Kendrick Lamar, SZA and the whole TDE Family are gearing up for a new tour. Get those deets, plus see what J. Holiday (remember him?!) is irking everyone’s nerves inside…
TDE Fans get excited!
Your faves are coming to a city near you. And they’ll be here right when the weather starts breaking.
Top Dawg Entertainment is ready to kick off their first ever full label tour, dubbed “The Championship Tour.” And it will feature everyone on the roster, including Kendrick Lamar, SZA, ScHoolboy Q, and Jay Rock.
. @TopDawgEnt PRESENTS: THE CHAMPIONSHIP TOUR pic.twitter.com/UOCPJIcyQh
— TOP DAWG #TDE (@dangerookipawaa) January 22, 2018
“The Championship Tour” will kick off on May 4th at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver before hitting major cities like Los Angeles, Dallas, Atlanta, New York and Chicago. TDE will wrap up their tour on June 16th at the KeyBank Pavilion in Pittsburgh, PA.
If you’re looking to be in the stands, tickets go on-sale to the general public this Friday (Jan. 26th) at noon local time. Those lucky American Express card members can purchase tickets in select cities from 10AM Tuesday to noon Thursday local time.
Peep the full list of tour dates below:
May 4 -- Vancouver, BC* @ Rogers Arena
May 5 -- Seattle, WA White @ River Amphitheatre
May /6 -- Portland, OR @ Sunlight Supply Amphitheater
May 8 -- Oakland, CA* @ Oracle Arena
May 10 -- Los Angeles, CA* @ The Forum
May 13 -- San Diego, CA @ Mattress Firm Amphitheatre
May 14 -- Phoenix, AZ @ Ak. Chin Pavilion
May 15 -- Albuquerque, NM @ Isleta Amphitheater
May 17 -- Dallas, TX @ Starplex Pavilion
May 18 -- Austin, TX @Austin360 Amphitheater
May 19 -- Houston, TX @ The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion Presented by Huntsman
May 22 -- Tampa, FL @ MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
May 23 -- West Palm Beach, FL @ Coral Sky Amphitheatre
May 25 -- Atlanta, GA @ Cellairis Amphitheatre at Lakewood
May 26 -- Raleigh, NC @ Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
May 27 -- Virginia Beach, VA @ Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater at Virginia Beach
May 29 -- New York, NY* @ Madison Square Garden
May 30 -- Wantagh, NY @ Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater
June 1 -- Bristow, VA (DC) @ Jiffy Lube Live
June 2 -- Hershey, PA @ Hersheypark Stadium
June 3 -- Buffalo, NY @ Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
June 5 -- Boston, MA @ Xfinity Center
June 7 -- Hartford, CT @ XFINITY Theatre
June 8 -- Philadelphia, PA @ BB&T Pavilion
June 9 -- Saratoga Springs, NY @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center
June 12 -- Toronto, ON @ Budweiser Stage
June 13 -- Detroit, MI* @ DTE Energy Music Theatre
June 15 -- Chicago, IL @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
June 16 -- Pittsburgh, PA @ KeyBank Pavilion
*American Express presale
We're here for it.
SZA has been busy doing shows and making apperances. The "Love Galore" singer, who's up for FIVE Grammy awards, chopped it up with Brian A. Hernandez onstage during the celebration of Mastercard's Start Something Priceless Campaign at the launch of the Mastercard House in NYC yesterday.
In other music "news"...
If J. Holiday was looking for another 15 minutes of fame, he sure found it.
Remember he’s the guy who sung “Bed” and hasn’t dropped any fire since like…2009. Yeah, him.
Anyhoo, he hopped on Instagram to make a video BASHING artists like Beyonce, SZA and Cardi B for making waves in the music industry. Why? Well, he wants these women to stop singing about their pain/personal experiences and calling it music. Yep, you read it right. He wants them to stop doing what the very essence of what music is. It’s all about expressing yourself through song right? Or nah? He claims pain doesn’t equal talent.
“Apparently the black men is still losing to the women,” he started. “I get it. I have absolute all respect for black women.”
“We don’t do all that bullsh*t to be seen. I got daughters man. Cardi, Beyonce, SZA, all y’all motherf*ckas stop using that f*cking pain to make it OK to say some bullshit on your record and get nominated for a Grammy for going through some bullsh*t. Because so have I as a black motherf*cking man," he continued.
Tell us why you’re really J. Holiday because this anger seems terribly misplaced. Instead of being mad at them for copping Grammy nominations, you should be concentrating on creating new music (that’s hot) so you could be nominated again. Is he still mad that he lost his only Grammy nomination to Mary J. Blige in 2009? Hmph.
Peep the clip above and tell us your thoughts in the comments.
Photos: Getty
