Tuesday, August 15, 2006

Eminem, Snoop, E-40, DFB

Eminem is among the celebrities supporting the international nonprofit Caps for Kids, a New Orleans - based organization that provides autographed hats for children losing their hair due to cancer treatments. Eminem signed a cap for a 17-year-old girl who had her leg amputated and has had cancer since the age of 9. Other celebrities that have autographed caps for children include skater Tony Hawk, Vin Diesel, Brad Pitt, Al Pacino, Julia Roberts and others.
Snoop Dogg will star as himself in the TV show, Weeds. The comedy stars Mary Louise Parker as a single mother who makes money by selling marijuana in the fictional suburb of Agrestic, Ca. Snoop will star as a customer who buys high powered marijuana and then writes a song about it. The second season of Weeds is slated to start in Nov.
E-40’s new project E-40 & The Hype on Hyphy, will make its
DVD debut Aug. 26 via Reprise. The video documents the origins of the “Hyphy movement” and features interviews and appearances by Lil Jon, Federation, and B-Legit among others. The DVD set will also include E-40's videos "U And Dat" and "Tell Me When To Go," as well as behind-the-scene looks at the making of those videos. The Vallejo born, Bay area rapper can currently be seen on the "And 1 Mix Tape Tour 2006,” which kicked off June 4th at the Home Depot Center in Carson CA. The tour winds down in New York, NY Madison Square Garden on Aug 25th.
Dem Franchize Boyz (DFB) are set to begin the national "Up Close and Personal Tour 2006" on Aug. 17th along with rappers
Juelz Santana, Lil' Wayne and R&B singers Ne-Yo and Chris Brown. The end of the summer tour will feature performances from the Virgin/So So Def recording artists and highlight songs fom their debut album, On Top Of Our Game. Fueled by the singles “Oh I Think They Like Me” and “Lean Wit It, Rock Wit It,” the DFB certified gold disc set has also sold over two million ringtone downloads. The two-month trek will kickoff in Cincinnati and wind down in Sleep Train Amphitheatre in Marysville, CA. Tour dates are below:
Here are the Up Close And Personal Tour 2006 summer dates:
08/17/2006 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati,OH
08/18/2006 Verizon Wireless IN Noblesville,IN
08/19/2006 Nissan Pavilion Bristow Bristow,VA
08/21/2006 Landmark Theater Richmond,VA
08/22/2006 Chevrolet Theatre Wallingford,CT
08/24/2006 Tower City Amphitheatre Cleveland,OH
08/25/2006 1st Mariner Arena Baltimore,MD
08/26/2006 Jones Beach Theater Wantagh,NY
08/27/2006 Tweeter Center NJ Camden,NJ
09/01/2006 Verizon Wireless VA Virginia Beach ,VA
09/03/2006 Alltel Pavilion Raleigh,NC
09/04/2006 Boutwell Auditorium Birmingham,AL
09/07/2006 American Airlines Arena Miami,FL
09/08/2006 Ford Amphitheatre Tampa,FL
09/09/2006 Chastain Park Ampitheater Atlanta,GA
09/10/2006 Verizon Wireless NC Charlotte,NC
09/12/2006 Germain Ampitheater Columbus,OH
09/14/2006 FedEx Forum Memphis,TN
09/15/2006 UMB Bank Pavilion MO Maryland Heights,MO
09/16/2006 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston,MI
09/17/2006 Charter One Pavilion Chicago,IL
09/21/2006 Verizon Wireless TX Selma,TX
09/22/2006 Cynthia Woods Pavilion The Woodlands,TX
09/23/2006 Smirnoff Music Centre Dallas,TX
09/24/2006 Verizon Wireless KS Bonner Springs,KS
09/28/2006 Gibson Amphitheatre Universal City,CA
09/29/2006 Verizon Wireless CA Irvine,CA
09/30/2006 Cricket Pavilion Phoenix,AZ
10/01/2006 Journal Pavilion Albuquerque,NM
10/06/2006 Sleep Train/Chronicle Pavilion Concord,CA
10/08/2006 Sleep Train Amph. (Marysville) Marysville,CA