Nas and Lauryn Hill have announced a joint tour on Tuesday slated for this fall. The jaunt kicks off September 7th in Chicago, criss-crossing the country before wrapping up in Vancouver on October 11th. Roots reggae singer Chronixx will serve as the opener for 11 shows, with comedian Hannibal Buress warming up the crowd at the other six gigs.
Nas and Hill famously collaborated on the hit “If I Ruled the World (Imagine That)” in 1996. They also embarked on a similar tour together in 2012, playing 10 dates after Nas released his Life Is Good album. “This is history,” the rapper said about the joint tour in a statement at the time. “Better late than never. Life is good!”
Nas has not released a new album since that year. But he’s been prolific in the last 15 years compared to Hill, who has not put out an LP since her MTV Unplugged recording in 2002. Most recently, Nas contributed raps to Baz Luhrmann’s just-cancelled Netflix series The Get Down.
Tickets for Nas and Hill’s tour go on sale to the general public on Friday, June 2nd at 10 a.m. local time.
