New York rapper Nasir Jones announced earlier this week that he will be going on tour for his new documentary Nas: Time is Illmatic.
The year of 2014 has been for Nas as he has been celebrating the 20th anniversary of his debut album IIlmatic. In April, he released Illmatic XX, a remastered version of Illmatic. The album became on the most critically acclaimed albums of all time, ending up on every ‘Greatest Hip-Hop Album’ list. The album became platinum in 2001, 7 years after it’s debut.
Nas’ documentary first opened in April at the Tribeca Film Festival to positive reviews. While Time Is Illmatic shows us about the in’s and outs of the legendary album, it will also showcase the upbringing of Nas in Queens, NY.
“I want to thank Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal and the Tribeca Film family for all of the love and support they’ve given Time Is Illmatic,” said Nas in a statement. “It is an honor to be in partnership with them, and I feel there is a cultural kinship bonded by the city of New York.”
The tour dates are as follows:
0Oct. 2 Rochester, NY Main Street Armony*
Oct. 3 Albany, NY Palace Theatre
Oct. 4 Washington D.C. Lincoln Theatre (Matinee)
Oct. 5 Glenside, PA Keswick Theatre
Oct. 8 Toronto, ON Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Oct. 9 Detroit, MI The Fillmore Detroit
Oct. 10 Hammond, IN Horseshoe
Oct. 11 Lincoln, Ne Bourbon Theatre
Oct. 12 Denver, CO Paramount Theatre
Oct. 15 Seattle, WA Moore Theatre
Oct. 16 Vancouver, BC Vogue Theatre
Oct. 17 Las Vegas, NV The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas*
Oct. 18 Los Angeles, CA Orpheum Theatre
Oct. 19 Oakland, CA Fox Theater
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