Azealia Banks Announces First Proper North American Tour, with K. Michelle

Much was made about how long Azealia Banks was relevant before she finally managed to drop the (admittedly stellar) Broke With Expensive Taste during 2014, but no one has pointed out that the emcee has never done a proper North American tour either. That is, until now. The rapper announced that she and R&B vocalist K. Michelle would set out together during September for two months of American dates.

Banks just went from playing a handful of festivals in Europe and will soon be traveling around Australia, but has of course played shows in the United States before, but never as many as the 20 gigs planned for this run.

Michelle hasn't quite gotten the headlines that her co-headliner has—perhaps as the result of being less active and incendiary on social media—but her 2014 sophomore album, Anybody Wanna Buy A Heart, also gathered near-universal acclaim.

This tour should be a "must" for fans with hip-hop and R&B tastes that linger on the fringe of mainstream. Check out the full list of dates below:

09/15: Indianapolis @ Murat Theatre

09/16: Chicago @ Aragon Ballroom

09/17: St. Louis @ Fabulous Fox Theatre

09/18: Detroit @ Fox Theater

09/19: Baltimore @ Pier Six Pavilion

09/20: Washington, DC @ DAR Constitution Hall

09/24: Philadelphia @ The Mann Center for Performing Arts

09/25: Cleveland @ Hard Rock Live

09/26: New York City @ Best Buy Theatre

09/27: Boston @ House of Blues

09/30: Richmond, VA @ Carpenter Center