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Jay-Z’s Back On the Road

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After changing his mind about going on tour with Murder Inc and P.Diddy and the family, Jay-Z has now decided to go back out on tour this summer. Although he had given the reason of wanting to work on a new album and finish his own solo album “Blueprint 2:The Gift and the Curse”, Jay has decided to give the people what they want. Fans can still look forward to seeing the entire Roc-A-Fella family-- minus the two previously announced acts. Jay-Z ha now decided to tour with 311, Mos Def, De La Soul and Hoobastank. The tour titled “The Liquid Mix Tour” is scheduled to hit the road in August, but a lot of fans are going to be weary of the mix of rock and rap. A lot of urban tours haven't been selling through, and that's why Jay-Z has chosen to do this kind of a bill," a spokesperson for Roc-A-Fella Records said in a statement said.

One of the members of 311 is definitely excited about the tour. “More and more people are very diverse these days. There's always new things to try. It's a lot of fun”, Nick Hexum said. Although fans will be excited to see the new acts such as Cam’ron on the road for the first time in a long time, it still leaves the questions: Can hip hop sell out arena’s all over the world or are we just opening acts for other music?

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