ScHoolboy Q has announced that he will be bringing his “Blue Lips Weekends” Tour to major cities across North America. As the tour title suggests, ScHoolboy Q will perform tracks from recently released album, the critically acclaimed, Blue Lips.
Presale tickets are available today, April 25 while public on sale will be on Friday, April 26 both at 10AM local time.
Before Blue Lips, ScHoolboy’s fifth studio album, 2019’s CrasH Talk — the third consecutive LP of his to debut in the top three on the Billboard 200 — capped a decade of dominance for the South Central-bred rapper. The era saw him rack up Gold and Platinum plaques, five Grammy nominations, and a reputation as one of the most inventive and influential stylists in Hip-Hop.
But something was just a little bit off. “I didn’t feel like my normal self anymore,” he says. Blue Lips, Q’s celebrated sixth album, not only gets to the bottom of that uncomfortable feeling but probes beyond it, and allows him to redefine success on your own terms.
Around his 20th birthday, Q got involved with Top Dawg Entertainment. Together with compatriots Jay Rock, Ab-Soul, and Kendrick Lamar, Q vaulted from virtual anonymity to the top of the food chain. After his 2011 debut, Setbacks, a star was born and for nearly a decade, the momentum would never waver.
But after CrasH Talk — after 2012’s Habits & Contradictions, 2014’s Oxymoron, and 2016’s Blank Face LP, Q found himself confronting a void. As a result, this new album features Q’s most precise, economical writing to date and injects new emotions and tones seemingly at will.
It’s the kind of record that could only be made by someone who has mastered his skillset — and knows exactly what he wants to say. And what ScHoolboy Q wants to say is that it’s time to keep our eyes on the horizon. “Whatever happened in the past isn’t today,” he says. “I can’t really fix it. But I can fix today and tomorrow.”
Visit ScHoolboy Q’s official website for ticket information.
ScHoolboy Q “Blue Lips Weekends” Tour Dates:
July 18 Toronto, CA @ HISTORY
July 20 Chicago, IL @ Ramova Theatre
July 25 Washington, DC @ Fillmore Silver Spring
July 26 Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle
July 27 Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Paramount
Aug 1 Dallas, TX @ The Factory in Deep Ellum
Aug 3 Houston, TX @ House of Blues
Aug 4 Denver, CO @ Mission Ballroom
Aug 8 San Diego, CA @ SOMA
Aug 10 San Francisco, CA @ Outside Lands Festival
Aug 11 Seattle, WA @ Showbox SoDo
