With his last project, Scifentology II [click to read], coming out in early 2008, New York underground rapper Yak Ballz will be releasing an EP later this year entitled Gas Galaxy. The projects title-track [click to listen] has already released online, and it will likewise be included on Definitive Jux Presents 4 compilation out September 1st. In support of Gas Galaxy, his first offering on Definitive Jux Records, Yak Ballz plans to tour with label mate Cage, who has his new album Depart From Me coming out July 7. The two emcees will begin their 25-date tour in Brooklyn with two back-to-back shows, traveling throughout the country until they arrive on the east coast again for their final performance in Providence, Rhode Island. Their tentative scheduled shows, along with venue locations, are listed below: July 2 Brooklyn, NY @ Southpaw
July 3 Brooklyn, NY @ Southpaw
July 4 Toronto, ON @ El Mocambo
July 5 Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop
July 7 Chicago, IL @ Reggies
July 8 Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock
July 10 Denver, CO @ Marquis Theater
July 11 Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
July 13 Seattle, WA @ Nectar Lounge
July 14 Vancouver, BC @ Richards
July 15 Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre
July 17 San Francisco, CA @ Great American M Hall
July 18 Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey Theater
July 20 San Diego, CA @ Belly Up
July 21 Phoenix, AZ @ Chasers
July 22 Albuquerque, NM @ Launchpad
July 24 Dallas, TX @ Haileys
July 25 Austin, TX @ Emo’s
July 26 New Orleans, LA @ House Of Blues
July 27 Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade
July 28 Carboro, NC @ Local 506
July 29 Washington, DC @ DC 9 Nightclub
July 30 Philadelphia. PA @ First Unitarian Church
July 31 Boston, MA @ Harpers Ferry
August 1 Providence, RI @ Living Room