburgh, PA
April 17th Horn Gallery Gambler, OH
April 20th Soapbox Laundrolounge Wilmington, NC
April 21ist The Orange Peel Asheville, NC
April 22nd The Music Farm Charleston, SC
April 23rd Drunken Unicorn Atlanta, GA
April 24th BottleTree Birmingham, AL
April 26th Spanish Moon Baton Rouge, LA
April 28th Exit/In Nashville, TN
April 29th Mojo’s Columbia, MO
April 30th Otto’s Nightclub DeKalb, IL
May 1st Turner Hall Ballroom Milwaukee, WI
May 2nd Vaudeville Mews Des Moines, IA
Related: See Justin Timberlake beat-box for Ali in Wyoming last month:
no VA or DC dates?! fuck that
how are you gonna have a rhymesayers artist on a tour and not stop in mpls?
how are there no CA dates???
How to you come to Illy-nois and skip Chi…
Man there are no Texas dates!!!! I understand though. Brother ali got no love here in houston when he came for the fresh air tour. People down here don’t understand hip-hop. There were literally only 50-60 people at the fresh air tour.
dude i hear u i was so hoping they would come down here to wharehouse live and do a show im so disappointed plus when atmosphere came here last year i aint find out til day after 🙁 ya alot of people down here dont know music
Yeah, it would have been nice to see more people at the Houston show, but at least those that did show up were enthusiastic and responsive. Plus it provided a more intimate performance, so it wasn’t all bad. Brother Ali even made a comment about it at the show. “I’m gonna tell you the truth about Houston. Its never one of the largest crowds on tour,” he said, “but its always one of the most warm and energetic and fun shows on tour. That’s the truth. Plus Scarface is from here, so you know what’s up. You can’t dismiss that.”
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how are you gonna have a rhymesayers artist on a tour that doesn’t stop in mpls?
man give props where props are due, brother ali is better then 99 percent ofthe artists covered on this site. LONGLIVE ALI and Rhymesayers ENT. fuck the dumb shit i was a hater but ALI is a breath of fresh air. the truth is here