LL Cool J Announces New Arena Tour After 30 Years: Tickets, Tourdates, Special Guests [DETAILS]

LL Cool J Announces New Arena Tour After 30 Years: Tickets, Tourdates, Special Guests [DETAILS]
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LL Cool J announced his highly anticipated "The F.O.R.C.E. Live" arena tour, which will include an impressive line of guest performers like the Roots, Dj Jazzy Jeff, and DJ Z-Trip.

Hours ago, the rap star unveiled a trailer for his tour, and it showed his inner thoughts and doubts about his long-awaited comeback.

"You really rethink you're ready? You think you're the GOAT? You Think you can fill up an arena? You think the fans ready? Do you even remember hip-hop?" But he ends the countless questions by answering, "I'm ready."

He captioned the post: "This is not a moment, it's a movement. For my first Arena tour in 30 years, I am bringing you THE F.O.R.C.E. (Frequencies of Real Creative Energy.)

"I'm excited to be on my first arena tour in 30 years," said the rapper in a statement. "It's proof that our culture is more viable than ever. Get ready for some nonstop beats and rhymes. See you this summer!"

Tour Dates

LL Cool J will begin his 24-stop tour in Boston's TD Garden on Jun 25; followed by a show in Brooklyn's Barclays Center on Jun 27; Newark's Prudential Center on Jun 28; Scotiabank Arena in Toronto on Jun 29.

On Jul 1, the iconic rapper will head to the CFG Bank Arena in Baltimore; the Capital One Arena in Washington, DC on Jul 2, the State Farm Arena in Atlanta on Jul 4; the Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel in Hollywood on Jul 6; the PNC Arena in Raleigh on Jul 8; the Spectrum Center in Charlotte on Jul 9; the Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland on Aug 12; and the United Center in Chicago on Aug 13.

He will then head out to Detroit's Little Caesars Arena on Aug 18; St. Louis' Enterprise Center on Aug 19; Indianapolis' Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Aug 20; Memphis' FedEx Forum on Aug 22; New Orleans' Smoothie King Center on Aug 23; Ft. Worth's ​​ on Aug 24; Houston's Toyota Center on Aug 25; Albuquerque's Sandia Casino Amphitheater on Aug 27; Denver's Ball Arena on Aug 29; San Francisco's Chase Center on Sep 1; Las Vegas' MGM Grand Garden Arena on Sep 2; and wrap up in Los Angeles' Kia Forum on Sep 3.

Special Guests

According to Vibe, LL Cool J will be bringing along some hip-hop icons along the road like The Roots, DJ Jazzy Jeff, and DJ Z-Trip.

Aside from his three main companions, the rapper will also have Queen Latifa, Salt-N-Peppa, Big Boi, Common, De La Soul, Ice-T, Rick Ross, and more as special guests.

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