50 Cent Announces “The Invitation Tour”; Explains New Album

50 Cent will embark on a stateside tour later this year on May 28. The month-long trek, which is being billed as The Invitation Tour, will start at theWolstein Center in Cleveland,Ohio, and hit up some 18 cities before it comes to a close on June 25 in Atlantic City, NJ at the House Of Blues.

The New York rapper has been touring extensively acrossEurope in promotion of his 2009 album Before I Self Destruct, but while talking to radio host Tim Westwood, he took the time to clarify the concept of his forthcoming album,Black Magic. Initial reports suggested that the album would reflect the up-tempo dance music he was inspired by in Europe, however 50 wants his fans to know that his new sound will still be hip-hop; the only thing he is changing is the delivery.

“I just want to create something that’s outta the box,” saidFif. “It ain’t the same style, same kinda music. I’m using different song formats. I’ll write a rap song in a sequence of a different kind of record…To write it in a different format, instead of writing it the way the traditional rap record is written, it’s to experiment with different things. It’s still hip-hop music, still 50 Cent content, it’s just written in a different way.”

Below are the dates of The Invitation Tour

5/28 - Cleveland, OH - Wolstein Center

5/29 - Detroit, MI - Chene Park Riverfront Amphitheater

5/30 - Chicago, IL - UIC Pavilion

6/1 - Denver, CO - Fillmore Auditorium

6/3 - San Francisco, CA - Warfield Theatre

6/4 - Los Angeles - Club Nokia at L.A. Live

6/6 - Las Vegas, NV - The Pearl Concert Theater at The Palms

6/7 - Phoenix, AZ - Celebrity Theater

6/10 - Kansas City, KS - Midland Theatre

6/11 - Dallas, TX - Music Hall at Fair Park

6/12 - Houston, TX - Arena Theater

6/15 - Miami, FL - The Fillmore

6/17 - Atlanta, GA - Tabernacle

6/18 - Myrtle Beach, SC - House of Blues

6/19 - Raleigh, NC - Walnut Creek Amphitheatre

6/22 -New York, NY - Hammerstein Ballroom

6/23 - Wallingford, CT - Chevrolet Theater

6/24 - Boston, MA - House of Blues

6/25 - Atlantic City, NJ - House of Blues

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