For nearly half a year, that has been the battle cry and observation of pockets of people across the country and the globe. To those who have marched on Wall Street, lived in tent cities in parks, and spoken out about why they believe the “little guy” has been left out of the so-called American Dream, this is a pivotal time in history.
In the ‘hoods of America, statistics tell a story of conditions at their worst, as poverty grips families and keeps everyday people far from the luxuries of life and struggling to make ends meet. And, among Hip-Hop – the voice of the youth and the streets – the battle cries are no different.
Solutions to what ills us are fleeting, but there are those who believe that Hip-Hop can “Occupy” itself – i.e. take that same energy and ingenuity that permeates the culture and harness it for collective good. People like revered Civil Rights icon Rev. Jesse Jackson are willing to give Hip-Hop a try, knowing the influence that it has on an audience that stretches far beyond poor, urban Blacks.
In recent weeks, Rev. Jackson hosted his 15th Annual Wall Street Project Economic Summit in New York City, aimed at promoting dialogue that yields answers to how we curb violence, increase jobs, and generally, do better. Watch the clip below of Rev. Jackson’s powerful and thought-provoking “Occupy Hip-Hop” panel discussion (with Hakim Green, Ralph McDaniels, and more), hosted by Hip Hop Union and moderated by AllHipHop.com’s own Chuck Creekmur:
Visit Hip Hop Union’s Facebook page HERE. Learn more about Rev. Jackson’s national empowerment efforts at www.rainbowpush.org.
Hailing from the DMV, more specifically Maryland, 22-year-old rapper Logic has been steadily cranking out music over the past couple of years that, at times, makes you feel like you’re back in ’96. The funny thing about it, though, is that’s precisely his goal.
Never one to conform to “what’s hot” or “what’s buzzing,” Logic has been inspired by the Hip-Hop that helped redefine the genre and culture throughout the 1990s. Artists and groups like Nas, Wu-Tang, Jay-Z, and Gangstarr, are all influences of the young rapper, who has found a way to combine what he loved about each artist and give you something that is raw, lyrical, innovative, and fresh, while at the same time being 150% Logic.
AllHipHop.com spoke to the newly anointed Breeding Ground artist to hear his story, discover his inspirations, and find out what’s to come in the future from the Maryland native. Find out below:
AllHipHop.com: When did you first fall in love with Hip-Hop and decide that you wanted to be a rapper?
Logic: Well, I first started for real when I was about 15 years old. I don’t know if you’ve ever seen the movie Kill Bill, but the whole score is done by RZA from Wu-Tang. I didn’t really know Wu-Tang. I mean, don’t get me wrong, I knew your Nas’ and your Biggie’s and stuff but I wasn’t really that big into it. I always loved the music but when I listened to the score, I was into Anime and Kung-Fu movies and stuff and when I heard that I was just like “wow!” The combination of Kung-Fu and Rap blew me away so I started listening to RZA, Raekwon, GZA, Ol’ Dirty Bastard, Inspectah Deck, everybody, and it just opened up a whole new life for me, I guess.
AllHipHop.com: That’s definitely a great place to start. What about beyond Wu-Tang?
Logic: From there, I went to Nas’ Illmatic, of course, and I Am, and then I got into Jay’s Reasonable Doubt. A lot of the stuff that I was listening to when I first started was the more Old School stuff like Big L, Gangstarr, Blackstar, all of that stuff; I was really into the rawness of it all. I think that’s what helped me develop the flow that I have today that comes from that respect for the Old School, and then blending it with new beats, I guess. But yeah, I was about 15 years old when I first got into it.
AllHipHop.com: How old are you now?
Logic: I’m 22.
AllHipHop.com: Do you remember what the first Hip-Hop or Rap album you bought was?
Logic: Yes, I do. The first Hip-Hop album I ever bought was The Roots’ Do You Want More?!!!??! At that time, I was really into Wu-Tang and I was looking for something to listen to and my friend told me to get Wu-Tang Forever, but the store didn’t have it so he told me to get The Roots album ‘cause it’s really good. It was just phenomenal and incredible, and Black Thought is one of my biggest inspirations.
AllHipHop.com: Yeah, I hear that. He’s personally my favorite rapper, so that’s a cool story. What about the first Hip-Hop concert you went to? Do you remember that?
Logic: Actually, this is funny. The first Hip-Hop concert I ever went to I actually performed at, too, and it was incredible. It was 2009 and Ghostface Killah came to town. It was so cool to idolize this person from Wu-Tang and be able to open up for him. I remember I was 19 at the time, and my manager begged the venue to let me perform. The police ended up escorting me to the stage. I rapped for like 15 minutes, did my thing, and then they escorted me out. I couldn’t even get a seat for the show, which sucked but that was my first concert experience.
AllHipHop.com: That is awesome, man. Switching it up a little bit, you know that nowadays everyone’s a rapper or at least claims to be one, and everyone that wants to has the ability to put out music almost instantaneously online. So I must ask, what sets you apart from everyone else who’s trying to become the next big thing right?
Logic: Well, I actually wrote this line for my album that goes, “Everybody think they can Rap, stop it just cease / got it? Kapeesh. This is my house, you f*ckers just lease / Waiting on a record deal that’s never coming like a priest.” The thing is, I feel like so many artists, well, not really artists but so many people think they can rap and they just want a deal and the glitz and the glamour and the women but they don’t understand that all I do and want to do is rhyme. I engineer, mix, master, write, record, produce all of my own music and I think I’ve sacrificed so much from my relationships to my friendships to my family; I’ve literally sacrificed my entire life and I’m honest.
I talk about sh*t I did when I was younger, being stupid and being dumb but still growing into becoming a man and being so truthful on a track. I think what separates me is definitely my love for Hip-Hop and the honesty and not being a hypocrite, and portraying all sides, ‘cause that’s one big thing about me is versatility and being able to spit, not to sound arrogant, the rawest, most lyrical sh*t you’ve ever heard that makes you feel like you’re back in ’96. At the same time, I can also spit on a mainstream type of joint because, sh*t, you don’t want to just listen to the hardcore stuff but never jeopardizing the flow or the lyrics.
AllHipHop.com: Well, it’s very apparent from listening to your music that you’re not just stuck in a “one-lane” state of mind, and that you can actually spit over all types of records so props on that.
Logic: Thank you very much.
AllHipHop.com: Now, I know you’re from the DMV, but whereabouts specifically?
Logic: Yes, I am from Maryland. A lot of people get it twisted with the DMV stuff, and we never get any shine [laughs]. I do love the DMV don’t get me wrong, but, I’m from Maryland.
AllHipHop.com: Tell me about the Hip-Hop scene in Maryland.
Logic: Well, you know just like I know everybody wants to be a rapper so there’s rappers everywhere but for me, nah man, not here, there’s really nothing here. I think what’s really cool is the fact that there is nobody here, I mean, don’t get me wrong, I have homies who do rap, like Phil Ade and my man Castro. There are rappers out here who are dope like Wale who’s originally from Maryland but he reps D.C. a lot. So there are people out here, very talented people but at the end of the day there’s been no “superstar” to come out of here. That might take people to a place where they’re like “that’ll never happen,” but not me. I saw it where I could be, I know I will be, that person to break out and actually give Maryland a name.
The first time I ever went to New York I was 21 and I was recording a video for my song “Mind of Logic” and walking around the streets in a city of millions allowed me to realize how blessed I am because there’s people in New York who try to make it, and when you talk about New York, everybody is literally trying to be a rapper or something there, everybody’s got there hustle so the fact that I can be in this place where nobody is really shining, it allowed my name to illuminate a little more from this small area and if anything it’s a blessing. So, I wouldn’t necessarily there is a market or scene, but there is a lot of talent here for sure.
AllHipHop.com: Now, tell me about Young Sinatra, which was your most recent release. I know that you’ve stayed away from calling it a mixtape and instead address it as an album correct?
Logic: Yes, sir.
AllHipHop.com: I’ll call it your “project” then. So when did that project actually come out?
Logic: That came out September 19th of last year.
AllHipHop.com: And in the months since it’s release, how has the overall response and feedback been from people who are not specifically you’re original fans?
Logic: It’s been incredible ‘cause like you said yourself, I think a lot of artists are – we’re very impatient. I’ve been doing this sh*t for eight years so I know patience now like a f*cking monk you know what I mean? Imagine eight years, and then finally getting some notoriety and some credibility after only a few months of releasing this project.
Now, this is my second project, but this is the one that a lot of people are going to know me for as of now and I can say that it’s definitely been incredible. I mean it really comes down to that versatility. If I can stress anything about who I am as an artist it’s definitely that versatility, like I said, that I can rap on some raw sh*t, but I can also do some mainstream stuff but not sacrifice myself and I feel like no one’s really ever done that in Hip-Hop.
AllHipHop.com: Or at least done it very well.
Logic: Right. It’s either money and b*tches or real s###, but you can’t be hypocritical. It’s not depressing all the time, it’s not sad all the time, it’s not super-deep all the time; you’ve got to have fun, and I think I really brought that to the table with Young Sinatra. If anything, it was really just practice because this next one, I can’t wait! I can’t wait for fans and studiers of Hip-Hop to hear what’s next.
AllHipHop.com: So then, what can you tell me about the next project that you’re working on, and how does it differ from your past material?
Logic: Well, this next project is the epitome of versatility, hands down. The difference between Young Sinatra and this next project is complete professionalism. I mean, like I said, I write, record, mix, and engineer all of my own music and since then I’ve gotten so much better as an engineer and as a producer as well. I work with my man 6ix who’s my main producer, and me and this guy have been working together for the past year and a half just crafting and honing our skills together and it’s incredible.
There was one kind of party record on Young Sinatra, we have like six of them now for this next project; I’m talking certified bangers up there with your Drake’s and your Wiz Khalifa’s as far as mainstream music goes, but like I said before, it’s all about the lyricism. There’s stuff on there for the motherf*ckers that don’t pay attention to lyrics and just want to have fun, but every line is constructed with such depth that the real lyricists and nitpickers have something to listen to and analyze as well. They can never question my love for Hip-Hop if you will.
AllHipHop.com: What about the so-called “haters”?
Logic: There’s people out there who say, “You suck,” and this and that, you think I give a f*ck what they think? Those people don’t get it; they’re close-minded. I can listen to Nirvana, Mos Def, Mozart, Led Zeppelin, Wu-Tang; there’s a time and place for everything and I love all music and if for those that don’t than f*ck them.
AllHipHop.com: Instead of directly asking you your thoughts on some other white rappers like Mac Miller and Yelawolf and Eminem, I want to know if you think the comparisons are unfair just because of the color of your skin?
Logic: Of course, it’s all about, and you can quote me, “the recency effect.”
AllHipHop.com: Explain that.
Logic: The fact that they’re known right now and my skin is white is it ‘cause I don’t sound like Mac Miller; that kid is f*cking awesome and living on top of the world. He’s a great guy that makes fun music – this is what’s so stupid – there’s people out there like, “Oh f*ck, Mac Miller ‘cause all he does is rap about this and this.” It’s like “Yo! He’s from the suburbs and rapping about what he knows and he’s having a good time and living it up. Do those people want him to pretend to be something that he’s not? If that were the case then people would give him sh*t for that. You can’t make all these people happy and I think the fact that I’m even in the same category as my fellow MCs is that it just lets me know that I’m stepping my game up, and I don’t feel bad because one day they say I sound like him, and the next day it’s something else.
Let’s put it this way, in 2008, they said I sounded like Eminem. In 2009 they said I sounded like Drake because I sang. In 2010, they said that I sounded like J. Cole and in 2011 they’re saying that I sound like Mac Miller. You know what? In 2012, they’re going to say that I sound like Logic. I’m going to put out this project and it’s going to be undeniable and pretty soon there’s going to be some poor kid that everybody is saying sounds like Logic and hopefully he’ll have the balls to break out of that.
AllHipHop.com: That’s definitely true, man. Is there anything else you want the fans and readers to know?
Logic: Just that I hope when people listen to my music, that they listen to it with an open mind and I hope that the sound doesn’t distract them from the underlying meaning of peace and positivity, and truly being able to live your dreams. I came up on welfare, Section 8, food stamps, parents on drugs and alcohol; no family, no nothing, and I made it. I’m doing it everyday and actually living off of what I love, and anybody that hates that has got to be an evil motherf*cker, so just enjoy the music at the end of the day.
AllHipHop.com: Fair enough, Logic. It was great talking to you and thanks.
Logic: Same man. I appreciate the interview. Thank you.
Ever since T.I. got off with a very light sentence for getting caught with an army of weapons and ammunition, people have accused him of being a snitch. BMF boss Big Meech doesn’t like that very much, and he’s speaking out about it.
In a letter to Straight from the A.com Big Meech writes:
“There is no person in the Federal or State system that can say or saying that “T.I. Clifford Harris” snitched on them. I’m tired of people spraying his name when his plea deal and sentencing transcripts is “ONLINE.” You pay $40 to get on “Pacer” and you have access to all court documents on any person in the “UNITED STATES.”
(AllHipHop News) Atlantic A&R Shawn Barron recently spoke with AllHipHop.com about Diggy Simmons’ debut project Unexpected Arrival, which will be in stores March 20.
Diggy’s singles “Copy, Paste,” and “Do it Like You” featuring Jeremih have been getting heavy rotation nationwide.
Also, the rapper is on his “Life of the Jetsetter Tour,” which is stopping in selected cities around the country.
Shawn Barron, who helped coordinate Diggy’s first two singles, has had great success early in his career as an A&R.
Having worked in the industry for several years now, Shawn is gaining more responsibility at Atlantic.
“Right now I got Brianna from Miami and I’m also working on Alley Boy with DTE, so we got that coming, should be some good music coming out,” Barron told AllHipHop.com.
In what I can only assume is an attempt to stop others from exploiting their child’s name, Jay-Z and Beyonce have allegedly filed filed an application to trademark the name ‘Blue Ivy Carter.’ The application was reportedly submitted on January 26, 2012.
Four days after Blue Ivy Carter was born, a New York businessman tried to trademark Blue Ivy NYC for a clothing line, and another company tried to trademark Blue Ivy Carter Glory IV for a perfume line. Both applications were reportedly denied on the grounds that the names belong “to a very famous infant.”
Some people will do anything for a buck! I’m glad they were denied. Coincidentally, there was a Blue Ivy Clothing store in Wisconsin that was trademarked in 2011 before Beyonce even announced her pregnancy. I wonder if that’s where the Carters got the name from?
(AllHipHop News) This year’s Grammy Awards hosts, LL Cool J and Nicki Minaj, teamed up recently to record spots for a memorable promo campaign.
The newly-released commercial features Nicki Minaj dancing and rapping, while LL Cool J beat boxes. She even heckles him, asking him to “speed it up,” and Cool J responds, “How fast do you want my lips to move?”
In true, zany Nicki Minaj fashion, she yells back, “PAUSE!”
Watch the commercial below:
Minaj is nominated for Grammys in the categories of Best New Artist, Best Rap Album and Best Rap Performance.
The 2012 Grammy Awards airs this Sunday, February 12 at 8/7c on CBS.
Just a little over a month since scoring a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, veteran R&B group Boyz II Men reveals details on their new U.S. tour.
Known for many of their hits including “End of the Road”, “I’ll Make Love to You”, and “On Bended Knee”, Boyz II Men’s tour kicks off tonight (February 9) at New York’s Carnegie Hall. The tour consists of 36-dates hitting cities like Orlando, Dallas, and Houston, and wrapping up on August 10 in Ventura, California.
The group’s latest effort, Twenty, a collection of new songs and re-recorded classics, celebrates their 20 years of being in the music industry.
Below are dates for Boyz II Men’s 2012 U.S. tour:
Feb. 9: New York, N.Y. (Carnegie Hall)
Feb. 10: San Felipe, N.M. (San Felipe Casino)
Feb. 17: Chandler, AZ (Wild Horse Pass Casino)
Feb. 18: Primm, NV (Star of the Desert Arena)
Feb. 19: Orlando, FL (Universal Studios)
Feb. 25: Nice, CA (Robinson Rancheria Casino & Hotel)
Mar. 2: Baltimore, MD (Rams Head Live)
Mar. 3: Myrtle Beach, S.C. (House of Blues)
Mar. 4: Charlotte, N.C. (Charlotte Convention Center)
Mar. 5: Alexandria, VA (The Birchmere)
Mar. 10: Houston, TX (House of Blues)
Mar. 11: Dallas, TX (House of Blues)
Mar. 16: Cleveland, OH (House of Blues)
Mar. 22: Detroit, MI (Motor City Casino Hotel – Sound Board)
Mar. 23: Milwaukee, WI (Potawatomi Bingo Casino)
Mar. 24: Bettendorf, IA (Isle @ Quad Cities Waterfront Convention Center)
Mar. 25: Chicago, IL (House of Blues)
Mar. 31: Austin, TX (Town Lake Auditorium Shores)
Apr. 6: Grand Ronde, OR (Spirit Mountain Casino)
Apr. 13: Biloxi, MS (IP Casino Resort & Spa)
Apr. 21: Lincoln, NE (Lied Center For the Performing Arts – University of Nebraska)
Apr. 22: Tucson, AZ (Pima County Fair)
Apr. 28: Forrest City, AR (EACC Fine Arts Center)
Apr. 29: Paducah, KY (Carson Center)
May 17: Worcester, MA (The Hanover Theater)
May 18: New Bedford, MA (Zeiterion Theatre)
May 19: Atlantic City, NJ (Resorts Casino Atlantic City)
May 31: Peekskill, NY (Paramount Center For The Arts)
Jun. 1: Morristown, NJ (Mayo Performing Arts Center)
Jun. 2: Richmond, VA (Stone Soul Music Festival @ Browns Island)
Jun. 3: Easton, MD (Avalon Theater)
Jun. 9: Pittsburgh, PA (PNC Park @ North Shore)
Jun. 12: San Mateo, CA (San Mateo County Fairgrounds)
Jun. 28: Lincolnville, ME (Cellardoor Winery)
Jul. 6: West Wendover, NV (Peppermill Hotel & Casino)
Aug. 10: Ventura, CA (Ventura County Fair)
(AllHipHop News) The battle between former drug baron Freeway Rick Ross and Hip-Hop star Rick Ross rages on in court.
The two men appeared in a Miami court last week, to give depositions in their ongoing trademark dispute over the name Rick Ross.
“[He] treated me as if I had done something to him,” Freeway Rick Ross told The Huffington Post in a recent interview. “When he first came to me, he didn’t know what position I was going to take, if I was going to send a word out to those young cats out in L.A. or not. That put a little fear in his heart.
Freeway Rick Ross originally filed a $10 million lawsuit against Rick Ross, born William Leonard Roberts III in May of 2010, claiming that he is illegally profiting off of his name.
The judge ruled that Freeway Rick could appeal in state court, which he did immediately.
In an article in the Huffington Post last week, Freeway Rick Ross said the two men came face-to-face and the rapper shot dirty looks his way.
“Now that he knows I’m not carrying it like that, he’s a little more courageous right now,” Freeway Rick Ross said adding: [He] has my name tattooed on his hand.”
After her first public appearance since giving birth at husband Jay-Z’s 40-40 club on Monday, Beyonce is back on the ball musically, giving fans the opportunity to remix the latest single off her 4 album, entitled “End of Time.”
The “End of Time” remix competition is in association with SoundCloud, the popular music sharing service. Sharing your remix increases your chances, as the winner is selected by who has the most votes. If selected, winners receive $4,000 and a chance to appear on an upcoming Beyonce release.
Fans can submit their versions of the song via www.BeyonceOnline.com, where they can also download the stems for the song.
It is noted that the song charted on download sales alone, reaching No. 13 on Billboard’s Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.
(AllHipHop News) The world heard about the multiple performances of “N*ggas In Paris” during Jay-Z and Kanye West’s national tour as The Throne. Now, both the fans and masses in general can see the official music video for the hit single.
Filmed during their stint at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, the video, which was directed by Kanye West, features footage of both Jay-Z and Kanye West, as well as the tens of thousands of fans in attendance. The “kaleidoscope-esque” shot, high-def video, features a live audio track of the duo performing “N*ggas In Paris” during their concert.
Check out The Throne’s video for “N*ggas In Paris” below:
(AllHipHop News) Queens, New York rapper 50 Cent continues his mission to help feed millions of men, women and children who are starving in Africa.
The rapper landed in Dolo, Somalia yesterday (February 8), where tens of thousands of people are being affected by a famine in the country.
50 Cent is traveling in Somalia and Kenya with the World Food Programme to document the suffering of the people in the country, who have also been impacted by war in the region.
The rapper launched a new energy drink “Street King,” as a vehicle to provide 1 billion meals for people around the world who have been impacted by hunger, war and famine.
According to stats released by the World Food Programme, over 100,000 people have died as a result of the famine in the region.
50 Cent is an official ambassador to the World Food Programme and has been working with the organization since October of 2011.
For every purchase of his Street King energy drink, one meal is donated to the World Food Programme to feed a hungry child.
Check out this picture 50 Cent posted of himself in Somalia below:
(AllHipHop News) Former Death Row CEO Marion “Suge” Knight was arrested in Las Vegas yesterday (February 8).
The rap mogul was riding in his black Bentley when he made an unsafe leave change, TMZ.com reports.
The police searched the luxury vehicle around 5:30PM and found out he was carrying a small amount of marijuana.
He was released from a local jail where he was processed.
The arrest could lead to more problems for Suge, who is currently on three years unsupervised probation, after he was caught driving with a suspended license in December of 2010.
Welcome to the first day of the rest of your life! Today’s Daily Word is dedicated to making your dreams happen! There are many people who live within the limitations of what reality says is possible. There are many people who can only see within the four walls in the box that society has given them. There are people who will fight tooth and nail to maintain this way of life… Then there are the delusional, the insane, the misguided who think that they can accomplish things that have never been done!
These ridiculous people have this notion that if they just believe in the unseen, it will somehow just appear! These wackos try to defy everything that conventional wisdom has ever tried to teach them….. But truth be told, this second group of rule breakers are the innovators, the creators, the people who move our world forward!
So who are you? Do you live in a box, or are you insane! Will you keep the world the way you found it, or will you contribute something great to it! Remember that anything is possible! Whatever the mind can conceive is real and can happen! Don’t get trapped in a mental prison that just gives you below the minimum that life can offer! Understand that believing in the unseen is the only way to make it happen! Create a new reality! One that defies the norm and pushes your creativity to the limit! It Is All Possible!! Be Ridiculous and make the impossible happen!!
-Ash’Cash
“Start by doing what’s necessary; then do what’s possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.” -St. Francis of Assisi
“The only thing that stands between a man and what he wants from life is often merely the will to try it and the faith to believe that it is possible.” -David Viscott
“Success is determined by those whom prove the impossible, possible.” -James W. Pence
“Most of us have far more courage than we ever dreamed possible.” -Dale Carnegie
“Life only demands from you the strength that you possess. Only one feat is possible; not to run away.” -Dag Hammarskjold
“Victory is always possible for the person who refuses to stop fighting.” -Napoleon Hill
“The limits of the possible can only be defined by going beyond them into the impossible.” -Arthur C. Clarke
“Remember, there are no mistakes, only lessons. Love yourself, trust your choices, and everything is possible.” -Cherie Carter-Scott
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Ash’Cash is a Business Consultant, Motivational Speaker, Financial Expert and the author of Mind Right, Money Right: 10 Laws of Financial Freedom. For more information, please visit his website, www.IamAshCash.com.
(AllHipHop News) Newly-signed Def Jam artist Asher Roth has announced dates and cities for his upcoming “Final Four Tour,” which will take him across the country and have him performing at a number of college campuses on high-profile game days.
The 16-date tour will kick off on February 15 in New York City during “Social Media Week” and continue through North Carolina, Iowa, Ohio, Texas, Florida, before coming to a close on March 31 during Final Four weekend in New Orleans.
Roth, who recently released a new video for his track “Dope Sh*t“, will be performing tracks from his debut album, Asleep In the Bread Aisle, his new Pabst & Jazz Sessions mixtape, and his upcoming Def Jam debut, Is This Too Orange?, which is scheduled for release this Spring.
Check out a full list of tour dates below:
Weds, February 15th: New York, NY – Hearst Tower (Social Media Week)
Thurs, February 16th: New York, NY – Greenhouse – DJ Set with Wreckonize
Sat, February 18th: Chapel Hill, NC – Club Pulse (UNC Chapel Hill vs Clemson)
Sun, February 19th: Iowa City, IA – Blue Moose (University of Iowa vs Indiana)
Weds, February 22nd: Syracuse, NY – Westcott Theater (Syracuse vs USF)
Fri, February 24th: Columbus, OH – Skullys (Ohio State vs Wisconsin)
Weds, February 29th: Lafayette, IN – La Parranda Night Club (Purdue vs Penn State)
Fri, March 2nd: Louisville, KY – Expo Five (Gerorgia vs Kentucky)
Sat, March 3rd: Milwaukee, WI – The Rave (Marquette vs Georgetown)
